The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-09-14
Election Z
Passes Quietly

ne primary election paSSeC
off very quietly in Jefferson
county and in fact in all the III.
raj precincts all over the state.
Considerable spirit was shown
in nearly all the large cities over
the contests on the Republican
ticket for governor and some of
the other offices which were hot
ly contested locally.
The official returns are not il
ut this writing nor will they be
for about ten days, because of
the absent voters returns which
will take time to get them in the
clerks hands.
According to the unofficial re-
turns over the state, Governor
Carlson defeated Nicholson by
nearly 1900 votes.
jefferson county came near
giving Carlson and Nicholson an
even break, in fact, at this writ
ting there is still some doubt
This morning News gives Carl
son 1,O4O and Nicholson l,O24.
The county clerks office, how
ever. has not all the returns in,
but the statement was made
this morning that Carlson would
probably carry the county by 25
votes.
The returns indicate that
James Truelsen oyercame his
adversary Eli West by about 200
votes, while Mr.. Eggleston also
for county commissioner. polled
a very light vote.
John c. Vivian defeated Ar
thur D. Quaintance by a safe
majority in the county, but in
the district met defeat at the
hands of Flor Ashbaugh by sew
tral hundred votes Tor district
attorney.
Arvada two precincts gave
Carlson liG and Nicholson ~,
Quaintance 80, Vivian 70 and
Ashbaugh 81.
The same precincts gave Truel-
son 1873, West Ga, Eggleston l6..
The present indications are
that Franklin E Carringer was
VICTOR on the Democratic ticket
for lieutenant governor over
Pulliam by something more than
1000 votes. Arvada precincts
polled 62 votes all told and gave
Carringer As and Pulliam II.
All other candidates on which
there were no contests polIcd an
average strength of SO votes.
The Republicans worked hard
to get out the yG,eg running
quite number Of machines and
Vehicles and doing personal
work but at that only succeeded
in getting out about one-third of
the vote in the county. Ia Ar
Vada east precinct Republicans
polled 81 votes and the Demo.
Gratis 81. In the west precinct
Republicans l49 and Democrats
81.
There being no contest on the
Democrats except on county
commissioner the candidates for
which were both considered
good men, many did not see the
necessity for going to the polls,
and being in the midst Of their
work. staid away.
The clerks and judges of the
election on the Democratic side
did not take the pains to compile
the vote so as to give it by pre-.
cinct, consequently as the ballot
boxes have not been opened there
is nothing definite 10 give out
but the general report is that
Franklin L. Carringer was well
taken care Of by his own county
for lieutenant governor and that
j. Z. Cruise will be the official
nominee in the 2nd District for
county commissioner.
There were no other local con.
tests on the Democratic ticket.
The names of J. l.. Carper for
county clerk and DR.. c. II. Nor.
ian for coroner were written in
and received plenty Of votes to
nut them on the ballot credit.
ably, ms was also the name OF
Chas. Tyrrell for justice Of the
peace in Grant ana Semper pre-
clncts.