The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13
CARLSON Gets IT
Colorado Governor RenOminat-
ed by Republicans.
Early Returns Show Page Easy
Winner in Vermont.

Denver, Colo, Sept. 13.-Latest re-
turns today indicate that Gov. George
B. Carlson has been renominated as
Republican candidate to head the
state ticket by a very small plurality
over Samuel D. Nicholson. The vote
in yesterdays primary election was ex-
tremely light.
Julius C. Gunter's nomination as
Democratic gubernatorial candidate
was mere formality, as there was no
| other candidate designated" in the
state convention.
Congressman Hilliard, Heating and
Taylor were renominated by the
Democrats in the First, Third and
Fourth districts. The Second district
is still in doubt.
The Republicans nominated Henry
| B. Teller in the First, renominated
| Congressman Undertake in the Sec
| ond: named Henry ]. Baird IN the
fourth with the Third district yet to be
heard from. Judge Ben B. Lindsey
was named to succeed himself as
Judge of the juvenile court. Lindsey
was a candidate on the Democratic
| ticket
mated by both parties.
Present Incumbent q Loser.
Burlington, VT, Sept. 13.-Returns
from the first direct primary held
yesterday in Vermont showed today
that S. Carol S. Page, Republican,
for the United States senate by a vote
so per cent greater than the aggre
gate vote of his two opponents, Gov
Charles w. Gates and former Gov
Allen NJ. Fletcher. With all but
fifty-eight of the 2S4 election pre-
cincts heard from the vote was. Page,
2S,1s0; Fletcher, $3.50; Gates. $3.50.
Manning Renominated in S. C.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 13.-Gov.
Richard 1. Manning has been re-
nominated for governor OF South Car
DINA over former Gov. Cole L. Blease,
according to nearly complete unoffi-
cial returns from yesterdays Demo-
cratic run-off primary compiled here
today. Governor Manning's vote in
Guiding that cast by the national
guardsmen on the border with only
eighty-four small South Carolina pre-
cincts missing, was 1895, with Ga
274 for Blease. Blease led Manning
by more than 10000 votes in the first
primary but failed to obtain a ma
jority over five aspirants.
Leo Frank Prosecutor Sweeps State.
| Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 13-S Dorsey
Atlanta, prosecutor of Leo M. Frank
apparently swept The state in the
Democratic primaries for the guber-
Material nomination. Estimates from
108 counties out of 1853 give Dorsey
| $4,000; Governor Harris, $4,000; DR.
L. G. Hardeman 5000 and Joseph E
congress, it is believed will be return
ed, with the exception of Representa-.
tive Hughes in the Twelfth district
: where Judge w. w. Larson has g
slight lead.
: Progressive Wins for U. S. Senator.
, Seattle, Wash, Sept. 13.-Incom.
plete returns from the statewide
primaries early today indicated the re.
nomination of Miles Poindexter, (Pro.
gressive) for the United States senate
over Representative William E. Hum
phrey, regular Republican. Former
Gov. Henry Mcbride appears to have
3 been nominated for governor by the
Republicans. All the real contest,
l were among the Republicans.
I Ex-mayor John F. Miller of Seattle
who bucked the G. o. P. candidat.
1 appears to have Won the compression
al Republican nomii, alton in this dis
trict. The count will not be com
pleted today.
$4,000 Voted in Maine
Augusta. Maine, Sept 13.-Practi
cal completion of vote counting toda,
indicated that the election Monda,
of Maine One hundred and fifty-twt
thousand citizens cast their ballots TO
governor, congressman and state legis
|, lators.
n In the revised figures today the Re
$ publican victory for governor was in
I creased to 1897 plurality, Will
t Ha1e's lead over the Democratic choic
. for U. S. senator dong term) stood a
1896. Bert NJ. Fernald, Republican
n won the short term U. S. seEatorshi1
o by 12,675.