Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-08
BENSON DEFEATS
SCANLAn.. WELTER
and KllDUFF WIN
With the possible exception-Ole Benson
independent candidate for representative-re-
publicans swept the boards in TUESDAYS county

democratic candidates
was attained by majori-
ties snug enough to permit Of no
future argument. According to un-
official returns as they poured in
from the seventy-five precincts the
final results show that Benson has de-
feated William Scanlan, thus scoring
up the only set back given the re-
publicans in their dash for a COM
plete victory
, Benson's plurality over Scanlan in
| the unofficial count is 367, which,
Scanlan adherents claim may be
changed in the official tally. Errors,
it is pointed out by the Peru candi-
date, could easily be made in receiv-
ing the reports by telephone, One
mistake is claimed to have been un-
covered in otter Creek. This error.
should it be borne out in the official
count, would, Mr.. Scanlan's friends
say make a material change in the
result.
In any event, should Mr.. Scanlan
forge to the front in the official count,
Mr. Benson maintains his lead, there
are glowing prospects of contest to
determine which of the two is the
rightful winner.
The race for representative, with
its four cornered fight, gave some
twists that were not wholly looked
for l.. O. Browne ran true to the
form predicted of him. He led all the
candidates by monster plurality. r.
G. Soderstrom, with strong labor
backing and the united support of his
home city-Streator--w second high
and Mr. Benson third on the unoffi-
cial count.
Essington Victor.
For Senator Thurlow Essington
ran far ahead of J. J. Conway. his
democratic opponent. Mr. Essington
was given maiorities in sufficient pre-
cincts to insure his election on the
face of early returns.
Tor"tv INDIE Reck. Probate JUDGE
Mills, County Clerk Ferguson County
of Schools Foster,
Probate Clerk Flick and Oscar Nelson.
for state treasurer, We're out in the
race virtually alone, as far as DEM
ocrat'c COW not't'on Of serious ma
ture is concerned.
The races of the dav conte"ed ahout
the troasurership and sheriff, where
attacks by certain ele-
ments were centered AGAINST F.. J.
Waltnr, republican nominee for sheriff
nrd Joseph Kilduff. nominee for trnas-
1rer. In the early count Mr. K'lduff
t~ai1od hch'nd Edward Zilm, his demo
cratic onpOnent. but before the night
was thru he came into the lead when
y Sale and Peru returns poured into
the county cerks Office When Mr..
Iilm failed to hold his expected
strength in Streator, it was made GER
tain that MI Kilduff would come home
with majority big enough to assure
easy fashion.
WeIter Had Tight Race.
Mr.. Welter did not have as easv
time Of it in the race for sheriff. His
opponent, George Zurich carried
of the precincts in the
and was far in the lead up to
The time La Sale and Bruce reported
IN, which was not until just before
lawn today. Welter leaders had con-
,eded Mr. Eurichs election but when
Bruce showed him handsome maiori-
" there came marked cange in their
spirits. La Sale it was known, would
give Welter powerful backing. Peru
was not looked upon as such sure
thing for the republican candidate,
he word having been passed out that
Zurich in the last week or two, had
developed unexpected strength in that
eity. On the face of returns. however,
Welter carried Peru by big margin.
Gloom invaded the Zurich camp
when Bruce township sent in scatter
ing returns, showing Welter had de-
veloped unlocked for prestige among
the voters of that city and would carry
The town. Zurich had looked upon
Streator as one of his strongholds
and had It counted in his column. The
vote, however switched to the repuh-
lean column in leaps and bounds un-
til Zurich was found to be far behind
his victorious opponent.
Ottawa for Zurich.
Ottawa did handsomely by both Mr..
Welter and Mr. Kilduff and at the
same time did not forget Mr. Zurich
and Mr. Zilm, their democratic COM
petition. In ottawa township Zurich
was given 22S4 and Welter 22lS, a
majority for Zurich of sc. Eurichs
greatest strength was shown in South
Ottawa, nominally a republican pre-
cinct on an overwhelming basis, where
he collected S95 to his republican OPP
ponents 267 While South ottawa
was tipping over on the democratic
side the second. third and fourth pre-.
cincts, just as strong the other way.
gave Welter big majorities.
Zurich carried the bulk of the ru-
raj precincts by large leads over Well