West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-05
Willis WENS
In BUCKEYE
STATE
Cox Is Defeated For Governor.
Woman Suffrage and PrCAl-
hltlOO Amendments Buried
Under Opposition Votes.
HARDING ELECTED SERaItA

Cleveland, Nov. Prank B. Willis
has been elected governw by upward
OF 10000 plurality and Warren q.
Harding United States senator by be,
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
With them the Republicans have un.
doubtedly elected their entire state
ticket. a majority in both branches of
the general assembly and at least ten
of the twenty-five congressman from
Ohio.
Governor Cox seems 20 have sus.
tanned losses over two years ago in
practically every county in the state.
His net loss in the eight largest coun-
ties of the state is at least 10000
votes
While he carried Cuyahoga. Lucas
and Franklin counties by reduced plu.
ralities. Willis carried Montgomery
the home county OF Cox. by 1000 and
Hamilton county by 1000.
Governor Cox banked on n heavy
vote in the large counties To elect him,
but his defeat in Hamilton county put
him out OF the running, the rural couu.
ties showing unprecedented Republi.
can gains and msuring the election Of
Willis.
Though Governor Cox and Chair.
man Finley OF the Democratic execu
tive committee continue to claim the
reelection of the state executive, they
have reduced their plurality predic
tions from 100000 10 $4,000. basine
the reduced prediction on reports re
ceived from county chairmen and look
Ing for a 10000 plurality in Hamilton.
Chairman Jones OF the Republican
state executive committee, on the
other hand, says he is absolutely con
fdent that Willis and Harding have
both been elected by substantial ma
jorities.
The returns to date indicate tha,
Cox has polled his heaviest vote IN
the cities while Willis is pllng up plu
ralities in the rural counties.
This applies generally. with the ex
ception OF Cincinnati, where Cox ex
pected a plurality OF $4,000 which
seems 10 have vanished.
Returns from one-third OF the pre-
cincts OF Hamilton county gave Willis
lead OF nearly 1000 and State Chair
man Jones declares the Republican
candidate will beat Cox there by 5000
In 160 Cincinnati precincts Harding
led T. S. Hogan for United States
senator by 1000.
Partial returns from all parts OF
Ohio indicate that the amendment ex
tending suffrage 10 women has been
defeated: that the one asking for
statewide prohibition has met n like
fate and that the home rule for cities
amendment will probably carry.
The two principal cities OF Ohio
went strong against prohibition. Cleve.
land voted wet by 10000 and Cincin.
natl by more than $4,000. or IL TO l,
Columbus. the capital voted dry nv
small majority. Columbus voted
against home rule. but only by a
small majority.
At least ten Republican congress
men have been elected. including Mich
olas Longworth in the First district. :
ID. Fess In the Third. John c. Cooper
in the Nineteenth, S. II. William I'm
the Fourteenth. IT. I. Emerson in the
Twenty-second.
Toledo. o.. Nov 4.-The vets won
handily, carrying Lucas county with
5000 majority. The Democrats prob
ably carry their entire ticket. judges
Kinkade and Chittenden are reelected
circuit judges. Governor Cox has car
ried Toledo by 200.