The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-07
IN DECATUR COUNTY
Democrats Elect Representative, Au-
ditor, Treasurer, Clerk and
County Superintendent.

The democratic candidates in De-
catur county were nearly all the
winners on Tuesday. Wilson car
ried the county by a plurality OF
3O8, while Clarke, the republican
candidate for governor has plural
ity of 72. Hon. V. R. McGinnis, the
democratic candidate for congress
has the handsome majority of 393
over Congressman Towner, which is
splendid endorsement from his
home county. as the normal repub-
lican majority in this county is
about 500. s-N
M. F.. Thompson, the democratic
candidate for representative in elect
ed over Coffin, progressive republi-
can, by a majority of 6l6.
r. E. Mclaughlin, democratic
candidate for reelection as county
auditor is returned to the office by
the big majority Of 5S4 over his re-
publican opponent, J. V. Lemley.
Two years ago his majority over Mr.
Lemley was only As.
w. c. Cozad, democratic candi-
date for reelection as county treas
urer, has the safe majority of 436
over his opponent, J. V. Arney. The
race two years ago was between the
same two candidates, and at that
election Mr.. Cozad was elected by
the narrow margin of 26 votes.
E. E. Beck, who has been the
efficient deputy clerk for the past
four years, is elected by majority
of 1T votes over Charles Fisher,
the republican candidate.
Miss Mabel Horner, the democrat
ic' candidate for county Superintend-
ent, is elected by the big majority
of 1886 over her republican opponent,
Erven Spencer.
Geo. w. Baker, democratic candi-
date for county attorney, was de-
feated by county attorney E. H.
Sharp, who was running for Sec
end term, by a majority of $50
votes. ~.
viii Gardner, republican candi-
date for county recorder, was elect
ed by majority of 2O3 over P. E.
Shirley, the democratic candidate.
Mr.. Shirley made a. fine race, run
ming about 400 ahead of his ticket,
but Mr.. Gardner received heavy
vote in Leon and vicinity, where he
has lived all his life, and his per-
sonal popularity carried Z him
through.
tDuffy" Lorey, the republican
candidate for sheriff was elected ny
the very narrow margin of 3S votes
over Chas. Piercy, the democratic
candidate Mr.. Piercy made 2 re-
markable race. Itf.was conceded by.
'alIs that he was running against the
strongest candidate on the republi-
can county ticket, and he and his
friends should feel very proud Of his
race, although it is regretted that
his magnificent race did not quite
land him in Office Two years ago
Mr.. Piercy was the democratic can
didate for sheriff against sheriff
Andrew, and was defeated by
majority of Al. Mr.. Lorey had a
very strong following in his home
town, Leon, where there is a large
vote, and this vote pulled him
through, for Mr.. Piercy ran away
ahead of his ticket in the country
precincts. ..-... .....,
Both of the democratic candi-
dates for members of the board o!
supervisors were defeated. w. H..
Snyder was defeated by Harvey
Northrup for the 1913 term by
majority of 319. Mr.. Snyder ran
ahead of his ticket, but the republl-
can majority in the county was too
great to be overcome. There is
really no sting to defeat when a
man runs ahead of his party ticket,
and is only defeated on account OF
being in the minority party.
. 1t is with sincere regret that we
announce the defeat of Patrick
Griffin for reelection as member
of the board Of supervisors. Mr.
Griffin has served on the board for
the past two years, and Decatur
County never had better man on
the board. He has tried at all
times to do his duty to the tax
payers in Decatur county, and IN
SO doing, he made some enemies,
who fought him bitterly and
succeeded in defeating him by IL
votes. But Mr.. Griffin has lost none
of his popularity. Had it been
known that he was in danger OF
being defeated there were many re-
publicans in all parts of the county
who would have changed their votes
and voted for him. -.