Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

Topeka, Kansas.-Justice Porter Of
Kansas City, Kan, has been nominal
ed for one Of the Republican places
for justice Of the supreme court, after
he had conceded his defeat. He won
over Graves by 176 votes in the of.
fetal count.
All the time up to when 100 coun-
ties had been reported, Graves was
500 to 800 ahead, and the unofficial
returns from the remaining counties
gave him good lead, but when the
official returns from the missing
counties came in to the Office Of the
secretary Of state there was change
to Porter and the total, checked six
times, gives him the place.
Following is the vote on all state
officers. 1t has not been canvassed
and is not the official vote until 1t has
been canvassed by the state board:
For Justices Of Supreme Court
Charles D. Graves, Republican, 49,3O5;
j. w. Parker, Republican, 45,76O; Silas
W. Porter, Republican, 49,4S1; J. s.
West, Republican, 57,00S; Charles F..
W. Dassier, Democrat, S0,S55; Hum
bert Riddle, Democrat, 32,712; Jesse
L. Jackson, Socialist, 1887; Joseph
w. Pickett, Socialist, 1859.
Governor-W. R. Stubs, Republi-
can, S4,97O; Thomas E. Wagstaff, Re
publican, 52,214; Russell j. Harrison,
Democrat, 12,1S9; George E. Hodges.
Democrat, 2S,725; S. M. Stallard, So
cialist, 3,2O1; William Cady, Prohi.
bitionist, $50.
Lieutenant Governor = John w.
Creech, Republican, 4O,926; Richard
j. Hopkins, Republican, 77,449; Lot
Ravenscroft, Democrat, 1929;
Charles R. D. S. Oakford, Socialist.
1854; Ray Heritage, Prohibitionist,
$50.
Secretary of State-Charles H. Ses-
sions, Republican, 105,661; Ray L,
Taylor, Democrat, $3.50; VERNE V.
Oakford, Socialist, 3,137; M. c. Platz,
Prohibition, 55S.
State Auditor-W. H. Cauble, Re.
publican, 3O,O5S; w. E. Davis, Republi.
can, Slips; Jonathan G. Miller, Demo.
crat, 1893; John A. Reed, Democrat,
20.344; Thomas H. McGill, Socialist,
3,O47; T. w. Bertenshaw, Prohibition.
555.
State Treasurer. ]. Altswager,
Republican, 1900; H. w. Grass, Re
publican, 1880; o. F. Lewis, Republi.
can, 2S,775; Mark Tulley, Republican,
95,46S; E. Webb, Republican, 26,32S;
Balthasar M. Dreiling, Democrat, 81,
Cos; Marcus ]. Wells, Socialist, 3,165;
o. A. Herbert, Prohibition, 562.
Attorney General-John S. Dawson,
Republican; Thomas F. Morrison,
Democrat, 3S,247; David E. Crossley,
Socialist, 1929; A. G. Drake, Prohibi.
ton, 556.
State Superintendent of Public In,
truction-Edward T. Fairchild, Re.
publican, 6S,O56; E. L. Payne, Republi.
can, 43,630; David NJ. Bowen, Demo.
crat, 1880; Terence Vincent, Social.
list, 3,142; S. W. Bond, Prohibition,
SOS.
Superintendent of Insurance-Van
H. King, Republican, 43,675; Ike s.
Lewis, Republican, 64,171; Northrop
Moore, Democrat, S7,O13; James H.
Lee, Socialist, 9,142; D. L. Timbers,
Prohibition, 542.
State Printer-W. G. Austin, Re
publican, 1861; T. B. Brown, Republi
can, 1880; Tom Cordry, Republican,
92,114; Francis w. Boyd, Democrat,
1890; Edward F. Hudson, Democrat,
1888; oliver L. Rice, Socialist, 3,0S9;
c. B. Jones, Prohibition, 554.
Railroad Commissioners w. E.
Blackburn, Republican, 28,432; w. L.
Cunningham, Republican, 1880; w.
A. Holland, Republican, 21,655;
George w. Kanavel, Republican, 30y
659; j. G. Nicewarner, Republican
1881; George Plumb, Republican
44,417; Frank ]. Ryan, Republican
40,51S; R. B. Ward, Republican, 49,,
OIL; John T. White, Republican, Al,
S99; Lem A. Woods, Republican, &c,
1888; Joseph B. Fugate, Democrat, 49,.
797; Benjamin Heilbrun, Democrat
1868; Jacob H. Hosteler, Democrat
1899; Taylor Riddle, Democrat, "a,
271; Thomas E. Walsh, Democrat, 49,.
1913; Rush w. Burnside, Socialist
2,968; James B. Huffman, Socialist
300; Aaron s. McCallister, Socialist,
1898; M. R. Becktell, Prohibition, 513;