The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-11-10
HUGHES, LAMM
SWEEP COUNTY
BY 900 VOTES
Caruthers and Kerstner Lead
Ticket With Majority
of 1000.
HUTSON WINS SHERIFF
RACE OVER BRINKOPF
Bridges Caldwell, ScivalIy and
Snider Are
Elected.

! From returns which were made in
complete through an error in trans
mission from Allenville and Dutch
town precincts, it was estimated earl
this morning that Hughes and Lam
swept this county by a majority o
approximately 900 votes.
n. J. Hutson, chief of police in tn
Cape and Democratic candidate TO
sheriff, defeated Henry Brinkopf by /;
majority ranging between $50 and 2O(
votes. The remainder of the Republic
| can county ticket won with majority
ranging from 600 to 1000.
J. Henry Caruthers defeated Sena
tor Thomas +. Lane for reelection fOl
prosecuting attorney by majority es-
timated at approximately 1000. 1t is
conceded that Caruthers and J. H. C.
kerstner, Republican candidate fol
county treasurer, divided honors for
leading the ticket in this county and
Capt. H. W. Bridges ran both q close
third.
Judge Edward D. Hays got a eco
lead over his opponent, Judge Frank
Kelly, il Cape County.
DicIley ran behind his ticket in the
race against Senator James A. Reed.
Da~id ". Hill was slightly behind the
normal Republican ticket in this coun-
ty, according to returns tabulated at i
o'clock this morning, and Crren Will
son lost considerably in this county.
He maintained a majority of more
than 800 over his opponent o. S. Har
rison of Dunklin County.
The tremendous Democratic lead
Harrison receives in his home county.
however. is expected to be Wilson's
downfall.
Ernest Caldwell defeated W. A.
Summers for county assessor; DR.. Ar
thur Poe is elected Coroner over DIR.
Morgan of the Cape. Judge John A.
Snider polled the normal Republican
majority over his opponent X. H.
in the race for Common
Pleas bench.
D. NJ. Scivally is easily winner in
the race for constable in Cape town
ship.
Returns that were tabulated early
this morning also indicate the defeat
Of the amendments to The State cOnSti-
tuition by heavy majorities in each
ease. The third mendment was voted
down by majority of more than
1900.
Many OF the voters did not mark
their ballots on the amendments and
many of them failed to vote on the
stock law. From the returns on this
it is believed to have passed
With two precincts out the vote
shows the following results: Hughes,
1861; Wilson, 2SO3; Dickey, 1928;
Reed, 2S42; Lamm. $3.50; Gardner,
2764: Hill, 3467; Russell. 1885; Or
rem Wilson, 3314; Harrison, 2948;
Hays, 1926; Kelly, 1884; Bridges,
1864; Jenkins, 2S7S; Brinkopf, 3153;
1901; Caldwell, 1920; Sum-
mers, 3737.
Inside of the city of Cape Girar-
eau the voting was Republican in
very precinct. The closest contest in
any Of the precincts was between
Judge Kelly and Judge Hays in the
Works. the home of Judge
Kelly and the prospective home Of
Judge Hays. Hays defeated Kelly
here by one vote.
The total vote pollcd in the county
and in the city this year breaks all
'ormer records. More than three quar-
,ers of the voting had been put into
he ballot boxes by o'clock in the
afternoon.
There was a rush to the polls in the
morning and from the noon hour till
after > o'clock. The workmen at the
'hoe factory were released at $50
o'clock to vote and the workmen at the
frisco shops were off all day long to
-ote and work in getting out the vote
The counting in many of the pre-
.incts required until late last night |
md in Steimle and KlOsternan. it was
after midnight before the returns were
AVAILABLE. In Steimle, it took till al
most o'clock to conclude the count.
Those two precincts polled the high
st vote in their history.