Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Election Echoes.

springer, representatives, hODeTlS,
treasurer and Risely, supervisor,
were elected by najorities ranging
from l3l to 5l4.
The Bulletin Rep.) is evidently
somewhat dazed. It says: "The
election is over, and the republic
cans have met the worst defeat
locally in twenty years. There is
no use to disguise that fact, and the.
most difficult part Of all is to give
the reasons why it happened. y v
With. three democrats successful on
the local ticket, and a fourth only a
neck behind, the prospect for the
future is not as bright as one would
wish. q y The republicans saved
the coroner. That is a good thing,
considering the number Of funerals
on hand
In Fayette County, Cummins' plu-
rality was 9S6, but the indie
pendent voters elected the demo-
cratic candidate for sheriff, giving
him majority over the republican
candidate of 334.
No democrat has held a county Of
fee in Black Hawk county since
1858. For the past forty-five years a
majority Of the electors Of that county
have followed and cast their ballots
as directed by their file leaders.
But at the last election enough of
them few the track, and in a
measure used their own Judgment
with the result that, while Cummins
had a plurality Of 1880, the democra-
tic candidate for sheriff had a majority
of187O and the democratic nominee
for county superintendent defeated
shis republican opponent by a major
10 sfEr22S2. Although the county is
syidentIk real dfsfggublican, the voters
have the county ofiiceess II LIS Is PAD 70
Of one political faith. And be es 1tell
electing democrats for sheriff and
superintendent as above stated thew
elected two democrats as members
Of the board of supervisors, SO that
after the first of next January the
board in that county will be compos-
democrats a M aD G anu ~ 1nree
published at Waterloo, from which
we CLEAN the foregoing in relation
saws. e sarIa - nLach nav llaWk county
indenendanoa 'oM 'i = i 1ne sPll1! OF
sba,,fd ~ ~ locs1l elecuons
effect had ID ,,n a1n .1 t.s uue creait IN Inc
dag1 II III FL - .ne e1 ye1lng Of yester-
+ That - nrn W." ~ eo wen LOT onls county
political mar.;sons sues' un'li nilna
w;nad ont a.. ', go ~ ehtlrely
- = y T. -, ~ lsu ! n num-
MI oy 70 ~ tb aeI s4a.e ~ iin!ess.
lent voter usv. ,s .ae ,a n.asg 'ne lndepen-
The Honl;n -. - eSlu ,
,erv-nh;iosp,,b;oo1 = eauel =, sakes 9 J
voyk dons i. -..s'. ~ = s'l6i good
l'sssss5 'by the Independent votr
ers in this county and throws down
the gauntlet for like battle next
year. It says:
'aThose who are looking over the
Leader this week for rantankerous
article ripping the republicans
up the back and scoring thu
democrats are going to b.
disappointed. Democrats and re
publicans alike elected Tom Hen
Messy. The Leader stood for thu
straight ticket. So did hundreds 0
republicans, and yet there was
landslide that completely buried Nj
Vanfleet. So be it. The majorit
rules, Here's getting ready for mex
year, when the same program vii
be undertaken again. o i, In thi
county the entire battle was upo.
sheriff and T. ]. Hennessy is
winner over II. j. Vanheet by a ma
jority Of 533. The rest Of the republi
can ticket went in sailing with ma
jorities of over 900. For severa
weeks leading up to election da
the entire contest had been betweel
Vanfleet and Hennessy. The dem
ocrats turned all their batterie
upon the former and they were SUI
cessful in convincing republican
that they should scratch til
ticket. The turn towards Henness
came in the nature Of Q slam an
there was no stopping it. Some Q
the most prominent republlca'
workers in the county were eithe
supporting the democratic candidat
outright or at least giving Mr.. Van
feet passive assistance. Mancheste
with q republican majority Of 81
went for Hennessy by a majority {
200. Even the staid old republica
Hopkinton precinct gave Henness
Is majority. 1t was regular sla1
and the detection was breeding j
every corner of the county. The tabl