The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-22
OFFICIAL CANVASS IS MADE
MAJOR AND M'kiNLEY oPPo.
NENTS IN NOVEMBER.
Kansas City Man Wins Primary Con-
test-Gets 90 Counties, but
Plurality 10 Only 2,742.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Elliott W. Ma
ior. attorney general, carried SO coun-
| ties over William S. Cowherd for the
Democratic nomination for governor,
winding up with a plurality OF 2,742,
according to the official canvass by
the secretary OF state conducted here.
Major finished with a total vote OF
s2,233, Cowherd with S9,49l, Houchin
with 20,369, Ball with 1904 and Bolte
with 1920.
John c. Mckinley romped away
with the Republican nomination for
governor, carrying every county in
the state and losing ST. Louis to
Quick by narrow plurality.
McKinley's total vote was 1920.
Quick received 3s,O7S. and A. Pat Muir
! ply 1l,209 Arthur W. Brewster re.
ceiyeG $50 and John Swanger l44.
| These Republicans were candidates
for governor, but withdrew before
the primary
Following is the vote upon other
rtate officers:
Lieutenant Governor: Republican-Hi-
/ ram = Lloyd l53. 2jG DemoCratiC-AlCN-
ander X. Boone. 1860. w, X. Painter.
| 1853.
| Secretary Of state. Rcpubllcan-James
| b. Afford. 70.gl4; Robert b. Silver. 20. 45g.
! Cornelius Roach, no opposi-
! ton
| State Treasurer: Republlcan--Daniel
| II, Hoefer. Is III; Edward Schrantz. g.
| l0i. DemocratiC-Edward J.. Deal, u.s.
| l26; John Il. . Meara, 100 iOG.
Attorney General: kepublican-William
c. Irwin. s4.27l. James II. Mason, 1900.
Democratlc--John r. Barker. s2,77O Jo-
seph 7. Davis, ji7O2. Frank w, McAllis-
ter. 81 .345
State Auditor, Republcan--Green B.
Greer. l526S2. Democratic-John T. Cor
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner:
Republichn--Curran, $4,000. Marsh. 3d.
3i2; McCaull. 1916. Brad
shaw $685. f9rgey' 2S'SsS' Lehr a.
DIVISION No !, Supreme Court: Re-
publican-Stcphen ). Brown, sl,Ssi Ed
W Bond, 1885 Perry s. RAIDER, 1,3i7;
Charles Il. Stark. Glil6.
Division No. 2, Supreme Court; Re
| publlcan-Chnrles A. Denton, unopposed;
Charter l. FarIs 59,ils, Thomas J. De
6i4, Robert +. Walker, $685..
Kansas city Court OF Appeals; Repnb-
1
J. Miller, 20 SOC; John A. Rich, 27,7oo;
Francis H. Trimbe. 81, 6O9.
ST. Louis Court OF Appeals; ,,. Repu6li.
Charles O. Shepard, 1861. Socialist
Sheridan Carlisle. $3.50. Democratic
William II. Allen. 1887; William A.
Gardner, 2s,7o2, Christian 7. Schneider,
Springfield Court Of Appeals Republic
cnn--Argus Cox. 2J32l Howard Gray
"a, ssS; J. =. Nixon, 2l,749; Gustavus A.
Congress. First District; Republican,
No nomination Dcmocratic-James 7.
Lloyd, 1891.
Second district: Republican, Edward
Rucker. 1883; James II. Whltecotton.
Third District: Rcpublican-James II.
Morroway' 49,, pem0oratie-Joshua W.
Fourth District: Republican-Claude
v. Hickman. $500 DemOcratic-Charles
+. Booher, 77Si, y Raleigh Martin, e,s46.
Fifth District Republican,. r. Har-
grove 2.20T. Democratic-WillInm p. Bor-
land H. $50; Walter L. Lampkin, GIG
Sixth District; Rcpublican-No nomi-
nation, Democratic-Chnrlos c. Dickin-
seventh District; Republican,. c.
owen. $500. James u. Salts 2.9SI. Dem
ocratic-C. W. Hamlin. 1862; 7. p.
Eighth District; Republican-No can
ddatc DemOcratic-Dorsey W. shaei;le-
ford 1880
Ninth District; Repfblican-William
l.. Cole, .7gT. DemOcratic-Champ Clark,
1909, o. II. Avery, 10; Sterling +.
Beavens 20.
Tenth District: Republican-Richard
RRrtholdt, 81 1874, John Peter Hufnagel.
s. SOC. Democratic-Ma Maurice O'Connor,
1883.
Eleventh District; epubllcan-Thsron
Catlin. II ,6s2. Democratlc-JOhn l.. Cor
Icy. 1870; Patrick i. Gill. 1868; w. L.
twelfth District, Rcpublican-w. u.
Cotton, 62sf l.. c. Dyer. 6,l2S; Charles H.
Phillips, 1914. Democratic-Glcndy u.
Arnold, 2.76l. NJ G. Gil. 3.761.
Thirteenth District: Republlcnn.-Bar-
ton II. Boyer 3.0l3; Sutton j. Nippier.
3Si2. Domocratc--Walter l.. Htnsley.
1868
Fourteenth District: Republicnn--Geo.
r. Curry, 4s67 Geo w. Michael. 2.1l2:
r. a. speakes. 4,7l3. Democratic-Joseph
]. Russell, 1925. ~
Fifteenth District: Republlcan-Wal-
ter s. Crane. 1850 Isaac u. Mcpherson,
ans; Robert Il. Tyler 1894. Democrat
ic-Joseph A. Dougherty. b,9Ol; Pearl
sixteenth District Republican-James
p. OBannon, SSH Democratic-Thom-
as /. Rubey, no figure.