The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
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ton. Cook is assistant treasurer.
Strong votes were polied both by Wal
ter L. Payne of Burlingame and Matt
Weightman of Topeka. Payne ran
like race horse in Usage. his home
county, while Weigftman- rolled up a
big majority in Shawnee. Both
Weightman and Payne today claimed
the treasurer nomination. while friends
of Cook contend he has a safe lead.
Charles Evans of Goodland is fourth
in the running.
Position on the ballot has shown
its effect in a number of counties. Re-
turns from many rural districts indi-
cate clearly that the leading candidate
was the man or woman at the head of
the list. Many men and women who
went to the polls in Tuesdays prirnar-
les merely voted for the first candi-
date in contest and trusted to good
fortune to have guessed properly
Advantage in Position
Effect of the first position on the
ballot was in evidence In the vote on
supreme court justice and secretary
of state It is probable that Frank
Brown of Topeka won over J. T. Bot
kin, secretary of state, in a number of
communities where Browns name was
first on the ballet. Botkin's renomi-
nation. however. is regarded as GER
tain. .szs=sz. - s-5s---s 3 $3.50 -
Justice Silas Porter is renominated
for associate justice of the supreme
L
talizing position on the ballot gave
Judge Porter much sorrow in numer-
GUS counties. some of which have re-
turned majorities for A. A. Graham,
lis OBJ 0nent.
There were no fights of concern in
the Democrat camp and in the main
the Bourbons stayed at home Their
vote was probably 10 to Is per cent
of the total for Republican candidates.
Col. Ed. c. Little is apparently bad
" For a
sional nomination in the Second. U. S.
Guyer is carrying Wyandotte county
by 500 to 1000. He has O. lead of
zoo in Bourbon. $50 in Franklin. 200
in Douglas. $50 in Johnson and claims
Linn and Anderson counties.
Both Claim 1t in Sixth.
Out in the Sixth district, both Otis
L. Benton of Oberlin and Max Ander-
son of Beloit today claimed the nomi-
of partial or complete returns from
fourteen of the counties in the dis
! trict. The fight was bitter and was
responsible for heavy vote in a num-
Der of the northwest counties.
John Simmons of Hutchinson holds
lead over the field in the Seventh
| district congressional fight. His prin-
| cipa1 opponent was Frank q. Russell
of La Crosse. On the face of the re-
turns from the district, Simmons Is
again the Republican nominee.
Clyde W. Miller is leading in the
Fourth district congressional fight
Howard Martindale is second in the
race, with H. ]. Hodgson third.
Miller's plurality is estimated al
1000 to $500 with returns at noon to-
day virtually insuring his nomination
He has carried Pottawatomie county
by nearly 1000, Wabaunsee by $50
Usage by 500, and has a big lead II
| Marion Morris and Lyon courtieS
Nartindale and Hodgson fight fol
Greenwood with Mathews ahead il
Woodson county.
There is doubt as to the result O.
the Democratic governorship fight
Because of the apathy in Democrat1'
| contests, the official returns to To
peka may be necessary to determine
the result. Ben S. Gaitskill of Girart
and w. c. Lansdon of Salina are run
ming close on the face of the returns