Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
FOLK CARRIES STATE
BY $4,000 MAJORITY
Audrain, Boone, 81. Louis and Kaus.s
City are Known 10 Have Gone
For Senator Wiley.
RURAL VOTE FOR FOLK
On the Republican Ticket Spencer had
A Complete Walk Away Over
His Opponent, TOrrey.

United States Senator X. p. Will
iey was defeated in Missouri for the
Democratic nomination by Joseph W.
Folk BY from 25,OOO to 10000 votes.
Audrain County did not give her na-
tive son, Wiley, quite a two 70 one
vote Boone County contributed a
slight majority Of few votes and
Pike county less than a hundred ma.
jority for Wiley. wilhey's lead in
Kansas City was about 5000 and ST
Louis gave him quite little more but
not sufficient to overcome the Folk
lead in the State. Judge Selden spen-
Ger secured the Republican nomination
in Missouri for Senator. County races
IN some instances, were exceptionally
close. Judge W. W. Bolts, was el.
ected representative, Mrs. Nettie NJ.
Stephens Recorder, Eppa F. Elliott
Circuit Clerk, Chas. Arnold Collector
with Tom Noel a close second, E. A.
Shannon Probate Judge.
Champ Clark was reelected to Con-
gress in the Ninth district for the
thirteenth time. He had no opponent.
In Galloway county Folk defeated
Whitley for Senatorial honors, Judson
Sanderson was nominated for Prose
cutting Attorney and Miss Mossie Nor
ris, was nominated for Circuit Clerk.
All on the Democratic ticket.
Examination of the chart of the
semi-official election returns of Aud.
rain county as it is printed in this
evenings Ledger shows that every
where the race was a hot one, except
of course where there was no oppos-
ition.
The office Of the county clerk was
crowded until early this morning with
enthusiastic politicians, anxiously
awaiting the returns of doubtful pre-
cints, and that was nearly every one.
Telegraph, telephone and even auto
mobiles were used freely in assemb-
ling the results of the primaries. But
it was not until noon Wednesday that
the last districts had been heard from.
The tabulated results as printed arc
only semi-official owing to the fact
that Vandalia, Martinsburg, Laddonia,
and Black precincts had not brought
their ballots to the county clerk at
press time Wednesday. The results at
these places were secured over long
distance Tuesday night, however, and
are almost complete.
In Salt River Township W. w. John
son was easily made Democratic Com
mitteeman at Large. John Abbay
was chosen committeeman from the
first ward in Mexico, according to the
semi official statement. George
Hatcher was the winning man in Mex
ico's second ward. In the third divis.
ion of this city C. C. Heizer beat W.
| A. Wayne by a small margin. In the
fourth, William Vivion cleared his op.
ponents ten votes.
| ]. At Brown with no opposition and
about 1893 votes won Democratic NOM
nation for Constable of Salt River
Township. Wayne and Hooten witt
almost equal scores were chosen as
Justices of the Peace
| j. R. Kilgore as constable, Reed
Burk as Justice of the Peace, and J
W. Blum were the only selections
made in Wilson Township that could
be announced Wednesday.
In Sailing Township ]. D. Cross
white carried everything as constable
Willis Angel was selected as Justice
of the Peace, and Oscar Smith got by
far the largest vote as committeema;
from that township.
A race for Constable in Linn town
ship resulted in a victory for W. R
Dudley over his opponent John Bethel
E. A. Feutz got II and H. F. Hotter
mann 16 votes for the office of Jus
tice Of the Peace.
i Incomplete reports from LoutrC
would indicate that Harry Crane al
constable, Mears as Justice of thi
Peace and C. T. Peyton as committee
man had been the selection there.
One hundred and five votes were
cast in Prairie Township for 7. j
Asher as constable. No account of the
Justice of the Peace race was received