The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-03-25

| lutO tue CdNFasS lOr UOV6ruOF 1uOIIld
Worthington and Return j. Meigs, jr
as his competitor, the latter, for tina
purpose, having resigned his seat il
the U. S. Senate. Here again tn
confusion of names occurred in tn
returns of the thirty five counties
Worthington receiving 1871 votes
Return j. Mcigs 1894, and Return j
Meigs, jr., $3.50. All the votes. how
ever, for Meigs being jointly counted
and his majority declared to be 2,l9.
over Worthington, the Speaker an
nounced that Return J. Meigs, jr.
was "duly elected Governor OF Ohio.
This was also lucky reverse fo
Worthington. Possibly it was a pc
culiar coincidence, happily arranged
for in advance. The same Legislator.
that counted Worthington out OF tn,
Governorship elected him to fill the
seat at Washington vacated by hi
competitor.
When the election of 1912 csme of
the number of counties in the State
had increased to thirty eight. Meigt
was a candidate for reelection, and
was opposed by Thomas Scott. There
was nothing significant in the issue
Meigs receiving majority of 1886 in
total vote of 1912.
The contest for Governor in 1914
had Thomas Worthington on sec.
ond time as candidate, who was op.
posed by Othniel LOCKER. The Leg.
islature opened its session on the 9Th
of December, two days after which
WOrthington resigned the Office of U.
s. Senator. 1t could not, therefore,
be charged that he was ineligible, and
when the General Assembly subse-
quently counted the returns from the
forty counties, his election was de-
clared by a majority of 9,7OS, out of a
total vote of 22,O6O.
The official returns of the election
OF 1916 were opened under auspicious
The State House at
the new seat of govern
ment, had been completed, and this
was the first session of the Legisla-
ture within Its walls. 1t was q nota.
BILE period in the history of the new
capital. Worthington had conducted
a popular administration. yet had op-
position from two orivals-James Dun
lap and Ethan Allen Brown. Their
votes were, Worthington
%. 93l, Dunlap 6.295, Brown 1,6O7.
This total of 3O,S33 was officially ex
hibited, therefore, as the voting
strength of the State when Columbus
became its capital when Worthington
was declared elected by majority of
l4,S1O.
But two candidates contested in 1918
Brown and Dunlap, the latter of
whom had led the former in the pre-
Vious trial. The total vote in forty
seven counties was 3S. 269, Browns
majority being 22,119.
At the election of 1920, Brown, be-
ing candidate for reelection, had
two formidable opponents-Jeremiah
Morrow and William Henry Harri-
son. The vote stood for Brown, a.
'36; Morrow, 4,426; Harrison, .34S.
At this election there were $50 scat
,ering votes, and as the returns from
Scioto and Brown Counties were not
Included in the. count, owing to the
1elay, the total vote was but 4S,S6O in
itty-three counties. Brown, instead
If serving out his term, but emulating
he precedent of Meigs, in making
of the Governors Of
ice, resigned, and on the 81 of Janu-
lary, 1922, was chosen as U. S. Sena-
or in place of w. A. Trimble, deceas-
ID.
Three candidates were in the field
n October, 1922. The number of
had increased to fifty.six,
living total vote Of 60,OO7. The
,ote stood: For Jeremiah Morrow,
sos 9 Allen Trimble, 22,S99; VIM.
". Irwin, II ,O50. Morrow beng elect
d by plurality of 3, ,16O, but being in
of 1880.
Morrow and Trimble contested
lone in 1884, the State comprising 62
ounties, their total vote being 76, ,634.
Iorrow won by majority of 2.4lS.
Four candidates in 1926 were voted
or in the sixty-six counties; total
ote, "a. .54S. Allen Trimble received
l ,475 votes; Alexander Cambell, A.
65; Benjamin Tappen, 4,l92; John
;igger, Ala; Trimble's majority ov-
r all, 5S, ,4O4.
In 1928 Governor Trimble and j John
v. Campbell were in the field. The
otal vote was Los, ,922 for Trimble, ,53,-
IL; Campbell, 5l.95l; Trimble's ma
ority, 1920.
The contest in 1880 assumed a new
hase in our early politics, the parties
eing National Republican and Demo
cad of the former, and Robert Lucas
the latter. The total vote 1OO,774,
OF counting 226 of scattering. Lucas
sceived 49.543 votes, Macarthur ST.
81, and a majority of 1.6SS. From
lis time, and this special contest dates
le demarcation of parties in Ohio,
'hich ultimately became National.
In October, 1882, Lucas was re-elect-
i by a majority of S.O6G, on a total
ote Of 134. .436, over Darius Lyman
Whig and anti.Mason). Right here
e will diverge from the general
;ope of this article, and introduce the
residen tail feature. AT the Presi.
entail election in November of this
ear Andrew Jackson, Democrat,
lenry Clay, Wing, and William Writ,
.nti- Mason, were the National can
idates of the three respective Darties |