Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-21
DEMOCRATS VOTE
FOR REPUBLICANS
AT THE PRIMARIES
Close Race Between Miss
Redfield and Miss Bry-
den-"Louis Cohn" Gets
Vote for Governor.

The race for the Democratic nomin-
alton of state superintendent of public
instruction seems to be between two
Republicans, Miss Ethel Redfield of
Lewiston and Miss Catherine Dryden
of Moscow. They are running neck and
neck in the official count of the vote
cast at the last primary election. which
is now being made by the state board
of canvassers. Apparently there was
no concerted program followed by the
Democrats for this office for no Demo-
crat seems to have been strongly voted
for. Numerous favorites were given
preference by their names being writ
ten in on the ticket, among them being
Miss Bernice Mccoy. present state su-
perintendent of public instruction. Miss
Redfield. having secured the Republi-
can nomination for the office will not
accept the Democratic nomination
should she win. in which event Miss
Dryden would be the highest candidate
and would have the refusal of 1t.
MANY VOTED FOR.
Among the numerous people voted
for by electors for this office aside
from Miss Redfield and Miss Dryden
are the following: Hulda Anderson.
Bernice Mccoy, Myrtle Journey, Jennie
E. Killehed, ]. N. McClurg, Gertrude
Noble. John Johnson. Helen Black
niger. Edna" Redfield. John Smith.
Sarah Hanson, Florence Zumhof, j.
Mccoy, Augusta Fletcher, Francis
Mills. Two years ago Miss Zumhoff
Of Wallace was nominated for the Of
flee although she was county superin-
tendent of schools at that time and was
re elected to the latter position at the
regular election in November.
The board was today busily engaged
checking over the long list of STRAY
names placed in nomination and the
task Is not only a difficult but an In
teresting one due to the many names
suggested as candidates for various Of
fices. This list promises to fill the
secretary of states election return
books. In fact this book can only handle
81 counties, the number now In exist
ence and If the next legislature creates
any more it will have to also make an
added appropriation for another cleo
ton return book. The way the mem
bers OF the present board of canvassers
feel now, under such circumstances
they are opposed to the creation Of new
| counties for that reason.
SUGGESTS COIN FOR GOVERNOR
A Democrat down in Cassia county
apparently determined to suggest a
new name of candidate for guberna-
torial honors for he wrote in that OF
Louis Cohn on the Democratic ballot
To Mr.: Cohn was reserved a special
column to tally his votes.
Another Democrat thought that
Frank R. Gooding was good enough
timber for him so he cast his ballot fol
the former Republican governor of this
state for lieutenant governor on the
Democratic ticket. Still another exer-
cised his franchise for Marion ]. Kerr
for lieutenant governor, although Mr.
Kerr's name appeared on the officia
ballot as a candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for representative II
congress. For congressman, one Demo.
crat in the southeast dissatisfied witt
the nominees on his ticket voted fol
Joseph Law and Theodore Monroe.
The board expects to be able t.
reach the totals and tabulate them to.
night. 1t is not believed there will bt
any change in the names OF the sue
cessful candidates at the primaries
Few mistakes in the totals by counties
have so far been discovered.