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University Daily Kansan, November 7, 1984
Jim Flory, Republican, who defeated Democrat Mike Glover for the Douglas County district attorney position, reflects with his uncle, Virgil Flory, of Lone Star. Flory's uncle said last night that he always thought his nephew would win.
Florv triumphs in D.A. race
By DAN HOWELI Staff Reporter
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Republican Jim Flory finally acknowledged his victory in the Douglas County district attorney race when he left the county court house to go home about 2:10 this morning.
At that time, unofficial returns from 43 of 46 precincts showed him with 14,973 votes to 12,558 for Mike Glover, his Democratic opponent.
At that point. Flory steadily had widened his lead over Glower until he had 55 percent of the vote with 39 of 46 precountings报
Flory might have thought he was already at home when he arrived at the court house at 12:20 a.m. to a big round of applause.
But Flory, though he appeared relaxed, wasn't quite ready to settle in.
"I'm still waiting for that Allen Field House," he said. "I'm feeling good, but it's not over yet."
THE FIELD HOUSE, the polling place for the 2nd ward of the 4th precinct, has a high number of voters and a high percentage of students.
But when Glover arrived at the court house at 12:50 a.m., he said the race was over even without the field house returns.
"I'm glad it's over with," he said.
"I came down to shake Jim's hand."
In the 43-precinct tally, the three polling places that had not reported were the field house. Central United Methodist Church and one part of the
Glover said he hadn't been able to dent Flory's advantage in voter registration. The county has about 4,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats, but about 2,000 more independent voters than Republicans.
8th precinct at First Presbyterian Church
MOREOVER, GLOVER SAID. Flory was able to take a leave of absence to campaign full time. He worked with the making, which gave Flory an advantage.
Flory said the election seemed to support what he has maintained
I'm prepared to step in because I've been doing the things a district attorney does. Jim Flew: District
Jim Flory, District
Attorney
"I'm prepared to step in because I've been doing the things a district and school has been doing."
throughout his campaign - that he has the experience and qualifications for the position.
Glover and Flory each campaigned on the theme of having more suitable experience than his opponent. Glover said Flory, head of the criminal division of the state attorney general, said he was trying cases in Douglas County, while Flory said Glover's work included too few felony cases.
WHAT LIES AHEAD, Glover said, is rest and continued work as city prosecutor in Lawrence. He expects that the department would be able to cooperate on appropriate cases.
Flory said he had no immediate plans to change the character of the story.
"I haven't planned my life past tonight," he said.
But Glover, as he did in campaigning, said he had doubts about lory's aims.
"I think we've got a big question mark now on the direction the office will take, so I'll take a wait and see attitude," he said.
Both candidates said the campaign had been a good one but that events of the last week had marred it.
Flory said Glover's advertisements and fliers about Flory's alleged preference for partisan election of judges and secret grand jury proceedings had raised non-Jewish still had caused him concern.
THAT PUBLICITY AND the mailing of anti-Glover postcards by Rom Holt, a local architect, made a donation to a good campaign. Flai said.
The effect of the last week's events is impossible to know for sure, both because
Flory said he did not think he had benefited from any coatlash effect from Republican landslides in important races.
In a county race such as district attorney, he said, voters look to see what kind of person each candidate is.
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Republican Nancy Welsh took an early lead and unsteated incumbent Ruth Verynck as Douglas County Treasurer.
With 38 of 46 precincts reporting early this morning, Welsh led 13,065 to 10,209.
Welsh said last night that she didn't see her victory as an upset. "I went into today thinking it was a landside either way," she said.
Welsh said she was pleased with the high voter turnout.
WELSH SAID, "I feel as if everything I've done was positive. I just presented the simple facts of tax payers needed to be aware of.
Verynck, who was first elected in 1977 and had held two consecutive terms as treasurer, could not answer a comment about the election results.
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Welsh will not take over the duties of treasurer until October, she said, because of a state law
WELSH SAID SHE planned to improve the working atmosphere when she took over the position of treasurer.
Veryynk said during the campaign that turnover was normal. It occurred because the office hired many young people, she said, and many of them have moved to better paying positions or have left to get married. She also noted that the employees earn low wages.
"I've worked with people too many years," Welsh said.
But Welsh said that a turnover rate of 60 employees in seven years was too high.
In the meantime, she said she would be busy educating herself more about the workings of the treasurer's office.
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No one issue swung the election, Welsh said.
With 42 of 46 precincts reporting,
Johnson had 17,023 votes to Rothwell's 10,696. Johnson received
61 percent of the vote.
But the problems, such as accessibility, that individuals had in the past had helped persuade them to vote for her, Welsh said.
During the campaign, Rothwell had criticized Johnson for what he called an outdated and disorganized department. He said during his campaign that he would reorganize the sheriff's office if elected.
Rothwell had also charged Johnson with mismanagement of the office because of $300 that had been stolen from a prisoner in December 1983 Rothwell alleged that Johnson had employees to replace the missing money.
Johnson admitted the theft took place, but denied that he demanded employees to make up for the theft
"Any time that you're just doing your job, you'll make enemies," Johnson said.
Johnson, 52, was born and raised in Douglas County. Rohwell, also a Douglas County native, is the manager of Trinity Foster Home.
"Our poll indicated some extensive movement toward Rothwell, and we thought that would continue," he said.
Rothwell could not be reached for comment last night but David Berkowitz, chairman of the Douglas County Democratic Central Committee, said he had expected the race to be closer.
But Johnson said, "You never know. Tonight, the predictions that
some people had went the other way."
At 1:20 a.m., Hopper was leading Neis 4,421 votes to 4,135. Rhodes was leading Lubensky 3,961 votes to 3,055 votes.
Two new commissioners were elected last night to the Douglas County Commission in closely contested races.
Democrat David Hopper beat incumbent Bob Neis for the 2nd District County Commission seat and Republican Warren Rhodes beat Democrat Linda Lubensky for the 3rd District seat.
Neis said he thought the publicity about the commission's bids for tractors had swayed the voters. This commission had always used bids, he said, and that they had not used bids when buying tractors was never proven.
Hopper said he had walked all the precincts and had hope to carry all of them.
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Hopper said he did not think there was one issue or one area of the county that helped sway the election outcome. Hopper campaigned issue or area of the county.
"The whole thing wasn't proven,
Nam said. "We've always bid every thim-
"
Rhodes said the deciding factor had been his business experience and his agriculture experience. He is former president of the First National Bank of Lawrence and a county agriculture agent.
By BRENDA STOCKMAN Staff Reporter
in the 3rd District race, Rhodes led early in the evening as the rural precincts came in. He said he was the first to show up with the precincts in which students lived.
of the Rhodes victory Lubensky,
said. "I wish him well. He obviously
has the best interests of the county in
mind."
She said she did not know what the deciding factor was.
Lubensky said she thought the campaign was successful despite her loss because it brought up many important issues.
"Who can say?" Lubensky said. "I don't know how much of it is tied up in partisan emotion because of the general election. I don't know how much of it is that Mr. Rhodes has been very well known in this county for a long time."
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