The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
Complete Returns From 40 Of
105 Counties in State.
Nothing Definite on Auditor and
Treasurer Race.
PAYNE AND KNAPP LEADING
Weightman Second in Fight for
Akers's Office.
Organ Follows Knapp With
Dyer Third for Auditor.
Lineup in state Fights

Lineup in State Fights.
Complete returns from 40 of los
counties
STATE TREASURER:
Payne. 26.147.
Cook. 1876.
Weightman. 20.197.
Evans. 1906.
STATE AUDITOR:
Organ. 23,496.
Dyer, 22,017.
Knapp. 24,146.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
Ross. 37.024
Wooster, 29,429.
Payne, 1916.
Complete returns from forty-nine OF
LOB counties late this afternoon give
Walter L. Payne of Burlingame a
strong lead for state treasurer, while
the three candidates for state super
intendent are running neck and neck.
Both fights may go to the Official
count. w. d. Ross has apparently
won for a third nomination for state
superintendent of public instruction.
Dark horse" candidates have made
a great showing in the primaries this
year. AS a result of the long shot
races, 1t is possible that two men well
outside the dope sheet may WIN
Charles Evans of Goodland-entirely
out of the advance dope-is making
tender for the treasurship nomination.
although Matt Weightman of Topeka
is now in second place. Fred Knapp.
also out of the early reckoning, is now
the high candidate in the fight for
state auditor. Both Organ and DYER
ale right at his heels.
From 40 Counties.
| Complete returns had been received
at o'clock this afternoon frcm 4s of
the loo counties. Failure of election
board to send abstracts of their vote
to county clerks before scaling the
from many counties The final count
| from ovr the state Will not be avail
able until Friday night, following the
report of the county canvassing
| boards.
Complete returns had been received
today from the following counties At
Gibson, Brown. Chase, Cloud, Conan
che, Cowley. Crawford, Decatur, Dick
inson, Douglas, Edwards. Elk, Finney
Franklin. Graham, Greeley, Green
wood, Harvey, Haskell. jefferson,
Jewell. Leavenworth. Lincoln. Linn,
Lyon, Marion, Marshall, Mcpherson.
Meade. Mitchell, Montgomery Morris,
Nema ha, Neosho, Usage, Ottawa, Pot
tawatomie. Pratt, Reno. Rice, Riley,
Sedgwick, Shawnee, smith, Stafford,
/ Summer, Trego. Washington, wyan-
| dotte.
Official Count
There is little doubt that the Off
cial count will be required to settle the
dispute concerning state treasurer and
state auditor. Wylie w. Cooks early
| leads have entirely vanished This
afternoon he is fourth in the running
Matt Weightmans position in second
place is in danger, as Charles Evans
| OF Goodland is making a great show
/ ing in the western counties.
| Based on returns as received TODAY
it is probable that the finish fight for
state treasurer will be between Payne
and Evans. While Weightman is a
decidedly formidable candidate at this
time, his gains today have not been
nearly as consistent those of the
Goodland man. Payne checked in
with number of strong counties and
held safe lead all day. His lead OF
$500 over the nearest candidate gives
him an advantage hard to overcome
Payne's big counties were Douglas
tLyon, Marshall. Montgomery. Oea ge
Pottawatomie, Reno. Sedgwick, Smith
and Washington. Weightman's great
est strength came from Shawnee, al
though he carried Jefferson, Marion
and Leavenworth counties. Evans has
1 made a great race in the western
counties and surprised Is friends in
| number of the big eastern counties
He carried Brown, Franklin Harvey.
Jewell. Linn, Lyon. Riley and Sum-
ner counties.
With a lead of more than Z 900 over
Miss Lizzie Wooster of Saiina, w. d
loss has doubtless been denominated
for third term state superintend-
ent- The SaHna woman carried trou-
bic to Ross in a DumDer of counties
but the Ross strength was more posi-
tive in all sections OF the state and in
a three cornered race, Ross has doubt
less won a minority nomination
The Organ-Dyer-Knapp fight is the
spectacular contest of the primaries.
Fred Knapp of Beloit former secre-
tee, surprised every political observer
in Kansas with his vote Returns late
this afternoon gave Knapp a slight
lead over Organ with Dyer less than
1000 behind Knapp and within l.
votes of Organ. With returns missing
from fifty-seven counties, any Of the
three candidates may win the nom
ination.
Il Organs strength came chiefly from
the Third district and Wyandotte and
Shawnee counties. Douglas, Franklin,
Jewell, Linn, Dickinson, Lyon and
Smith counties piled up the big pIu-
ralities for Dyer. Knapp ran consist
, emily in all sections of the state and
received big votes in former Progress
isive strongholds.
Reports today from Mcpherson
! cnur ty indicated the nomination Of
, lJohr Hanson, the insanity lawyer. as
l q candidate for district judge IN the
: Reno o-Harvey-McP county -
trict. Hanfon was a candidate ior as-
S sociate Justice of the supreme courf
E two years ago and was but a few thou
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