Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-12
BACH and BENSON
LOSE ITO OPPONENTS
AYERS FOR SHERIFF
The smoke of the battle has cleared away.
From behind the haze have emerged more sur
prises than were ever before spread before the
voters OF La Sale county
in either a primary or
general election.

IN eltner a primary or
general election.
Men who were looked upon as i'm
pregnable az the polls today are
swathed in defeat Dark horses who
went to the wire some almost as un-
known and others not at all acquaint-
ed with modern warfare, came out of
the contest with large majorities or
pluralities.
The results show the Lowden wing
of things polite still in the harness.
a position earned by accusations hurl-
cd against the opposing faction Of at
tempting to revive the old G. o. p.
ring long since 1efunct as an institu-
tion of any formidibility,
Members of the "irregulars' defend
themselves with the assertion they
were forced, for self preservation, to
take this means of banding together
with the other alternative of facing
defeat Wiscacres, those who claim
knowledge of the psychology of elec.
ton, do not split hairs on the matter.
Some of the candidates themselves
admit there was an error. The band.
ing together, instead Of carrying
preponderance Of weight, met with re-
buff among that most powerful Of all
classes the silent vote.
Every known atom of dope" was
shot to the four winds. The result OF
the cyclone shows:
Andrew E. Bach, for eight years In
cumbent, and quarter Of century
deputy county clerk, was defeated by
Thomas Ferguson. Of Streator.
Judge Mayo wins for County Judge
hands down
Ole +. Benson ran third In the legis
latiye contest.
{. p. Gardner and |. l. Hanna did
not even give R. d. Mills good
brush for Probate Judge.
Charles Campbel, ran 7S0 behind
William c. Flick for Probate Clerk
George NJ. Reynolds came out Of the
aitray with a majority of l65 over e.
NJ. Davis for treasurer.
And Curt s. Ayers defeated d. L.
McKinny by 939 votes for the nomina-
tion of sheriff.
incidentally the county showed it.
self safe for Democracy by giving Me.
dill Mccormick a handsome plurality
Of 2,644 over either William Hale
Thompson or George Edmonl Foss.
In the other races Sterling leads
White for State Treasurer four to one
Maeill will carry the county for State
Superintendent Of Public instruction
by snug margin In the Congressman
atlarge race Rathbone, Mason and
Yates were given the big vote. For
Congressman the county went for
Fuller almost two to one.
Streator's solidity for its candidates
| is accredited for the large majorities
Of Ferguson. Essington, Flick and Sod
erstrom. While it was voting strong
for these four men, 1t faltered on f,
NJ, Davis for treasurer. Had the
| sheriff been given the same support
accorded his toWnsmen he would
easily have won over Reynolds. OF,
/ taWa. as is its usual wont in election
matters, voted independent of its own
| men with the exception, perhaps OF
I Judge Mayo who came out Of the city
1 with an overwhelming vote, which
/ was backed by a large lead on the
south side. Campbell did not get thu
support out Of his own city as it was
/ expected he would the result showing
he lost the second precinct, the home
of TWO Of his democratic colleages in
the council by ten votes In South
Ottawa Campbell led Flick by only "a
Mckeuney fell behind in his expee
tations Of the vote in La Sale, Strea
tor and Ottawa. Ayers carried Otta-
wa proper by 2i5 and South Ottawa
By 219, in themselves enough to have
/ IHs4it WI uIH ElNiuiN y, ayers Cdilltu
Streator by 25S, while McKenney
showed his greatest strength in Men.
Iota, Peru and La Sale, Streator
gave to Thomas Ferguson a majority
Of ll24 while Ottawa only gave Mr..
Bach only 3SS votes as against his op.
ponent 523-a majority in Mr.. Bach's
home city Of l35. A 5000 majority in
Streator gave Soderstrom a wide
margin for Benson to overcome.
May Run independent
Today Representative Ole f. Ben,
son. who met defeat at the primary,
was being prevailed upon by certain