The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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WEST. McLEXNAN COUNTY. TEXAS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 2, 1912,
NUMBER 43
Governor Colquitt
Carries Texas by 40000
Congressman Sheppard Has Big Lead
Over Jake Wolters For United
A
States Senator
i
Late returns from Saturday's j Barker................... 2027
primary gives Governor Colquitt For Attorney Geiwr&l:
a load of about 40,(XX) over Judge j Harris ________ 3101
Win. F. Ramsey for Governor: j Walthall...................2235
A total of 358,893 votes have been . Looney....................2008
reported to Colquitt headquar-* For Treasurer:
tors. The counties not reporting Aston ................. 2509
are mostly small and in many Edwards...............2117
cases did not. hold primaries. McCammon...............882
Of the remaining vote not yet Adams ...............:...1337
accounted for, Gov. Colquitt will j For Commissioner General
receive the majority portion as Lind Office:
the returns will lie mostly frou^j Robinson..............4*22
sections Hint have given a favor-1 Geers
2045
able vote to him. It is notice-
able, as the corrected returns
come in, the governor's majority
is being increased.
Sheppard leads Wolters by 30,
000.
Mayes leads Iniboden tor lieu
tenant governor by 85,000.
Lane has a big lead over Mai -1 Thom as |
ker for comptroller l\v 30,224.
For Associate Justice of tin
I Suprei. ■ (JtfurV Muse leads
■ Prenjprgsst 475.
EflFAttomey General, Walthall
f * ■ leads Looney 542.
For the Supreme Court, Phil
tips leads Towns 1,475 votes.
For Railroad Commissioner,
Mayfield lead-- Wortham 6,117
votes.
For Commissioner of Agrleul
■> , turi*. Kobe leads Singleton 14,194
votes
Summers 43.743, I), E Garrett
42,657, McLemore 39966, Cureton
83,705, Browning 24.749, is the
latest figures on congressman at
large
Ot M’I.KSNAN IWNTV
Tile Waco Times Herald of
Wednesday evening says:
“Governor O. B. Colquitt has
carried McLennan county, and
his majority over Ramsey is 49.
The figures are official, returns
from 48 boxes having been re-
ceived from Chairman E. C.
Street of the McLennan county
executive committee, the result
in the last box to be lieurd from
fv —Elin Mott—having been se-
cured this morning by the
'Tlmes-Herald from C. Christian,
t he being the presiding officer at;
Elm Mott.
Two years ago Gov. Colquitt
carried this county; his victory j Ooetley
in 1912 is naturally very pleasing Fleming
to bis friends in McLennan
county, even though the Ramsey
forces will probably control the
county convention.'’
CJ.08K OOI NTY CONTESTS
In the county, the two races
which occasioned the greatest
interest were those for district
-. judge and sheriff. County Judge
* Tom
p for ilistrict judge by 37 votes
J While S. 8 Fleming defeated
Sheriff O, W. Tilley by a majority
Of 21 '
Aj-- the vote
For United States Senator.
RandoU...................1128
Sheppard................. 8270
Wolters...................8121
| Zollner.. . .................26
For Governor;
«EvMluie............ 4031
Lieut«n:>in Governor:
imbod .............. 2981
Mayes . 1817
BWH
.....
For Commisionur of Agricult
ure:
Singleton....... 3076
Irion ...... 312
Halbert.................... 1031
Kone..... 2318
For Railroad Commissioner,
Place No. 2, unexpired term:
...............1146
Wortham.............
.......2129
Mayfield...........
...... 2897
Mason........ .
. ______465
Associate Justice,
term ex-
piring in 1916:
Pleasants..........
.......1064
Phillips........
.......1795
Townes ..........
......1*75
Sl*?er ...........
.......630
Craig...............
........516
3
i
term exptr-
ing in 1914:
Hawkins ____ ...
...... 4340
t j
Dibrell...................1701
For Judge of Criminal Appeals:
Prendergast........ 5370
Green.................. 483
M use.......................875
For State Senator, 11th Dial:
Mills .....................3987
Terrell....................3006
For Representative 33rd Legis-
lature, place No. 1:
Alexander__________________1888
Jordan.................... 2769
Stewart ................. 2343
For Representative 33rd Legis-
lature, place No. 2:
Williams.................. 4545
O’Bryan...................2813
For Flotorial Representative,
63rd District:
Hannah....................2948
Coffey ...................8982
For Judge 19th District Court:
McCullough.. .......... 3821
j Surratt........... 3784
For Sheriff:
Senator Terrell’s
Majority is 2009
Carries Falls and Milam Counties By
Big Majorities—Loses Mc-
Lennan County
In tho race for State Seqate I Leroy and Ross, increased In
from this district composed yf majority over bis last race aotne-
MeLennan, Falls and Milam thing like three hundred per
counties, Senator Terrell lias a I cent., and for which he feels
long lead over his opponent Hon. i deeply grateful to his friends
Seth P. Mills of Waco, his ma- and neighbors. Below will be
found tiie complete vote of the
three counties as reported by
of course, is not
substantially cor
BOY DROWNED AT
MOUTH OF BOSQUE
Tragic End of Swim in Stream Three
Miles West of Waco Sunday
Afternoon
Waco Tuna* Herald
Rouss Bolton, aged 17, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bolton. 8231
South Fourth street, was!
