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VOLUME XXIII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NKBKASUA THURSDAY, APRIL 201916
NUMBER 20
Nebraska Primary Election Returns
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Returns so far from state show Neville nominated for governor -n Democratic side and close race between McKelvie and
Butte county Democrats nominate Cox for sheriff, Manion for clerk, Mollring
Westover for attorney. Republicans nominate Barnes for sheriff, Mounts for
assessor and Basye (or attorney. Thomas and Harper for representative.
Sutton on Republican side. In Box
for treasurer, Dillon for assessor and
clerk, Irish for treasurer, Keegan for
Tuesday's election was the most hotly contested over the state
since the primaries were adopted as the method of bringing out can
didates for state office. At this time, Thursday afternoon, many offic
es arc still in doubt and it will probably take the official counts in
many counties to settle the matter. . The unofficial count of Box Butte
county is given below. The official count will be held Friday. Some
additional mail ballots are expected but they arc not expected to
change any of the general results.
A special dispatch to The Herald Thursday afternoon gives the
following count:
For Governor:
Republican
Democratic
For Senator:
Republican
Democratic
Sutton
Miles
MeKelvie
Neville
Bryan
Kennedy
Aldrich
Hitchcock
Dunn
16,000
14,000
11,000
23,000
14,000
18,797
12,997
21,948
11,000
For National Committeeman:
Democratic Mullen
Dahlman
Republican Howell .
McGrew
For State Railway Commissioner:
Democratic Ridgell
Wilson
13,658
..... 12,720
15,400
.... 10,370
2,581
2,798
in this end of the district, and he may carry enough in the cast end to
pull through. Frank J. Taylor will undoubtedly be the other dele
gate fro mthis district.
Joe W. Lccdom of Gordon, Republican candidate for commission
er of public lands and buildings, is making a strong showing, and
while he will probably lose out in the east end of the state to Fred
Beckmann, Lcedom has placed his name before the people in a way
The vote on state senator from tire 28th district is still in doubt j lhat gnows he is rcc0gnzcd and lhat may piacc him in line again
although Porter of Crawford appears to have the lead. Griswold of
Gordon is a close contestant.
Late returns on state representative from the 73rd district, com
prised of Sheridan and Box Butte counties, show Lloyd Thomas in
the lead on the Democratic ticket by 186 votes, and W. R. Harper on
the Republican ticket by 40 votes. This poll includes all of Box Butte
county and the. north end of Sheridan county, including Rushville,
Hay Springs and Gordon.
Charles II. Tully of Alliance may be the Democratic national con
vention delegate from the Sixth district. His vote in Box1 Butte coun
ty was 359. Incomplete returns show him to have a strong majority
In Box Butte county on the Democratic ticket John J. Manion
was nominated for county clerk, Fred Mollring for treasurer, Cal Cox
for sheriff, Opal RuSscll for county superintendent, P. II. Dillon for
county assessor, and Joe L. Westover for county attorney. On- the
Republican ticket W. C. Mounts was nominated for county clerk,
Frank W. Irish for treasurer, W. O. Barnes for sheriff, Mary Robert
son for superintendent, J. A. Keegan for assessor and Lee aBsye for
attorney.
On the non-partisan ticket W. II. Westover and Edwin D. Crites
were nominated for district judge, and Ira E. Tash and L. A. Berry
for county judge, by a vote of 498 to 273.
The unofficial Box Butte county vote is given below :
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For President of United States
JUbert G. Ross . 1 6 2 1
Henry Ford . . . . 6 25 24 8
Henry D. Estabrook 0 6 7 3
Albert B. CumminB IS 32 24 9
Charles E. Hughes 0 6 16 0
For Del. Nat. Con., 6th Dist
il, fi Rising . 8. 26 32 15
William C. May ............. 10 31 32 9
Earl D. Mallery 21 74 75 30
E. T. Westervelt. 11 21 33 12
For National Committeeman
R .B. Howell . 18 58 50 27
Charles F. McGrew . . 8 18 '30 8
For United States Senator
Chester H. Aldrich 11 48 32 13
Jhn L. Kennedy .... . .... 15 39 57 23
For Governor
Clarenre J. Miles 2 , 75 15 5
Walter A. George 2 17 9 4
William Madgett 10 0 ' - 0 14
Samuel Roy McKelvie 14 43 39 13
Abraham L. Sutton 30 31 0
For Meutenant Governor
H. P. Shumway 17 43 51 26
Walter Kieo.hel ....... 4 29 16 6
Theodore' E. Nordgren 5 16 15 1
For Secretary of Stale
Clude P. Hensel 5 9 18 2
Addison Wait . .. 13 42 36 5
W. B. Smith 3 25 15 11
WWber S. Wait . 6 11 14 16
Fur Auditor of Public Accounts
Geo. W. Marsh 9 36 27 11
W .L. Minor . 16 48 56 2
For State Treasurer
Franklin C. Hamer . 5 30 32 14
W. 11. Reynolds 20 57 49 20
For Attorney General
Cebert W. Devoe . 17 44 37 19
. Halderson 5 23 28 8
C. P. Anderbery 2 11 12 6
For Coin. Pub. Land and Bldg.
