The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-05
FLOYD BYRD WILL Be
ELECTED BY OYER 1000
Courier journal Predicts Landslide to Democratic Candidate
CIaKs Majority Placed as l,OOO-RepNt in Full

pat hepuDncanS naQ poured mt
, Irvine from every precinct to hea
their champion expound the doctrin
Of Camonism and High Protection
ism. 1t happened that Mr. Byrd wa
in Irvine on that day, 50 when Nj
Langley arrived and discovered tina
Byrd was in town he immediatel,
called off his speaking and declined
to speak. The Democrats, Of course
seized upon this opportunity GnC
tainted the Republicans by telling
/ hem that Langley was afraid t.
speak while Byrd was in town. The
Republicans were thoroughly dis
gusted, and Langley lost many votes
by his lay-dOwn. In addition to this
many Of the influential Republicans
are for Mr.. Byrd on personal grounds
he having been the attorney for many
of them and besides is very popular
throughout the entire county.
The Democrats have a fine organ
ization. and the county viii not civ,
over $50 majority for Langley.
Johnson county-This is one Of the
Gibraltar Republican counties of the
district, and in 1908 gave Langley
L majority of 1880. The Democrat
are well organized and hard at work.
and claim they will reduce this ma
! jority to 500 or 600. w. T. Stafford,
one Of the most influential Repubi-
cans of the county, and a noted Re
publican orator, has spoken in ever!
county in tits district for Byrd, and
this work winds up his campaign IN
Pike county.
Paintsville, the county seat, is the
home of John c. c. Mayo, who is en-
Enthusiastically supporting Mr.. Byrd
and it is the general opinion Of thJ
people of the county, outside of the
partisan workers. that Langley has
lost heavily in this county and vii
lot be able TO Gerry it by exceeding
1000 votes.
Knott county-This is one Of the
I'D reliable Democratic counties. II
1908 it gave Davis a majority of 40
md it can be counted upon to give
Mr.. Byrd a majority Of anywhere
from 500 to 500. The Republicans
practically concede a majority of 500
Cor Byrd in this county.
Lee county-This is a Republican
county which gave Langley in 1905
/ majority Of 1896, but the insurgent
Republicans have gotten in then
work in this county to such an extent
hat there is practically no Repubi-
IAN organization, no enthusiasm, but
much disaffection.
Last week Langley, Governor Co,
and Jackson Morris were ADVERTISED
TO speak in BeGttyville on court day
The notices were sent all over the
county for at least ten days before
the day Of the speaking, and wher
they arrived here there were. By
actual count, IS persons in the court
house to hear the speakers. Thc
Democrats are hard at work and 40
gressive, and ii would not be at all
surprising to hear that Lee county
had gone Democra tic-though the
Democratic workers concede it t.
Langley by 80 majority.
Magoffin county-This Is another
Republican stronghold, and in 1905
gave Langley majority of 7S5. Blu;
IN this county Byrd is very popular,
md will greatly reduce this vote. He
was CommonNe alth's Attorney in
tlis county for many years; ha-
many relatives here, and his law
partner, Mr.. Galloway Howard, who
is a staunch Republican, is related
to nearly every other person in the
county to whom Mr.. Byrd is not akin
Mr.. Howard is one Of the strongest
workers that Mr.. Byrd has, and has
great influence among the Republi-
cans. The Republican disaffection is
very marked in this county, and
Langley is corespondingly unpopular.
/ 1t is confidently predicted by the
Democrats that Langley will not car
nv the county by over 200 to $50
Mile the Republicans are fighting for
500. Tie Republicans admit that
there will be at tremendous falling of
in their vote In this county.
Martin county-There are only
about 1900 voters in this county, and
in Peter Cave precinct in 1908 there
was not Ia single Democratic vote
east. In that election Langley re-
ceived 1865 votes and Davis oil
making "a majority for Langley Of
S54; but that majority will be Gu
down next Tuesday. The Republi
cans have no special organization
but seem contented to rely upon tn,
fact that the county Is safely Re
publican. The Democrats have bee,
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