Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-11-05
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WILLIS is I
elected
Carries Entire Tick
ct to Victory.
QlAnnP nll1F lAInAlN AllT
HOME RULE WINS OUT
Prohibition, Suffrage and Tax
alton Showed Under.
HARDING'S PLURALITY IS LARGE

Republicans Also Gain Control Of
Both Branches In General Assem-
bly-Progressive Vote Throughout
State Remarkable For Its Small
ness-cox congratulates Victorious
Rival and Latter Explains Why He
Won at the Polls.
Columbus, Nov. 4.-Swept into Of
fee by a Republican landslide, Frank
B. Willis of Ada is elected governor
of Ohio by plurality estimated at
from 5000 to $4,000. Governor Cox
and officials at Democratic state head
quarters have conceded Willis elec-
ton.
The Republicans elected besides
Willis for governor:
Warren G. Harding of Marion Unit
ed States senator over Attorney Gen
eral T. S. Hogan by about $4,000.
The entire state Republican ticket.
A majority of both branches of the
general assembly.
At least half and perhaps more Of
the twenty-five congressman from
Ohio.
OF the four proposed constitutional
amendments submitted, only one was
adopted, the heavy wet vote in Cincin-
natl and Cleveland having not only
defeated the prohibition proposal, but
pushed the home rule amendment to
successful issue, Woman suffrage
and the taxation amendments were
overwhelmingly defeated.
Wayne B. Wheeler state dry leader,
made this statement:
1--WE are willing to concede the de-
feat Of the prohibition amendment by
10000. but the home rule amendment
Is very close and won't go either way
more than 5000 to 5000. The state
outside of Cincinnati voted for pro-
hibition. Ninety days was too short
time to inform the voters in the big
wet cities about the merits of pro-
hibition. We can vote on this ques-
tion every year and there will be no
let up in the fight until Ohio is dry"
Wheeler also announced that an
other statewide prohibition amend
ment will be submitted to the voters
next year.
While Hamilton county cast an
enormous vote against prohibition
and for home rule, this strength did
not go to Governor Cox, who seems
to have lost the county by from 500
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stand by the governor as had been
expected. Cuyahoga gave him plu-
rality approximating 21,OO0 and
Franklin, Lucas and Montgomery
stood by him, Franklin giving him
about 5000 margin.
Hamilton county was the first coun-
ty to send its unofficial report to the
secretary of state. This shows that
Willis carried the county by 1,105,
that Jack Arnold of Columbus, for
lieutenant governor, carried 1t by
8,649; that Hildebrandt, Republican.
for secretary of state, defeated Se-
crest by 1879; that Ed Turner, for
attorney general, defeated McGhee by
1927.
The Winning Ticket.
The rest of the Republican state
ticket, which averaged a higher vote
than Willis, is elected. The success
full candidates are:
Lieutenant Governor-John M. Arm
old, Columbus.
Secretary Of State-Charles Q. Hill
debrant, Wilmington.
Treasurer of State-Rudolph w.
Archer, Cleveland
Attorney General-Edward G. Tur.
ner, Columbus.
The plurality of Warren G. Harding,
elected to the United States senate,
will probably run $4,000.
A Republican majority in both the
house of representatives and the SEN
ate Is assured
The Progressives made sorry
showing in Ohio, probably not averag
ing more than ten votes to the pre-
cinct at the most liberal estimate. as
compared with 40 two years ago. The
result In this state, as well ast else
where throughout the country, 4hows
that most members of the new party
returned to the Republican ranks.
The vote cast In Ohio was about III
to the full registered strength o.
100000.