The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-07

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Democratic ticket Hodges is expected
to have a majority of 400 or more
votes over Billiard.
Hamilton.
Syracuse, Aug. Returns show a
vote of at least 4 to for Curtis for
United States senator, and the same for
Ryan for governor. Finley has a strong
lead for congressman. lodges in lead
Tor Democratic nomination for COVER
nor and Thompson for senator. Taft
electors leading by good majority.
Chautaugua.
Sedan. Kan, Aug. with most of
the precincts heard from, it appears
that Curtis will carry Chautauqua
county by a majority of 100 over
Stubs, while Campbell probably
leads over Gray for congress by a
majority of $50. The contest between
the Taft and Roosevelt electors is a
standoff.
alton for governor, Capper- has a pig
lead over Ryan. 1t was estimated
that Capper's majority would he
about 200.
jackson.
Holton, Kan, Aug. s7.-Six city pre-
ClncIS complete give hOOSeNe1C cleo
tors a majority of $50, Capper, for
governor, a majority of 200. Curtis,
for senator, a majority of At and
Stuart, for congress sin the First dis
trict, a majority Of 81.
jefferson.
Meridens Kan, Aug. 7.-Incomplete
returns from five precincts in JEFF
ferson county indicate that there will
be a close margin between the Roose-
welt and Taft electors. Capper is run
ming far ahead of Ryan for governor
and Anthony has the lead over Stuart.
Curtis is ahead of Stubs for United
States senator.
Concordia, Kan, Aug. 6.-Indica-
tons are that Curtis will carry Cloud
county by a good majority. Capper
will have a big majority.
Harper.
Anthony, Kan, Aug. IA big vote
was cast here. Progressive electors and
Capper probably carried Harper county
by 8 to l. Returns from six out of 20
precincts gives Roosevelt 173, Taft IL.
Curtis 129, Stubs LAT, Bulger A, Burch
"a Johnston 75 Buchanan 81. Capper
1872, Ryan II, ingalls, 125, Glenn Sc,
sor 95, Griffin &c. E. L. Payne SO, Ross
81. Harrison 81, Austin 1876, Van Gundy
% Findley 49, Hopkins "a, o. w. Daw-
son 20, Francis Price 106, Hancock 96-
Democratic vote light Billiard IL,
Hodges 81, Jackson 1S. Thompson car
ried four wards by forty-five.
Riley.
Manhattan, Aug. with the Man
haitian city returns completed and four
of the county precincts in, and the indf-
cations pointing to an increased lead
for the progressives, the Roosevelt cleo
tors received 447 votes against Ill for
the Taft electors. Stubs was leading
49, INryI
245 to 1876. Arthur Capper received a
vote considerably ahead of the ticket,
receiving ass votes, against 92 for
Ryan. Johnston had a safe lead for
justice of the supreme court. Austin
lea for state printer by four to one.
Three precincts in the city give Hodges
40 votes as against "a for Billiard and IA
for Jackson. For representative, Hell
vering received 81 votes as against Il
for AngeIa.
Marshall.
Marysville, Kan. Aug. In three
of the four wards of this city and
three townships, the Taft electors are
in the lead by good majority. On
the Democratic ticket the vote is: Far
reilly Sc. Thompson "a, Reeves ia;
Riddle 121, Nicholson 108; Hodges So,
Jackson 13, Billiard 205.
Finney.
Garden City, Kan, Aug 7.-Roose-
Welt electors are ahead, Curtis running
strong, Capper to 1. Johnston anead
for supreme judge. Glenn in lead,
son leads for attorney general, Eli
Payne in lead, Hopkins ahead for rep
resentative; big vote cast for Frizell.
Total vote cast by Democrats not over
thirty but Thompson for United States
senator Hodges TO- governor and
Laughlin for state treasurer received
best vote.
Smith Center, Kan, Aug. First
and incomplete returns of this city,
Lebanon, Bellaire and Kensington
show Capper leading 3 to L. Vote on
Stubs and Curtis very close.
Nemaha.
Seneca, KAN, Aug. Late incom-
plete returns from Nemaha county unity
tors, 377; Taft electors, 1877; United
States senator, Curtis, sos; Stubs,
2S5; governor, Capper, BAL; Ryan, 80;
treasurer, Akers, PA; Payne, 129; at
torney general. Dawson, 1874; Griffin,
1873; state superintendent, Payne, 10:
Ross, 1877; Harrison, so. Judge Stuart's
majority in the county over Anthony
for congress estimated to be 100.
Saline.
Salina, Kan, Aug. Returns from
eleven of twenty-siX precincts in Sa-
line county give Stubs, 291; Curtis,
124. Roosevelt electors lead of to
over Taft. Akers. 210; Payne, 1872.
Capper. 343; Ryan. IS.
Ottawa.
Minneapolis, Kan, Aug. Returns
from eleven of the twenty-five pre-
cincts in Ottawa county give Roose-
welt a six to one lead over Taft. Curtis
has 131, Stubbs 256; Capper 302, Ryan
ia; Johnston and Burch have 80 per
cent of the vote cast for Judges of the
supreme court
AtChiSSn.
Atchison. Aug. 7-Incomplete returns
from three precincts in Atchison county
show the following result: Ryan lpj
United States senator, Curtis 143; Stubs
46; congressman, Anthony 12S, Stuart 81.