The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
Complete Returns From Four
Fifths of State.
Republican Pluralities May
Reach 100000.
ELECT ENTIRE STATE TICKET
Good Roads Amendment Has
Been Adopted.
Other Two Were Ratified, Ac-
cOrding to Last Reports.
KANSAS ELECTION RETURNS.

KANSAS ELECTION RETURNS.
1.941 Precincts.
Harding tR) -...................e e.s.2ss
oGf MaSdlns. 1 ,,ura,itv Iss ss,sss sss
United States Senator;
Curtis (R) ....................ss9 ss9 .osa
Hodges CD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Is8 asa
Curtis plurality ..............II2.7Io
Governor:
Allen tRl --..-...........-...... es5.ss1
Aliens plurality .............. ss,1ss
With complete returns from four
fifths of the entire state. Republican
pluralities this afternoon promise to
reach 1850 to zoe, 900. based on the
total vote cast. The entire state tick
et-including Hopkins. attorney gem
eral, and Wooster. superintendent of
instruction-have won on the face of
returns. Judge Richard E. Bird is ap-
parently elected to congress in the
Eighth district and holds a lead OF
379 in 1913 of the 1913 precincts of the
district.
Good Roads Carries.
The good roads amendment has
been adopted. according to estimates
based on partial reports. Voters NAV
have also ratified the taxation and
farm tenantry measures. Both OF these
measures. tho. are in doubt, altho they
seemingly have lead
or the 2,526 precincts in the state
1,s41 had reported complete returns
this afternoon. Reports from the en-
tire state may be gathered late thi.
evening.
Governor Allen has won in an ex-
cept three counties-Bourbon, Craw-
ford and Sedgwick. his home. Bour-
BON is the home of Jonathan NJ. Da-
Wis, his Democrat opponent, while
Crawford is the home of the Mine
Workers union.
All Are Republican
| + All, congressional districts are strong
! iy Republican with the exception OF
the hotly contested Eighth. Judge
Bird has carried all counties outside
of Sedgwick, the home of the two can
aioates Counting in the district is
completed except at Oil Hill, Butler
county. where Ayres is leading BIRD
count
Hopkins and Wooster Safe.
H H. Motter. Republican state
chairman, this afternoon claimed the
election of both Hopkins and Wooster
by large majorities. He said Hopkins
would win by majority almost equal
tnat received by Governor Allen. Miss
wooster. who seems to be running
well in communities where the cfgaret
and powder puff are little in use, is
declared by Motter to be safe by
IS, 900.
Republicans have apparently won in
80 OF the 40 state senatorial districts
Senator A M. Keene. who voted
against The Industrial court law. was
hn
kepley of Fort Scott. a Democrat.
Governor Allen made speeches in
Bourbon county for Keene but he
failed to register enough votes.
Dick Howard to Senate.
Late returns from Cowley county
indicate r. II. (Diek) Howard. editor
of the Arkansas City Traveller. has
been elected to the senate. He was
trailing his Democrat opponent We'd
nesday, but in later returns apparently
landed enough votes to assure his
election. Republicans have probably
elected rs house members.
No figures have been compiled on
constitutional amendments. They have
carried in many counties and may go
to the rural districts with enough
votes to overcome their opposition
among the farmers
May Ask Recount.
Wichita, Nov. 4.-Democratic head
quarters here said this afternoon that
they were considering asking a recount
OF one Wichita precinct where, It Is
said, Is votes for Ayres were thrown
out because Cox's name was written
on the ballot Ayres's manager said
they would concede nothing until the
official count was made.
I'VE will not concede anybody's
election until after the official COUNT
said Grover Pierpont, Ayres manager
1T looks mighty good for Ayres again.
especially since the error was discov-
cred in Mcpherson county returns"
Reports from SO precincts out Of 62
in Sedgwick county give for president:
Harding, 14,z72; Cox. $3.50; for gov
ernor: Allen, 10,761; Davis. 1850:
for United States senator: Curtis, p.
1928, Hodges, D.. 9,145.