The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-08-05
overwhelming majority.

Overwhelming majority.
Congressman r. Y. Thomas, Jr., of
Muhlenberg, won his denomination in
the Third district
Congressman Ben Johnson, of Nelson,
again romped home with victory in the
Fourth district.
Congressman Swagar Sherley won in
the Fifth or Louisville district.
In the Seventh district Congressman
j. Campbell Cantrill, of Scott, against
whom bitter fight was made, again
emerged the victor, defeating Claude NJ j.,
Thomas, of Bourbon, for the Second
time by an Overwhelming majority.
Congressman Harvey Helm, having
no opposition in the Eighth, was de-
clared the nominee by the Committee
some weeks ago.
Congressman w. ]. Fields, of Carter,
in the Ninth district, won easily over
his three opponents.
Much interest was taken in the race
for the Republican nomination for Con-
gress in the Eleventh district between
Caleb Powers, of Knox, and State Sena-
tor j F. Bosworth, of Bell. Bosworth
ran well at home, receiving over 1000
majority in Bell, but Powers won easily
! in the district.
HURT DEFEATS HoBSON
The race for Judge of the Court of
Appeals in The Third district was an
other contest that attracted much inter-
est. In this race Judge Rollin Hurt, of
Adair county, won the nomination over
Chief Justice j. p Hobson, Of Hare in,
who is completing his second term of 16
years.
Even in the cities the vote fell far be-
low the normal party strength. This
applied equally to the Republicans and
Bull Moose.
GOVERNOR RESIGNED.
A special from Frankfort says that
Gov. McCreary is as complaisant as if
he had won, and issued a statement the
day following the election in which he
offered his services to the party in the
campaign. He said:
"My friends two days before the cleo
ton informed me that | would have
large majorities in Louisville, Coving-
ton, Newport, Lexington and other Cit
les, but Oh the day before the election
the lines were drawn very close between
Stanley and Beckham on certain issues,
especially on the temperance question,
and my majorities were transferred.
There were number of counties where
the some work was done.
Il have no animosity to any person
and am thankful to my Democratic
friends and supporters for the thousands
OF votes cast for me. | am especially
gratified that my home county, Mad
ison, gave me thousand majority ever
both of my opponents. | expect to re-
turn to Richmond when my term as
Governor expires. | will congratulate
the candidate for u S. Senator, the long
term, as soon as | ascertain certainly
who has been nominated, and | will
stand ready to vote for the nominee and
make speeches in his favor before the
November election"
The State Board of Ele ction Commits
sioners will meet in Frankfort August
10 to canvass primary returns and will
meet again on August Goth to appoint
county election commissioners for the
ensuing year.
ELECTION NOTES.
Hardly 80 per cent. of the vote vas
polled.
impossible to get official returns Fig
ures we give are praci ically correct and
any changes made will not feet the re-
suits.
Re ports from every point in the State
say that the election went off quietly,
not more than half the vote being poll
ed. There la We been no reports of
fraud.
Pulaski is the banner Beckham coun-
ty in the State. 1t gave him the biggest
majority of any county. His plurality
over Stanley was SIS. The vote was
Beckham, 943; Stanley. 9S; McCreary,
S. Very Light vote.