The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-06
DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES.
Had The Best Of Il In Knox
County
Majority Of Them Carrying
The County
Much Interest EVinCed In
Election Result
Crowds Of People Remaining
Up For Returns
Which We're Not Completed
During The Night

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much interest attaching to the result
Of an election in Knox county as was
evinced Tuesday night. Early in the
evening people began to assemble ON
Main street and at the various head.
quarters where returns were received
and the interest did not abate until q
late hour and even then people were
compelled to 60 home without secur-
ing definite information as to the re-
suit on many Of the candidates and of
questions submitted. As late as Q
o'clock Wednesday morning large
crowd Of people was present on the
streets and many of them remained
up all night.
The returns for the county were
gathered by the Mt. Vernon Telephone
Co. and newspaper representatives in
rooms of the company. Elaborate
preparation had been made to receive
and tabulate the returns and as soon
as they came in. they were transmit
ted to headquarters Of the political
parties, the dry committee, the Y. M.
g. A. and to cigar stores, at all Of
which places very large crowds were
present
The first precinct to report was Col
lege township which was heard from
at about 8 o'clock. The reports came
in intermitently from the various pre-
.ciacts. throughout the night, the last
one being Clay ownship at a. m.
AS no order was established for
counting the ballots. reports first
came in on the general ticket in some
instances and on the constitutional
amendments In others.
AS was anticipated, very large
vote was cast in the county. The ag-
gregate vote for governor was 1911,
as against 7,411 cast for governor two
years ago, showing an increase of ex-
actly 500 votes. Cox received 1858.
Willis 4,141 and Garfield 102. Willis
plurality was 473.
For United States Senator Harding
received 4,244, Hogan S,075, Garford
141, giving Harding plurality of
1,169.
Despite the fact that Willis received
such large plurality in Knox county,
the Democrats got decidedly the best
OF the county. Offices. electing clerk,
sheriff. audi Ykr. one commissioner
treasurer, recorder and prosecuting
attorney. The Republicans elected
representative. two commissioners
surveyor and coroner. On the non
partisan Judicial ticket, Park B. Blair
Rep, was elected common pleas Judge
The following are the pluralities
received by the successful candidates
Representative-Cromley, 80.
Clerk of Courts-Taylor, 459.
Sheriff--Woolison, 1872.
Auditor-Riley, 856.
Commissioners = Earleywine, 25S
Ramey, 1876; Wilson, 1876.
Irea6urer-beli, 1V4.
Recorder-Rush, 66.
Surveyor-Shaw, 751.
Prosecuting Acknowledgement, IL
Coroner-Pumphrey, SS4.
For Judge of the Court of Appeals
Lewis B. Houck carried the county. b.
over 1900 and estimates his pluralit.
in the district at over 10000. He car
ried 13 of the Is counties of the dis
trict.
For congress, Ashbrook had walk
away from Irvine. His plurality Il
Knox county is close on to 800 and h
will have plurality of six thou
J sand in the district.
An abstract of the vote cast in Kno
county is published elsewhere in thi
paper. giving the detail of the vote O.
the various candidates.