The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-09-11
PDIMARY ELECTION
Local Election Very Quiet and Light
Vote POlled.-Bolsheyiki Names
Democratic Ticket in State.

The election in Prowers county ON
Tuesday was very quiet affair and
light vote was polled by both part
les all over the county. There was a
little excitement at Holly over the
fight between the non-partisan league
and others to control the democratic
nomination FOR sheriff, and it resulted
in quite u large democratic vote in pre-
cincts 2, ~ and -. The race for
county superintendent of schools
brought out considerable proportion
of the republican vote in Lamar also
the vote in the five Lamar precincts
being nearly 500 and in the county
nearly 1900. Considering the incle-
ment weather this war better than ex-
pected.
The local voters seemed to have n
hunch how the leading offices would
be distributed and voted on the four
big contests just as the people Of the
state did. Phipps for senator and
Shoup for governor were the winners
on the republican ticket, although both
Waterman and Ballreich ran well. The
returns so far in the state indicate
Phipps and Shoup as the winners. The
Nom Partisan League ran away from
a full democratic ticket from Shaf-
roth down. lyman beat Gunter bad,
not only in Prowers county but almost
every where else. Keating beat Mar
tin for congress; and in Prowers coun-
ty where there were contests the dem
ocratic candidate with the non-parti-
san endorsement was most always tho
winner. The race for sheriff on the
democratic ticket attracted more at
tention than any other among the dem
ocrats but proved an easy victory for
DE Wald of Holly. The race for coun-
ty treasurer is very close although
refused to make the race. At this
time returns favor the nomination of
ID. S. McClung by small majority.
On the republican local ticket the only
contest was ever superintendent of
schools and after an all night race
neck and neck, as the late returns
came in Miss Florence Sayler forged
ahead and won by margin of nearly
forty votes. For the same office on
the democratic ballot Mrs. Utter de-
feated c. L. Crutcher by a vote so
close il will take the official count to
make certain.
The outstanding feature of the whole
primary election locally was the way
in which the old time democratic lead
ers here, who have professed life
time friendship for Governor Gunter
stuck the knife into him to the hilt.
They all turned against him and fol-
lowed the lead Of the Denver Post,
the Bolsheviki organ OF the state.
"Honestjohn" was the man who did
the Job turning his entire federal of
flee holders machine over to the lyman
forces all over the state. In Prowers
county they simply swamped the gov
ernor by a vote Of 2 to l. The Posts
support for Shafroth is to be the con
sideration in the deal.
Register Lon Beavers OF the land
office is especially proud Of the fact
that although he was an eleventh hour
convert to the Martin cause he carried
his precinct over Keating; while
Charley Wooden, the Martin leader in
the county, failed to carry his. Martin
only carried three precincts in the
county, and it required all of Mr.. Bea-
ver's well known and much advertised
political cunning to pull Mr.. Martin
through in No. s. He is greatly swell
ed up over the result and thinks he
can rival Bob McGrath as campaign
manager now.
The returns are published elsewhere.