Fred Beckmann 15 51 36 16
Je W. Leedom 4 8 13 6
H. L. Cook 6 21 28 11
For Itaihvav Commlwluier
Thoi. Long 4 13 11 3
C. A. Rani til , -. 12 39 33 16
Henry T. Clark 5 14 12 8
Walter Johnson 5 18 29 7
For State Senator, 8th DUt.
H. J. Miller 5 36 28 11
Justin K. Porter 16 29 33 "14
1) II. Griswold 20 21 8
For St'ite K'p., Ttfrd Dlt.
W. U. Harper 18 61 42 25
E. C Swisert," 9 28 41 10
For County Clerk
C. Mou-'i 20 72 .77 31
Robvrt'A. n-M 8v 22 17 5
For Tr': Mirer
Frank v.' Irish 23 83 83 34 19
- For Hierlr?
Nrbr Frrhnapfel 8 18 14 1
V. L. Griffith . 5 29 21 7
E D. Mnbin .0 3 1 v 0
W. O. Harnos 15 45 56 28
F:r CosM'tv Superintendent
M:iry Rnb-'rtson . . 19 80 81 31 17
For (''iirit'' AeiMr
E. P 'vpfn-v 10 34 27 8
W. : Ze1P -r '10 44 31 6
J. A Keo'-n f . . 9 21 36 20
For Cni"v Attorney v
Rober' O. Reddish 9 36 34 12
Lw r-a.-ye 19 69 61 24
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For President of United States
Robert G. Ross 0 7 0 30 9
Woodrow Wilson 27 100 64 26 - 12
For Del. Nat. Con., 6(li Dist.
Charles H. Tully 27 89 62 24
Frank J. Taylor 13 54 37 17
Frank W. Brown 4 33 23 6
1). II. Moulds , 5 18 6 3
For National Committeeman
Arthur F. Mullen 14 44 27 16
James C. Dahlman 14 48 38 9
For United Slate Senator N
Ignatius J. Dunn 9 31 33 14
Gilbert M. Hitchcock 18 69 35 14
For Governor
Keith Neville 13 56 35 13
Charles W. Bryan 15 42 43 15
For Lieutenant Governor
James Pearson 5 30 23 7
Edgar Howard 14 47 31 14
William B. Banning, 6 21 12 3
For Secretary of State
Charles W. Pool . . 25 91
For Auditor of Public Account
William H. Smith 26 79 58 21 18 5 10 46 6
For State Treasurer-
George E. Hall 8 41 32 12
Harry Adams . . .. 18 62 33 14
F'or Attorney General
George W. Berge 13 43 26 16
Willis E. Reed 13 52 40 10
Vor Com. Pub. IouhU and Illdg.
E. T. Zimmerman 4 27 22 '6
G. L. Shumway 16 39 30 16
Henry Overmann ..., 4 8 7 0
A. J. Sllger 1 17 6 1
For llailway Coranilxsloner
R. W. Ralston S 13 10 1
Andrew Clute 1 7 4 2
Victor E. Wilson ; 5 18 11 7
Kdward Sughroue 0 3 3 1
W. S. Ridgell 16 61 41 15
For State Kei., 73rd Dist.
Lloyd C. Thomas 25 80 52 20
Arthur E. Clark ' I 22 16 6
For County Clerk
R. G. Fleming 18 46 33 10
John J. Manion 6 19 23 11
Geo. F. Snyder 6 61 16 6
For TreaMurer
Fred Mollring 23 81 54 21
A. H. Groves fi 29 19 8
For Sheriff
John Burns 8 28 29 14 7 4 5 9
C. M. Cox 18 75 41 13 12 3 4 45
Arthur A. Ralls 3 )5 7 2 2 0 0 0
For fount v Superintendent
Opul Russell 27 99 63 27 21 5 10
For County AKNettHor
P. H. Dillon 25 85 54 21 16 5 10 41
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Joe L. Westover 23 17 55 19 19 4 10 41
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Charles H. Tully of Alliance is making a good, race for delegate to Democ ratic national convention. Porter
of Crawford and Griswold of Gordon running neck and neck for Republican nomination for state sena
tor from 28th district. Official count to be held on. Friday. Mail ballots may make slight but probably
not important changes. Complicated ballots cause slow voting and still slower counting. Vote over
state and in Alliance largest ever polled at primary.
