The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-09-14
POINDEXTER and
M'BRIDE NAMED

| wHATCOM COUNTY NOMINEES
Sheriff. Wallace; Assessor, Van
Wyck; Engineer. Lindbery; Coroner
Wear; Treasurer. Olslager; Audit
or. in doubt; Commissioner. Is,
Dist. Mcmillan; End Dist. Shasren.
The nomination of Miles Poindex-
ter for United States senator, and
Henry Mcbride for governor on the
Republican Ticket, are the main re-
su is of primary election Tuesday.
The contest proved a victory for the
progressive branch of the party, as
both Mcbride and Poindexter are
ranked as Progressives.
Lynden and the surrounding dis
tricts should be pleased with the re-
suit, as good share of high men
locally were nominated. Poindex-
ter swept the district, Hart ey and
Mcbride, leaders for governor, we're
given big votes, and Wallace. Lind
berry, Van Wyck, Wear, Hardin.
Pemberton and Craven were lead
ers locally.
Ed Brown defeated r. S. Lam
bert by good majority, Henry
Sbagren led A. H. Frasier by ap-
proximately two hundred votes.
Sixteen hundred and sixty-three
give Poindexter 6s.s15 first choice
votes and Hur:phrey 60,395. Each
candidate pole more than 40 per
cent of the total vote, SO the second
choice provision of the primary law
does not operate in the senatorial
contest.
The total for $50 precincts In the
state. inc cuding partial returns from
King. give the following result for
the two leading candidates for gov
ernor:
Mcbrioe -. -. 49,. $500
Hartley ...... -. 49,. 3l.105
Lieutenant Governor Louis +.
Hart, republican. appears to have
been renominated, and Mrs. Joseph
inc c. Preston, state superintendent
OF pub ic instruction also seems 10
have been successful. Incomplete
returns point to the nomination OF
w. w. Sherman for state treasurer
on the repub Jean ticket. Other re-
publican nominations are: Secretary
of state. l. NJ. Howell; auditor. c.
w. Clausen; insurance commissioner
II. o. Fishback; land commission
er. Clark v. Savidge; attorney geu-
era, w. V. Tanner.
Judges in Precinct 2. Lynden,
failed to keep an unofficial record
of the results, and the town was un-
abe to learn yesterday just how it
voted. Some of the results in this
precinct were Humphrey 53. Poin-
dexter 20; Frasier 33. Shagren ~;
Bixby As. Thompson rs, Craven AZ.
Hardin 81. Pemberton IS. Peringer
%.
Hardin and Pemberton were lead.
ers in Lynden, and its surroundings.
with Craven third and Bixby fourth.
Craven, Hardin. Thompson and Penn
berton wi il be the names ON the No
vember ballot. The race for first
D ace between Hardin and Craven
has not been decided.
One hundred and sixty-seyen
votes were cast In precinct /, Lyn-
den, east of Fifth st. OF these,
95 were Repub ican, IL Socialist.
II Democratic, and Progressive.
The two Progressive ballots were
cast for Henry Shagren for COM
missioner. judiciary returns Were:
Supreme Couct-Parker, 81; Flu l.
erton. 81; Morris, 43; Claypool. 81;
Mi Is, "a. Four year term-Bar-
ker, 35; Webster. 33. Superior
Court, Bixby, 81; Craven 40; Har-
din, So; Thompson, 20. Pemberton,
4s. Peringer II.
Republican returns. total ing
fist and second choice. in precinct
l, city, were: Senator-Spalding Z.
Allen, Is; Humphrey. 3s; Poindex-
ter So. Bryan 23. Duryee is. Gov
ernor-Hodge 22, Sutton 20. Lee
20, Frost 2, Mcbride "a. McNee
8. HARTLEY "a. Lewis 10. Lieuten-
ant Gov.-Baker 27. Brewer IA.
Hart so, Davis 32. Sec. State
- Ai~oo- NNN"
art 2S, Giazebrook Is, Sherman 40,
Carr 20, Milroy 13. Supt. Schools
81, Preston 43, Cram
b lit 16, Durham Al. Insurance
81, Villas IA.
State senator-Brown40, Lam
bert so. Auditor. Miller 33, Bar
rett a.. Treas.-Wi son 80, Thorn
ton 35, Olslager Is. Sheriff-Wal-
ace 54, Parberry 81, Siegel 6. AS
sessor-Pence 13, Korthauer "a.
Van Wyck ~. Engineer-Phoenix
10, Lindbe;.y Sc. Mum IA. Coroner
Wear 19. Thompson 80. Beebe 81.
Commissioner-FraE SO, Shagren
So.
Several Lynden citizens received
flattering votes of confidence at the
election Tuesday from their fe low
townsmen. DR.. F. l.. Wood for
coroner, p. A. Wright for county
superintendent. X b. lie CocQ for
prosecuting attorney, ID. w. Bender
for Justice of the Peace, w. H.
Waples for consta BILE, and the ed
itor of The Tribune for United
States Senator were among the