Not Pleased With The Vote

NOT PLEASED WITH THE VOTE

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Sweet Thinks There Has Been Manipulating

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BURKE'S 204 MAJORITY

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Is Questioned by the Fourth Ave. Liveryman Who Was Candidate for Sheriff

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Among those whom "Bill" Judson's primary election dodge of Thursday has not satisfied is George W. Sweet, who was one of the candidates on the ticket for sheriff. Sweet says that he can't understand how Burke, the other candidate for the office got a majority of 204 votes. He has been figuring out all day in his leisure moments how Burke ran so far ahead of him and he has made up his mind that there has been some manipulating going on somewhere.

"Blest if I know how Burke got a majority," he said. "Any way I figure it I can't see how he got a lead of 204 votes. I don't care enough about the office to contest the returns. My only anxiety was to make a good showing."

Sweet further said that he would not have made the race if he knew that Harkins had been going to run for county clerk.

"Why?" was asked.

"Well," replied Mr. Sweet, "it's bad politics to have two men from the same town trying for the two best offices in the county. But I didn't know that Harkins was a candidate until the last moment."

Sweet said that he was going to look further into the Burke vote. He does not think he has been treated squarely, but is pleased with the showing he made. "Considering," as he says, "that I had only four days to get out and work for the office."

Burke was Judson's candidate for sheriff. That may explain why he outdid Sweet so badly.