Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-11-07
Mohave County Election.


Tuedsay was one of the most peculiar
ever held on account of conditions arising
in the primary campaign. At that time
practically all the socialists and republicans
voted the democratic ticket. and although
some candidates may have been defeated
on account of this mixup it was not genei :
ally considered that the democratic candi-
dates would be injured to any extent by
it. Later antagonisms arising through
this primary campaign became apparent.
but although these were urged as a reason
for the defeat of some of the men on the
democratic ticket it availed little. although,
perhaps. cutting their majority. Until the
last vote was counted only few of the
candidates felt safe. as many precincts had
surprises for all.
AS whole the head of the democratic
ticket was generally voted, although many
of the voters could not distinguish the
democratic candidates for Supreme Judges
and Tax Commissioners and voted part of
the socialist ticket. Getting down to the
state ticket these men voted for the candi-
dates of their party.
The main fight was centered on the
sheriff Office, Fred Brawn putting up a
fight to the last minute against Jack Lane,
Lane winning the contest by one hundred
votes This was the closest of the con-
tests, every other candidate on the ticket
put in the field winning by majorities
ranging from that figure to 800 for Mrs
Lassell A hard fight also was waged
against w. P. Mahoney by socialists and
republicans. but he won by majority of
225 or more, MIR. Mahoney made good,
clean canvass Of the county and made
many friends during the campaign that
will stay with him through life.
While DR.. Bucher was one of the strong
est men on the republican ticket it would
appear that his vote did not come up to
expectations of the democrats or republ-
cans, although he polled far above the
normal vote of tie party. Mr. Wilde. on
whom was centered the best effort of the
republicans, received only a few more
votes than did Dr.. Bucher. Miss Mary
Carrow. who was pitted against the
strongest man on the democratic ticket,
made a wonderful showing in botn King
man and the rural part of the county, al
though the mining camps voted almost
solidly against her. In fact all the repubG-
cans made great race, although not a
winning one. During the campaign O. D,
NJ Gaddis. republican candidate for super
visor was too i'll to visit the big camps of
the county, but he nevertheless polled the
highest vote received by any candidate on
the republican ticket 1t is more than
a probability that he would have been
elected had he been able to make the can
vass. Mr.. Gaddis is one of the most
popular men in the county and democrats
of kingman gave him a great vote,
The democratic state ticket appeared to
have received heavy support from the re-
publicans, as many of the people voting a
straight republican county ticket also gave
their votes to the democratic state and
congressional ticket. This was very
noticeable in the Kingman VOTE We are
sorry that the vote of the county in full
could not be obtained for this issue of the
MINER. but most of the election boards
only counted the county tickets the first
day and giving reports covering those Of
fees, later counting the tickets for state
and Judicial Offices, of which we could
get no information. The following is the
total vote on county Offices and the vote of
kingman:
Judges of the Supreme Court---
Thomas Armstrong R................ 1913
Walter Bennett r.. ,.................. 110
d. l.. Cunningham Observation-Disclosures. 219
w. S. Grove S......................... 81
Alfred Franklin Observation-Disclosures. 1863
P. H. Hayes P........................... 80
Jas. N. Morrison S ....,......... 100
Henry D. Ross D......................... l63
Judge of Superior Court---
John A. Ellis D.......................... 2S6
M w MucUrovp X .. 126