The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-08
Republicans Stand to Lose
Congressman.
RUN SECOND on STATE TICKET
Many Democratic County Off,
Gals Owe Success to Presi-
dental Landslide.

Columbus. Ohio. Nov. 6.-with 70
turns from many scattered precincts
in Ohio it is known that Wilson has
carried the state by q plurality or
perhaps $4,000 and that Cox, Demo
cratic candidate for governor, b
elected by an even greater plurality
With this margin there is reason to
believe that the Democrats have
elected their state ticket completes
and have reelected IS out of % CON
gressmen.
They also have elected from surface
indications large majority In both
houses Of the assembly.
One Of the most bitter fights was
for congress in the Twelfth district.
where from Indications C. l. Brum-
laugh, Democrat, endorsed by the
Progressives. has beaten iE. L. Taylor
r., who has represented the district
for six years. sn9t ~ no
Taft runs second in Ohio. He easi-
iy defeated Roosevelt in the southern
part Of the state and in the northern
part. Roosevelt's predicted pluralities
failed to materialize. In fact, he was
beaten by Wilson In the northern part
by about the same margin as Taft
was in the southern. By showing MP
In second place. the Republicans In
Ohio retain their position as one Of
the two major parties. entitled to
representation in boards of election
and the like.
Ohio gave her electoral vote to a
Democrat for the first time since the
var and the Democrats elected a
complete state ticket for the second
time in history. Throughout the state
the Wilson and Cox landslide carried
Democratic candidates into county Of
fees.
For governor. General R B. Brown
Of GAINESVILLE, Republican. probably
leads Arthur l. Garford. Progressive
candidate. BY that accomplishment
the Republican party preserved its
place ss one Of the major parties in
Ohio and retains right to membership
on boards Of elections and to other
patronage.
Wilson polled practically the fun
Democratic vote, receiving more than
the Bryan vote Of 1908. with the en-
ception Of Hamilton. he carried all the
large counties. His estimated plural
fly in Cuyahoga IL 1000, in Montgom-
cry 1000. in franklin 1000 to 1000.
and he carried Lucas by slight pln-
rality.
Cox, who ran ahead Of Wilson al
most everywhere. made his biggest
lead in his home county. Montgomery.
which County Chairman e. W. HanIeY
claimed had given Coz 10000.
The Socialists made some gains
Fragmentary reports indicated Debs.
for president and Ruthenberg. for
governor, have each mora than 75.ooo
votes.
Chairman FinIsy's Statement
State Chairman William L. FinIs1
said: Wilson has carried Ohio IN
more than 100000 and Cox's plural
fly exceeds wilsonb- The remain
der Of the Democratic ticket q elect
Cd by pluralities eQuaiing or exceed
ing Wilson's. ~
Wilson, Cox and the Democrats
state ticket probably have carried
five-sixths of the counties.
Wilson Is estimated to have carried
such strong Republican counties "a
Portage by 1000. Stark by $500. MI
ami by 1900, Logan by 400. Hancock
by 400. Champaign by 1000. Scioto by
leo. Belmont by 100. Union by 400
Partial returns indicate the election
Of only four Republican congressman
Nicholas Longworth is reelected In
the First district. In the Second dis
trict Allen, Dem. probably is defeated
by Otto ]. Renner Rep. In the Sixth.
district the election Of s. d. Fess.
Dem, is claimed over Hampstead.
Dem. In the Sixteenth district Gen
eral David A. Hollingsworth, Rep. Il
leading Congressman Francis. Dem
In the Eighth w. w. Durbin. DEM
has carried Logan. Champaign and
Hardin counties and probably has de-
feated Congressman Frank B. wins
In the Fourteenth Congressman
william g. Sharp. Dem. has been 70
elected By 5000.
Indicsiions arp that clspsnf T.
DEumboah. Democratic c1noidatc fer
congress from the TuslAA listzick -
el1c).1 Dt1r C1nEToI~on = n nv
lor. r.. b. &ooo % Sooo D,1znli0.