drowned at the month of the*
WOLTERS SAYS
SHEPPARD WINS
Says Texarkana Man Received Plu-
riaKty of Votes and Is Entitled
to Nomination
Houston. Tex. July 30,—Jake
Wolters Tuesday night made the
following statement :
"Oh the face of the returns,
jority being three times as great
as it was over his opponent four
years ago. Mr. Mills carried phone. This,
Waco, his home, by a large ma official but is
jority, also varying McLennan rect—
county, while Senator Terrell j County,
carried Falls county by a major!- i McLennan
ty of about three to one and Mi-1 Falls
lam with a majority of something i Milam
more tiian two to one. Mr. Ter-1 Total
rell’a home vote, that of West, i Terrell's majority 2,009.
Hill County Nominees The Precinct Election
Hillsboro, Tex., July 29—Indi- The Precinct Convention held
cations are that the following here Saturday afternoon to send
j officers have been nominated in ■ delegates to the Democratic
‘he primary election held in this I County Convention at Wac-Tnext
(county last Saturday: State Sen- Saturday, was very much Demo-
Terrell.
Milia
3060
3954
2494
892
2354
7908 ,
ator, W. C- Morrow; County
.Representative, K. T. Burns;
e ratio. The convention was
called to order by W. T. Harris,
of
Bosque, three miles northwest; Hon. Morris Sheppard has
of here, at three o clock Sun- j ,.ejveg the highest number
day afternoon. The body was . . . .. , . .
f J . sort .1 » ■ . I votes—not a majority, butaplu-
found at c.JO that evening and
taken to the John Fall UnderUk- !'alit*- While Mr- 8h*W»rd
ing company, where the remains 'luring the canqiaign contended
were prepared for burial. Mrs. i that a plurality would not entitle
A. F. Bolton and lier daughter, a candidate to the vote of the
Miss Daisy, were in Wooten I>enjocPatio members of the
Wells when the tragic accident , . . „ , ,,,
j mi . Legislature, he did not succeed
occurred. They came to Waco
...............1088
...............2388
Buchanan................. 2282
Tilley ..................... 2362
For County Judge:
Denton .................... 4986
Walker............ 2940
For County Attorney:
Tirey ... 18?-............... 2401
Forrester............ 8066
McNamara .. t,.......... 8538
For County Clerk:
L I Kdberger J/X- " 8000
McCollum.............. .1740
For Tux Collector.
Davis...................7661
For Tax Assessor:
Reed .....................0060
Broach_______..... 979
For County Treasurer:
Wortlmm....................8715
Kincannon . .... 588
Payne.....................2505
Yarborough ........... 847
For Commissioner Precinct 8:
j Willenborg has 238 majority.
Russell for Countable bus 34
majority over Applegnt<
Hon. Method Paxdral’s vote In
McLennan county was -_v-7
Sunday night in an auto.
From what can be learned,
young Holton went to the mouth
of the Bosque Sunday afternoon
with two other companions,
Sears Torrence and Bernard
Sonntug. It is understood that
the Torrence boy got in water
in convincing me that he was
correct. According to my view,
Mr. Sheppard is the Democratic
nominee for Senator.
“The reason I was not elected
Is very simpla: I did not get
quite enough votes.
Count Judge, Dudley Stephen- tin; presiding officer at this place,
son; County Attorney, J. W. R. H. Bresler was elected sec re
Marshal!; Sheriff J. W. Freeland; tary. Col. J. L Jones introduced
(Tax Assessor. G. G. Smith; Tax the following resolution:
, Collector, John MeKinzie; Coun | “Be it resolved by this eon ven-
; ty Clerk, R. R. Roberts; County tion that the delegates to the
Treasurer, Mrs. Edna Miller: county convention be instructed
County Superintendent, Fred J. to pro-rate vote on all matters
Shipley; County Surveyor. J-(coming before the county con
Rodgers Preston; County Chair- j vention, on the bases of the vote
man of Democratic Executive j ea9t at this box today for the
Committee, W. L. Satterfield; candidates for Governor.
