Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
HERR|CK BY $4,000
Greatest Republican Victory
Ohio Ever Scored.
JOHNSON NOT IN IT
SOME OF THE DEMOCRATS EVEN
ARE PLEASED.
Think This Defeat Will Be the End of
Him in Politics of the
State.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio November 4.-The re-
publicans carried siXty-seven counties yes
terday on the head of the state ticket by
pluralities aggregating 1924. The demo-
Gratis carried twenty-six counties with an
aggregate plurality of 16,O5s, indicating
that the republican plurality in the state is
about 114,OOO. 1t is likely to go above that
for all estimates are found to be erroneous
to the advantage Of the democrats because
of the Unexpectedly heavy trend toward the
republicans in all parts of the state.
This is the largest plurality ever given
any candidate for governor in Ohio, and
nothing ever approaching it has been given
since John Brough defeated Clement P. Va
landingham by 1O1, coo under the war ex-
element just forty years ago.
Many democratic leaders who are opposed
to Johnson are as happy over the result as
the republicans are for the hope that the
enormous plurality will bury Johnson out
of sight as political leader, but he an
nounces from Cleveland today in an ex-
preston that another campaign begins
at once" The representation of the demo-
Gratis in the legislature will be the smallest
in years. 1t may be as low as four in the
senate and nineteen in the house, giving
the republican ninety-seven on Joint ballot
with which to elect Mr.. Hanna to the Sen
ate. Six years ago he was elected by sin
gle vote after desperate fight.
Regarded as Hanna Victory.
By Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, November 4.-The re-
suit of yesterdays election is generally
commented on more as Hanna victory
than anything else.
Chairman Dick says:
"Hanna's personality did it."
rTLo hot MI
information from headquarters did not go
above 5000 for Herrick. The betting re-
publicans had 'all kinds of money" get
ting most of 1t on much less than half of
Herricks plurality.
syndicate of Cincinnati and Columbus
republicans made very large winnings from
democrats at Cleveland. This syndicate
refused to bet even on Cuyahoga county,
the home of Hanna and Johnson which
the republicans carried by an unprecedent-
ed majority.
During the panic of 1894 when the demo-
Gratis did not come out to vote, the republic
cans carried Ohio for secretary of state by
1871, ,O7O and the following year, for gov
ernor, by 92,077. The only other time
when anything approaching these marks
was reached was last year, when the re-
pNblicans carried the state by 9O,465 for
secretary and when Mayor Tom l.. john
son was almost as much of an issue as
this year, as he controlled the democratic
state convention as completely last year as
this year.
Herrick's Victory in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 4.-Com-
plete returns from all the precincts in this.
Cuyahoga, county, including the city Of /
Cleveland, give Herrick, republican. for
governor 49, 169; Johnson, 36.849; Herrick's
majority, $500. The victory of the republi-
cans in the city and county is the most de-
cisive and sweeping recorded In many
years, not a single democrat being elected
throughout the entire ticket. The republi-
cans elect a solid delegation Of four state
senators and ten representatives on the
legislative ticket by pluralities ranging
from 1900 to COCO.
John H. Clarke's Comment.
John H. Clarke. democratic candidate for
United States senator, today made the fol-
lowing statement concerning the result Of
the election:
1.-THE result is, to be sure, surprising only
in the increase Of the republican majority.
The increased majority against the demo-
Gratis, attribute to the fact that the ag-
gressive campaign waged by Mr.. johnson,
with such aid as I could render, resulted
in creating an activity on the part of the
republican organization not equaled in re-
cent years. This brought out largely in
creased republican vote, while the demo-
cratic vote was not correspondence In
creased because Of factions in southern and
western Ohio which were organized and led