The Colorado statesman., 1916-09-30
The PRIMARY WINNERS
ROBINSON DEFEATS MeMULLIN
BY 1o6 VOTES.
official Count Ends Closest Contest
Yet Recorded in Colorado Pri-
mary Elections.

Western Newspaper Union News servie.
Denver.-william C. Robinson OF
Colorado Springs won the Republican
nomination for attorney general BY
LOG votes. The official count by the
State Canvassing Board gives MI.
Robinson 1885 votes end Samuel G..
McMullin 1879. Rees d. Rees OF
Denver, third highest candidate, re-
ceived 1880, or Just 245 votes less
than the high man. The race for the
nomination was the closest and most
exciting in the history of Colorado
primary electionc.
Governor Carlson's majority for the
Republican gubernatorial Nomination
over Samuel d. Nicholson of Lead
vile was 3.125.
John E. Ramer. secretary of state
and candidate for denomination with
out an opponent, received the highest
number of votes cast for any candi-
date The total number of ballots
cast for him was 5S,103.
Moses e. Lewis, lieutenant gov
ernor and candidate for denomination,
received the second highest number,
5000.
Samuel N. Wheeler and Morton s.
Bailey were given the Democratic
nominations for justices of the Su
preme Court by substantial MAORI
ties. Wheeler was highest and Bailey
second George w. Musser, former
chief justice, was defeated by Justice
Bailey by S41 votes.
For State Officers.
The official count on elective Off
cials of the state was as follows:
Governor-Julius c. Gunter (Dem.,
unopposed). 1860; George A. Carl
son (Rep), 42,003; Samuel d. Mich
olson (Rep). 3S,S7S.
Lieutenant Governor Moses E.
Lewis (Rep., unopposedD, 5s,O4o;
James A. Pulliam (Dem), GLASS;
Franklin E. Carringer (Dem.), 1S,434.
Secretary of State-John e. Ramer
(Rep., unopposed), 5S.1O3; William F..
Allen Dem., unopposed), 36.397.
Treasurer-Harry E. Mulnix (Rep.,
unopposedD, 55.S43; R. H. Higgins
(Dem., unopposed), 36,35S.
Attorney General-(Rep.), William
C. Robinson, 1885; Samuel G. Nc
Mullin. 14,779; Rees D. Rees, 14.640;
Grant E. Haldegman. S.196; M. B.
Kennedy, 6,384; Arthur Morrison, g.
325. (Dem.), Leslie Hubbard, unop-
posed, 35,777.
Auditor of State-(Rep.), Ollie Thor
son, 25.41s; H. H. Harbaugh, 17,71s;
Arthur M. Stong. 17.28S. (DemD i.
Charles A. Leckenby, 23,119; Roy M.
Davis, 16.731.
Supt of Public Instruction-(Rep).
Helen M. Wilson. 42.193;, Grace FL
len Shoe Smith, 2o.706. Dem.(. Mary
c. C. Bradford. unopposed. 1852.
For congressman.
First District-(Rep), vaile, 4.94S;
Ritter, 4.237; Dickson, 4.13S; Brown.
2.106: Pickens, 1892; Fribourg, 1.O2S;
Eastwood, 694. (Dem.), Hilliard, A.
$40; Teller, ABA.
Second District (Rep.), Timber
lake, unopposed, 1929. (Dem), Jones.
SAL; Drum, 4.405; brennan. 81.
Third District-(Rep), McClelland.
s.632; Peterson, 6.s81; Stanley. 1902
(Dem.), Keating, 10.597; Francis, 70.
Fourth District-(Rep), Baird. un-
opposed, 1922 (Dem.), Taylor, un-
opposed, 10,0206.
For District Attorneys.
First-Ashbaugh, 1,745; Quaintance.
l,277; Vivian. sO4; johnson, 2.466.
Second = Gillespie, 6,921; Benson,
1882; Stark, 2,725; Davis. 1874;
Hornbein, 1861; Foley, 5,349.
Third-Hawley, 1920: Blickhahn.
2,406; Lambright. 1,84S.
Fourth-Strachan. 1920: Purcell.
1905.
Fifth-Ryan. 1922; Bonner. sa6;
Whatley, 1.121; Purple. 1s4.
Sixth-Emigh, $50; Perkins, 457;
Lane. 1925; Downey. 1896.
Seventh-Stivers, 4,047; Weiser, g..