Gunnison news-champion., 1920-11-12
COMMISSIONER
IN DOUBT
POWDERHORN CANNOT Be
COUNTED. LEAVES Me-
DONALD WINNER BY IL
With II Counted, Knowles Would BE
Seven Ahead. Other Discrepancies
Discovered. Contests Probable. Nc
Dougal Safely Elected

The official count of the ballots in
Gunnison county, held Monday and
Tuesday, could not be completed on ac-
count of the Powderhon vote. The
judges in that district had sent in no
tally sheets, merely totals for the diff
fercnt candidates, and these did not
agree. For instance, in one sworn
affidavit, Tully Scott was credited
with IL votes and in another sworn
affidavit with 18. The votes on Mrs.
Craig for superintendent of schools
did not tally. There being no way to
tell what the actual vote was, without
opening the ballot boxes and recount-
ing, the judges left the P0wderhorn
vote out, until an order of court is
broughtto allow the boxes to be II
That this order will be sought issuuHl
certain since without Powderhorl We
cinct, Clarence Mcdonald. dem6' xtic
candidate for county commissioner in
District No. 2, is elected by ~ votes.
With it counted the Republican candi-
date, Ted Knowles, is elected by z
votes, as the Powderhorn ballot stood
4 for Mcdonald and % for Knowles.
There is also mix-up about the ab-
sent voters. Five ballots from Sapi-
nero cannot be counted yet, because the
poll list furnished the clerk does not
contain the names. The judges at
Sapinero may, however, have a list of
that does include them. Also two bal
lots are known to have been mailed
from Boulder last week that the post
office department has lost somewhere
along the line.
The count was made under direc-
tion of John Gordon and c. E. Florer,
justices of the peace, and M. J.Schmitz,
deputy county clerk, Henry Dunkel
and p. J. Hurley acting as clerks.
Owing to the absence of Powder
horn precinct from the official returns
News Champion cannot publish the f.
nal tabulated figures this week but Will
give few figures for reference.
In the 20 precincts out of 81, the
count shows that the high elector for
Cox received 1924, and for Harding,
1904, republican majority of 40.
About the first time republican can
didate for president has carried Gun
nison county, since Roosevelt in 1904.
There were 1876 votes cast for Debs in
Shoup gets 1851 to 776 for James
NJ. Collins, or a republican majority
of ATS.
Charley Thomas got 81 votes in
Gunnison county, while Scott, the
regular democratic candidate received
942 and Nicholson 1888. We are sur
prised that Thomas got 81 votes. He
should have drawn a blank.
Without Powderhorn district A. G.
Delo carries his home county, with
Powderhorn, he loses it by 10. As an
eleventh hour candidate, Mr.. Deto
made a splendid run. and under ordin-
ary circumstances would have been in
the lead for election as state senator.
Besides Taylor, who carries the
county by 311, the only democrats on
the state ticket to win here were No
land, who bested Milliken 1856 to
938, Shafroth, who beat Keyes, 1924
to 931 and Mrs. Bradford, who was
ahead of Craig by 1877 to 925.
Withut Powderhorn the county ticket
shows majorities as follows:
Cowan over Wise, 72.
Burgess over Charlesworth, 142
McDougal over Hogan, SO (if Pow
derhorn be included McDougal would
still have 18 majority.)
McWilliams over Summers, 1853
Hanlon over Arnott, 269
Herrick over Napier, GIT
Haymaker over Robinson, 1877
Blackstock over Rose, $50.
Robinson over Whitehorn, 181
Hyatt over Hanson, 511
Sullivan over Gillaspey, 444
Mcdonald over Knowles without
Powderhorn) IL
Knowles over Mcdonald (with Pow
derhorn)
The tunnel amendment. No. s re-
ceived 1857 favorable votes and 579
negative, majority Of SIS.
On the educational amendment vote
Was 1891, yes; 23e, no.
We viii give detailed vote on tie oth-
er 6nSendments next week, but these
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