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

These returns are coming IN Slowly,
because of the difficulty in countlng
the ballots ONLY meager returns had
been received from most or the coun-
ties which had reported at 10 O'Clock
this morning and it was on these IN
complete results that the general vote
in the counties has been based.
Here are some of the reports re
ceived.tby the progressives. indicating
the vote as reported by their leaders
in the state:
Nemaha county. Stubbs 500 majority
and Capper equally strong. Roosevelt
electors carried the county
Eleven precincts ottawa county give
Stubbs 257; curtis 131. Capper 302;
Ryan ia.
give Stubs, 272; Curtis. 2l5; Capper'
S33: Ryan. 12S.
Eleven precincts Saline county,
stupbs. 291; Curtis, 1924; Capper, 34S;
Incomplete returns from Wyandotte
indicate that Stubs has carried that
county by substantial majority. Cur
It's comedies his defeat in that county
by from 800 to 400.
Incomplete returns from Bourbon
county. show a Curtis lead with this
partial report: Stubs 153 Curtis 2S1;
Capper 217. Ryan Isl.
E'our precincts in Cherokee county re-
porting to the progressive headquarters
give Curtis 46 majority and Capper q
majority over Ryan.
is practically conceded by the progress
Ssives Capper has carried this county,
however, by about 225 to $50, while Cur
tbs has defeated Stubs in the county
by so to 100.
Curtis also leads Stubs in Marion
county. In eight precincts the vote
showed Stubs 2S5, Curtis 308; Cap
per BAL, Ryan 80.
Five precincts in Mitchell give Stubs
224, Curtis 125; Capper 275, Ryan lis.
4s,,~w Co.
Stubs and other progressives- Figures
received from four precincts this morn
ing gave Stubs SO, Curtis 46; Capper
119. Ryan 81.
Sixteen precincts in Sumner county
gave Roosevelt electoral candidates O.,
S13. Taft 1859. From incomplete re-
turns in the city of Wellington. Stubs
was leading with vote of 273 to 215
for Curtis. Murdoch was running bet
ter than 2 to 1 in Sumner county
against Ben Adams for congress.
Greensburg gave Roosevelt electors 65,
Taft 35: Stubs 81. Curtis 80; Capper
q, Ryan IA.
Reports from Rush county showed. 4
to 1 for Roosevelt electors and big ma
jorities for all other progressives. Daw-
son was leading Griffin to L for at
torney general and Q. w. Dawson car
ried the county for congress. Rush
county Democrats gave Billiard a ma
jority.
News from Scott City gave Roosevelt
electors and other progressives majori-
ties estimated at 100 in Scott county.
Hopkins has a small majority in the
county for congress and Curtis was
defeated to 1 by Stubbs-
From Plainville came the report that
Stubs and Capper had carried the
county by large majority.
Three precincts in Phillipsburg gave
Curtis a small lead over Stubs, with a
vote of to 1 for Dawson and a major
ity for Capper.
In the city of Clay Center and in
seven precincts in Clay county, Cap
per's majority for the county is esti-
mated at 900. Roosevelt electors by 300,
while in the senatorial contest, Curtis
Is leading by 70 on the votes counted.
Taft Curtis. Capper, Glenn, and
Findley is the report of leaders in
Greeley county. No majorities are
given.
Garden City gives Curtis 20 ma
jcrity and a majority of $50 for Cap
per and Roosevelt electors.
Colby gave majority to Roosevelt
electors and on votes reported Stubbs
was leading Curtis 2S to IL In Scott
City, the vote wa5 10 to 1 for the Roose-
Welt electors and to for Stubs
Newton reported 252 for Roosevelt So
Tor TAFT: Stubbs. 163; Curtis. 1O3;
Capper, 264; Ryan. 50.
From the Curtis home this morning
came nothing but confidence Manv
kilograms have been received bv Sen
ator Curtis and he declares that he has
lest one county he expected to carry
and has gained three which he had nre-
viously conceded to Stubs. There vTero
but few figures at the Curtis residence
and reports received were predictions
based on early returns.
nave lost only one county which
nao expected to carry" said Curtis
and have gained three I had conce5a5
10 Stupbs. My majority in the stare
will be $4,000 to 25 900 and I will carr
. to 100 legislativ districts
CONF, rtrs Seclares ne has carried Norton
SSouniy by 100 Cowley county by 10
Neosho by go. Brown to 1: and has r..
G Gl,,ei1 maiorities in these counties
tia. Neosho, Brown Atchison Sunona
Chautauqua- Miami. Allen Jacl-son = -,
eI"o TIL and Marion he Curtis forces
Lr1ct except Nemaha, but have no fie,Iras
from Donfphan Atchison ana orlv
ties. '-'e o'her coun-
Over the telephone today. ]. L. Brady
or Lawrence, declared that he had hee1
nominated and that he would n-obabI1-
have 1000 majority for congress- in ~
Second district. III TIE
In the First district Coneressman n u
Anthony is leading for denomination over
Judge W. I. Stuart. His majority b 80
ever, will likely be small and the pro
q strong chance to win W
From the Third district comes reno-.s
mat PM +, Campbell has been renomI-
mated over William Gray for Congress,
In the Seventh district. Richard T. Hon
kins seems to have a majority over aitbor
Finley or Dawson for the congression,i
nomination while Eighth district returns
1nolcate the defeat of Bun Adams ty
Congressman Victor Murdoch.
News received in Topeka this r,or,t,,
points to the nomination of Judge W.
liam Fl. Thompson, of Garden CITY. as
the Democratic candidate for the initial
States senate. Hugh P. Farrelly. of cha
mute. is second in the race at the present
counting and but few figures hsYe heae
received by Topekans who are watching
the contest.
Curtis Leads in Usage.
Usage City, Aug with Tho count