The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-08

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a delay in getting election returns
as that following the primaries o
July Goth. While in most cases
general report has been received
general results or approximation
are Of little value when there are
scarcely a dozen votes between can
At the present time, it looks a.
didates for several state offices.
# Clagstone had captured the re
publican nomination by small m
jority, possibly not to exceed zoo
to 500 Indeed, Haines is so close
that the returns from few back
woods districts might give him Il
nomination. Morrison is hardly ;
contender now, though the three
leaders were so close together
that the first returns indicated an
almost dead heat.
For congress, it was a runaway
race for first place, French secur-
ing almost as many votes as all
the others combined. Smith has a
comfortable lead for the second pos
ition, with McCracken next. Beale,
who was put forward as a stand
patter to beat French, never had
a ghost of a show French got as
many votes in single counties as
Beale did in the whole state 1t
was most terrific slaughter of
the Beale hopes.
AS there are no reliable figures
to the contrary, the Recorder as
sumes that there is still doubt as
tc who has won for the supreme
court, Stewart or Bulge. 1t is
close race, whoever wins.
There is hardly a vote difference
between Taylor and Dempster, for
lieutenant governor. Only the Of
ficial count can determine who is
the winner
Peterson has won a really sur
prising victory over VanDuyn for
attorney general. Both were men
of talent, no scandals attached to
either one, there were thousands
who found it hard to choose be-
tween them, and there were no 9TH
er candidates for any other office
who might have been expected to
run so close together
Parker, who was hardly consid-
cred as in the race, seems to have
beaten both the favcrites, Callen-
der and Moffett, for the democratic
nomination for lieutenant governor
That was the only place on their
state ticket where there was con-
test.
Borah got thousands of democrat
ic votes fer senator; almost as many
as some of the democratic candi-
dates themselves.
In this county, orden wins over
O'Connell for the senate, by $50
to 254. Borden is for division. as
is l.. c. Jones. democratic nominee
for senator, who wins over Noble
by 1893 to 1893 Since both the
republican representatives, Evans
and Adams, and the winning demo-
;ratic representatives, Hyatt and
Phelps, are for division, it is an
easy guess that the county will be 7
divided, if the wishes of the legis-
attors are needed. The vote shows
| majority Of between 800 and 900 \
n the county for division; perfect
y safe margin for the legislature
C heed
John See of Hepburn has a con-
siderable lead over Archie Bowler,
# Shoshcne, for assessor. l.. M.
lug, the present sheriff, has more
han two to one over Sutherland,
Who aspired for his place. Fuller
las almost 200 over Vredenburgh,
lis nearest competitor for probate
udge. Smith has 5S over Franklin
or county surveyor. Clark has
81 over Barrett for treasurer. C.
or second term as commissioner,
yer G. E. Hellewell Mrs. Burn
ide for superintendent, NJ o. Au
olee for attorney, W.RJ. Taper
nd John H. Jensen for commits
ioners.. and DR.. Zeller for coroner,
ad no opposition.
l., Uoporo1 tho r,.ir,1 rioc bava
roven that the state is progressive
4 both parties. This is shown in
he legislative tickets especially, as
nere was little agitation or choice ]
n state issues OF this kind The $
'eakness of both the state platforms
i'll call closer attention to the in
ividuals, especially for the legisla-
Ire, and some great partisan sur /.