La Junta tribune., 1912-11-16
ELECTION ECHOES.


a very wet town.
Lamar had another test vote on
election day and decided to remain
in the dry column.
/ Craig won over Maybell for the
county SCAT honors OF Moffat, coun-
~ by u majority OF ,51.
Vim. Broadbent defeated Walter
S St.en for county treasurer Of
Crowley county ~ majority OF
lo7.
William Edgar rad y majority for
representative In Crowley county OF
%. and lost Otcro by majority OF
$40
A. f. Downer. OF Lamar. broth
er OF G. H. Do~ner. vas elected as
SCISSOR OF Prowers county on the
democratic ticket
The majority f,r the search and
seizure measure In the seven pre-
cincts Of la Junta WAS lss out Of
total vote OF $3.50.
Henry Humis,on. democrat. Was
elected sheriff o Crowley county.
by majority Il 7es. leading his
own and all other tickets.
Swink Is half dry anyway. The
west side OF the main street Of
Swink was voted dry by IS majority.
and the other went wet by major
] ity of g.
fo~ler's two precincts gave state
vide prohibition a majority Of I27 o,t
Of total vote Ct 3s7. The majority
for the search and srizur. measure
In the two precincts Vas 10 out OF
a total vote OF 3ls
In Crowley county the democrats
elected t~o courty commissioners.
county judge. sheriff and assessor.
and the republicans elected one
county commissioner. county clerk.
treasurer. superintendent OF schools.
surveyor and coroner.
| In Bent courty the democrats
elected Frank McCune sheriff. l.. NJ.
Campbell. county Judge. and ". VI.
Simpson member OF the legislature.
The proyressiyes and republicans
elected the remainder OF the county
ticket
=. G. Bel. former well known
resident OF Ia Jurtz. VAS elected
10 the lucrative offic. OF county sur.
ysyor In Prowefs county. He IL OF
the democratic pe-spa sion political
iy-ltke all the rest of 'em that were
elected.
John A. simpson vas elected sher.
IN Of Prosers county. being the on.
g republican ON the ticket that
Won out The prozra asiv-s elected
the superintendent Of schools. There
were three county tickets In the
field.
The total vote for state vide pro
hibitiOn In tae seven precincts Of Ia
Junta xzs 1894. and the majority for
the proposition was $50. Al the city
election In April. 1911. the total
vot. vas 1856. and Ia Junsa Was vot.
I'd dry by u majority OF 23s.
Rocky Ford save a majority for
stat. vide prohibition OF "a. The
total vote IN the four precincts Of
that town was i.oIs-sso for state
~ide prohibition and sss against The
majority for the search and seizure
measure Was ?s7. ou, OF a total vote
Of ssi.
naink's mai rity A,ainst state
vide prohibition ~rs AN even 30. but
the town voted vet by . majority Of
81 s~ink wiil be- an irrixated sec
tioa until county option IL brought
about. and that is n. measure that
should have been submitted TO the I
people instead Of state wide prohibi.
tion.
tn. democratic landslide In IaJur. !
u sw.pt intp office the democratic |
candidates for Justices cf the peace
and constablcs by the following vote: |
Justices Of the Peace. J. n. Tet.r.
ii7t a. wilkins. i0t0: constables. |
\. II. wien~kc. 1856. Lee Madrid.
i0sS. Th- vote for the losers ~na.
L. =. Nahoney. 7t3: G. l.. Seeley.
sts: Andy Mayors. 's3.
Three. .fouFths of the people of Otero
counay arr for statewide prohibition.
The total vote on the proposition Vas
>.323. and Of this aSmbes :.70i voted
Tor the mrssasr and 1921 ssainat.
. majority os !. 900. for making the
state dry territory. u county option
had besa submitied N the people In.