The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-29
The PRIMARY WINNERS
RooiNsoN DEFEATS MeMVluN
~ tos VOTES.
Official Count Ends ciesest ceassst
Vet Recorded In Colorado Pr.
mary Elections.


Denver.-William c. Robinson oil
Colorado Springs won the Republican
nomination for attorney general oy
.0G votes. The official count hy the
state Canvassing Board gives NJ.
Robinson 1885 votes end Samuel q.
McMuilin 1879. Rees d. Rees OF
Denver, third highest candidate. 70
ceived l4.C4v. or just 1%5 votes less
than the high man. Tho race for the
nomination was tho closest and most
exciting in the history OF Coioraoo
primary elections.
Governor Carlson's majority for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination
over Samuel D. Nicholson OF Lead
Vile was 3.l2S.
John e. Ramer. secretary OF state
end 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 68.l03.
Noses e. Lewis. lieutenant gov
ernor and candidate for denomination.
received the second highest number.
5000.
Samuel N. Wheeler and Morton 8.
Bailey were given the Democratic
nominations for Justices Of the su.
preme Court by substantial MAORI
ties. Wheeler was highest and Bailey
second. George w. Musser. former
chief justice. was defeated By Justice
Railev nv Raj vOtea
For state officers.
The official count on elective Off
cials of the state was a. follows:
Governor-Julius c. Gunter (Dem..
unopposed). 1850: George A. Carl
son (Rep). 42.O03; Samuel d. Mich
olson (Rep). 3s.S7s.
Lieutenant Governor - Moses e.
Lewis, (Rep.. unopposed). 5000:
James A. Pulliam (Dem.). 11.458:
Franklin e. Carringer (Dem). ls.A34.
Secretary Of state-John e. Ramer
(Rep.. unoppoaed), 5s,103: William F.
Allen (Dem.. unopposed). 36.397.
Treasurer-Harry e. Mulnix (Rep..
unopposed), 65.S43: r. H. Higgins
(Dem., unopposed), 36.3s8.
Attorney General-(Rep.l. William
c. Robinson. 1885: Samuel @. Nc
Mullin. l4.77s: Rees D. Rees. 1880:
Grant e. Halderman. S.ls0: NJ. b.
Kennedy. 6.ss4: Arthur Morrison. g.
325. (Dem.), Leslie Hubbard. unop-
posed. 35.777.
Auditor of state-(Rep.). Ollie Thor
SON. 25.41s: H. H. Harbaush. 17.7lS:
Arthur NJ. Stong. l7.2SS. (Dem.).
Charles A. Leckenby. 2a.l1s; Roy n.
Davis. 16,731.
supt. of Public Instruction-tRep.). }.
Helen M. Wilson. 42.193: Grace El.
len Shoe Smith. 2o.70s. (Dem.). Mary
G. c. Bradford. unopposed. 37.sS2.
For consressmsn.
First District-tRep.). vaile. A.s%s:
Ritter, 4.237: Dickson, l.l3s: Brown,
2.lo6: Pickens. 1892: Fribourg. l.o2s:
Eastwood, 6e4. (Dem.)., Hilliard. a.
$40: Teller. 4.434.
Second District - (Rep.). Timber
lake. unopposed. 1899. tDem.). Jones.
5.l41; Drum. 4.4os: brennan. 81.
Third District-(Rep.l. McCleiland.
S.632: Peterson. 6.ssl: Stanley. 2.s02.
(Dem.), Keating. l0.5s7: Francis. 20.
Fourth District -(Rep.). Baird. un-
opposed. 1922. (Dem.). Taylor. un-
opposed, 10.02o6.
For District Attorneys.
First-Ashbaugh. 1.745: ouaintance.
1.277; Vivian. so4: Johnson. .2.4G6.
Second = Gillespie. 6.s2i: Benson,
1882; Stark. 2,725: Davis. 3.574;
Hornbein. 1861; Foley. 5.34s.
Third-Hawley, 1920: Blickhahn.
2,406: Lambright, 1,s4S.
Fourth-strachan. 1000: Purcell,
1905.
Fifth-Ryan. 1922; Bonner, sas;
Whatley. 1.121; Purple, 1S4.
sixth-Emigh. $50; Perkins, ls7;
Lane. 1925; Downey. 1895.