Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-07

The election returns are slower COM
ing in this year than usual Hereto
fore by noon of the next day a fair
idea of the result was obtainable,
but at noon today not over half a
dozen precincts out of the twenty
four in the county had reported and it
will probably be Thursday or Friday
before it will be ascertained who is
elected on the local ticket.
According to returns Wilson has un-
doubtedy carried La Plata county by
upwards of 1000 plurality with the
possibility of close race between
Taft and Roosevelt, the chances fa-
voring Roosevelt being second. But
the returns are too meager to hazard
reliable guess.
The state Democratic ticket will
also have big lead with the eX-
ception of Pearce who is running be-
hind in every precinct, occasionally
losing one-third TO one-half the Demo-
cratic strength. Clyde Dawson is
crowding Governor Shafroth, but ow-
ing to the strong general Democratic
trend Shafroth is naturally running
ahead but Thomas leads him by quite
handsome vote.
For district judge, W. N. Searcy
will carry the county, but by what
majority is difficult to tell, probably
80 to $50.
G. w. Lane for district attorney
will probably have 200 to 800 ma
iority in the county, but returns may
change this slightly one day or the
other
For state senator, George West will
carry the county by about two to one
possibly more. Some precincts give
him three to one. The same report
comes from Mancos and Cortez
Vests majority in the district will
probably be upwards of 1000.
Coming down to the county ticket
the Republicans made splendid kill
ing. Mrs. Orme will be elected by a
handsome majority, carrying the town
by about 400 majority and she appears
to be more than making an even break
in the county. 1t is possible her ma
jority will run around 800.
For county commissioner, Second
district, returns indicate the election
Of George Isgar by safe majority
Mr.. Scouton carried Durango by some
thing over 1870 majority, according to
unofficial returns, but the rural rre-
cincts are giving Isgar a big vote,
and his election is practically conceded
by the Democrats.
Early returns indicated the sure
election of Fassbinder for sheriff.
Durango gave him handsome ma
jority but the country precincts are
coming in for McCluer and it may
require returns from every precinct
to determine the result.
The rest of the Democratic county
ticket is elected by a good majority.
Trimble Springs reversed its po-
sition and switched to the wet col
umn by nine votes according to un-
official returns, while Hesperus voted
from wet to dry, a surprise party to
many.
How the city or county has gone on
the wet and dry proposition no one
has the least idea as but few returns
on that amendment have been re-
ceived. All precincts reporting, how
ever, declare in favor of the state re-
naming wet.
The precincts heard from complete
up to the hour of going to press are
as follows:
Precinct No. 16, Porter
Pike IL, Searcy 1S, Lane II, Main
l2, White 10, West IL, O'Donnell IL
Weaver Is, Davidson 7, McCloud II
Frary IL, Orme II, Fassbinder IA
McCluer 16, John Turner Is, James
Turner 10, Chubb 10, Edwards A, Ly-
man 6, Salabar 81, Hood 10, Morris 5
Isgar 13, Scouton IS.
Precinct No. "a, Oxford
Pike 35, Searcy 81. Lane Al, MAR
AZ, White 25, West 43, O'Donnell 80
Weaver AZ, Davidson 25, Haughey ~
McCloud 45, Frary A, Orme 81, Fass
binder 81, McCluer Al, John Turner
45, James Turner "a, Chubb 81, Ed
wards IA, Lyman 8, Salabar 81, Hoot
40, Driver ~, Morris 81, Isgar So
Scouton %, Moss 81, Reece so.
Precinct No. 2, Upper Florida
Wilson II, Roosevelt 10, Debs 6
C,trar "A Dauson q Shafroth ia