County Commissioners, Precinct “Beit further resolved that
No. 1, J. C. Griffith; Precinct No. j twenty-eight delegates be selec-
2, W. E. Farqubar; Precinct No. ted to attend tiie county conven
3, G. W. Traylor; Precinct No. 4,; tion to cast a convention
Felix H. Vestal, Justice of the | from West.
i*eace, Precinct No. 1, J. F., The following committee was
Wrisht; In the race for District: appointed to select delegates to
Judge, Horton Porter defeated; the county convention: H. B.
Judge C. M. Smithdeal by a few Terrell, E. W. Neilson and Claude
votes, and in the District Clerk’s I Miller. This committee reported
the following delegates: Joe
Janak, Method Paxdral, Frank
Bezdek, H. B. Terrell, J. Lem
race Robert L. Bookout is a few
votes ahead of Clay Bedell and
Eugene L. Kouth. O. D. Dickin
son appears to have led in ttie
race for Flotorial Representative.
Far Prohibition Election
Jones, O. W. Presnail, L. J. 8u-
tmk, Dr. tfeorge Paxdral, Dr. J. S.
Zvesper, E F. Ousley, R. L.
Bailey, S. B. Jones, C. P. Zap*
I am glad I made the tight.
beyond his depth, and an attempt (1 am proud of it. I am not dis-
to rescue him was made by! appointed or disgruntled. Tliere
liouss Bolton. The latter was .i* not the slightest feeling of
■assisted by Bernard Bonn tag* bitterness in my heart. Tiie plan to have petitions ready to
and brought to a place of safety, principles for which I contended present to the Commissioner’s
still live. >
“To the press, for its uniform
I
It is thought that Bolton either
had a cramping spell or else was
drawn into a whirlpool
place where he met
Bernard Sonntag made a desper-
ate effort to save tho Bolton boy
but went down with the latter
twice, bo having a firm hold
around Bonn tag’s neck, lu his
Prohibitionists of Mclennan' w u Stewart, Emmett
county will meet at Waco Thun. , Smilh A c Wendorf, N. A.
day Augusts, to discuss thead-,^^ w R Denton. A B
visubility of calling a prohibition Bamerotli j. E McGhee, Win.
election in this countj. They j Bjgjridge, Claud Milk:. John
i Aderhold, S. T. Christian, Geo.
W. Brown, C C. Carroll, W. H.
meets August 12; Nichols. John WiHis. A. IS
Court which meets August 1J,
should they decide to make the'
effort to place McLennan in the
□ot ut the ‘ fairness and many Courtesies, 1 effort to place McLennan in the T.liking Sewer
Ills death, (extend my grateful appreciation, (dry column, Messrs. Geo. A, Dozen and
My heart is tilled with gratitude j The last local option election W. H. Warren at Corsicana were
to those thousands of loyal; was held five years ago and the I here this week for the purpose
friends trim so faithfully sup j county went wet by 700 votes of interesting our citizens in i
ported me. jn the statewide election last j sewer system for West.
went wet by only
attempt to save Bolton, Sonntag[ous places in the
year it;
Bosque, \otes.
These
|l31 gentlemen propose to put in
sewers in the business jiart of
name very near being drowned i About three years ago a boy lost i ‘;y*~T | town, provided they can gel 100
himself. j his life in the identical spot, and j Republican Convention j connections or subscribers at
News of his son’s death was the body was not recovered until The Republicans !>eld their j*> pet business house per
convoyed to Mr. Holton about an tbree days had elapsed. precinct convention Saturday at ley also ask foe a do
hour after th» boy sank for the. The death of Rouss Belton laj^j q jp Ball. J. 0. Stone
last time. He, together withj sincerely regretted in this com-1 ^ pba|man um, Benry mm j “ ‘
frieuda, hastened to the scene, jtnunity. He was a tnanly, obetli-, ■ Units.
immth They also ask Lu-
nation of one aare of grou
town for the location of
______-____________ . I mmmm
and the work of dragging the cut boy, the pride and joy of fond s**retary. Geo. Willis and Scott i tJ»*» indioff tank system,
water proceeded for a period of i and devoted parents, universally j Lillard were elected delegates to j the latest in the septic tank
about three hours. It was ftttal-1 impular with his compantona and the county convention which **“' <*“*“* *“ -*•
ly located by means of a trot J associates. His genial dis|»o j ,lU4t,l(4 at Waco Saturda.v August
line. In about eighteen fret W Litton and hta willingness to ltl Hcnrv Willis and Isaac Pro
flit were selected
water.
Several
drown d
were only a few
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Terrell, H. B. The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1912, newspaper, August 2, 1912; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth588840/m1/1/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.