South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-08
Moon Leads With Montgomery
a Close SeCOnd-BaiIey
Defeats Swanson
by 757 Votes.
BARnHART KEEPS HIS
PLACE IN CONGRESS
Bio Vote Cast in This County
Saves Him-GetS Small
Majority in Only One
Other County.

St Joseph county went solidly
democratic, every candidate on the
county ticket being elected and
Congressman Henry A. Barnhart
making enough of a gain to reflect
him to congress from this district.
Chester r. Montgomery in his race
against John r. Devine for the pros
ecutorship received a high vote,
falling only six votes short of the to-
tai pil ed up by PRIEST Wilson in this
county.
Mcntgomery's total vote. accord
ing to complete mi-offcial returns
was $50 against 1886 for Devine.
Wilson's vote was 9,516. giving him
six more ballots than the prosecutor.
BY piiins up this large vote Mont
gomery was given a majority of l.
574 over Devine. Montgomery led
his opponent in practically every
ward and precinct in the county.
Devine's biggest gain being made in
precinct A of Portage township,
where the Notre Dame students
voted. Although other democratic
candidates received large majorities
in this precinct, Devines record as
a track man at the university gave
him 219 votes against Sc for Mont
gOmery.
Barnhart Wins.
Although Congressman Barnhart
lost six Of the seven counties in his
district. his pluralities in st. Joseph
and Marshall counties reelected him
by 222 votes Barnhart's vote in st.
Joseph county gave him 1857 lead
over Andrew J. Hickey, republican,
and Marshall county increased the
gain bv 3S7. Hickey's total plural
ity figures for Hickey in five coun-
ties. Kosciusko. 627; Fulton. 49,
Starke. 2S3; LapOrte, 625; Elkhart,
1876.
According to the semi-ofticial re-
turns, Ed Zeitler led the democratic
ticket with a vote of 1854 against
1926 Tor Moon for commissioner OF
the first district. These figures give
him the largest majority in the
county. 1.S26.
The office OF county sheriff was
the most holly contested, Charles r.
Bailey. the present official, winning
over Edward s Swanson by only
757. I'm the last few precincts that
reported Swanson was the favorite.
cutting down the lead Of more than
goo that Bailey maintained i'm the
other precincts.
Montgomery Loses First.
The first ward of South Bend
was one OF the few i'm this city and
Alishawaka that Montgomery lost in
his race against Devine for the pros
ecutorship. In this ward Devine had
a majority Of Is over MONTGOMERY.
this being made possible by a vote
OF SO that was piled up for the re-
publican nominee in the second pre-
cinct while the present prosecutor
pooled only 2S6. Devine's total i'm this
ward was 1.1S5 against 1.16O for
MOntgOsr cry.
Montgomery. however was not the
only democrat who suffered "A loss i'm
this ward for the republican can
didates for all OF the offices where
the races we're close made gains
here. Crumpacker poled a vote OF
.26S against Hagerty's 1.047. gain
ing 81 votes In the race for Joint
senator.
Jones made the biggest gain Of
any OF the republicans in this ward
polling 1917 votes 90 Keller's 1000
Swanson was seconG along this line.
ginning SIS over Bailey. Swanson
secured 1895 votes, while Bailey
made only 1910
All OF the democrats In the close
fights came back strong in the sec
ond ward, Keller leading with gain
Of $50 over Jones. He got 1.O17
votes. while Jones made 631. Mont
gomerv increased his lead over De-
vine By 2s9. polling si6 votes 10
his competitors 6I7. Hagerty made
a gain OF SOS over Crumpacker by
getunC g14 votes 10 Crumpacker's
COS Bailey poled 924 ballots against
COS for Swanson.
Again in the third ward the dem
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