The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-05

LOUISVILLE GOES
DEMOCRATIC.
Republicans Fought Hard
But We're out Voted.
Several Members Of Legislature
all Republicans Seem toHave
Saved From Wreck.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 4,-The long
est and most fiercely contested politi-
cal campaign in the history of Louis
Vile closed yesterday with the de-
feat of practically the entire Republic
can ticket and the election Of the Dem
ocrats nominated by Col. John H.
Whallen.
The majority of Mr.. w. o. Head
for Mayor over Mr.. James F Grinstead
Ia exactly 1921. The majority for the
Democratic nominees for Circuit Judg
es and county officers Is several hun
dreds larger.
Owen Tyler cut but little figure
In the election, his total vote only
slightly exceeding 1000 George d.
Todd cut an absurd fixture, polling
vote of less than 100
County Judge Arthur Peter made
the best race of any Republican NOM
inee, but went down with the rest.
majority approximating 1, 500.
l.. H. Francis, Republican, is elect
cd to the Legislature from the Fourth
aud Fifth wards. Judge S. M. Carson,
Republican, Is elected to the Legis-
lature from theT enth ward and r. L.
Harris, Republican, seems to have woi
By a narrow margin in the Eighth
and Ninth wards.
All other Democratic nominees for
the Legislature, including H. d. New
comb and Mark Ryan for the State
Senate, are elected.
The indications are that Orville j.
Stivers, the discoveror of the jeo-
Pard, is elected Superintendent of the
county schools over H. H. Sims and
Mrs. Rosa Stonestreet.
All the Whallen nominees for the
General Council were, Of course elect
cd with w. o. Head by practically
the same majority. BY common consent
this Council,as we'll as most of the
other offices, belong to Col. John
II. Whallen to have and to hold until
dedtH Inem 40 part
A number Of new faces appear up
On the Circuit bench. Shackelford Mil
Ter, S. B. Kirby and T. r. Gordon are
reelected. Walter p. Lincoln succeeds
Matt O'Doherty, w. II. Field sue
ceeds Homer w. Batson, j. p. Greg
cry succeeds Joseph Pryor and Muir
weissinger succeeds Arthur Peter.
From beginning to end the registra-
ton and election were absolutely fair.
The registration was admitted by
everybody to have been the fairest
and most orderly ever held in Louis
vile. The election was even more
suiet than the registration. SPLENDID
order was manifested at the polls and
Mr.. Grinstead redeemed every promise
made of a fair election. The police
did not take the slightest hand in
the election and no complaint was
made of their conduct anywhere.
An examination of the election re-
turns shows that the city was pract-
ically a tie up to the eleventh and
twelfth wards. These two wards give
Head and the Democratic ticket major
tides slightly in excess of 1000.
GENERAL RESULTS.
The elections held throughout the
country last Tuesday resulted in no
special party advantage. In Louis
vile the Democrats elected their entire
ticket from Mayor down. While Lex
ington for the first time went Repub-
lican or Fusion, and breaks the DEM
ocratic hold on that city which has long
been noted for It's corruption. Massa-
shusetts elects Republican Govern
or by a reduced majority. Little
Rhode Island increases her Repub-
licaA lead, while Virginia remains Dem
scratic. In philadelphia the effort of
the reformers to Gust the regular
Republican machine failed. Pennsyl
vania elections generally showed Re-
publican majorities. In Maryland the
Constitutional Amendment disfranchis
ing the negro is defeated.
Tom johnson was defaeted for
Mayor of Cleveland by large major
ity. indianapolis and Evansville both
elected Republican Mayors. changing
from Democratic control. In Great
g. New York Tammany succeeded in
electing Gaynor Mayor. but lost con-
troll of the excise Board. which was
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