The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-23

PRIMARY Battle IS OVER
Miller, Boyle, Hea|y, Knapp, Ha|den, Ho|'
gate, Palmer, Meining, GiIpin, Norton,
McCuen, Young and McInnis Are
the Choice Of Republicans.

The ballot of ballots at the Tues
day primaries carried surprise and
qualification to some, while to oth-
ers feeling of disgust and disap-
pointment was the outcome. But
when two men run it is most nat.
ural that one be beaten, and the
losers are all good losers and will
stand by the verdict of the people
with good grace.
The vote throughout the county
was light one, in this city but a
two-thirds vote being polled, while
the fact that but half dozen or 80
democratic votes were cast in the
entire city would indicate that the
bourbons were the absentees aud
that the full republican vote was
included in the list of those avail
ing themselves of their franchise
rights.
In the congressional fight Miller
received the endorsement of the
voters by good plurality, Virgin
ians expressing themselves in his
favor by vote of 528 against 32l for
Mcknight. in the district at large
his majority is estimated at some
seven thousand, and it is proba BILE
Cannon may be assured of at least
one Minnesota vote for the next
epeakershipL ~-..7 ..-1 : ..1=:; IN:
In the Legislative contest 7. P.
Boyle was the winner by good
majority, this majority being in
creased through the work of friends
of other candidates who used Sen
ator Vail as trading STOCK" and c.
T. Knapp and John A. Healy were
easy victors for the house nomina-
tiOns.
On the county ticket several sur
Prises were sprung, the greatest
perhaps being the defeat of Sheriff
Bates by a majority of upwards of
1900; the worst beating ever admin.
istered to candidate for renomina-
tion in the Republican primaries in
the county, Virginia adding to the
majority given Mr.. Meining by 90
votes.
For treasurer W. A. Holgate was
given clean field as was also NJ. G.
Palmer for registrar of deeds, while
W. J. Archer, the latest Virginia
candidate to file, was given unani-
nous support as court commits
sioner.
The judge of probate fight was a
warm one throughout, S. w. Gilpin
winning by the smallest ma jority
OF any county candidate in a three.
cornered fight. In this fight the
advent of Mr.. Whitley into the race
is accredited by many as the down.
fall of Mr.. Middlecoff, who has held
the position for some years past
and who admits defeat by vote OF
about 200.
The county attorneyship was an
other close one, J. H. Norton again
scoring winning against c. E
Adams by a narrow margin, there
being a difference of less than 3O(
in the vote accorded the two candi
dates.
N. A. Young was an easy winner
against c.. H. Graham as county
superintendent of schools, being
accorded majority vote in mos
range communities aside from Vir
ginia, where Mr.. Graham booked {
winning by 81 votes.
In the matter of county coroner
Duluth showed her love for the
range in her accustomed manner
giving McCuen a ma ajority of up
wards of 1900. This majority was
cut at all range points, but the leac
was too much for Eddie Helps t<
overcome, and he will continue tt
be just "a PLAIN Republican -:
drawer of water for the other fel
low"
The vote of the county, 80 far al
Obtainable at the present writing
ia to be found in the tabulated state
ment on this page.