The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
McCreary Sweeps Kentucky and Wins By Hand-
 some Majority
SOCIALISTS POLL
 COUNTING VOTE
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Lou November 7.-Kentucky, for y onsidered In the balance be- tweenS democrats and republicans today went back into the ranks of the former, in a landslide victory. Re turns up to 9:30 tonight indicate tha- James B. McCreary, democratic can- didate for governor, had been elected by from 10000 to 10000 majority
 His opponent was Judge Edward O'Rear
 The Herald and Post, both of which supported the republican ticket, conceded McCrearys election by 40,- 900, but figures taken from all sources hardly justify such an estimate.
 The returns have surprised even the most optimistic democrats, most of whom said the election would be close As it is the republican majority of 1000. by which the present adminis- rration went into office. was shattered and the democratic state ticket will go into office more strongly indorsed than has any ticket in years.
 The Herald tomorrow will attribute republican defeat to what it considered unpopular national and state admins trations in Kentucky. Neither party had a paramount issue. Both stood for the county unit prohibition elec- ton plan and advancement in methods of governing state institutions.
 With McCreary the following demo- crats were elected:
 Lieutenant governor, Edward J. Me. Dermott.
 Attorney general, James B. Garnetr.
 Auditor, Henry M Bosworth.
 Secretary of State, c. F. Crecilus.
 Treasurer, Thomas $. Rhea.
 Commissioner of agriculture, J. ". Newman.
 Superintendent of -ublic instruc- ton. Bark sdale Hamlett.
 Clerk of the court of appeals, Robert L. Green.
 Returns from all but eight Kentucky counties give McCreary a total of 72.T01 and ORear a total of 3S,S62, a ma jority for McCreary of 32,S39 Three of the missing counties are normally heavily democratic, while the others are republican,.
 
 asserted that the whole ticket was safe as carly ss :15 o'clock, and that the ma- jority would reach 30,000. Louisville and Jefferson county, constituting the Fifth congressional district, increased an ex- cited majority. of 4000 to nearly $500 for the democratic candidates.
 Returns received by the Courier Journal from 12 scattered counties at this Aour show heavy democratic gains.
 sfIslondy fI,ift j ybtoh jc ,lcn 1-arx close, reached democratic majority of from 600 to 800. while all other democratic counties heard from showed gains of from 200 To 500
 The first congressional district, in which fierce battle was waged, Is slow in giv- ing its returns. It had been contended that whichever way this district went, normally democratic, would settle the con test It Is a large tobacco producing dis trict and 1t had been argued that Judge O'Rear's pro-tobacco growers position would get him majority there. How ever, scattering returns indicate that the democratic majority will be increased
 At 8 o'clock the Herald. whioh support ed the republican state ticket, conceded defeat and announces the only thing in doubt was the democratic majorities in size. The Herald will say tomorrow
 An unpopular national republican ad- ministration was the cause of the demo- cratic victory in Kentucky
 Mount Sterling, Ky, November 7-| Judge F. C. O'Rear of this place, repub- lican candidate for governQr, has lost Montgomery county. his own home, by about 407, according to the figures of the republican organization Clark, which gave Bryan a majority of 625, has gone for McCreery $50 for governor.