The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-18
final Count
Turns HOPES
TOPSY TURVY
Wallace in San Francisco Falls
Far Behind His Running
Mate
A. u. SpaIdi1g Is Favorite Over
L. A. MeServe With Local
Voters

The completion Of the primary cleo
Ton count in San Francisco Yesterday
developed several changes in local of
ices from results indicated by the par-
tai returns received Tuesday night.
Many Of the places on the senatorial
and assembly tickets were thrown top
sy-turvy by the final count. and a mum
Der Of the contests were so close that
the nominations were not decided until
almost the last vote had been counted
At the time the lists OF the semiofi-
cial count We're closed last night three
city precincts out of the total of 215
were missing, but indications were
that none of the results could possibly
oe changed by any Of these reports.
w nile many Of the contests were eX-
reeolnSly close. the winners in every
case seemed to have sufficient plural
atles 10 hold their places regardless of
me results that might be shown in the
Ihree missing precincts
CURRY LEADS JOHNSON
The total republican vote for COVER
nor IN San Francisco. minus the three
precincts which have net yet reported
was 5s,441- Charles F. Curry carried
The city for governor by q plurality of
only $500 over Hiram ". Johnson
which was far under the lead estimated
from the early scattering returns. Cur
rvs vote, with three precincts not in
cluded. was 1887. Johnson's was 14.172,
AndersOn's a2+S Stanton's 232 and Ell
lery's 1872.
Francis Y Keesling outdistanced all
ms competitors for lieutenant gov
ernor, so far as the local votoe was
concerned, by a plurality Of 1000.
Johnson's running mate, Judge Wal
lace, pOlled the second highest vote in
san Francisco. with Dick Ferris 5000
behind him and Bert Farmer still 1000
lower keesnng's vote was 1926 as
against Wallace's 9,119.
Justices Sloss and Melvin ran far
ahead Of their competitors in San Fran
cisco for the nominations for justices
of the supreme court. the former lead
ing with 25,199 votes and Melvin run
ming second with 1897. Judge Curtis
=. Wilbur pOlled 1885 local votes and
Judge James GAGS.
RESULTS ARE CLOSE
Frank c. Jordan ran about 1900
ahead of Florence J. O'Brien for secre-
tarv of state in san Francisco. with
Walter Wagner about $500 votes be-
hind the latter. In the race for state
CONF DL4tLr a. 10 NJ e ana L rank MdLIl-
son We're neck and neck to the very
finish. the latter carrying the city by
2 vote of 1886 TO 1916. The vote for
attorney general was even closer. L. s.
Webb winning out over Frank Nc
G0wan by a vote Of 1913 to 17,756.
Eingsbury defeated Alberger for sur
aeyor general by $500 votes in San
Francisco.
William II. Bemiss had a runaway in
cir IN 47Chr for the
court clerkship. winning by more than
5000 over B. Grant Taylor. with Frank
]. Caughev a bad third and R. II. Fitz-
gerald worse fourth. Edward Hyatt
defeated Allison Ware in San Fran
cisco for superintendent of public in
sIruction By vote of 1S,09S to 1927
W W shannon was the strong San
Francisco favOrite in the contest for
state printer. defeating each one of
his five opponents by a two to one vote
or better. judge Lennon Of San Rafael
with no opponent for the nomination
for presiding justice of the appellate
court pOlled d total of 10000 votes,
while ". r. Williams. the sole repub-
lican candidate for treasurer, received
296TI. Edward Rollzin defeated Joseph
Il. Scott for the board Of equalization
nomination by vote of 1857 to TO-
9S6. with Thomas +. Minehan polling
6.633 and George D. Graybill 3,202.
LoVELAND AHEAD
Colonel Harvey d. Loveland carried
San Francisco for the nomination for
railroad commissioner to succeed him
self by 1887 votes againsnt 1865 for
Edward II. Aigeltinger. The four su-
perior court justices nominated on the
republican ticket were James NJ. Trout
George H Bahrs, r. 3. Mcclellan and
Frank ". Sawyer. their total votes
running in the order named Sawyer
pulled out ahead of Franklin P Bull
on the ma count by vote of 1897
10 1929.
SPALDING Is FANORITE
A q. Spalding was the San Francisco
faVorite for the advisory nomination
for United States senator by a decisive
lead over both his opponents. Edwin
A MeserVe ran slightly ahead of Judge
Works. Hayes carried the city for con-
gcess over Dawson in the fifth district
by 5000 majority.
Alfred Roncovieri easily defeated
Frank T. Browne for superintendent of
san Francisco schools, his vote being
POSTS TO Brownies 1879.
azlaes q. Conlan received the high
vote among all the contestants for the
i've nominations for justices OF the
nesce. the other four Winenrs being
tgernard J. Flood, A g. Treadwell, A T.
Barnett and Charles z. A Creighton in
fine order named. William P. Caubu
and W II. Smith Jr-. who were among
the republican candidates for justices
Of the peace, did not lose out entirely,
however. as each of them received a
democratic nomination through having
their names written in on the bourbon
ballots. Conlan also received a demo-
cratic nomination, putting his name on
both tickets for the general election.
RETURNS IN CITY ARE
PRACTICALLY COMPLETE