The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-04
CANYON COUNTY
G..0.P.PR|MARY
Gets OUT VOTE
Some Close Contests
Result from Tuesday
Election; Complete Re-
turns Await Canvass.

NOmpletely upSett1ng all forecatS,
Canyon county Republicans and
number of Democrats who invaded
the Republican primary Tuesday poll
ed the heaviest vote in western Can
yon county in the history of county
primary elections. Not only did Cald-
we'll turn out large vote but Parma
emptied itself into the Republican
polling places while several rural COM
munities cast Unexpectedly large
votes. In Nampa, however, the vote
was unusually light, there being but
little interest in the camaign at the
Junction City.
Evidence of the popularity of the
Republican primary may be gathered
from the fact that 1856 votes were cast
for Republican candidates for sheriff
at Parma and that two years ago, de-
spite the Republican landslide, Hard
ing's electors received but 325 votes
in the same precinct In Apple Valley
So votes were cast for two Republican
candidates for county clerk. Two years
ago Harding received Sc votes in that
precinct.
With returns from severl precincts
yet to be received, D. j. Westcott
and Henry Zeh, candidates for COM
missioner from this district, are run
ming neck and neck race and COM
plete returns, including an official can
waEs the county commissioners
will probably necessary before others
status can be determined. Mr.. Zeh
has been leading by a narrow margin
which has varied, as reports trickle
in, from % to one single vote. Mr..
Westcott lost three of four Caldwell
precincts but carried his own, South
Caldwell, by a substantial majority
thereby. carrying the city Late We'd
nesday evening, Mr.. Westcott went
III votes ahead when Apple Valley
returns, giving Westcott 81 votes and
Eel but 3 came in Returns Thursday
indicated that Canyon county's legis-
lative ticket is made up exclusively of
Caldwell men. Fred Harrington has
evidently carried the county over r.
H. Young of Parma as the Republi-
en- candidates for the state legislature,
Harold Foote of Middleton, R. w
Cakes, Baldwin Brown are nominated
and William Runciman continues to
lead Geroge Van de Steeg by a narrow
and constantly diminishing margin
Probobly not unto the final votes are
tablulated will the outcome of this con
test be determined. Mr. Brown LED
the field in this contest.
Other contested places. were wor
by successful candidates by large ma
jorities. Miss Rose Edwards county
clerk handy won from Earle Boyes
substantial lead given Mr.. Boyes ir
very Caldwell precincts having benr
nullified by Parma and Nampa vote:
while rural precincts showed varia'
ton of favor.
Mrs. Fern Hart easily carried the
primary as the Republican candidate
to succeed herself as county treasu
er. She polled far more votes thar
did her two opponents, Mrs. Clare
]. Baker and Emery Vassar, com
bined
Parma, voting almost solidly fol
her own candidates, saw two of then
go down to defeat Tuesday when San
Webb won the nomination for sheriff
by majority that will approach l0'
votes. o. C. Boyd, the Parma canidat'
received 81 of the 336 votes cast II
Parma but even that overwhelming
majority was not enough to carry hin
through. Mr.. Boyd Wednesday after
noon conceded the nomination to Mr.
Webb.
J.. c.. Watson of Parma won on
over Frank Brown of Wilder presen
incumbent, for that districts count.
commissioner candidate.
Incomplete returns have been receiv
ed from but u of the SO Canyo'
county precincts. Efforts have bee
made to obtain returns on closet,
contested offices from remaining pre-
cincts with out avail and it is nov
certain that the final result will no
be known until the county commits
sioners officially canvass the vote. Ac
cording to Idaho statutues, this mus
be done within 10 days following n
election or at any time in that perio
urhan Aha retnrns are RECEIVED.