The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-16
KUHN BEATEN BY
BARNARD BY 828
Official Compilation of Indiana
Vote Shows Local Man
Made Good Race.
VOTE FOR LEGISLATORS.
RETURNS GIVE REPUBLICANS
FoRTY-ONE MEN IN HOUSE
WHILE THE DEMOCRATS WILL
HAVE FIFTY-EIGHT.


ception of one joint legislative dis
trict, official compilation of the vote
for representative in the different
counties has been completed by Frank
l. Grubbs, assistant secretary of state
The result is Al republican represen-
tatives and So democrats, emitting the
returns from the district of Cass and
Fulton counties.
Returns received from Cass-Fulton
district by the secretary of state.
show that George Rensselaer,, demo
cratic candidate in that district, re-
ceived 6,643 votes while Alfred Sibert,
the republican candidate received
6,904, this would show the republican
candidate elected, but comparison of
these returns with the vote fol. candi-
dates for state office in Cass county,
shows that the total number of votes
cast in that county, for candidates for
representative was less by about 1000
than the total number of votes cast
for candidates for state office. An in
quiry will be made and if the county
clerk has made mistake in certify
ing the returns. it will be corrected.
Some Close Slaves.
Votes cast for representatives show
some close shaves in a number of
counties. The plurality of John B.
Faulkner, democratic candidate in La
porte county, was only 20. The plur-
atty of Homer l.. McGinnis, demo
cratic candidate in Morgan county,
was only 81. McGinnis received 1928
votes and Charles Marley, his republi-
can opponent, 2,907.
The official plurality of Edward
Mickey, republican candidate in Lake
county. where it is likely a contest
will be made, was 1.341. The vote
of Mickey was 1890 and that of Ed
ward Simon, his republican opponent,
was 6,549.
The pluralities of Thomas Honan. of
Seymour, and James Garrard, of Vim
cennes, both democrats, and active
candidates for the speakership of the
next house, were comfortable. Hon.
an, who represents Jackson county.
won over Harley Jackson, his republi-
can opponent, by 9S1 and Garrard won
over Benjamin F. Polk, his republican
opponent, by $50.
Walter s. Ratliff, Of Wayne county,
who startled all of his Quaker consti-
tuents when he hesitated about voting
for the county option bill in the spec
ial session, was elected over Walter
D. Cook, his democratic opponent, by
$40.
II. 80 L y,
Dem.), of Clinton county, over JOS
eph Heavilon (RepD, was only 5.
Marsh received 1858 votes and Heavi-
lon 3,548. In Fountain county, Alon-
20 Lindley tRep), won over William
Modigan (Dem.), by only 35 votes.
The plurality of William E. Williams
(Rep.), of Warrick county, over JOS
eph II. Madden (Dem.), was only %.
Compilation Of Vote for Congress.
Compilation of the vote for candi-
dates for Congress has also been COM
pleted by the Secretary of State. In
the First district the plurality OF John
w. Boehne CDem.). over John H Fos-
ter (Rep), was only SO. The vote in
the different congressional districts
was as follows:
Second District W. A. Cullop
(Dem.1, 27,172; John C. CLANCY CRep.)
24,609; Cullop's plurality, 1858.
Third District-W. E. Cox Oem-l
ABB; J. w. Lewis (RepD, 1896;
Cox's plurality, 5,173.
Fourth District Lincoln Dixon
tDem.), 1921; ]. A. Cox (Rep.),
20,726; Dixon,s plurality, 1906.
Fifth District Ralph W. Moss,
(Dem.) 28,S44; Howard Maxwell
(Rep), 27,361; Moss's plurality, 1883.
Sixth DISTRICT. Fl. Kuhn (Dem),
26,065; w. o. Barnard tRep.), 26,893;
Aaron Worth fPro), 1,441; Jefferson
Cox (Soc), 544. Barnard's plurality,
S2s.
Seventh District C. A. Korbly
(Dem-) 1855; Jesse Overstreet