The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-11-01
REPUBLICANS
To INCREASE
DISTRICT LEAD
Substantial Majorities for c..
0. P. in National, State and
County Ticket Will be Re-
turned.
DEMOCRATS Confident

The Sixth congressional district Of
Indiana, comprising the counties of
Fayette, Franklin. Hancock, Henry.
Rush, Shelby, Union and Wayne. will
give substantial maiorities to the Re-
publican candidates for president.
United States senator, governor and
representative in congress at the elec-
tion to be held Tuesday.
Republican victory in the "Old
Burnt" district Is indicated by reports
received Monday by the Palladium
from its correspondents in the seven
coulties outside of Wayne and by a
comparison of estimates submitted by
the Republican and Democratic or
CARNATIONS in Wayne county.
With the largest vote ever cast in
Wayne county the Republican major
ity in the county at the election Tues
day will be the largest in the county's
history" said Paul Comstock, Repub-
lican county chairman, Monday.
Predicts 5000 Majority.
DO you think the Republican ma
jority will be 3,000?" he was asked
That is the minimum figure. Il will
be greatly surprised if our majority
does not considerably exceed 3.000,"
he replied.
I'VE close the campaign in Wayne
county with the utmost confidence in
the outcome of the election Tuesday
and with no apologies for the manner
in which our campaign has been con-
ducted," reads statement issued
Monday and signed by Joel Moore,
Democratic county chairman of Wayne
county.
IF the county does not go Demo
cratic on the state ticket. l predict
that the Democrats of the county will
reduce the former Republican major
ity in the county to at least 1,000,'
Chairman Moore states.
Organizations Strong.
The Republican and Democratic or
CARNATIONS this year have been par
ticularly strong ones. Both organiza-
tions have plans perfected fully for
getting out the vote Tuesday.
Five of the eight counties compris-
ing the sixth district. Fayette, Henry.
Rush. Union and Wayne are normally
Republican. The Democratic commit
tee in each Of these counties was con-
tent to claim reduced Republican
majority. On the other hand the Re-
publican committee in each of these
normal Republican counties predicted
a considerable increase in the G. o. P
majority.
The three normal Democratic coun-
ties of the district are Franklin
Hancock and Shelby. They will still
be Hound in the Democratic column
after the smoke of Tuesdays battle of
ballots has cleared. In Hancock
county. of which Greenfield is the
county seat. the Republicans have one
of the best political organizations in
the state and the Hancock Republican
committee is predicting that the Re
publicans will carry the county. This
is possible but not probable.
Hancock Doubtful.
There was a heavy registration in
Harcock and there will be a large
vote. In 1918 Representative Elliott.
Republican. only lost Hancock by 221
votes. II is probable the Democratic
majority Tuesday will not exceed 400
The Democratic majority in Shelby
will probably be from 500 to 700. At
the congressional election two years
ago the Democritic majority was 430
and the Republican organization is
predicting that the Democratic ma
jcrity at the presidential election will
not exceed that figure.
The Palladium correspondent at
Brookville estimates that the Demo
Gratis will carry Franklin county by
not more than 500 majority, which is
about $50 less than the normal Demo
cratic majority in that county. The
vote of the women will result In a
Republican gain in Franklin, the
Brookville correspond ent predicts.
The bulk of the vote In the sixth
district Is in Wayne and Henry coun-
ties. Both of these counties have al
ways been staunchly Republican and
there is every reason to believe that
each county will return its usual
heavy Republican vote Tuesday. AS
Wayne and Henry go, so goes the dis
trist. Republican leaders were point
ing out Monday that William Yarling.
Democratic candidate for congress.
devoted only a half day to campaign
ing in Wayne county. 1t is also stated
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