The Delta independent., 1922-11-10
HAVE DEMOCRATIC Gov
ERNOR-G. o. p. LEGISLATURE

SOIue real SURPRISES, AOI Ouly III Tue
county, but in the state and nation.
For instance, it is seldom that the
state elects governor Of one party
and the rest of the state ticket from
another. This is practically what hap
pened in Colorado, William e. Sweet,
Democratic candidate for GOVERNOR
winning over Benjamin Griffith by
approximately $500 votes With the
exception of Congressman Fourth dis
trict and the state superintendent of
public instruction, other members of
the state ticket are Republican,
though the attorney generals office is
still in doubt.
Edward T. Taylor. present congress
man Fourth district, won out over
Merle D. Vincent with sweeping ma
jority estimated at 10000. His ma
jority in Delta county was s47.
Results in Delta County.
| For Judge of supreme court, ten
year term, William A. Hill, Democrat,
received 1929 votes, while his oppon-
ent, John W. Sheafor, received 1929
| For the vacancy period, Supreme
court, John Campbell, Republican
drew 1895 votes, his opponent, Fran
els E. Bouck. receiving 1884.
William E. Sweet carried Delta
county for governor by 412.
Robert F. Rockwell received a ma
jority in this county over Walter F.
O'Brien for lieutenant governor of 757.
James R. Noland received 2,02S
votes for secretary of state, as
against Carl S. Milliken's 1875.
For auditor of state William NJ. Nc
Nichols polled SIS more votes in Delta
county than his opponent, Arthur NJ
Stong
The county gave 2,22s votes to Mary
C. c. Bradford for state superintend-
ent of public instruction, while Cath
crime L. Craig, Republican candidate
dreww 305 less.
For the county offices Homer Ora
ham, Democratic candidate for sur
veyor, was the high man, winning by
the comfortable majority of 1.091. A.
]. Hotchkiss was second, receiving
LOIS votes for representative, there
by defeating the Republican candi-
date, Thomas L. Blackwell.
But three of the county Republi-
can candidates were alected, all OF
these having served before and being
|re-elected. They are Miss Anna Nor
borg, county trasurer, George H.
Merchant, county assessor, and T. E.
Remley, coroner. All other county
offices will be filled by Democratic
officers after Jan. 1.
For county clerk and recorder, Paul
X. Osborne defeated Bert N. Craw-
ford with lead of 1853.
Willis A Davis, Democratic candi-
date for sheriff. was victorious over
w. NJ Duling by 375 votes.
The closest race in the county was
between Anna Norborg, present treas
urer, and Floyd H. Lischke, Demo
cratic candidate, Miss Norborg win
ming by 73 votes.
In the county assessor contest
George H. Merchant defeated r. ].
Holman by 425 votes.
| Miss Alice Burnett Runaway from
Miss Donna Hartman with the county
superintendent's race. with major.
ity of S72, while T. E. emley drew
IuoIe NotCS liihh LIS oPPokSht, W.
C. Copeland, of Hotchkiss.
]. f. Beckley was elected to sue
ceed himself. by 597 more votes than
his opponent. Watson H. Stewart re-
ceived.
The tabulated unofficial list Of can
didates in Delta county will be found
elsewhere in these columns.
The Western slope was a Demo-
cratic landslide. for while Delta coun-
ty elected but three officers on the
Republican ticket, the Republicans in
adjoining counties Jared even a worse
fate. Montrose county Republicans
pulled but one candidate through-the
assessor, while Mesa county saved
three-county clerk, commissioner
and coroner.
over the Nation.
Unofficial reports gathered from
over the United States give the Re-
publicans a senatorial majority of SIX
teen. The house is Republican by
small margin.
In Ohio the Republicans elected
their senator while the governorship
was won by the Democrats.
Nebraska defeated Senator Hitch
cock, Democrat, for senator and elect
ed the governor.
Kansas swung into the Democratic
column in governor.
Illinois elected twenty Republicans
and seven Democrats to congress.
In New Jersey. Edwards, Democrat.
defeated Senator Freylinghuysen.
New York elected a Democratic gov
ernor and United States senator was
overwhelmingly elected.