The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-07-05
MGCREARY AND
OLLIE JAMES
Got Great Vote in Primary
Saturday.
McCREARYS MAJORITY LARGE
Ia Light Vote and Quiet
! Election Throughout
the State.
THE RESULT IN OHIO COUNTY

The Hon. James B. McCreary, of
Madison county, was Saturday cho-
sen by the Democrats of Kentucky to
lead them in the race for Governor
this fall. Senator McC~eary's ma
jority is claimed by his managers
to be between $4,000 and 10000.
Less than forty per cent. of the
Democratic vote in Kentucky was
polled.
Hon. Ollie NJ. James, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator, was riominat-
ed by an enormous majority. A
week or so ago Senator Paynter, his
opponent, withdrew from the race.
However. Paynter's name remained
on the ballot and he received a scat
terlng vote.
In the race for Attorney General
James Garrett was nominated by a
majority of 10000, defeating Pol
lard.
Barksdale Hamlet, of Christian
county, won handily by a majority
of 10000 in the race for Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, de-
feating Littrell and Eubanks.
Newman won the race for Com
missioner of Agriculture, defeating
Hill and Wyatt by a plurality esti-
mated at $4,000.
Popular Bob" Greene was cho-
sen as the nominee for Clerk of the
Court OF Appeals by a mojOrity of
$4,000 votes over Morgan Chinn.
Ollie James of course led the tick
ct, polling more than 80 per cent. of
the vote cast. In several counties
not a vote was recorded against Mr..
James, Notwithstanding the fact that
Senator T. H. Paynter's name was
on the ballot. Paynter carried
Greenup, his home county, by bare
majority.
McCreary probably carried nine
out of the 119 counties. When the
final returns are in they may show
that the Madison county man carried
100 counties, leaving 10 counties
in which his opponent received the
greatest number of votes.
McCreary led the ticket and his
majority will be greater than any
other candidate. He carried nine
out of the eleven Congressional dis
tricts, having received a majority of
the, votes in Adams own district.
McCreary's big vote came from
tile Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth Tenth and Eleventh districts.
In these districts Adams made a
sorry showing, receiving only a
scattering vote here and there. Nc
Creary carried every county In the
Seventh, Eighth. Tenth and Eleventh
districts. He lost McCracken coun-
ty, Livingston county and Crittenden
county~in the First district. In the
Second district he lost Daviess coun-
ty. Henderson county and Hancock
county by small majorities.
Adams carried Louisville and
Mcpherson county by a majority OF
ofer 5000.
In the Third district, in which Ad-
dams was thought to have corsid-
cradle strength, McCreary ran away
with the Harrison county man, car
rying every county but one. In the
Fourth district, the home of Con-
gresham Ben Johnson, who with
Mayor Head and Frank McGrath
constituted the opposition to Nc
Creary, the Harrison county man
came into his own. Practically ev-
cry county reporting from the
Fourth gave Addams majority
NELSON county. where Mr.. Johnson
,sSssides, returned a majority OF up
Irds of 700 for Adams.
Thomas s. Rhea for Treasurer
and C. F. CrecelIus for Secretary OF
state won without opposition.
xThree days after the holding OF
the Democrats state primary the
issue is still In doubt in two races
State Auditor and Lieutent Gov
ernor-Ruby Laffoon and Henry M
Bosworth claiming the nomination
In the former and Edward ]. McDer'
mott and James P. Edwards IN the
latter race. The outcome in both