The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-11-11
DEMOCRATS WIN
STATE ELECTION
Democrats Successful In City, County
And State Will Control
Assembly
NO OPPOSITION IN COUNTY

The election in Bourbon county
Tuesday was unique from the fact
that only the names of the cand1-
dates on the Democratic ticket were
on the official ballot. Due to the
neglect of the Republican candidates
to file their election certificates with
the County Clerk within the speci-
fed time, their names did not ap-
pear on the official ballot, and, al
though the Republican ticket with
spaces for writing in the names or
the candidates was on the ballot,
few took advantage Of the privilege
to vote. The total vote was prob
ably the lightest ever cast in the
county. The two amendments to the
State Constitution carried by large
vote. The election was an unusu-
ally quiet one, due to the lack of OPP
position, and many stay-at-home
votes cut down the Democratic ma
jority. The successful candidates
were as follows: I
Circuit Judge, Robert L. Stout, in
cumbent; Commonwealth Attorney,
Victor A. Bradley, incumbent; Sem
ator, Henry S. Caywood, succeeding
George Hon; Representative, Jas. II.
Thompson, incumbent; Circuit Clerk,
VIM. H. Webb, incumbent; County
Judge, Geo. Batterton, incumbent;
County Attorney, D. D. Cline, incum-
bent; County Clerk, Pearce Patton,
incumbent; Sheriff, M. Peale Collier,
succeeding VIM. G. McClintock; Tax
Commissioner, Ben Woodford, Jr.,
with Mrs. Walter Clark as deputy,
succeeding Mrs. Walter Clark; Jail
er, Jas. e. Taylor, succeeding Thos.
Taul; Coroner, Rudolph Davis, in
cumbent; Magistrates-Frank Low
ry, Paris; E. B. Thomson, Millers-
burg; r. II. Burris, Flat Rock; JnO.
S. Talbot. North Middletown; A. l..
Stephenson, Chntonville; John Bell.
Hutchinson; John N. Shropshire,
Centerville, and r. o. Turner, Rud-
dies Mills. . -.
The new City Board of Education
elected Tuesday, Is composed of John
F. Davis, DR.. Raymond Mcmillan, A.
3. Hancock, J. Sims Wilson, S. s
Ardery, Jr., and Bdckner Woodford
The new members OF the County
Board Of Education are George. Iint
and Ernest Darnaby. .A-t
The outstanding case of Statewide
Democratic victory was in Kentucky
where that party regained control
of the Legislature, which has been
Republican for two years. In Mary.
land, where the entire lower house
was elected, with.27 members of the
Senate Democratic, control was in
creased.
Both Houses of the Kentucky
State Legislature will be organized
by the Democrats at the session
which will open next January, &C.
cording to unofficial returns receiv.
ed from the Thirty-fourth Senator.
ial district, on which control of the
State Senate hinged.
Unofficial returns compiled Wed.
nesday give the Democrats twenty
members of the State Senate to eigh-
teen for Republicans, and 81 mem.
bers of the House to 33 Republicans
In the 1920 Legislature, the Senate
was tied, each side having 10 mem
bers, while the House had SIS Repub-
licans and As Democrats.
That the spirit of Democracy is
still militant was the conclusion
drawn by Cordell Hull, recently
elected chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee, from the re.
suits of Tuesdays election.
In Mr.. Hull's opinion, the result OF
greatest Importance to Democracy
was that in Kentucky, while New
York City elected Democrat as
Mayor by majority as large as il
gave President Harding a year ago;
Syracuse elected Democratic Mayor
for the first time in a quarter of &
century, and other cities in severa
States showed a strong trend to-
ward Democracy.