The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-07
RETURNING BOARD
BEGINS COUNTING
VOTE IN COUNTY
Results as Indicated Last
Night Not Changed,
|0HNS0N'S LEAD IS 300
[arp Is Nearest Opponent in
Triangular Race,

In an election that was compare
vely quiet and unutcrr,,ng aud in
khich only a porlion OF the offices
Eere contested for. Oklahoma county
democrats. republicans and socialists
ominated tickets yesterday in the sixth
Fimary election since statehood TO be
|oted on at the November state cleo
Jon
Official Count Begins.
With more than three -iourthS OF the
btal vote Of the county in and tabulat-
the outcome OF all the nomlna-
Ions was indicated so clearly that con
|stAptS who apparently had lost the race
st night were conceding the nomina-
ons 10 their opponents this morning.
So far as known no disputes or
targes OF irregularities in holding the
ection in this city and county had
eveloped. The county election board
Jet this morning at the courthouse and
egan making the official count OF the
eturns.
Johnson Winner.
Returns complete from about sixty
the seventy eight voting precincts OF
he county confirmed the indications
Isl night that G. T. Johnson had won
he nomination for a second term for
,eriff On the face OF the latest re-
trns ne has a lead OF 800 votes over
/, neares, opponent. J. II. Earp, The
be in the precincts tabulated was
Mon, 1896; Bnion, so; Sheldon,
sNd carp 1857.
R1bsrf Burns, for county attorney
as still leading Robert w Maupin,
n 265 according TO the latest returns
noon. II is virtually certain that
urns has obtained the nomination.
With less than twenty precincts missing
ne vote stood at noon for Burns, l,Vj;
aupin. l7l0
Taylor Nominated.
W. r. Taylor, who was appointed last
inter to ill out the unexpired term
hused by the resignation OF w. NJ.
Swick. has been nominated Tor the
kfice by a plurality Of about 700 votes
|ker O. /. Price, a Justice OF the peace
Rhe vote as il stood this morning
howed Taylor leading by }68 votes
Bhe total vote tabulated OF the pre-
Bnc,s in was Taylor 1888, Price 1905
hid Bradshaw 500
Tom Bodine was given large ma
'brity over J. T. Brown in the nomina-
Hon for county clerk Bodine was
keking a second term, With only a
|kw precincts missing the result showed
odine leading by nearly 1000 votes.
he totals were Bodne 2.3OS and
brown Jos.
i Beaty Leads offutt.
\ Jim Beatty for tax assessor is leading
fzra Offutt BY 2E votes according to
he returns. Offuu was the only second
Erm man who apparently has been de-
kated. The vote given at noon for the
I've candidates was Beatty, 1882: Off
|h, l,2oS Nash. $50; Harrah, 200, and
}itto 2l8,
4 There were no contests for the demo
|tatic nominations for court clerk
bunty treasurer, county surveyor, SUI
Lcrintendent OF schools and public
3eigher. Cliff Myers, Arleigh F,
Bockoven, II. c. Adams, Anna Burks
d love and II. d. Lockhart were the
Uemocratc nominees.
D Beeler Leads Crossley.
Republicans placed ticket in the
leId for nominations but there were no
pntests except for sheriff. The win
Yer of this nomination was still unde.
|frmined at noon today. With IS pre-
Bncts In out Of 7S the results show
HAT s. c, Crossley had 40 votes and
tan Beeler 882 votes On the returns
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