Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-08-05
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CURTIS AND ALLEN GET BIG MA.
JORlTIES
TRAVIS is WINNER
Rural Vote Was Light Due to Good
Weather-Hopkins Won Over
Rooney For Attorney
General
(Associated Press)

o'clock this afternoon show In the
Republican column that 0overnos
Allen Is running ahead six or seven
to one; Senator Curtis five to one;
Attorney General Hopkins, three to
one.
Topeka, Aug. 4.-United States
Senator Curtis and Governor Allen
are easily leading their respective op-
ponents for denomination the face re-
turns early today from yesterdays
primary show. Notwithstanding the
hard fight made against Allen by the
labor and Nom Partisan League he
will more than double the vote for
Snow. the labor candidate.
Democrats Choose Davis
In the Democratic contest for gov
ernOr, Jonathan Davis was leading
this morning in the four cornered
race, Dempster Potts was second, o.
T. Wood stood third and w. s. Hyatt
was bringing up the rear
For Allen S,4l4
Two hundred precincts, part COM
plete and others incomplete, gave the
following:
Senator--Curtis 6,939; Edwards
3.76O.
Governor-Allen s.414; Snow g.
$50.
AS nearly as can be judged Allen
carried every county in the state al
though he was hard hit In the coal
mining and labor districts.
Hopkins Runs Ahead
Richard J. Hopkins has evidently
won over Edward Rooney for attor-
ney general In the face of bitter
fight made upon him by powerful q
be running well up with Allen. and
Curtis In q majority of the precincts
Of the state.
Travis 10 Winner
The fight on Frank Travis for re-
for state insurance com
missioner grew!ng out of trouble with
tissiskWt tss&as ssr 5lon spparentlx .hax
failed. Travis is running ahead of
his opponent. Jacob J. Banks, but by
a lead which may be overcome by
ater returns, although it Is not pro-
bable, as Travis seems to be rum
1ing better in the country districts.
The fight for state treasurer Is
,lose and interesting. Three candi-
iates are running, Crarles G. Evans,
0. T. Thompson and Carl White.
White Is an overseas man. The race
eems to be narrowing down to con-
est between Evans and White and
is neck-and-neck race.
Rural Vote Is Light
The vote over the state yesterday
vas light particularly the vote In the ,
ural districts. Clear weather and a
ush Of work kept the farmers In the
lelds. In the cities the vote was
bout the normal primary vote except
n localities where some contests Of
local nature caused a bigger at
enhance.
Dawson Is Chosen
John s. Dawson, for associate JUS
ce Of the supreme court appears to
e running away from both his Op-
onents, A. A. Graham and Tom D.
mith. For the other places on the
Ipreme bench Henry F. Mason, John
[arshall, present incumbents, had no
Dposition on the Republican ticket.
The Republican ticket on which
lere was no contest yesterday is as
Flows:
Lieutenant GOvernor-Charles D.
uffman.
Secretary Of State. PETTY
hn.
Auditcr-NSrd 4. Turner.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
Elizabeth Wooster.
State Printer-Imri Zumwalt.
Small Democratic Vote
A very small Democratic vote was
,lled In Kansas. George H.
odges has been nominated for Un-
I'd States senator without opposi-
IN. The ticket nominated by the
aside from governor, was
Ithout opposition and is as follows:
Justices OF the Supreme Court
lrl N. Hoimquist, Ralph W. Hos
nson, Robert ID. Coughlin.
Lieutenant Govefnor-Erank G.
ED.
Secretary Of state-T. 8. Hunt.
Auditor-A. r.. Koch.
State Treasurer-Ada B. Rodman.
Attorney General-Ra1ph T.
Neil.
superintendent Of Instruction..
Colville.
Superintendent of Insuranee-A
McCffnffc.