The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
THE PRIMARY WINNERS
ROBINSON DEFEATS McMuLLIN
BY foe VOTES.
Official Count Epds Closest Contest
Vet Recorded In Colorado Pri-
mary Elections

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-William c. Robinson OF
Colorado Springs won the Republican
nomination for attorney general by
LOG votes. The official count by the
State Canvassing Board gives Mr..
Robinson 1855 votes and Samuel G.
McMullin 14,799. Rees ID. Rees OF
Denver, third highest candidate. re
celved 1850. or just 245 votes less
than the high man. The race for the
nomination was the closest and most
exciting In the history of Colorado
primary elections.
Governor Carlson's majority for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination
over Samuel d. Nicholson of Lead
Vile was 3.125.
John +. Ramer. secretary of state
and candidate for denomination with
out an opponent. received the highest
number of votes cast for any candi-
date. The total number OF ballots
cast for him was 5S,103.
Moses 4. Lewis, lieutenant gov
ernor and candidate for denomination.
received the second highest number,
S,040
Samuel N. Wheeler and Morton s.
Bailey were given the Democratic
nominations for Justices of the Su-
preme Court by substantial majori-
ties. Wheeler was highest and Bailey
second George w. Musser. former
chief justice, was defeated by Justice
Bailey by S41 votes.
For State officers.
The official count on elective Off
cials OF the state was as follows:
Governor-Julius c. Gunter (Dem.
unopposed), 1860; George A. Carl
son tRep). 42.O03; Samuel d. Mich
olson Rep). 3s,S7s.
Lieutenant Governor - Moses e.
Lewis (Rep., unopposed). 5000;
James A. Pulliam CDem.), 21,45S;
Franklin e. Carringer CDem.G. 1s,434.
Secretary of State-John Il. Ramer
(Rep., unopposed), 5s,1o3; William f.
Allen (Dem.. unopposedD, 36.397.
Treasurer-Harry L. Mulnix (Rep.
unopposed). 55.S43; r. II. Higgins
(Dem.. unopposed). 36,358.
Attorney General-(Rep.), William
C. Robinson, 1885; Samuel @. Nc
Mullin. 1s,779: Rees D. Rees. 1860:
Grant Il. Halderman, S.196; NJ. b.
Kennedy. G.384: Arthur Morrison. g.
325. (Dem), Leslie Hubbard, unop
posed, s5.777.
Auditor of State-(Rep), Ole Thor
son, 25.418; II. II. Harbaugh, 1771S;
Arthur NJ. Stong, 1928. (Dem.) I.
Charles A. Leckenby. 23.119; Roy M
Davis. 16,731.
Supt of Public Instruction-(Rep), +,
Helen M. Wilson. 42,193; Grace Ell
len Shoe Smith, 2o.7O6. Dem). Mary
G. C. Bradford. unopposed. 1852.
For congressman.
First District-(Rep), vaile. 4,94S:
Ritter. 1927: Dickson, 4.138; Brown,
2.1O6; Pickens, 1892; Fribourg, 1923;
Eastwood. 694. (Dem.), Hilliard, A.
$40; Teller, 4.434.
Second District - (Rep), Timber
lake, unopposed, 1922. (Dem.) }. Jones.
5.441; Drum, 4.405; brennan, 81.
Third District-(Rep). McClelland,
$500; Peterson. 6,Ss1; Stanley, 2,sO2.
tDem.), Heating. 10,597; Francis, TO-
Fourth District-(Rep), Baird, un-
opposed. 1892. (Dem.), Taylor. un-
opposed. 10,o2o6.
For District Attorneys.
First-Ashbaugh, 1,745; Quaintance.
1.277; Vivian, 904; Johnson, 2,46G.
Second - Gillespie, 6.921; Benson.
1852; Stark. 2,725; Davis, 1874;
Hornbein, 1861; Foley, 5,349.
Third-Hawley. S.420; Blickhahn.
2.406; Lambright, 1,84S.
Fourth-strachan. 1920; Purcell.
1905.
Fifth-Ryan. 1922; Bonner. sss;
Whatley. 1,121; Purple. 1874.
sixth-Emigh. 600; Perkins. 457;
Lane. 1925; Downey, 1,26G.
seventh-stivers. 4,o47; Weiser, g..
123.