The Hartford republican., 1919-11-28
MORROW'S MAJORITY
4O,l76, COUNT SHOWS
Previous Records Beaten, No
Democrat In Years
Equaled 1t.
by Robert ID. Anderson.


The complete official returns in the
recent gubernatorial race, made pub
lie at Frankfort yesterday, show that
Edwin =. Morrow defeated James ID.
Black by majority of 4O.176 votes.
The total vote cast was; Morrow
\ 254.290: Black PA ia.
Mr.. Morrow's majority is the larg-
est ever given a Republican candidate
in Kentucky. The total vote cast for
him is considerably the largest ever
polled by his party in this state. The
total Republican vote in 1916, the
previous record, was only 214.S54.
Republican leaders, many of whom
are analyzing the returns carefully.
see more significance in the size of
the total vote cast for the respective
party leaders than they do in Mr..
Morrows majority.
Result Of Thoro Organization.
After making full allowance for the
large number OF Democratic and in
dependent votes which were cast for
Mr.. Morrow. as a result of dissatisfac
tion with the state administration,
many Republicans declare that the
election result shows that the gen
eral assumption that Kentucky nor
mally is Democratic is not warranted.
The opinion is being expressed that
the biggest factor in the result was
the thoro organization which has
been made by Chairman Chesley II.
Searcy, and his colleagues of the Re-
publican State Campaign Committee.
Mr.. Searcy and his colleagues. in
the recent campaign. organized the
Republicans OF Kentucky with the
thoroness that hitherto has been seen
only in city politics. For the first
time in history. it is declared, the
Republicans were prepared to get
their full vote to the polls. Similar
organization in the future, Repub-
lican leaders are declaring, will keep
the state in the Republican column as
long as the partys public record re-
mains clean.
NlcCrcary's Record Broken.
The significance of the big vote
cast by the Republicans can be seen
by comparisons with former cleo
tions. The biggest vote cast in re-
cent years for any Democratic candi-
date for governor was that polled by
James b. McCreary, in 1911. which
was 226,77l. Mr.. McCreary won by
2l,0OO. If Governor Black. in the
recent election, had received the same
vote accorded McCreary he still would
have been defeated by about $4,000
votes.
The biggest vote ever cast for the
Democratic party in Kentucky was in
the presidential campaign of 1916.
when the highest elector, James p.
Edwards, received 269, $50 votes. The
vote in presidential campaigns always
is greater than In state elections, of
course. In that year, too, there can
be no question that many Republican
votes were cast in Kentucky for the
Wilson electors.
Majorities by Districts.
The official mojorities by districts
in the gubernatorial race were; Nor
row-Third, 2,162; Fourth, 1892; |
Fifth. 9.44S; Sixth. 1924; Ninth. D.
200; Tenth, 1854; Eleventh, 25,174.
Black-First, 1879; Second. $50; |
Seventh, 5,479; Eighth, 3S9.
The Republicans are encouraged
especially by the big vote and big ma
joritjes given in the Tenth and Elev-
enth Districts. The majorities in
these two districts, they declare. are
the result almost entirely of increased
population and thoro organization.
They are confident THAT similar ma
jorities will be returned in future
elections; and they can not see where
the Democrats are going to get ma