American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-09-03
THE RACE FOR
OFFICE IS NOW ON
ABOUT ONE-FOURTH OF VOTERS
TURN OUT TO SELECT PARTY
CANDIDATES - REPUBLICANS
CAST MORE VOTES THAN DEMO-
Gratis AND PROGRESSIYES.
Brady and Hawley Oppose Each Other
Again, Being Candidates OF Their
Parties for U. ). Walters
and Morgan for Justice of Supreme
Court.


that Brady, (Rep) and Hawley (Dem.)
have been nominated for U. S. senator
Addison T. Smith and Robert o. Jones
will be the Republican nominees for
congressman, and Forney and prob
ably Dunning will be the choice of
the Democrats. Walters of Lincoln
county and Morgan, of Latah, are the
nominees for justice of the supreme
court For governor, Haines (Rep)
and Alexander (Dem.) are the choice.
Taylor was nominated for lieutenant
governor, Barker for secretary of state
and Allen for treasurer on the Repub-
lican ticket.
Exchange of kilograms between vic
tors and vanquished, candidates for
the leading positions, indicate that
there are but very few sore spots, and
party leaders and workers will line up
behind their tickets regardless of their
choice at the primaries.
The latest figures and information
obtainable appeared in the Boise
Statesman this (Friday) morning as
follows:
The primary election figures re-
ceived Thursday do not alter the situa-
ton as announced by the Statesman
Wednesday morning excepting to give
Jones, for congress, a lead over Nc
Cracken and jeopardize the latters
chances. The tickets stand as given
by the Statesman Wednesday morning.
for then it was stated the second con-
gressman on the Republican ticket
was in doubt.
The Statesman has returns from $50
of the 725 precincts of the state, rep
resenting approximately 10000 votes
1t is estimated there are about 5000
more votes to come, but they Will not
change the result as announced by
the Statesman Wednesday morning.
The votes yet out will remain out, for
the most part, until they are garnered
by the official canvass.
The following is an abstract OF the
tabulation of all returns at hand, those
nominated being in black type:
For supreme court judge-Truitt
1880, Morgan $3.50, Walters 96ls,
Tweedy 1893, Beale $3.50.
For United States senator-Ailshie
6511, Brady 1857, French --6255
Gooding 1863 emocratic-Hawley
1857, Nugent 2644, Whitwell 627.
For congressman - Johnson 6271
Jones 1919, Kerl 1865, McCracker
1905. Smith 12,402. Democratic
Dunning 2eO2, Forney 1882, Miller
1928. 0n doubt as to second con
gressman.)
For Haines 1888, Lewis
1868. Stevens 5722. Democratic
Alexander 1895, Clark 1900.
For lieutenant governor - Edging
ton 6596, Smith 1857, sweeley 4s5S
Taylor 1856.
For secretary of state - barke
es47, Johnson 4911. Storey 1920. Va
Tassel 24O9.
For treasurer-Allen 1853. Defer
bach 3457, Eagleson 5177, Worthma
& 1903.
For the other positions in all partit
there were no contests.
& The primary election Tuesday fu
nished one more evidence of the tal
81 ure of the direct primary law. ON
B corporals guard voted outside
American Falls and Rockland and n
more than one third of the voters
these hotly contested precincts we
I'll interested enough to come to the pol
& The features of the election we're q
N great strength showed by Brady q
preference for Lewis over Haines, al
81 the smallness of the democratic al
progressive vote. Neither OF the
81 parties showed expected strength,
Fl though there were hard fought CO
tests in each With two precin'
missing, the Republicans cast me
votes than the Porgressives and Den
Gratis combined The vote is as 4
lows:
Republican-Ailshie SO; Brady q
French 21; Gooding "a; Smith i
Johnson 81; Jones 1877; Kerl 30'
Cracken Sc; Lewis 1S9; Stevens
Haines Ill; Houtz 314; Allard 2
Anderson 81; Sparks 357; Wall
S2S; Eggers 2eS; Bulfinch 345; B
nard 81; Jeffries 2S3: Rice 34S; Hi
Zzl; Travis 11s; Hoon 140; Whist
zis; Crowley 331; Hager SOC; MoeI
341; Baird 27s.
Democratic-Hawley "a; Nugent
Miller ca. nurctnu 60. Eornav