Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
THE PRIMARY WINNERS
ROBINSON DEFEATS MeMULLiN
BY 1o6 VOTES.
Official Count Ends Closest Contest
Vet Recorded In Colorado Pri-
mary Elections.

Denyer.-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 Mr..
Robinson 1885 votes and Samuel u.
McMullin 14.799. Rees d. Rees oil
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
and candidate for denomination with
out an opponent, receivedsthe highest
number of votes cast for any candi-
date. The total number of ballots
cast for him was 58,103.
Moses E. Lewis, lieutenant gov
ernor and candidate for denomination
received the second highest number,
58.040.
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 841 votes.
For State Officers.
The official count on elective Off
cials of the state was as follows:
Governor-Julius c. Gunter (Dem..
lnopposed), 1869; George A. Carl
son (Rep.), 42,OO3; Samuel D. Mich
bison (Rep.). 3s,S7s.
| Lieutenant Governor - Moses E.
lewis (Rep., unopposedD. 6S.O4O;
James A. Pulliam (Dem), 21.458;
franklin e. Carringer CDem.), 18.434.
Secretary of State-John E. Ramer
(Rep., unopposeD, 5s.1O3; William F..
Allen (Dem., unopposed), 36.397.
Treasurer-Harry e. Mulnix (Rep,
anopposed), 65.s4S; R. H. Higgins
| Dem. unopposed), S8.36s.
Attorney General-(Rep), William
C. Robinson, 1885; Samuel @. Nc
Mullin, 14,779; Rees D. Rees. 1880;
Grant e. Halderman, S,196; NJ. b.
Kennedy. 6,3S4; Arthur Morrison. g.
325. Dem). Leslie Hubbard. unop'
posed, 35.777.
Auditor of State-(Rep), Ollie Thor
son, 25,41S; H. H. Harbaugh, 1918;
Arthur NJ. stong, 1928. DemD.
Charles A. Leckenby, 23,119; Roy NJ.
Davis. 16.731.
Supt. of Public Instruction-(Rep).
Helen NJ. Wilson, 42.193; Grace El-
len Shoe Smith, 2O.7O6. Dem). Mary
c. C. Bradford. unopposed, 1882.
For consressmen.
First District-(Rep). Vaile, 4.94S;
Ritter, 4,237; Dickson, ABB: Brown,
2.106; Pickens, 1892; Fribourg, 1.02S;
Eastwood, 694. (Dem.), Hilliard, L.
$40: Teller, ABA.
Second District - (Rep), Timber.
lake. unopposed, 1929. (Dem.), Jones.
5.441; Drum. 4.405; brennan, 81.
Third District-(Rep.). McClelland,
s.632; Peterson. 6.Ss1; Stanley. 2.s02.
(Dem.). Keating. 10.6s7; Francis. 10.
Fourth District-(Rep.), Baird. un-
opposed, 1922. CDem), Taylor. un.
opposed, 10.0206.
For District Attorneys.
First-Ashbaugh, 1,745; Quaintance,
l.277; Vivian, 904; Johnson, 1896.
Second - Gillespie, 6,921; Benson.
1852; Stark, 2,725: Davis. 1874;
Hornbein, 1861; Foley, 5,349.
Third-Hawley, 1920: Blickhahn.
2,406; Lambright, 1,84S
Fourth-Strachan, 1920; Purcell,
5,905.
Fifth-Ryan, 1929; Bonner. 936;
Whatley, 1,121; Purple, 1874.