The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-05

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The Republican county ticket is elected
by plural.ties exceeding even optimistic
predictions of the managers of the cam
paign made early in the evening.
At 7:90 o'clock this morning it amounts
to practical certainty that Overstreet.
for Congress, will have plurality of near
ly 5000. One hundred and fifty-seven pre-
cincts out, of 253 give him lead Of 3.l40
over Dunrs; and his lead has constantly in
creased as late returns came in. The same
is true with pluralities of other candidates
on the co;lnty ticket. At 1880 the plurality
of Davis, for clerk. in the same number of
precincts is 2.S5s. which insures probable
total plurality when all returns are in of at
least s.5Od. The plurality. of Clark. for
auditor, IN the same number of precincts
is 2,352 which insures him a plurality Of
plurality of Ensley over Kuhn in $50 pre-
cincts is 1s5, which insures him, according
to conservative estimates. plurality Of
1.5OOI
The state ticket, with Daniel e. Storms
in the lead, is successful in the county by
over 1900. Ninety-seven precincts give
Storms plurality of 2,71O over Schoonover.
Sherrick in the same number has plural
ity Of 2,EO1. Hill has 2,45s to the good. and
the plur2lity of Miller is 2.513 for the same
number Of precincts.
Both on the county and state tickets the
receipt Of the late returns showed steady
Republican gains. Hour by hour small
pluralities were turned into big. and what
looked Ike narrow squeeze for Ensley de-
veloped into a comparatively easy victory.
At 1 e'clock the situation had assumed
something of a gloomy tinge for Ensley;
the Democrats were predicting his defeat,
and were loud in their jubilation. At that
time al! that the Republicans could hope
for frona the returns available was that his
pluralitT, while small. would be sufficient
to tide ,lim over.
At 2 o'clock the outlook became brighter
and Ensley's prospective plurality in
creased with that of the other candidates
AS each precinct was tabulated at the press
bureau the pluralities of the Republicans
grew Until it became certain that Over
street would have plurality of not less
than 1900 and that the others on the county
ticket would win by pluralities ranging
from 1000 to 5000
SMILING AND CONFIDENT
At 3i15 o'clock. smiling and confident
Chairman Elliott went home, after making
the following statement: 81 predict Over
streets success after hearing returns from
half the precincts in the county by a plu-
rality that will not be less than 1900. The
other candidates will have pluralities OF
about s.soO. except Ensley. who will win in
a canfsr by from 100 to 1.5Oo.''
At 4. o'clock the press bureau gave out
the following statement: ION the face OF
the returns received and allowing that the
ratio of vote is maintained Overstreet':
plurality will be 5000; that of the othei
candidates. except Ensley. $780, and Ensle,
1000. IT is not probable that that ratio
will be maintained on account of the geo
graphical location of numerous precinct.
to be heard from. The pluraiities, however
will not be cut to a marked extent"
At : o'clock this morning. after receiving
the result OF the tabulation of lI3 pre-
cincts out of 25s. the Democrats gave III
hope of success. although still maintainin,
that Kuhn might have a slim chance I,
win. These precincts gave overstreet ;
plurality of 2.775; Davis. for clerk. a plu
rality of 2.2l3: Clark. for auditor, a plu
ralitx of 1.sSs. and Ensley. for treasurer, ,
plurality of 7ss.
II She ratio of that tabulation was main
tainesi overstreet's plurality would fall no
far hhort of 5000. 1t was estimated. wit
the pluralities of other candidates CORE
sponainsiy high. AL . or Kuhn's sue
cess vanished bsf( pphatic figure