Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-07
DEMOCRATS GAIN
Big over STATE
White Women Come Out BY the
Thousands and Register AS
Democrat Figures

ing Louisville, showed great gains
in democratic majorities in nor
nally democratic cities, while in
normally republican towns the re-
publican Inajorities showed no in
crease.
Typical examples of the latter
are the mining towns of Central
City, where the majority was at a
standstill, and Pineville, Barbour
vile, Darlington, Pikeville and
Harlan, where the majority of the
republicans was increased only
slightly. Providence, another
mining town, went democratic. 1t
IS normally republican. The re-
publican majority in Hazard fell
off IS. These figures tend to
show that the miners favor Cox.
On the other hand, the demo-
cratic cities showed big gains in
the normal majority, indicating
greatly increased majorities by
counties. 1t seemed to indicate
that the democratic women are
aroused and that the state is nor
mally democratic still.
Early figures showed an demo-
cratic gain of 600 majority in
Lexington, with twelve precincts
missing.
Shelbyville registered a demo-
cratic majority for the first time
in a Presidential election. In 1916
the republican majority on regis
tration was IS and in 1919 65. This
year the democratic majority is
81, and it is con6dentally expected
that with supplemental registra-
tion and purging the lists OF ne
grocs who have moved their resi-.
dcnce or recently come to the city
the democratic majority will be
$50. Last year Shelby county
went 800 democratic. This year
it should be from 1,5OO to 100.
\ significant thing is that of the
sos white women who registered
in Shelbyvile SO registered dem
ocfatic, % republican and ] inde-
pendent. There were 398 negro
women, who registered supposed
ly republican. There were $40
democratic men and SIG democra-
tic women registered.
In Dayton the registration was
republican men, 604; republican
women, SIP; total 1,166. Demo-
cratic men, O57; democratic wo-
men. 43S: total 1O95. At Fort
Thomas the registration was: re-
publican men, 491; women, SIS;
total 10O0. Democratic men. 1S3;
women. 2l6; total, 800. In Bell
vue the registration was; Repub-
lican men l,046; women, 758; to-
tai, 1904. Democratic men, 6S7 ;
women SIS; total 1902.
One big democratic gain was in
NrayGeld. The majority in 1919
was 467. This years democratic
majority was 1901. Graves coun-
ty last year returned democratic
majority Of $500. The great gain
in the democratic majority in the
county seat would indicate ma
ioritv in Graves county this year
of 5000. political dopesters say.
The democratic majority in Le
bannon, as indicated by the regis
tration, was increased more than
twice. 1t was 65 in 1919, and this
year majority, of IA registered
democratic.
Murray showed gain in dem
ocratic majority Of from PSI to
348.
Cynthiana registered five times
its democratic majority of last
year, there being IL more demo-
Gratis than republicans this year,
. while last year the majority was
%.
Russellville more than doubled
it's democratic registration major
itv, the figures being 5O7 as
against 263 majority last year.
One Of the outstanding indica-
tions OF democratic sentiment IN
the state was said to be the regis
tration in Irvine, the county seat
Of Estill county, i'll the oil fields.
Irvine last year gave Gov, Nor
row Us majority. This is the
first time its residents registered
for an election. Incomplete re-
turns show a democratic regis
tration majority of, between SO
and IS, the women being drawn
to the polling places in large mum
bers in their eagerness to support
the League of Nations, according
10 reports from that city.
The democrats practically dou-
bled their majority in Elizabeth
town.
In Hazard the republican ma
jority was decreased by 50 votes
dropping from 333 to 29S.
OF the registering women, Lex
:.,..t~,, e1,<,,vaJ , QZ6 white women