The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-17
Those Nominated for Legisla
ture in Kansas.
Glenn Nominee for Senator in
DumOnt Smiths District.
MIR. REEDER HAS MORE
His Majority Over Ham Is Near.
ly Five Hundred.
Several Close Votes May Result
in Contests.

Tuesday, August 49,. is the day for
the state canvassing board to meet,
and there are still four counties which
have not made their report of the can
vass of the recent primary election.
These four candidates are Cloud, Jew
ell, Lyon and Ford. Sedgwick county
is only partially returned.
The State Journal prints today for
the first time a list of the Republican
and Democratic candidates for men,
ber of the next Kansas. house of repre-
sentatives, with the exception of a few
Democratic candidates whose names
have not vet been reported.
In every district in the state, with
one exception, the Republicans have
a candidate in the field. The one ex-
ception is the Sixth district in Leaven-
worth county where the Democratic
vote is said to be about 10 to /. There
are a number of districts in the state
where the Democrats have no candi-
date, but in some of these the Repub-
lican will be opposed by an Indepen-
dent or Socialist candidate.
There were a number of close con-
tests for nomination. to the legisla-
ture, and some of these will probably
have to be decided before a contest
board.
In Wilson county Robt. Loofburrow
beat W. j. Burtis for the Republican
nomination by a vote of ISL to $50.
In Butler county, C H. Selig beat H.
A. Coppins by vote of 458 to $50.
In Morris county. NJ. F. Amrine beat
]. H. Smart by a vote of 566 to 557.
In Barber county, Wili;am Gesner
beat Samuel Griffin by a vote of 314
| to 372.
In the 125th district. composed of
Morton and Stevens counties. Richard
| Brollier received los votes and ]. c.
Ellis 102.
| Glenn for State Senator.
Complete returns from the big
Thirty-eighth senatorial district show
! that the total vote for the Republican
candidates for state senator IN the Is
| counties which comprise the district
wa sas follows:
Glenn, LAY; Foulks, 1875: Fred
Dumont Smith, 93S; Rogers, 735. 1t
| has been supposed that Foulks was
| the nominee in this district The dis
| States senator. ~
NJ Sweeney was nominated by the
Democrats in the Thirty eighth dis
| trict and will run against Glenn.
Sweeney was Democratic repre-
! sentative from Pawnee county in the
| last legislature.
| In the Thirty-ninth district, which
takes block of 3 counties in north
western Kansas, the vote was as fol-
| lows: William Wells, 3,551; A. B.
4 u @sc
1 beaten by 1900 majority. The Demo-
cratic candidate in this district will be
| Fred Robertson.
The Ham-Reeder Contest.
| Complete returns from the Sixth
congressional district show that
| Reeder's total vote for congress was
1911 and Hams was 1925, a majority
! for Reeder of 4S6. 1t Is not likely
| that a contest in the face of such a
big majority would be very profitable
| to Mr.. Ham.
In the First district congressional
| fight, D. r. Anthony received 15,1 Sc
votes, and F. M. Pearl, the Demo-
| cratic nominee received 3.43s.
In the Second congressional district.
| Scott received 1929, and Barney
| Sheridan, Democrat, received 5,S55.
| In the Third the returns are NOT
publican nominee. and T. ]. Hudson
| the Democratic.
| In the Fourth. with Lyon county
missing, the total vote is Miller $3.50;
| Tucker 4,025. T. H. Grisham Is the
| Democratic nominee.
In the Fifth, the vote was Calder
head 5.s71; Rees 5.04O; Smith. PISA. r.
| A. Lovett is the Democratic nominee.
| In the Sixth. Reeder is the Repub-
! lican nominee and ]. r. Connolly the
| Democratic
| In the Seventh. E. H Madison is the
Republican nominee and Sam 1. Hale
| the Democratic.
| In the Eighth, Victor Murdock is the
Republican nominee and F. B. Law
! renee the Democratic.
| Republican Vote Over 100000.
The following shows the vote on the
more important contested offices on
| both tickets, and some comparisons
| with former votes:
United States senator. Republican
| Bristow .--...--... 90 69i
| Long ........ o. I6t
| Bristow's majority .-......... ,22s
| With four counties missinng.