The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-11-04

Democratic candidate, defeated C1aud
S. Keever. Progressive, by about zoo
votes and it was battle royal, keever
not conceding his defeat until this fore
noon.
Chamness Stays.
Until late this morning 1t was be-
lieyed that Albert f. Morel Repub-
lican, had been victor in the treas
urer's race but Albert Chamness. FRO
gressive and present incumbent, nosed
him out with a plurality of little over
200. The race between Bulla, Repub-
lican. Busche, Democrat. and Morrow,
Progressive, was perhaps the most
equally fought of all the lively con-
tests. Morrow with the final returns
was returned winner by close mar
gin over the other two contestants.
Another exceptionally close contest
was that for assessor. 1t looked for a
time as though John Darnel, Progress
sive. would be an easy winner over
William Mathews, Republican, but
Mathews showed great strength in the
precincts which reported late and won
out by a margin Of a little over 100
votes. The two commissioner races
were also spectacular.
Albert Anderson. Progressive candi
date for commissioner from the east
ern district led William Seaney, Demo
crat, until the last report was sent in
which made the vote, Seaney 3242
Farlow 304S. Anderson 3239. An Off
cial count will be made in the contest
to determine the winner
1t was predicted during the votinf
yesterday that because of the epi
demic of ballot scratching there were
going to be some very close contests
but few realized just how close the,
we're to be, and the fact that the Re
publicans developed enough strength
in this Progressive stronghold to cleo
five candidates caused a sensation
and today the average Republican wa
a very cocky individual. The Demo
cratic rooster was also doing quite
little growing over Mike Kelly's vic
tory, for the spectacle of Democrati
county official is rare sight IL
Wayne county.
Go to Legislature.
Two of the three Progressive candi
dates for the legislature, McConah
and Hoelscher had little difficulty il
winning their contests in this county
A big vote was polled against Hoe
scher, candidate for joint Representa-
tive, in Fayette county and as re
suit he has probably been defeated dc
spite his plurality of over 500 II
Wayne county. The exact vote 70
joint representative in Fayette count
has not been made public.
McCOnaha, candidate for joint sena
tor. received a plurality of over 500 i
Wayne county. but the vote in Unio
county was: Stotlemyer, Democrat
647; Bossert, Republican, S52, McCOr
aha, 176. Despite his small vote i
Union McConaha received enoug
votes in Wayne, 3613, to insure hi
election.
With the election of McConaha
Wayne county will be the only one t
have two Progressive representative
in the legislature, Senator McCOnah
and Rep. Judkins. There is a bar
possibility that Hoelscher will be vic
torious.
Russell Leads.
Ebert Russell, candidate for cor
gress, ran ahead of his party on TIL
county ticket, with the exception Q
Levi Peacock, both receiving owe
300 votes.
Albert ]. Beveridge. head of the
Progressive state ticket, showed tina
he was as popular as ever with Wayn
county people. He polled the larges
vote Of any Progressive candidate
3.e14. and his plurality over Shivel
was 492. Shively received 3,422 vote
and Miller. Republican. 1894 Wayn
was one of the few counties in tn
state carried by Beveridge
The county ticket selected yeste
day is satisfactory one to the gel
eral public, for all the men are Of hig
standing in the community and it
believed they will make eXceller
records in their offices.
Judge Fox made a runaway rae
from his Democratic and Progressiv
opponents. B. +. Mason and w
Bond Judg Fox's plurality owe
Mason was 973 Bond was third
the race receiving 2756 votes, tn
smallest cast for any Progressiy
county candidate.
L. s. Bowman. candidate for auditt
on the Republican ticket won In a
fashion This will ba bjc