Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-08-08
PROGRESS|VES
WIN IN KANSAS
EarIy Returns Indicate Large Majority
for I. R. Electors.
CuR1ls-STuBBs FIGHT IS CLOSE
In Democratic Race for Governor
Billiard, Avowed Enemy Of Pro-
hlbltory Law Leads In oil
: Big Counties.
Bulletin.

Btb SS
: Bulietln.
Senatorship-Curtis and Stubbs run
ming neck and neck; w. H. Thompson
leading in Democratic race.
overnor-Capper. R., apparently
has beaten Ryan; George H. Hodges
leading Democratic opponents.
Attorney general-Dawson ahead IN
Republican race.
Presidential electors-Result close
in some places. but Roosevelt men ap'
parently have won.
state treasurer-Earl Akers Is lead
ing Walter L. Payne.
Congressman First district, ]. b.
Chapman, D.. probably d. R. Anthony
R.; second, Joseph Taggart. D., Re-
publican in doubt; third, probably
Phil Campbell, R.; fourth, F. s. Jack
son, R.; fifth, R. R. Rees, R.; sixth
/. D. Young, r., ]. r. Connolly. d.;
seventh, George A. Neeley, D., Fin
ley, R., apparently nominated; eighth
Victor Murdock, R., John /. Saun
ders, r.
Topeka, Aug. THE Progressive
Republican ticket has swept Kansas.
The early returns from the primary
indicated that the Roosevelt presi
Dental electors had swept Kansas BY
as large a majority as was ever giver
any candidate in the state.
From every county came the re
ports during the night that the Roose
velt electors were in the lead ant
gaining at every county.
stubbs Has slight Lead.
The only apparently close fight IL
the Republican camp is between Cur
tbs and Stubbs for United States, sen
ator. In the large cities the Curti
majority has been rolling up wonder
fully, but as soon as the country pre-
cincts began to be heard from thu
Stubbs majority kept increasing unit
it easily overcame whatever gain
Curtis had made.
Big Vote for Roosevelt.
The early Indications show tina
the Roosevelt electors have been sc
lected by upwards of $4,000 pluralit
and that the Progressive state ticke
was named by from 10000 tos $1,000
plurality.
Arthur Capper is the Republica'
nominee for governor over Franl
Ryan, and his majority probably will
be the highest of any of the candl
dates except the Roosevelt electors
Counties that beat Stubbs went t.
Capper and the Roosevelt electors AM
for the rest of the Progressive ticket
campbelI-Gray Contest Close.
The returns are very incomplete o.
the congressional candidates, excep
in the eighth district, where Murdoc
has run away from Adams. Stuart
running ahead of Anthony in the frs
district, and the CampbellGray cor
test in the third is SO close that tn
friends of both candidates are Il
doubt.
No returns were received from tn
seventh district except from Pratt
which gave Finlay a lead and fron
Reno which gave Hopkins the advar
tage. ]. L. Brady appears to hav
been named in the Second .distric
with John Crider a close second an
Enright third.
Billiard Leading Hodges.
The real surprise in the primary az
A.pears to be in the Democratic race TO
governor. ]. B. Billiard, mayor of tt
y peka, neither progressive or a reat
tionary, but an avowed enemy of tn
prohibitory law seems to be aheat
He is far anS away in the lead in a.
the big counties of the district and
running Hodges close second in Tn
counties in central Kansas wher
Hodges should have had an ovel
whelming majority.
Taft Has Allen County.
lola, Kan, Aug. 7.-Unofficial n
turns from is of the 80 precincts 9
Allen county, including most of Ioli
shows Curtis leads Stubs for senate
bv 40O votes. CFider for congress
200 in the lead. The Taft electors ar
200 in the lead.
Proaressives in Montgomery.
independence, Kan, Aug. Mon
gcmery county gave a majority fc
Curtis and Campbell. The Progressiv
electors are believed to have won.