The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-09
The Entire County Ticket Was
Elected Yesterday, but Com
gressman Barnard Won
Out Only BY the Mar
GIN OF 72 Votes.
SOLID BEvERIDCE SUPPORT

Running far behind the remainder
Of the county ticket. the fight which
Congressman Barnard made in this
county was the more surprising be-
cause it was conceded by the party
leaders and others closely In touch
with the situation that Wayne again
would come under the wire with q
good majority for the representative
to the national house. instead Of only
returning = majority OF u In his favor
according to the totals OF the official
returns computed on Wednesday by
the canvassing board.
Judge Barnard's defeat Is conceded.
Gray's majority in the district was In
the neighborhood OF 400. C. E.
Wiley, Republican county chairman,
was disappointed over Barnard's sup
port in the county for he had earnestly
hoped to have the congressman one
Of the leaders on the county ticket. He
explained the. result to be due to the
dissatisfaction generally manifested
with the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
Sizing up the situation. Col. Wiley
was pleased in some respects. The
county sent three legislators to the
state assembly who are pledged ia
support Beveridge. The majority ot
Lee J. Reynolds OF Hagerstown over
q. B. Beck Of Richmond III the light
for the representativeship from Wayne
was 1,2z1;; that Of Walter s. Commons
over Frederick Krone. Jr., for joint
senatorship from Wayne and Fayette
counties. 1910. and Elmer T. Oldaker
OF Jackson township. won over q fel.
low resident of that township in the
campaign for joint representative
from Wayne and Fayette counties BY
a majority OF 1910. The maiorities
were sufficient to offset any losses
which the candidates might have In
Cured in the other counties. Com.
mons had a majority over Krone OF
500 in Union county, making his total
majority 1910. Oldaker's majority in
Fayette county was over 800. The
support which the voters gave the leg.
islatiye ticket which is pledged to
support Beveridge. compared with the
small majority given Congressman
Barnard indicated the voters views on
national questions.
In the city there was much scratch
ing OF the ticket. For . time II ap.
peared as though the county clerk
would be r. O. Allen. Dem, but
George Matthews, the Republican
nominee was strong In the out town.
ships and landed by nice majority.
In several precincts In the city the
voters gave the Democratic nominees
for the legislature small majorities,
but these were expected. coming from
usually Democratic precincts.
County Treasurer Albert AIbertson
headed the Republican ticket. His
majority over BENJAMIN Wissler Of
Cambridge City was close to 1900.
The vote was somewhat below normal
or that expected by the leaders Of
both parties. It was late being cast.
Returns were slow coming III. The
last was not placed In the hands 81
the canvassing board until 1915
o'clock by Inspector Davis Of the first
precinct III Franklin township. He
had small vote and very little
scratching Of the ticket. In fact
Wayne county was the slowest IN the
state in making known its returns
Socialists Of the county made a
good showing, whilesthe prohibftionist
efforts were hardly noticeable The
Republican nominees on the state
ticket ran strong. Totals, unveriAed
by the members of the canvassing
board were given out at noon today
in regard to the. state ticket The to-
tai vote cast for state ofncials Was:
secrstary Of st4ts
Lewis G. 'Ellingham, Dem. 1914
Otis E. Gulley. Rep .51Sz
George Hitx. Pro .......... ISL
sherman q. Jones. Soc. Lab - 4ss
Oliver F. stOner. Soc ss
Asditor Of stats.
wm- H. OBrien. Dem ..... .3s13
John = Red. Rep 500
Joseph Q. Morrison. PRO ..-... III