Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-15
Council Bluffs
RETURNS OF LATE ELECTION
County Supervisors Complete the
Count, Finding Few Changes.
TOTALS REMAIN ABOUT SAME
Figures Showing Difference in
Speed Mt Which the Differ
r. ent Election Boards
Worked.

The county SUPERVISORS yesterday COM
pleted the canvass of the vote cast at
the primary election. There were numer-
Gus changes. but We're of minor char
acter. Errors were found in the vote
for Senator Kenyon that added fifteen to
his total and reduced the vote for Young,
that number. Holden's lead over Clark
for governor was also slightly increased.
Following the count of the ballots
came the allowance of the claims OF
judges and clerks of election. The can
vass Of the claims indicated remarkable
differences, with the advantage showing
distinctly in favor of the work of the
election boards in the country.
In the First precinct of the Fifth
ward it required forty-two hours to
count the ballots and make the returns
showing 29i votes, and in Belknap town.
ship, where there We're 257 votes cast.
it only took twenty-one hours to COM
plete the work. In the second precinct
of the Fourth ward it required thirty
hours to count 154 votes, and in Knox
township 29S votes were properly counted
and returns completed in twenty six
hours. In the First precinct Of the Fourth
ward it required forty hours to count 221
votes but the farmers out in Lincoln
township counted 2O1 votes in twenty
hours. In the second precinct of the
Fifth ward it kept the judges and clerks
busy for forty hours counting 105 bal
lots. while the men entrusted to do the
work out in Carson township counted
125 ballots in eighteen hours. In the
First precinct Of the Third ward the
judge and clerks counted 325 ballots in
twenty-four hours but it took twenty
hours for the judges and clerks in the
third precinct of the Fifth ward to count
eighty-seven votes. The heaviest bills
were rendered by the Fifth ward cleo
tion boards, forty-two hours in the first
precinct, forty hours in the second and
twenty hours in the third precinct The
board had previously agreed to allow Is
cents an hour, making SO each for the
forty-hour workers.
The disproportion of the charges put
up problem to the county board that
the members decided to sleep on and will
try to adjust when the session begins at
o'clock this morning. 1t is quite likely
that some Of the bills will be scaled.
Several Of the precincts failed to make
any notation Of the time required and
their books will have to be corrected
before the men will get any pay for their
work. The examination of the bills of
all kinds show that the little primary
has been more expensive than any prev
ious election. including presidential con-
tests when four times as heavy vote
has been cast.
The official canvass Of the ballots cast
in the entire county show the following
for the republican candidates:
United States Senator-William S. Ken
yon. 2099$ Lafayette Young, 1.518
Electors rs-at-Large-Frank P. Clarkson,
1850; Marsh w. Bailey, $3.50.
District Presidential Elector-William
Cochrane, 2,912.
Governor-Perry G. Holden. 170S;
George w. Clarke, 154S; A. V. Proudfoot,
80
Lieutenant Governor-W. L. Harding,
1896; c. H. Van Law 1881.
Secretary of State-Edward D. Chassell,
1913; William S. Allen, 1888; Ed W. Van
Duyn, G6S.
Auditor of State-John L. Bleakly, 1,152;
Frank S. Shaw, 7S7; Benjamin F. Loos,
739; Charles E. White, 533.
Treasurer Of State-W. G.. Brown 1892
Attorney General-George Cosson, 3,137.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
A NJ. Deyoe, 3,09S
Railroad Commissioner-N. S. Ketchum,
1904; Chris Ottosen. 1515.
Representative in Congress-Willam r.
Green. 912.
State Senator-Clement F. Kinball,
o67. 0wep 7 McMaDus
State epresentative-Henry Nienann,
2,057, Alex Osler, 1854; George w. Adams,
1906
County Auditor-E. NJ. Smart 3,074
County Treasurer-James P. Christen-
sen, 1880; Frank Peterson, 1O11; Fred ].
Boie, S52
Clerk of the District Court-Harry M.
Brown, $500.
County sheriff-w A. Groneweg, 1,712;
C. H. Leuch, 1877; E. NJ. Estes, $40.
County Recorder-C. o. Frazer, 342
County Attorney-D. L. Ross, 1873;
Thomas @. Harrison. 922; George B.
Clark, 6S4.
County Superintendent Of Schools
Charlotte Dryden, 50: T. M. Prall, 2; Jim
Medler, l. ]. c. Grayson, /.
County Coroner-L. Henry Cutler, 1850
Member Board of Supervisors 1913
Termination Palmer, 1179; Elmer E.
Minnick. 1.O60; George w. Spencer 1892;
w. r. Baker, JDo, I6OTS6 II. DdTTlnS-
ton. S59 j. H. Schofield, 716; O. E. Os-
born 602
Members Board of Supervisors, 1914
Term-W. c. Children, 2,469; c. P. Was
ser, 1S7S; o. S. Mundorf, 1907.
Following Is the official returns of the
democratic vote:
United States Senator-D. w. Hamilton,
Electors-at-Large-W F. Cleveland
Governor-John T. Hamilton, S29; Ed
ward G. Dunn 527.
Lieutenant Governor-Glenn A. RENDER
dine. 1878.
Secretary of statc-charles B. Murtagh,
1,291.
Auditor of state-J. A. Sinclair. 1863; H
G. Cue 413.
Treasurer Of Stete-G. L. Caswell, 1924.
Attorney General-C. E. Walters, 1929
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Robert E. Rienow. / S1s.
Railroad Corlms mssioner-Samuel W.
Mercer 1873
District Presidential Elector-John W.
Crow. 1928; Emmet Tinley, l.
Representative in Congress Orris
Masher, 1,26l.
State Senator-M c.. Goodwin. 1899.
State Representative-John T. Hazen.
1,2S0; Alfred A. Lenocker, 1,044
County Auditor-J. D. Hannah 1885
County Treasurer-M. F. Rohrer, 797;
Stephen T. McAtee, 596.
Clerk of District Court-w. S. Powell,
1.347
County Sheriff. P Lindsey, 1850.
County Recorder-W. H. Barghausen,
1891
County Attorney-Frank P. Capen, 1882.
County Superintendent Of Schools-F. ].
Puryear, 1,37S
County CoronerAC A Plunket, 1888.
Member Board of Supervisors. 1913
Term-R. ]. Harding. 9O5; A. L. Ingram,
S59 D. D Smith, 672
Member Board of Supervisors, 1914
Term-J. H Shields, 1925; Frank NJ True,
1,199