The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-11-09
Lee Cfg1-'.,y Uernor of Oklahoma by
PIi1L 8 4 Ats.s@ ! Then 90 g0O-- Entire
Std ticket Elected
INQUIRIES ELECTION IS STILL IN DOUBT
Craig County Elects Entire Democratic Ticket
Except One Commissioner and Gives
State Ticket Good Majority
'OAVENPORT'S MAJORITY MAY Be 4,000
Parks Democrat Defeats Probasco for County
Judge BY 58---Mgorities Range Upward
to $50 Complete Returns for County
in on Head of State Ticket and for
County Ticket

The election in Craig county yester-
day resulted much like the democratic
landslide that swept the entire nation.
In this county the entire democratic
state, congressional and county lex
cept one commissioner democratic
tickets were elected The plurality
for the various state officers range
from 900 to 400, while the majorities
in the county range from the majority
of 5S given Sam Parks, democrat, over
g. M. Probasco, republican, to that
magnificent majority of $50 given
Colonel E. d. Ficxlin for reelection
as county treasurer. The majority of
420 given George Ashby, democrat.
for county surveyor is considered a
fair test of the strength of the two
parties in Craig county, as it is be-
lieesj that Ashby received only the
full democratic vote. Pete Coyne had
SS3 votes to spare over his republican
opponent, w. s. Maloney. Coyne will
have his second term in the state leg
islature, having been fiotorlal repre-
sentative from Craig and Rogers coun-
ties during the second legislature.
The fight in this county was center
ed upon Sam Parks, for county judge,
and II. e, Ridenhour for sheriff. Both
overcome their opposition, Parks get
ting majority Of So, and Ridenhour
winning by $50. Simihs, democrat.
was elected county commissioner from
the first district by a majority Of 10
The result Of the election on town
ship officers is not known, but the in
complete returns indicate that the
democrats have elected both CON
stables and both justices of the peace
in vfnita township, although the cleo
tion of Meredith, republican for jus
tice of the peace, is yet claimed It
is also possible Glen IIuelsenkamp
may win for one of theeeonstables.
! The congressional race in the Third
district proved a surprise to even the
most sanguine democrats From the
returns received ct the Davenport
headquarters at Tulsa the democratic
candidate has defeated : Creager by
from 5000 to 1000, reversing .Creager's
majority in 1908. The enforcement of
the grandfather clause and the stand
taken by Creager on the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law and Cannonism are directly
responsible for the victory of Daven-
port
It was impossible late this afternoon
to obtain anything official on the re-
suit of the race for district Judge, but
1.-THE republicans concede the election
|of 7. L. Brown, democrat, over O. r.
Rider, republican, by an overwhelm-
ling majority.
The election Of 3. G. Harlin Of
Welch for state senator, is conceded
by the republicans. His majority in
Craig and Mayes county is about 450
or possibly 500.
The vote IN Craig county was as fol
lows: es
County Ticket.
lCounty Judge
Parks, democrat 1865.
| Probasco. republican, 14O7.
County Treasurer
Ficklin, democrat. 171S.