Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-11-10
HEAVY REPUBLICAN
T MAJORITY IN COUNTY
Taylor for Governor Gets $50
Majority. Largest Vote
of Any Candidate
COUNTY'S TOTAL VOTE 2,0S4
Clouse Carries This County Over
Hull for Congress by
S1S Votes.
COUNTY'S TOTAL VOTE 2,os4

w. J. Murphy and wife, of Brook
lyn, N. Y, arrived last week to pass
some time here visiting Mrs. Muir
phys father, "Uncle Dan" Manning
and other friends. Mr.. Murphy liv-
ed here many years ago on farm
near where r. r. Dunbar now lives,
but for number of years they have
lived in Brooklyn. They will pass a.
bout a fortnight here and then go ON
to California to visit their sons, who
live near Los Angeles.
G. w. Davenport and G. P. Burnett
election commissioners for this coun-
ty. canvassed the vote cast Tuesday,
of last week Monday in the circuit
court room in the presence OF about
j, zen people, that seeming to be
the number who were sufficiently.
interested to attend to see the votes
counted.
At the time the canvas began Ahe
returns from Isoline had not arrived
but did come in before the count was
completed. No election was held at
two precincts: Birds Branch and
Milestone. That is nothing unusual
for no elections have been held there
several occasions of late years. The
voters for those two precincts have
generally voted at Daysville and
Ozone so that the vote has been prac
tically as heavy as though the polls
had been opened at those two pre-
cincts ~~ss
Crab Orchard and Burgess each
cas- 2o2 votes. Of the total vote of
4o4 only 42 were democrat,. while
36I were republican, and one socialist.
which was cast at Crab Orchard.
The total vote for the county was
the largest ever cast, due to the wo-
men voting The total vote of the
county was 2o84, with a majority for
the republicans for the head of the
ticket of o27.
Thesmajority for the republican can
didate for congress, w. +. Clouse,
had been given at $50, but his actual
majority was 818
The majority for Alf A. Taylor for
governor over Gov A. H. Roberts had
been estimated at 300, but his actual
majority was $50.
The majority of G. w. Poague for
he state senate over E. G. Toilet had
been estimated at not less than 600,
but the actual majority proved to be
767. Poague claims election by LOCO
to 1,5oo.
The majority of Julian Campbell
over George N. Welch for railroad
is 8sI.
E. c. Norvell for floterial represen-
tative stands unopposed and has
total vote in the county of laos.
The women did not turn out SO well
in the eastern part of the county as
1T the county seat or the southern
section. In the western part of the
county the women failed to turn out
% any great extent.
The ladies of Crossville were much
n evidence at the polls. They voted
strong and had their headquarters in
he office of Circuit Clerk, H. C..
Iendley, where all ladies, irrespec-
i've of party, were instructed how
O vote before going to the box to
asst their ballot.
There was little scratching of tick
is. The democrats did not turn out
o we'll as the republicans and it is
laimed that quite a number of dem
Gratis voted the straight republican
icket. The normal increase in the
mocratic vote was about 200; the
epublican increase was about 500.