The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-28
Scattering Votes POllGd For
Ford And Roosevelt
Cut And Dried Slate Goes
Through Without Whimper

AS far as Knox county is concern
ed, the presidential preference pri-
nary law, the first effect Of which
was seen in Tuesdays election, is
more or less of failure.
The turnout of voters, compared to
a normal election, ran between Is and
20 per cent. There was no interest,
there was no enthusiasm and a large
amount of money was spent with no
particular results achieved.
The local board of elections made
arrangements with the presiding
judges of the various precincts over
the county to telephone results to the
Mt. Vernon Telephone Co., where "a
special room had been arranged for
the accommodation of the members
of the board, together with newspa-
per men. The courtesy of the tele-
phone company was greatly appreci-
ated.
The first precinct to call in was Col
lege township, which had its results
ready at 6:35 p m, a little over an
hour after closing time. Several Of
the Mt. Vernon precincts were count.
"a before that time, but the presiding
judges delivered them in person in
-stead of telephoning
College township was followed in
rapid succession by others, stretching
ever period of nearly three hours,
and then a sudden stop came. There
was some slight misunderstanding on
the part OF the various judges which
resulted in number neglectng to
phone in the results. BY $3.50 o'clock
- precincts were in and the balance
were unobtainabie until Wednesday
morning.
A large number of residents of both
the city and the county were unaware
thai an election was being held. II
was stated in Fredericktown thai
numerous people did not know of tho
event, while countless others forgo
% 90 to the polls.
This apathy came to a large exten
from the absolute lack of any ele
ment of excitement in the election
The contests amounted to nothing
and the whole procedure resolved II
self TO mere formality.
The trail of the antlpreparednes
vanguard was seen in the scattere,
votes for Henry Ford, while tn
strongly militant element registere'
itself in a number of instances 10
Theodore Roosevelt. Both of thes
names were written in on the pres
Dental primary ballots
II was in only few precincts tina
Ralph Tyler, the oolored candldat
for delegate-atlarge to the Republ
can national convention, did not re
ceive votes. In several, he was az
corded quite number, This was In
tensely pleasing to the Willis leader
In the county, who howled with dc
light whenever Tyler was recognized
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
On the Democratic ticket Kno'
0Santy favored Woodrow Wilson TO
Srosident and Thomas II. Marshal
Ger vice president James Il, Camp
bell. James NJ. Cox, Judson Harmon
and Atlee Pomerene were preferre
for delegates-at.large to the nationa
convention. There were no contest
for alternates.
For district delegates to the nj
tlOnal convention, Columbus EVA
and Fred II. Linn both received man
votes. There was no contest here.
W. r. Bebout, p. A. Berry, G.
Carpenter, Harry Fox, Frank Harde
ty. J. NJ. IIuddlestun and j. o, MICA
tor were named as delegates TO tn
state convention, while William Bal
ming. ]. f. Blubaugh, w. l.. Bottel
field, Robert Grossman, Barney K9r