The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-29
OFFICIAL VOTE FOR
OHIO OFFICIALS
Secretary Of State Graves Gives
Out the Figures.
COX LED THE STATE TICKET

9,scssd BY More Than One Hundred
and Sixty Thousand over Brown,
Whe overtops oarford by Over
Fisty Thousand - Height Of the
Democratic Tidal Wave That Swept
Over Ohio At the Recent Election.
Columbus. O., Nov. 27.-Exact meas.
0rement of the height Of the Demo-
cratic tidal wave which swept over
Ohio Nov. 6 has Just been afforded for
The hrst time by Secretary Of State
Charles H. Graves, who announced
he oficial vote for state officers.
Leading the state ticket, both in the
o1se Of the vote he polled and in the
amount Of his plurality over his near.
- opponent, James M. Cox was elect.
- By 1ss.S23 over General Robert B.
Brown Governor-elect Cox's vote
S3S.S23. however. was less than that
Dolied by any Democratic candidate
esr gov ernor since Tom l.. johnson
Usilsd S6l. .74S. in 1908.
Attorney General Timothy 8. Hogan
was second man on the Democratic
0cket. both in vote and in plurality,
Debating Freeman r. Eagleson, Re.
Oubiican. by 15l.4S9. Secretary Of
state Graves was third In the vote he
BOILED. but his plurality Of 14S,315 was
Sxcseded by that Of Lieutenant Cover.
oor Hugh l.. Nichols. 1881.
Clearly traceable TO there being no
Progressive nominees for state school
commissioner and members Of the
state board Of public works 10 the re-
suit that John w. Zeller for school
commissioner led the Republican
ticket. with 320.343 votes. followed by
the two candidates for members OF
the board Of public works, Charles H.
Ceidel. 31s,1s9. and William Mein.
Aardt, 312.994. These Offices we're abol.
oshed by amendment to the constitu-
tion. For ofIlces which would have
paid them salary had they been
elected, the highest Of the Republican
candidates was Thomas ]. Edwards.
nominee for clerk Of the supreme
court, who polled 3O0,3 votes.
While General r. b. Brown finished
at the bottom Of the Republican tick
et, Arthur l.. Garford, Progressive
candidate for governor. led his ticket.
with . vote Of 2l7.903. Browns plm-
rality over Garford was 54.597, while
Edwards plurality over C. T. Brom-
Icy. Progressive. for clerk Of the su-
preme court. was 108.O5S. For con.
gressrnan.at-large Lawrence X. Lang.
don. Republican. led Randolph w.
Walton. Progressive. by 107,556.
eoostsd Socialist Vote.
The fact that the Progressives had
no candidates for school commission
Sr and members OF the state board Of
public works boosted the vote Of the
Socialist candidates for these ofYices
the highest Socialist vote being 81 .28S
cast for II. w. Yost. candidate fol
member OF the public works board
Because the Socialist-Labor party had
no candidate for congressman-at-larg
the Socialist candidate for that office
Harry ID. Thomas. was second on thu
Socialist ticket, with 9l,2O, votes.
uS NOtC IOT bCHOOI VOUlIuIhHIOuel
and board Of public works indicator
that the Progressive party drew votei
from the Socialists. even though tn,
Socialist candidates polled the highes
vote they ever did In Ohio. The vOt,
tor those Offices for which the Pro
sressives made no nominations doe
not bear out the claim that II ther,
bad been no Progressive party tn,
Republican ticket would have h,eI
elected.
The only candidate for a state ono,
70 be elected who is not Democra
b Judge Il. NJ. Wanamaker OF Akron
Progressive candidate for Judge of tn,
supreme court, who finished first o
lS candidates for the long term OF
the nonpartisan judiciary ballot. III
ran 30.334 ahead Of w. r. SchOAeld
Democrat, while Judge Oscar w. New
man. Democrat, who also was elected
ran 27.i2l ahead Of Schofeld.
rhe highest vote polled on the Judi
eial ballot was that Of Judge J. Foste
Wilkin. Democrat. who was elected
sAort.term Judge by vote Of 232. .224
. plurality OF +6.Sb2 over Judge WI
ham +. Spear. Republican.
The effect Of the nonpartisan ballo
vas clearly shown In the big vot'
given the Socialist judicial candidates
Joha C. Madden. Henry w. Schroeder
asa Norman L. Burnet. respectively
o1,Sl2, $3.50 and 89,Ss8.