Cheyenne record., 1916-09-28
THE PRIMARY WINNERS
.Ros,NsoN DEFEATS MeMuLliN
BY 1os VOTES.
official Count Ends closest Contest
Yet Recorded In Colorado Pri-
mary Elections.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Denver.-Wtlltam Z. hOplusoA "
| Colorado Springs won the Republican
nomination for attorney general oy
f1O6 votes. The official count by the
State. Canvassing Board gives Mr.
Robinson 1885 votes and Samuel u.
McMullin 1879. Rees d. Rees 'of
Denver. third highest candidate. re-
ceived 1850, 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 elections.
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
end candidate for denomination with
out an opponent, received the hignest
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. sr
Bailey were given the Democratic
nominations for Justices of the Su-
preme Court by substantial majori-
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:
Goyernor-Julius C. Gunter (Dem.,
unopposed), 1860; George A. Carl
son (Rep.}. 42.O03: Samuel D. Mich
olson (Rep.). 3s,S7s.
Lieutenant Governor - Moses f.
Lewis (Rep, unopposed), 5000;
James A. Pulliam (Dem.). 21,46S;
| Franklin E. Carringer (Dem.). 1S.434.
| Secretary OF State-John E. Ramer
(Rep., unopposed), 58,103; William F.
Allen (Detn., unopposed). e6.397.
Treasurer Harry E. Mulnix (Rep.,
unopposed). 55.843; R. H. Higgins
(Dem., unopposed), S6,S58.
Attorney General-(Rep.), William
C. Robinson, 1885; Samuel G. NC
Mullin, 14,779; Rees D. Rees. 1850;
| Grant e. Halderman, 1896; M. B.
Kennedy, 6.3s4: Arthur Morrison, g..
325. (Dem.), Leslie Hubbard, unop-
posed, 35,777.
Auditor of State (Rep.), Ollie Thor
son. 25,418; H. H. Harbaugh, 17.71S;
| Arthur M. Stong, 1928. (Dem.). /.
Charles A. Leckenby, 23,119; Roy M.
Davis, 1871.
supt. of Public Instruction-(Rep).
Helen M Wilson, 42,193; Grace Ell
len Shoe Smith, 20,706. (Dem.) Mary
c. C. Bradford, unopposed. 37,6S2.
For congressman.
First (Rep). vaile, 4.s4s;
Ritter, 4,2S7; Dickson. Abb; Brown,
2,1O6; Pickens. 1892; Fribourg, 1928;
Eastwood, 694. (Dem.). Hilliard, l.,
$40; Teller. 4,434.
Second District = (Rep), Timber
lake, unopposed. 1922. (Dem), Jones,
b,441; Drum, 4,405; brennan, 81.
Third District (Rep.), McClelland.
1852; Peterson, 6.SS1; Stanley, 1902.
| Dem.), Heating, 1O.597; Francis, 70.
Fourth District-(Rep.), Baird, un-
| OppOseu, S,oE1. lDem'), 1dyloI, uu'
opposed, 1O,0206.
For District Attorneys.
| First-Ashbaugh 1,745; Quaintance.
| 1.277; Vivian, 904; Johnson, 2,466.
| Second - Gillespie, ,6.921: Benson.
| 1852; Stark, 2,725;- Davis, 3,574;
Hornbein. 1861: Foley, 5,349.
Third-Hawley, 1920; Blickhahn.
2,406: Lambright,. 1,S4S. z
Fourth-strachan, 1920; Purcell.
s.s05.
Fifth-Ryan, 1922; Bonner. ss6;
Whatley, 1.121; Purple, 1s4.
sixth-Emigh, $50; Perkins. 457;
Lane, 1925; Downey, 1896.
tSeventh-stivers, 4.o47; Weiser. B.
1913.