The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
Late Returns Indicate i
Senatorial Fight.
Curtis Leads Brist0w by Plural.
ity of 3,715.
FlRRElLY 1895 BEHIND NEELEI
Carroll Leads Martindale in
Fourth.
Guyer Beaten by Crider in the
Second.

Pluralities reported from 81 of 105 |
counties. give 1O.111 for Curtis. 6,s96 for |
Bristow: 9,O59 for Neeley. 1854 for Far !
reilly and virtually insuring nomina-
tions of Charles Curtis, Republican. |
and George A. Neeley. Democrat, for
United States senator. On these fig |
ures Curtis has a lead Of 3.715 over
Bristow and Neeley leads Farrelly by
1895.
PIuralities Of Candidates.
Pluralities in the Curtis-Bristow
tests show:
Curtis-Allen. s52; Anderson. 100:
Atchison, AIS; Bourbon, $50; Brown.
100; Butler. 110: Chase. 3s; Chau-
tauqua, 148: Cherokee. 130; Coffey,
1872; Cowley, 167; Crawford. ZIG; De-
Ellis. $50; Finney, 40; Geary. 100;
Gray, 3; Greeley. "a; Greenwood. 26O;
jackson, 585; Jefferson, 524; johnson.
400: Labette, 200; Leavenworth.
1878; Linn. 1853: Lyon. 1872; Marion.
"a; Marshall. ITS; Miami: 1ss:
maha, It's; Usage, 11S; Osborne, SO;
lPottawatomie, 100; Pratt, 125; Shaw
nee. 1884; Sheridan, 10; Sumner.
100; Wilson. So: Wyandotte. 81. To-
tai, 1O.111.
Bristow-Barber. IS; Barton. 100;
L Olayp ISVp SlOuOs 4os OO0610S, 400
Edwards, 100; Ellsworth. 10; Frank
lin. II; Harvey, 116; Jewell. 2S2;
Lane, 107; Mcpherson, ESQ; Morris.
1875; Morton, 1; Neosho, 20; Ottawa,
1928; Pawnee, "a; Phillips, Is; Raw
Inns. Il: Reno. $50: Republic, 120:
Rush. 252; Russell 100; Saline. s56;
Scott, 81; Sedgwick. "a; Smith. 100;
Stafford. $50; Trego, 14S; Wabaunsee.
8: Washington. 243. Total. 6.3s6.
Neeley-Anderson. 1870; Barber. 100;
Barton, 551; Brown, 100; Clark. 141;
Doniphan: 3: Edwards. 900: Finney.
1z5: Ford. 256; Gray. 16; Hamilton.
Sc; Harvey. 109; Hodgeman. 80;
b Jackson. SO; Jefferson, Is; Kearney.
175; Kingman, All: Kiowa, 231; Leav-
tenworth. SOC: Marion. 1853; AcPher-
son. Iz6: Meade. 12s; Miami. 90: Nor
Pawnee, 500: Phillips, 1e; PRATT 270;
Rawlins. $40; Reno, 1897; Rice. 424;
Riley, 2; Rush, 1S9; Scott, 113; Sedg-
wick. 1.01O: Seward, 165: Shawnee,
1 i4S; Stafford. 100; Stevens. 80: Sum-
Iner, 800; Trego, 16. Total. s,059.
Farrelly-Allen, 2s4; Atchison. 1856;
Bourbon. 1885,; Butler, 112; Chase. IA;
Chautauqua, 125; Cherokee. 1856; Clay,
1S6; Cloud. 2; Coffey, $50; Cowley. q;
Crawford. 152; Dickinson, 60; Douglas,
1S1: Elk. 1SO; Ellis, 800; Ellsworth, so:
Franklin. 54; Geary. 125; Greenwood.
500; Linn, 1O9; Lyon, 81; Marshall, 80;
Mitchell, As; Montgomery. 500: Neosho.
1902; Usage, Is; Pottawatomie, 100; Re-
public, Sc; Saline, 10; Sheridan, So;
Smith. 81; Wabaunsee, 1; Washington.
IL; Wilson, 1872; Woodson, $50; Wyan-
dotte 1924. Total. 1854
Bristow supporters still hold waning
hopes of winning by virtue of delayed
returns from country precincts and
counties in western Kansas. In view
Of the Curtis gains in many counties
over his strength of two years ago, it
is not believed among many leaders in
Topeka that Curtis can be overtaken.
The Neeley-Farrelly fight is more un-
certain. In view of returns, however.
it seems hardly probable that Farrelly
can win. Most of the uncertain coun-
ties in the Democratic contest are re-
garded as Neeley territory and except
in q few instances would probably in
crease his present lead rather than lose
strength.
Little, Dawson and Marshall.
Complete returns from twenty coun-
ties on associate justice of supreme
court on non-partisan judiciary bal
lot give: Little, 17,248; Dawson, 15,-
1876; Marshall. 1928; Mason, 13,41S;
Benson. 10, ,S1S; Sheldon. 10.43O. Coun-
. ties which have reported on associate
Sedgwick. Cowley, Jefferson. Atchison.
Butler, Dickinson. Douglas, Finney.
. Franklin, Cove. Greeley, Lyon. Mont
gomery. Reno, Norton, Phillips, Saline
and Stevens. Ed G. Little gained his
: big lead in Wyandotte, his home coun-
ty. In most of the other counties
Dawson and Marshall have led in the
r judicial fight. although Little has been
near the top of the list In nearly al
: sections of the state.
The surprise in the judicial contest
{ is the fact that none of the present
justices seeking renomination-Mason
Benson and Clark A. Smith-have
= landed in the first three places.
Curtis Makes Great Gains.
In the returns from Tuesdays pri
8 maries, Curtis reclaims many COUNTIES
c which he lost to Stubbs in the 191:
3 primaries and on this showing 1t Il
believed he will be able to hold hi
;, present lead ia the missing western
Il counties. In the senatorial primarie
d this year Curtis carried the following
t counties which were lost to w. r
: lStubbs in the fight of 1912: Anderson
4 Barber, Butler. Chase, Cowley, Elk
r Ellis. Finney, Geary. Gray. johnson
: Linn, Lyon, Mitchell, Usage. Osborne
Pratt, Sumner. Wilson and Wyandotte
: He lost to Br;stOw Decatur, Neosho
Smith and Wabaunsee which he car
!. ried over Stubbs two years ago. Il
many other cou unties he made gain
over two years ago and on these re
turns should increase his plurality o
100 over Stubbs.
The Judiciary.
/ There is still uncertainty and doub
about the contest for associate jus
;, tices Of IL supreme court. On re
e turns received, it Is probable tina
= Dawson. Marshall and Little will hol
the three high places- Mason, Buck
man, Mrs. Sheldon and possibly Ben
= son will Re close for the remainin
: three places on the ticket. Six caDdi
i dates are to be nominated. Three vii
q be elected in November.
With incomplete returns, It seem
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