The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-12
g. O. P. Came Very Near Los
Ing Entire State, Carrying
Only Twenty-Five Of Ninety
two Counties.
TWELVE CONGRESSMEM
OF STATE, DEMOCRATS
Already Success Has Affected
the victors and Trouble 0v-
er Speakership Is Worry
ing Marshall.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. l2.-Com-
pIete returns from every county show
the election OF Democratic candidates
for congress In 12 Of the 13 districts
BY the following majorities:
First. Representative Boehns. ASIA;
Second, Representative Culiop. 1900:
Third. Representative Cox, 6.4s5:
Fourth. Representative Dixon. Ass:
F1fth. Representative Moss. 1880;
Sixth. Finly Gray. 1899: Seventh. Rep
resentative Korbly. 3.362: Eighth.
Representative Adair. e.SO7: Ninth.
Representative Morrison. SIS: Elev-
On. Representative Rauch, 1881:
Telfth. Representative Cline, 1895:
Thlrteenth. Representative Barnhart.
~.
The total Democratic pluralities for
congressional candidates was 3S.773.
Rspresentative Crumpacker. Rep. car.
Yiod the Tenth District by . majority
Of l.0e3. Tho total, Democratic ma
jorities Of other congressional can
dilatss oyer the Republican congress
slonal candidates 10 $3.50. Two years
40 the ma3ori1es Of the Democratic
c6agreasional candidates was about
$4,000.
TIE returns show that the Republi-
cans came near losing the entire
itoto. 1epeeeeatative Crumpacker
WnD o)eotod Two ysaSs aeo by about g.
90. H9 carried ooven counties n hiD
district. Outside OF the Tenth Dis
trict. however the Republican candi-
daAes carrier only Is counties. while
the Republican, carried a.
Rsr oserstary Of state.
The official returns from the %
counties show the following vote for
Secretary Of State. EllinSham, DEM.
S0o.oe1: 0ulley.. Rep. 2s7.147 :Elling.
hams plurality. 1908.
The rest 81 the Democratic state
was elected BY practically the same
vote that Eilinsham received.
A6olph Seidensticker who was elect
ed lrom this county. announced that
he u . candidate for Speaker. Sell
deusticker was . popular member OF
the house two years ago. 1t II very
likely that w. w. Spencer. an old
time uDmbsr OF the Taggart machine.
who was elected representative here
win also be . candidate.
Governor Marshall and other Demo
cratic leaders are much concerned ov.
or The selection OF candidate for
0pooker. Owing TO the fact that the
Democrats will have very large ma
jority In both branches OF the Legis-
lature they are afraid Il may be diff
cult 70 control the membership 90
that the party win not get In bad BY
snacting poor laws.
Joseph Cravens' Of Madison. expects
70 open headquarters soon - . candi-
date for the speakership. Many mem
beru are already manifesting their ap-
proval OF Craven's candidacy. on the
ground that he 10 an old and expert
snced member and that he has ex-
cellGnt qualifications for the place. It
was said that Albert J. venneman.
Dsmocratic member elected from
Evansville. may also try for the speak
orsAlp..
II d very likely that c. o. Flsm-
Ing. DeunocTat. who on the face Of the
returns was defeated for Represents
tive from Blackford and Grant Coun-
ti6o by $50. win file . contest II II
cAnood that the ballots were destroy
"a in one precinct In Marion. and that
there were other Irregularities in IA
vor Of the Republicans In other parts
q Grant county.
Te Pile Contest Papers.
ASrsngements are being made now
for tAe filing OF the contest papers.
Lew Ellingham, successful Demo
crude candidate for Secretary OF
etats. arTanssd today 70 retain Frank
]. 0suboe - his Deputy until after
tAe Legislature ad3ourns. Mr..
0vuboo - . Republican and has been
Dspaty Secretary OF State for eight
years.
TAe sasctica returns which are BE-
Inc tabulated BY the Election Board
q Governor. Marshall's office. show
thak The Socialists made great gains
throagAout The stats. Their vote here
was nearly 5000. They Increased their
vote TO l.033 at Terre Hsute. The
Socialists doubled their vote In Nadi-
- county. casting l.lSS there.
Former Representative James =.
Watooa. oe Rushville. former chair.
0aA oe The Republican state Com
n1ttee: James p. Goodrich. Of Win
eAaotsr: Fred !. Sims. Secretary OF
otnte. and other well known standpat
nepabllcans met yesterday at the Dem
joo0. but Il was saed that they were