The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-02
H0DCINS LEADS
|. IN SEE-SAW VOTE
|. ON LATE RETURNS
Closest Contest in Years in
Sheriff Nomination.
Out of so Precincts, 55 Only
Are Counted This Afternoon.
CARVER DEFEATS MONTGOMERY
Raub Took Field From Wright,
Monroe and Galloway.
Mrs. Chaplin and Miss Corbet
Easily Victorious.
CARVER DEFEATS MONTGOMERY
Raub Took Field From Wright,
Monroe and Galloway.
Mrs. Chaplin and Miss Corbet
Easily Victorious.

With complete official returns from
all except six of the sixty-one pre-
cincts in Topeka and Shawnee county
the sheriffs race, the one in which
there has been more interest than any
other, is still in doubt. The nomina-
ton appears to lie between Larimer
and Hodgins. Half a dozen times to-
day the results have switched it from
one candidate to the other.
With the six precincts still out
Hodgins leads Larimer by sixty-five
votes, while Wilson is third. Larimer
and Hodgins supporters do not believe
the six precincts will make Wilson
dangerous factor. They believe the
battle will be fought out between the
two candidates now in the lead. At
one time today there was one vote be-
tween Larimer and Hodgins At other
times either led the other by 100 or
more. But they have been little more
than that apart since the returns be-
gan coming in.
Robert Carver, candidate for county
attorney, apparently has won over w.
P. Montgomery. During the campaign
it was looked upon as one of the clos
est contests. But with only six pre-
cincts to be heard from officially and
with incomplete returns in from part
of them, Carver has 1926 as against
4,S33 for Montgomery.
MISS EODd SOIDeI mas run away
with the nomination for county SUI
perintendent. She has received, ap-
parently, almost as many votes as her
two opponents. Her total to date Is
1852 while D. H. Wallace has $3.50
and Will VanOrsdal 2.706.
In the race for clerk of the district
court Mary E. Chaplin won an easy
victory. She received more than dou-
Bile the votes cast for her opponent,
VIII Harris She received 1871 as
against 1854 for Harris
Another easy winner is Ralph Cav,
candidate for the Republican nonnina-
ton for probate judge. He has a
long lead against his opponent, D. II
Branaman. Cav has 6,501 votes as
against 1922 for Branaman.
Nipps-Rodgers Battle.
In the Second commissioner dis
trict there is a battle on between
Fred Nipps and A. A. Rodgers Rod
gers has had a slight lead most of the
; time and the vote now stands 2,37S
for Rodgers to 2,028 for Nipps
In the Third commissioner district
there is another battle on with seven
candidates in the race. Wright. Nc
Afee, Duncan and Buckman are lead
ing Wright has 708 votes, McAfee
TO, Duncan $50 and Buckman 656.
Rad Lee Wins.
r. M. Lee appears to have won the
nomination for judge of the court of
! Topeka. Ed O'Neil is second man and
the probabilities are that when the
count is complete Douglas Mote will be
/ third. Lee has 3,0S1 votes and O'Neil
2,247.
After trailing his opponent most of
the day O.. F. Narcotic, candidate for
coroner, took the lead this afternoon.
He has 5,302 votes as against 5,012
for Bomgardner.
Returns are in on state offices in
the offices of the county and city
clerks, but no effort has been made to
interest in the fight over county Of
fices. When it has finally been de-
cided who has been nominated for
sheriff the totals on the state offices
will be worked out.
Counting in Progress.
The counting in at least one pre-
cinct is still in progress. A telephone
message to the county clerks Office at
O'Clock stated that in Oakland the
clerks and judges were still counting
ballots.
The six precincts from which
complete official returns have not yet
and Tecumseh in the country, and the
Sixth precinct of the Second ward. the
First of the Fifth and the First of the
Sixth, in the city.
Apparently there is no question about
the denomination of Robert Stone in
the Thirty fifth representative district.
W. A. s. Bird appears to have been
renominated in the Thirty-fcurth dis
trict and L. H. Neiswender in the
Thirty-third district. All three men
are candidates for denomination.
Jack Campbell was renominated for
county surveyor over Walter Craw-