The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-07
STATE TICKET IS
STILL IN DOUBT
Leaders Hope to Save State
Ticket With But Three
Exceptions.
SALOONMAN MAY LOSE LICENSE
Much Feeling Is Stirred Up Against
Man Who Sold Decendent
the Whiskey.

Officials from seventy-six counties
received at the office of the secretary
of state in Indianapolis last night in
dicate tile election of the entire
publican state ticket except James E.
Watson, Fremont Goodwine and Law
renee McTurnan, the former two be-
ing the candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor, respectively, and
the latter the candidate for state SUI
perintendent of public instruction. The
contests are so close, however, that the
final count will be necessary to decide.
No complications have been made
and the exact pluralities will not be
known until today. Fred A. Sims, the
republican nominee for secretary of
state. and Oscar Hadley. the nominee
for treasurer. appear to be elected.
the former by plurality of 200 and the
latter by a plurality of 500 or more.
The contest between John c. Billheim-
er and Marion Bailey. for auditor of
state and between ]. l.. Peets and Pat
rick Kelleher for state statistician is
close.
Oscar Hadley went to his home at
Plainfeld yesterday and the people.
learning that his election is practically
| assured. met him at the station with
| a brass band. Fully 700 people were
at the station. A parade was formed
and Mr.. Hadley was escorted through
! the business district of the town. He
was forced to make a speech.
May Count Bingham In.
! The republican leaders are claiming
! the reelection of Attorney General
James Bingham from semi-official fig
/ ures secured by telephone and tele
graph from all the counties by mar
| gin of 700. The democratic leaders
are claiming that Walter Lotz, the
democratic candidate for attorney gen
eral, will have the lead, but they as
sert that it will take the official count
TO decide
! 1t will be necessary to await the final
count before it is known definitely
whether George w. Self. the republican
nominee for reporter of the supreme
/ court, or Bert New, the democratic
candidate, has been elected. The re-
publcans are claiming the election of
! Quincy Myers and David Myers to the
supreme and appellate bench. respec-
lively, but the contest is so close that
the final canvass will be necessary to
decide.
The republican candidates and their
friends were at the office of the secre-
tary of state practically all day yes
terday keeping tab on the returns as
they came in. Governor Hanly, who
was anxious to know whether there
was chance for the republican candi-
| dates, visited the secretary of state s
| office in the evening.
Goodwine Admits Defeat.
Senator Fremont Goodwine, the re-
publican candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor conceded his defeat yesterday.
The figures L have been able to OBJ
tain said he, show that I am de-
feated by about SO0.'
Lawrence McTurnan. the republican
candidate for state superintendent of
public instruction. also conceded his
defeat. Mr.. McTurnans friends and
some of the republican leaders assert
that the strong showing made in some
counties by Robert ]. Alley of Bloom
ington, the democratic candidate was
due TO support given him by members
of the Christian church, to which Alley
belongs and in which he is prominent
This support was an important fac
tor in bringing about McTurnan's de-
feat. He made no attempt to form an
organiza ton among members of the
Methodist church, to which he belongs
Mr.. Alley also received strong support
i from the alumni of Indiana univer-
sity
Sixteen counties are yet to be heard
from at the office of the secretary ot
state. These counties are Allen, Cass
Crawford, Gibson. Greene, Henry, Mari
on, Martin, Morgan, Noble. Posey Pu-
laski st. Joseph. Upton. Vermilion
and White. Eleven are democratic and
four are republicans