The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-05


complete report made by one Of it
Special Correspondents, of the pc
litierl situation i'll the Tenth Dis
tIict, and in today's paper it conf
IDENTIFY predicts the election of Floyt
Byrd by over 1900 majority. 1t ha.
had careful study made of the sit
uation in each county and from thi,
unbiased and nonpartisan report the
election of Mr.. Byrd is confidently
predicted. The report in full IS as
follows:
Breatllitt county-This county il
the list election gave Langley a ma
jority of $50, but it is practically
conceded by the Republicans that
Mr.. Byrd will carry the county by
from 100 to $50 majority; while the
Democrats claim it anywhere from
400 to 600 The Democratic orgam-
cation in this county is in fine shape
and there seems TO be a Democratic
feeling Of success throughout the en-
tire county. This county Will I'M
doubleday give a majority for Mr.
Byrd anywhere from 800 to 400.
IL is currently reported i'll Breath
lit that Langley has promised th'
jackson post office to Blair McLin
but will not have this appointment
confirmed until after the election. l.
this way he hopes to retain the vote
and influence of D. D. Hurst and hi.
family. Hurst claims that Mr.. Lang
ley will re-appoint him postmaster
but he is about the only one in tn
county who believes it.
Clark county-The disaffectiol
of the Republicans in this county i,
quite marked. Langley appointed
Mr.. John G. White postmaster, anf
many Republicans say that he could
not have made more unpopular APP
pointment if he had tried. This Gp
pointment has split the Republican
party wide open, and many of tn,
most influential and best working Re
pubhcans have openly announced fo
Byrd, and are working for him nigh
and day.
Last week negro Independent Re
publican Club wss organized ans
unanimously endorsed Byrd. Thi'
county gave a Democratic majority
of about 600 in the last COMPRESSION
al race, but it will give this year any
where from 1000 to 1900. The Dem
ocrats are organized and encouraged
while the Republicans, without lead
ers or workers, are correspondence
depressed and disorganized.
Elliott coupty-There is no specia
amount of enthusiasm displayed b!
either party in this county, thOugl
the leaders of the Democratic force.
say they will return the usual Dem
Ccratic majority of from 800 to 600.
and the Republicans do not seem to
dispute this; Therefore it is prac-
tically conceded by both parties that
Elliott will give a Democratic ma
jority Of about 500.
Floyd county-The battle for votes
has been waged in this and the other
counties of the Sandy Valley with
more vim, energy and enthusiasm
than in any election since the days OF
Press Taubee. This county, t.f
home of Langley, gave him in 1905
q majority of 1872, but the Democrats
claim that they will wipe that ma
iority out and carry it for Byrd BY
at least four hundred. The mass OF
the Republican voters, outside of tae
immediate workers, claim that BYRD
will. not be able to carry it by over
200. Some Of the Republican work
ers claim that it will be a set-off,
while others claim that Langley will
carry it by from 100 to $50.
When Mr.. Byrd spoke in this cOnn-
ty he was met at the depot with a
brass band, and by crowd, various
lv estimated ut from 1000 to 1900
people. He spoke to the largest
crowd that has ever assembled at
Prestonburg to hear political
speech, snd at the close was taken
off of the stand and carried around
the square on the shoulders of his
enthusiastic followers. The enthus-
iasm is all in favor of Byrd in this
county, and it will undoubtedly give
majority for him anywhere from
$50 to 400. Hon. Frank Hopkins,
who lives here and who represented
this district in Congress for two
terms. is one of the most enthusiast
tic of Byrd's workers in the Tenth
District.
EstiI county-In 1908 Estill gave
Langley a majority of $40 but this
will be greatly reduced in the com
ing election. Langley got baC
start in this county in the campaign
He had made an extensive advertise
ment for speaking, and the stand