The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-23
DISTRICT JUDGES
OF the 10 Elected Ia Were
Republicans. 4
Democratic Landslide Did Not
Extend to the Bench.


Kansas in the recent state wide cleo
ton, IA were Republicans and five
were Democrats. The Republicans
won in all of the districts where Judges
were elected except in the First, Fifth,
Sixth and Twenty-second districts. In
the Twenty-second district the Demo-
Gratis elected the judges of both d.
wilson's of the district court.
In the Second, Third, Fourth, Ninth
and Twelfth districts, Republican dis
trict judges were elected without op-
position. In the Third distrfct-which
i Shawnee county-both Judges Dana
and Whitcomb were elected without
opposition.
Leavenworth county, which is the
First judicial district, elected J. H
Wendorff, a Democrat, with practical
ly no opposition. He received 4,224
votes against 303 votes cast for L.
Birdeu, a Socialist.
Atchison county, the Second district,
elected w. A. Jackson, Republican,
who ran without a mate. Jackson
po1led 1892 votes.
Shawnee county elected both Judge
A. w. Dana and Judge George H.
Whitcomb without opposition. Dana's
total vote was $3.50. Whitcomb re-
ceived 1866 votes.
In the Fourth district Judge c. A.
Smart was reelected. He received
I.5O6 votes in Anderson county, 2,S66
total of 1925.
Judge F. A. Nickel was defeated in
the Fifth district by William c. Har-
ris, a Democrat. Nickel received S24
votes in Chase, 1,546 in Coffey and
2,121' in Lyon, a total of 4,491 votes.
Harris po1led vote of 947 in Chase,
1927 in Coffey and 1851 in Lyon,
winning the judgeship by majority
of 1924.
In the Sixth, c. E. Hulett, Demo-
crat won over w. r. Biddle, Repub-
lican. Biddle received 2,149 votes in
Bourbon county and 1850 in Linn, a
total of S,7s9. Hulett's vote in Bour
bon was 2.439 and 1882 in Linn, a
total of 3,S71, and a majority of 70.
Judge James w. Finley was re-
elected in the Seventh district, defeat
ing J. S. Claiborne. Democrat, by a
majority of 1,495. Judge Finley polled
2,676 votes in Neosho county and 2,O72
in Wilson, a total of 4,74S. Clai-
borne's vote in Neosho was 1912 and
1,341 in Wilson, total of 3,253.
In the Eighth district Judge r. L.
King was reelected by majority of
1901 over c. z. Rugh, Democrat.
Dickinson county gave King 2,312
votes and 2.51S for Rugh; Geary coun-
t. 1,1s7 for King and S5S for Rugh;
-arion comfy, 2,229 for King, 1,734
for Rugh; Morris county, King 1883;
Rugh, 1,176.
Judge C. f. Branine of the Ninth
district, including Harvey, Mcpherson
and Reno counties, is succeeded by F.
F. Prigg, Republican, who was elected
opposition. Prigg's total vote
was 9,1S9.
Cloud, Republic, Washington counties,
elected John c. FogiE, Republican, to
succeed Judge William T. Dillon. Ho-
gan ran without opposition and re-
ceived 6s710 votes.
In the Thirteenth district A. T.
Ayers defeated Henry w. Schumacher,
Democrat, and succeeds Judge G. P.
Altman. The vote was Butler county,
Ayers, 2,244, Schumacher, 2.676; Chau-
tauqua county. Ayers 1,43S, Schu-
macher IT'S; Elk county, Ayers 1,433,
Ayers 1882, Schumacher LAO Ayers
majority was 1,175. He received 6,947
votes to 5,772 for Schumacher.
Judge Elmer C. Clark was reelected
in Labette county, the Sixteenth dis
trict. He received 3,122 votes to 1855
cast for L. c. Crane, Socialist.
Sedgwick county, the Eighteenth dis
trict, elected two Republican judges.
c. Wilson was reelected by
more than $500 majority over c. A.
Hamlin, Socialist. Thornton w. Sar-
ion. He received 1927 votes against
5, Isl for David w. Smythe, Democrat,
and 785 for J. W. Callahan, Socialist. |
Wyandotte county, the Twenty-sec-
ond district, elected two Democrats. |
In the first division Edward L. Fischer, |
Democrat, polled $40 votes to 6,974
for Winfield Freeman, Republican In
the second division, H. J. Smith, Dem
ocrat, received SAT- votes to 1881 cast
for Charles z. Thompson, Republican.
Judge Albert s. Foulks succeeds him
self in the Thirty-third district, de- |
feating J. S. Hale, Democrat. Fou1ks
4,774 votes to 4,24S for Hale |
The vote by counties was: Edwards |
county, Foulks 749. Hale S43; Greeley, |
Foulks 165, Hale IS; Hodgeman, Foullxs |
AT, Hale 81; Lane, Foulks 331, Hale |
227: Ness, Foulks S2S. Hale 341; Paw |
nee, Foulks 1,024, Hale 1,120; Rush, /
Foulks S03, Hale 92e; Scott, Foulks 292, |
Hale 24s; Wichita, Foulks $50. Hale |
l66.
Judge Oscar Raines was reelected |
In the Thirty-sixth district, defeating
Charles Hayden, Democrat, by LOO. |
Jackson county gave Raines 2,039 and /
Hayden 1,720. In Jefferson county 1
Raines received 2,255 votes as against
l,474 for Hayden.
In the Thirty-seventh district Judge |
Oscar Foust was reelected over Chas. |
81. Apt, Democrat. by a majority of I
81 Allen county gave Foust 1882 votes
and 2,0S3 for Apt. Woodson county I
EAST 1,0S0 votes for FoUst and 1904 for
Apt.