The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-05-25
HUMPHREYS ENDOR-
SEDFOR TREASURER
Copeland Uhmercifully Showed I'm.
der For School superintendent
Present Officials Are Re-Nom-
inated.-Small Vote Cast.

T. ]. Humphreys of the Humphreys
Drug Co., came out victor in the
three-cornered race for the republi-
can nomination for county treasurer
at the primary election last Friday.
In many of the precincts 1t was nip
and tuck, while in others, one of the
three had a walk-awag. The results
show that Humphreys carried out
of II precincts, Borg 6 and Wilkins
2. The final result was Humphreys
391, Borg 246 and Wilkins 176.
1t developed that both G. A. Bleak
man and E. l.. Padberg stand strong
with their home folks, Bleakman,
in his home precinct, Dairy. got near
ly all the votes. He received 11O and
Mr.. Padberg received 5. Likewise in
South lone, Mr.. Padberg's home pre-
cinct, the present county commission
er received 90 votes while Mr.. Bleak
man got only 3. The result totaled
457 votes for Padberg and 332 for
Bleakman. Padberg carried IL pre-
cincts and Bleakman s.
For endorsement for county clerk.
j. A. Waters beat Fred Tash $50 to
244 and has the distinction Of carry
ing every precinct in the county The
closest result was in Dairy precinct
tHardman) where the final count
was IS to SO in favor Of Waters. MI.
Tash formerly lived In this precinct.
The republican party did not care
to give anything to Herbert w. Cope
land, who sought the nomination for
county school superintendent. The
result Of the race between Copeland
and Lena Smell Shurte reveals the
only real land slide of the election.
The slide was SO complete that the
soclalistic eye doctor has not been
heard Of since. The result was,
Copeland 120, Mrs. Shurte 576.
George McDuffee was unopposed
for sheriff nomination and received
the high complimentary vote of 71S,
more than ony other one candidate
received. 10y M. Turner, unopposed,
received a total Of 716 votes and S,
T.. Notson for district attorney, was
the recipient of 70S votes. M. l.. Case
received his partys endorsement for
coroner. For county central COM
mitteemen, the following were nomin-
ated: Paul Rietmann, North lone
J. r. Knappenberg, South lone; c. e.
Woodson, Mt Vernon; 7. j. Mahoncy
Heppner and George J. Currin, Cen
try precinct.
Only about half of the 1900 regis
tered voters appeared at the polls on
Friday to exercise their rights and
privileges Why this lack Of in
terest prevailed is inexplainable
We predict a greater interest in the
November election.
The democratic election in this
county was tame affair. Besides
nominating Jeff Jones for sheriff an6
Hanson Hughes for treasurer, tht
democrats also endorsed j. A. Waters
for clerk, Mrs. Lena Smell Shurte fol
school superintendent, S. e. Notsol
for district attorney and 10y M. Tur
ner for surveyor.
About 155 votes were cast by thu
Democrats in this county, Woodrow
Wilson having received that many
Delegates to the Democratic Nationa
Convention received support in Nor
row county in the following order
A. s. Bennett 115, J. w. Morrow 81
w. l.. Morgan "a, Thomas H. Craw
ford SO, Frank L. Armitage "a
Drake c. O'Reilly 2S, Helen l. Tom
linson %.
For second district delegates, VIII
M. Peterson received rs, M. r. Blgg
6S, Will R. King "a, Fred ]. Holme
54, Charles e. Worden 8.
For vice-president Of the Unite,
States, Elliott w. Major 4S and Thos
r. Marshall 95.
For presidential electors o. P. Ga
show 1874, John H. Stevenson 12C
Daniel w. Sheehan 151, Bert E. Ha
ney 11S, Porter ]. Neff III.