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Show OFFICIAL CANVASS California Returns Indicate Indi-cate Election of Entire League Ticket San Francisco, Aug. 2". With the continuing of tho official invas to- day and the securing of late returns i from remote districts, indications are that the Llncoln Koosevelt league, the 1 ehanipli.n of Insurgency in California, I elected its entire ticket at Tuesday's primary election. The offices till in doubt are those of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state printer and clerk of the supreme court A. J. Wallace declared late last night that from returns secured by telegraph from county clerks he has secured the nomination for lieutenant governor by 2,000 votes, over Francis V. Keesllng. It was asserted positively positive-ly by league leaders thnf its candidate, candi-date, Florence J. O'Br.'en. has defeated defeat-ed Frank C. Jordan for the nomination nomina-tion for secretary of state; that Friend Richardson has a lead of 1,800 votes oer "Billy" Shannon, the regu lar ' candidate for state printer, and that H. Grant .Taylor. Insurgent, has df Tented .William H Remiss for clerk of the supreme court. Jordan still claims the victory, and Keesllug says lie Will accept only the figures of the official count before admitting defeat. In tho contest on the advisory vote, by legislative districts, for United States senator, late returns Indicates a .plurality for John D. Works. Supporters Sup-porters of Allen G Spalding claim the endorsement of their candidate, de-clar.ng de-clar.ng he has cantured 53 out of the 100 districts,, which would oblige his party representatives In the legislature legisla-ture to vote for him, regardless of Works' plurality of voles. Lincoln-Roosevelt control of the state legislature is feared by leaders of the regular wing of the party, who already arc planning a new attack- by a proposal to put up an independent cnnd.datc In each of the districts where the Lincoln-Roosevelt nominee was successful. This decision was reached yesterday at a conference of party leaders. Republican leaders throughout the state are making determined efforts to prevent, a. desertion. to the ranks of Hell, the . Democratic candidate for f;vernor, and campaign managers for Currv and F.llery and Stanton have enrolled themselves in Johnson's cause. A, J. Wallace declared last n.ght that the party would be drawn closely together on tho gronud that Johnson does not stand for insurgency on national issues, having broken away from the regulars only on state issues. L "The tariff and other matters that the Insurgents of the east have taken into account, . were not issues in the Johnson campaign' he said. "The state fight was confined to a state matter and did not extend to national affairs. The members of the Lincoln-Roosevelt Lincoln-Roosevelt league have been referred to a-s 'insurgents but they are not Insurgents of the eastern type." |