Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-09
VOTE IN COUNTY
IS CANvASSEDbY
COMMISSIONERS
Cartee Wood Is Republican
Nominee for Probate
Judge over Willard
White by Two Votes.

The board Of county commissioners
spent yesterday finishing the canvass
Ing of the votes of the primary cleo
ton, the session continuing until 8
o'clock in the evening. The contest
between Willard White and Cartee
Wood for the Republican nomination
for probate judge OF Ada county proved
to be close until the final count. Wood
was declared the winner by two votes.
Both Wood and White were present
TO witness the count. The winner is
one of the youngest attorneys in the
state, having graduated with the 1915
law class of the state university. He
Is the son of Judge Fremont Wood.
White is one of the older lawyers of
the state.
The race between Harry. Cole and
George Ball for the county surveyor
nomination on the Republican ticket
was also close. Cole proved to be the
winner.
TotaIing the Vote.
The board completed the canvass
last evening and the auditors office is
busy today totaling the vote, which
will be announced tomorrow. The vote
for United States senator, congress
men, and governor in Ada county was
as follows
United States senator-Ailshie. first
choice 7S9, second 20S; Brady, first
choice 2097, second 219 French, first
choice 51S second 1875 Gooding, first
choice 604. second PIG
Congressman - Smith. first choice
1861, second 81; Johnson, first choice
$40, second ga Jones, first choice IT'S,
second 112; Kerl. first choice 2S9, sec
ond IA; McCracken, first choice 1855,
second 50.
Governor-Haines first choice 2111,
second 20: Lewis, first choice 1911, sec
ond 1928; Stephens. first choice $50, sec
ond 166.
County Central Committees.
The board also prepared the list of
county central committeeman elected
on the Republican, and Democratic
tickets. The committees win meet Fri
day and organize when there prom
Uses to be a fight in each organiza-
ton for control.
The Progressive party's choices
were not announced at this time as
there Is some confusion in the selec-
ton of several.
The committees are as follows:
Republican-No 1. j. J. Bennett;
No. 2. Carrie Baxter; No. 3. r. c.
Taylor; No. A. B. B. Bliss; No 5,
George Ball; No. G. Mrs. Herman Mil
lenan; No. :, w. IL. Tyer No. s, A.
w Peterson; No. 9, II. A. Lawson;
No. 10, II. j. MeGirr; No. II, c. S.
Mcconnell; No. L., j. w. Veatch; No.
10, John ]. Fisher; No. II, M. l.
Church: No. Is. Ira E. Barber; No. 16,
Otto Zurcher; No. II, Il. l.. Graves;
lntermountain, Bessie Thomas; South
Boise, b. w Oppenheim; Borah, ID.
A. Armstrong; Barber, no choice; Dry
Greek, Forrest See; Five Mile. Edgar
Crawford; Fair Grounds, Alex Howry;
Green Meadow. Hall Jones; Grand
view, no choice; Highland, Walter
Percy; Hillsdale. no choice; Kuna.
Z. S. Young; Meridian. John f. Baird
Mora. S. d. Fairchild. Owyhee, d. w.
Byrne; Orchard. no choice; Soldiers
Home. Frank Newland: Ten Mile, c.
T.. Frederick. Union John McGrath;
Ustick, NJ l.. Rice; Whitney, Charles
II Eagleson; White Cross, o. ".
Sebern.
Democratic-N l.. Charles Van
Dorm: No. >. e. Buchanan; No. 3, j.
NJ. Regain No. 4, Frank Roeder; No.
r. Mark Leonard No. 6, B. w. Sui
Ivan: No. :. c. f. Winstead: No. 8,
~ Alexander and Frank Martin tie,
five votes each: No 9, Ross w. Bates;
No 10. Joe sullivan; No. IL, f. Is.
Kinyon No. Il, j. p. Pope; No. 49,,
j i. Seawel; No. IA, \. c. Hindman:
No Is. j. T. Pence; No. 10. Nelson
F'reeland No. II. T.. Graves and r. H.
Horton tie. with one vote each; In
termountain p. e. Marrinan; South
Boise, Il. b. Matthews; Borah. James
Polz: Barber. no choice: Dry Creek
d. Il. Cemmens Five Mile, Mill ar
Henderlider, Fair Grounds, James
Stotts; Green Meadows, 6. T. Kinzer,
Grandview, no choice; kuna, T. f..
Hodkinson; Owyhee, ID. w. Byrne;
Mora. no choice; Meridian g. A. Rem
ington; Ten Mile. A. r. Pfost and Fred
Brose. tie with one vote each Ustick,
NJ. Pfost: Soldiers Home. Peter Dicks;
Whitney S. I.uttrel: White Cross,
James Mckinney, John Hudson and
Q. V. Severn tie; Highland and Hills
dale, no choice: Union. William Co
BILE: Orchard. no choice.