The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-08

WIN IN KANSAS
Early Returns Indicate Large Majority
for T. R. Electors.
CURTIS.STUBBS FIGHT is CLOSE
In Democratic Race for Governor.
Billiard, Avowed Enemy Of Pro-
hibitory Law Leads in all
Big Counties.


Bulletin.
Senatorship--Cur and Stubs run
ming neck and neck; W. H. Thompson
leading in Democratic race.
Governor-Capper, r., apparently
has beaten Ryan; George H. Hodges
leading Democratic opponents.
Attorney general-Dawson ahead in
Republican race.
Presidential electors-Result close
in some places. but Roosevelt men APP.
parently have won.
State treasurer-Earl Akers is lead.
ing Walter l.. Payne.
Congressman-Firs district, ]. b
Chapman. d., probably d. r. Anthony.
r.; second, Joseph Taggart, d., Re.
publican in doubt; third, probably
Phil Campbell, r.; fourth, F. S. Jack
son, R.; fifth, R. r. Rees, R.; sixth,
7. D. Young. r., J. X. Connolly, d.;
seventh, George A. Neeley, d., Fin.
ley. r., apparently nominated; eighth.
Victor Murdoch, R., John l. Saun.
ders, r.
Topeka, Aug. THE Progressive
Republican ticket has swept Kansas.
The early returns from the primary
indicated that the Roosevelt presi.
dental electors had swept Kansas by
as large a majority as was ever given
any candidate in the state.
From every county came the re.
ports during the night that the Roose.
welt electors We're in the lead and
gaining at every county.
Stubs Has Slight Lead.
The only apparently close fight in
the Republican camp is between Cur
tbs and Stubs for United States SEN
ator. In the large cities the Curtis
majority has been rolling up wonder
fully, but as soon as the country pre-
cincts began to be heard from the
Stubs majority kept increasing until
it easily overcame whatever gains
Curtis had made
Big Vote for Roosevelt
The early Indications show that
the Roosevelt electors have been Sc.
lected by upwards of $4,000 plurality
and that the Progressive state ticket
was named by from 10000 to 10000
plurality.
Arthur Capper is the Republican
nominee for governor over Frank
Ryan, and his majority probably will
be the highest of any of the candi- |
dates except the Roosevelt electors
Counties that beat Stubs went to
Capper and the Roosevelt electors and
for the rest of the Progressive ticket. |
campbeII-Gray Contest Close.
The returns are very incomplete on
he congressional candidates, except |
in the eighth district, where Murdoch
has run away from Adams. Stuart is
ahead of Anthony in the first
district, and the Campbell-Gray con.
est in the third is so close that the
friends of both candidates are in
loubt.
No returns were received from the
seventh district except from Pratt,
which gave Finlay a lead and from
Reno which gave Hopkins the advan.
age. ]. L. Brady appears to have
,een named in the Second district
With John Crider a close second and
Cnright third.
Billiard Leading Hodges.
The real surprise in the primary ap-
,ears to be in the Democratic race for
governor ]. B. Billiard, mayor of To
'eka. neither a progressive or a reac.
ionary. but an avowed enemy of the
law seems to be ahead.
lie is far and away in the lead in all
he big counties Of the district and is
unning Hodges a close second in the
in central Kansas where
lodges should have had an over
majority.
Taft Has Allen County.
lola, Kan, Aug. 7.-Unofiicial re-
urns from Is of the 80 precincts Of |
Han nA,,~k~ L. ,~>~k IN.