Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 17 | Van Sicklin is Victor, Avers J Galloway

VAN IS VICTOR AVERS J. J GALLOWAY Will Vill Win Vin in Nomination for Governor by Votes S S Ss s 's Manager Herald 8 Sp l Bole Boise Aug 31 On On tho the eve C of or the tho close cloo of ot the Democratic primary campaign campaign cam cam- James Galloway manager of tho the Van campaign gave o out tho following statement Reports received from all nil parts part of or orthe the state tolla today indicate that thit Edward l 1 E. E Van will receive e the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic nomination for governor It by a majority of ot about votes voles He lie will ha have 6 a plurality of at about 2000 votes otes over o Samuels his nearest opponent and approximately over o Martin In its desperation to assist Martin Mar Mar- Martin 1 a 1 tin Un time the club evidently has hns overreached Itself Late this evenIng evening evening even even- ing an nn attempt was made malle by some lome of tho the Martin supporters to have tho managers managers' man man- agers' agers of the tho Van campaign n agree to sign a call for tor all nil Democrats to vote ote first and second choice for tor governor o e nor Previously Pre however er in to in instructions instructions In- In to their workers worker the they had sent Bent out word ord all over o the state tellIng telling telling tell tell- ing their workers to pay no attention to Instructions for tor second choice votes for tor governor The They have havo also sent all allover allover over o the state sample ample ballots likely to deceive the voters In that sample ballot bal bal- ballot lot time the they a ask k for tor no second-choice second votes totes on the office for governor s but on all other offices for tor which there thero is a n Democratic contest thc they ask for sec sec- choice ond-choice votes otes A claim has also been It sent nt out over the tho state that Martin will carry the north From reports received altho at al atthe tho the Van Yan headquarters it appears ap ap- pears that Van will have ha a n clear majo majority It over both his opponents opponents In the tho northern counties John E. E Duties Davies the state committeeman committeeman commit commit- teeman from Crom Twin Falls count county Is 18 au authority authority au- au for tor the thc statement that the Jefferson Jef Jef- ferson terson club of ot Twin Falls Falla has repudiated repudiated repudiated the action of at nineteen Democrats In that county who issued an indorsement indorsement indorse indorse- ment of ot Martin Mr 11 Van Yan lIn IH JH expected to reach Boise tonight He lie ha has toured all the tho northern counties and most of oC the tho southeastern ones Everywhere I he be has hns been he has been r receives received with open arms people everywhere e flocking flock Clock ing InS to him and promising their sup eup- port Elmoro county appears to be solid for Cor him Many Ian tele telegrams ram have hl been received asking Martin to withdraw with with- draw from the tho race raco in the interest of part party integrity