Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-11
MORRIS GETS REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION FOR SHERIFF
Luella Trier for Treasurer, Noren for
Clerk, Foster for Attorney, Trem-
bath for Register Of Deeds.

nomination for sheriff at Tuesday S
primary election in Iron county,
with Joseph Raineri a close second
and c. H. Olmsted third. M. ].
Connors finished fourth, VIM. Wal
ter fifth and w. c. Trezona sixth.
A total of 2293 votes were cast for
sheriff, of which Morris received
529, Raineri SIS and Olmsted SOL,
giving the nomination to Morris by
plurality of votes over his near
est opponent according to the un-
official figures. Connors received
a total of 302 votes, Walter 140 and
Trezona "A.
The number of votes separating
the winner from the runner up in
the race for sheriff is so small that
there have been rumors that re-
count would be called for. The board
OF county Canvassers was scheduled
to start an official canvass of the
votes cast in Iron county at Q o.
clock yesterday morning. The 6g-
ures as given here are not official.
In three -cornered race for treas
urer Luella Triercarried the county
by safe margin. OF the total of
2138 votes cast for treasurer Mrs.
Trier received 993, L. ]. Noldin
finished second with 731 and Ed.
I. Tolhurst third with Ala.
In the race for county clerk Chas.
A. Noren was returned a winner.
He received $50 votes out of a total
of 2l04. His opponents, Albert
J. Bawden, EugeneB Williams aud
John G. Moore finished in the or
der named, Bawden getting sol
votes, Williams 492, Moore PTS.
The contest for the nomination
tor district attorney resulted in the
selection of Warren B. Foster, who
received 1888 out of total of 2l66
votes cast. His opponent, VIM. T.
Lennon, received 8S3.
R. c. Trembath secured the
nomination for register of deeds by
a majority of571 over his opponent,
John c. Flanagan. Trembath re-
ceived 1347 and Flanagan 77o.
For governor Roy P. Wilcox
was strong favorite with Iron
county voters. He received $50
votes, plurality of 900 over his
nearest competitor, John ] Blaine,
who received 259 votes. Gilbert +.
Seaman was third with 258. Next
in order came James N. Tittemore
Edward F. Dithmar and Merlin
Hull.
Chas. H. Everett carried the
county for lieutenant governor
with total of 851 votes, as again
st 228 for Albert J. Pullen and 4O7
for George F. Comings.
The county gave Elmer S. Hall
for secretary of state 62o votes,
George l.. Harrington 534 and A.
| ]. Gobban 900.
Henry johnson for state treasur-
er led in the county with us votes.
as against 42I for John Turner and
34I for Solomon Levitan.
VIM. J. Morgan for attorney gen
eral received 885 votes and Adolph
Kanneberg 457.
Irvine L. Lenroot for United
States senator went strong in this
county, his total vote OF 788 being
only exceeded by that accorded
Wilcox for governor. His oppon-
ents, A. c. McHenry and James
Thompson, received 573 and 375
votes respectively.
Hubert H. Peavey for represent
ative in congress carried the county
by plurality of I7o votes over his
nearest opponent, A. P. Nelson,
who received 500 votes as against
80 for Peavey aud 329 for Thom-
as.
For member of assem- bly, H. NJ.
Marx received $50 votes as against
624 for Theo. J. Koerner. With
the returns from four precincts in
Villas county to be heard from
Mark received 278 votes and Koer-
uRr T6T a majority for Mark of