The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-18
Total Vote of 5OS,S94 Cast in
General Ballots November :.
Curtis Wins by 1884 and Cap
per by 47,s47 Plurality.
BILLIARD IS GIVEN &,2o1
MurdOck Headed Progressive
Ticket With 116,75s Ballots.
Capper Received Highest Plu-
rality Of Amy Candidate.
Shawnee SAVED NATIVE SON"
Scalp of Senator Curtis Saved
by His Home County.
Vote on All State Candidates
Given Out in Detail.
Capper Received Highest Plu-
rality of Any Candidate.
SHAWNEE Saved "NATIVE SON"
Scalp of Senator Curtis Saved
by His Home County.
Vote on All State Candidates
Given Out in Detail.

Omclal HSuTeS COAup1lcu lCO@y ~
Charles Sessions. secretary of state
show total vote of 5Os,S94 cast in the
state wide election November 3. The
official count gives the election OF
United States senator to Charles Cur
tbs. Republican, by 1884; while Arthur
Capper. Republican. is elected governor
over George H. Hodges, Democrat, by
47.S47. -..-...
Victor Murdock. senatorial nominee.
headed the Progressive ticket in Kan
sas with a vote of 116,7 755, while Henry
]. Allen, Progressive candidate for gov
ernor, was second high candidate on
the third party ticket with $4,000 votes.
]. B. Billiard. Independent candidate for
governor polled 47,201 votes. -.-.'.-
The largest plurality accorded any
candidate on the ticket. as well as the
largest vote. was that received by Ar
thur Capper. His total vote was 209,543
as against 167,4OS in 1912. Governor
Hodges received 161 ,696 votes as
against 167. .437 polled two years ago.
Votes for Socialist candidates ranged
from $4,000 to 30 600, as against an av-
erage vote of about 26;000 two years
ago. The Prohibition vote ranged from
5000 to $4,000. There was no state Pro-
hibition ticket in Kansas in 1912. The
smallest Progressive vote was for E. o.
Deere, candidate for superintendent of
public instruction, who received 81, 1896
votes.
Shawnee Saved Curtis.
The election of Charles Curtis to
the United States senate by a plurality
of less than $500, shows that Shaw
nee county has twice saved the new
senator's political scalp in the 1914
campaign. In the August primaries.
Curtis came into Shawnee county 500
Ixa1, irI D~S.
tow in the fight for the nomination
and Shawnee piled up enough Curtis
votes to nominate the home candidate.
In the recent election, Curtis was
beaten until the Shawnee county re-
turns were included in the totals His
plurality of more than 1000 in this
county gave him the election over
Congressman George A. Neeley, Dem
ocrat, by 1894.
S. M. Brewster. attorney general
elect. won by the smallest plurality ac-
corded any candidate on the Repub-
lican state ticket. His plurality over
c. B. Little was 1926. W. D. Ross
state superintendent of public instruc.
tion, Jared but little better and his
plurality over Anna E. Arnold, Demo.
crat, was 1886. Earl Akers was re-
elected state treasurer by 19,S2S; w
f. Davis won a third term as state
auditor by 37.O35; Carey Wilson wa:
elected superintendent of insurance
ny Sc.ool, L. bOlkln OeIedIeO BUR-
e. Brown for secretary of state by 2O.-
223 and w. r. Smith was elected state
printer by 2O,146.
Mason in Lead.
In the fight for places on the su-
preme bench, Justice Henry F. Masor
leads the six candidates with 2O9,65(
votes. John Marshall is second witt
2O7.266 votes and John Dawson at
torney general, won third place on the
bench with 2O2,634 votes
Vote on Candidates
The vote received by all candidate:
for state officers was as follows:
United States senator-Charles Cur
Dem.. 176,S29; Christian Balsaa,
Hoffman, Soc. 24,502; Earle r. De
Lay. Prob, 1855: Victor Murdock
Prog, 116,755.
For Governor-Arthur Capper, Rep
203,543; George H. Hodges Dem.
Silas w. Bond. Proh., 5.346; Henry ]
Allen, Prog, $4,000; j. B. Billiard, ind
47.201.
Justices supreme court-Henry F
Mason, 2Cs.65O: John Marshall. 207.266
John S. Dawson. 2O2, ,634; Ed Little, 1876,
664; Alfred W. Benson, 1s0,640; Lizzie S
Sheldon. 156.se5.
Lieutenant governor-W. Y. Morgan
Rep, 20O.14o; John E. Wagner, Dem
171S2S: Anna w. Hoffman. Soc, 32.3 .357
.. NJ. I1dnlOn, PROM, 13905, w. t. Beck
Prog, sc. .72O.
Secretary of state-J. T. Botkin, Rep
1S9.153; Burt E. Brown DEM, 169. $50
Ella r. Baldwin. Soc., 80. 357: Charles A
Smith. Proh., 1S,24S: Arthur H. Burtis
Prog, 7O,512
state auditor-w. f. Davis, Rep
oz'l65; Perry Clemans. Dem. 165,O70
NJ J. Wells. Soc.. 30,355; Helen n
Eacker. Prog. 1928
state treasurer-Earl Akers, Rep
lS7.s04; p f. Laughlin. DEM, 17S,O7e
Sarah c. Seoville Soc, 3O,637: g.
Rudd. Proh., 1891: H. c. Livermor,
Prog, 62,42i
Attorney generals. NJ. Brewste,
Rep. 1910: c. B. Little, Dem. l1S S14
Dennis T. Simmons. Soc., 2s.ess: Car
w. Taylor. Prog. 63539,
Superintendent public instruction
w. d. Ross. Rep, 1888; Anna I
Arnold Dem. 17S,6a7; Austin L. Cros
Soc. 1858: Edith M Salisbury, Prob
24442: E. o. Deere. Prog, 81, ,Ss6.
Superintendent insurA nce-Carey