South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-09
Reports From 48 Precincts
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Seph County.
MONTGOMERY Is VICTOR
IN RACE FOR PROSECUTOR
OeVine is Likely Nominee of
Republican Party For
States AttOrney-0ffi-
CiaI Totals Soon.

Reports from all but two Of the
so precincts in the county show that
a vote OF more than 5000 was poll
ed by the democrats. John A. VI
Adair completely overwhelmed Leon
ard B. Clore i'm the race for the GU
bernatorial nomination. showing the
LapOrte man under by a vote OF
3.165 10 Clio. G. X Montgomery i'm
the contest for the prosecutorship
nomination polled twice as many
votes as the total of his two op-
ponents even carrying Mishawaka.
Charles L. Metzger's stronghold
Metzger ran low man with $50. Dan
iel r. Nye 712 and Montgomery
2.719.
10 looks like a close race between
G.. II. Haslanger and G.. Y. Hepler
for the nomination for state repre-
sentative. Haslanger has PASS first
choice votes and Hepler 2.452. diff
ference Of SO votes. NJ. s GorsH
ran next. while F. s Wright topped
j. J. Konzen.
Charles Bailey is easily the nom
inee for sheriff with 2.32S votes. COM
pared 10 Robert Beyers. 392: z. J.
Hartman. SCI. and Singler. 71O. The
reports from the As precincts show
Ed Keller in the lead for the treas
urership nomination with a first
choice vote Of 1.43S. Marion Weso-
lowski is "a good second with 1.129.
and Hugh p. Dunnahoo, third with
1869. T. P. Moredock polled $50
first choice votes out of the as pre-
cincts
Swantz Wins Easily.
DIT T.. ]. Swantz swamped Or. D.
W. Mcnamara in the race for the
coroner's nomination, getting almost
four times as many votes as his
opponent Mcnamara records show
164 votes while Swantz's total stands
at 2,94S
T. a Zietler had no opposition
as commissioner for the eastern
district and polled S.SlS votes. while
Henderson Mcclellan polled 3.26S for
surveyor.
Thomas Williams secured the
nomination for commissioner from
the middle district with 2.3O1 votes.
compared To 1.O46 for g. W. Phil
lips and $40 for Elmer Shoemaker.
Accurate figures were not avail
able from Union and Lincoln town
ship mp 10 3 o'clock this afternoon.
while the second choice votes had
not been tOtaled by the canvassers
and election commissioners because
II was necessary TO have recounts
from several Of the precincts the
work OF totaling up the votes has
been considerably DELAYED although
an extra large force Of clerks have
been kept busy ever since o'clock
Tuesday working upon the books.
IL was not believed that the sec
ond choice votes would figure much
in any of the contests ON the demo-
cratic ticket. In practically every
contest the leading candidate had
enough votes 20 insure him of nomin-
alton. although there were instances
in the republican race where some
Offices are still in doubt although As
OF the so precincts are In.
Watson Runs Ahead Of New.
In this county James Eli Watson
ran AS votes ahead OF Harry :.
New in the race for the republican
nomination for United States sena-
tor. but ne did not secure "a majority
OF the ballots cast. This will cause
the second choice votes To be
brought into use. Watson polled
1852 and New drew elO9 with Rob
insCn only ga.
Charles w Fairbanks candidate
for president. viii lead his ticket i'm
st. Joseph county with 3.72S, the
closest TO him being Shepard j.
Crumpacker. candidate for state
senator. who polled $3.50. Andrew
T. Hickey. candidate for congress.
had 1855 All three OF these men
were without opposition
James p. Goodrich easily secured
the 81. Joseph counts vote FOR gov
ernor. Goodrich drew 2sSo In the
IS precincts. while Warren IT.
McCarv. his hardest opponent poll
ed only 1919 Goodrich viii have
enough of a majority TO get the ST
Joseph county vote without the 9TH
CT two precincts.
John r. Devine Is conceded the
nomination for prosecutor. although
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