The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-08
C. 0. P. ELECTS.
ALL BUT ONE IN.
THIS COUNTY.
Ballots Are Scratched
by Republicans

Although only one of its county can
didates were elected Tuesday in the
Wayne county election, the Democratic
rooster was Growing triumphantly
Wednesday for the county's normally
heavy Republican vote was so greatly
reduce that nearly all Republican
candidates were grateful for the scant-
est of pluralities.
Two years ago Harding carried
Wayne county by plurality of over
5000. At the election Tuesday Beye-
ridge, heading the Republican state
ticket, received a plurality of only 296.
In 1920 R. N. Elliott, heading the Re
publican county ticket for representa-
| tive in congress, received a plurality
of $500, while returns from the ballot
ing of Tuesday gives him a plurality
of 1888.
Dan Chapman, Democrat. was elect
4 ed sheriff, and DUNCAN, for clerk of
the supreme court led Pat Lynch, Re
publican in this county Dungan's plur-
ality over Lynch in Wayne county was
299.
Survey of Results.
A survey of the results of the cleo
ton in Wayne county show that ap-
proximately 5000 registered voters did
not go to the polls. The large major
ity of the citizens who did not partici-
pate in the battle of ballots were Re
publicans. On the other hand the
Democrats succeeded in bringing out
nearly all of their registered voting
strength, and, as a rule, the Democrats
voted their tickets straight. The great
: variance of the vote in the several con.
tests indicates that the Republican
voters INDUCED in wholesale scratch.
ing"
Perhaps the most astonishing re
suit of the county election was the on
slaught made against the candidacy
; OF Beveridge. The result of the Bev.
eridge- Ralston contest was not de
termined until the complete returns
had been received 1t was pre-elec.
) ton surmise that the minimum plu
approximat 1,500
RaIston Gets Labor Vote
Politicians who commented on the
poor showing made by Beveridge in a
county where he was supposed to be
quite popular, expressed the opinion
that the labor vote went solidly tt
Ralston, and that large party of the
"stand-pat" Republicans, either failed
to vote for senatorial candidates OF
r cast their ballots for the Democratic
: nominee.
5 It is also evident that Beveridgt
!. failed to receive a large part of th'
2 women's vote, which he was expected
: to receive.
a The banner Republican pluralit!
e was rolled up by Harry Thornburg, o
Richmond, candidate for county audit
or, who was elected over Irwin b,
3,270.
Carl Wadman, candidate for re-elec
tion as sheriff on the Republican tick
7 ct, went down to defeat at the hand
of Dan Chapman, who received a plu
rality of 1859. Wadman was the onl,
candidate on the Republican ticke
;, who was defeated
Woman Loses.
The only woman candidate on th'
county ticket, Mrs. Lille Tweedy
i Democrat, was defeated with compare
!. tive ease by Denver G. Harlan. Repub
u lican, for state senator. Harlan's plu1
y ality was 1,779. The Democratic OF
ganization had entertained some hope
: of electing Mrs. Tweedy and Henr
! Long, candidate for county clerk Blu
Is Long also met defeat at the hands o
Ollie Hunt, Republican. The Hunt
I I Long contest was a snappy one, how
l ever, the Republican candidate receiJ
p ing a plurality of only 665.
Another hotly contested politica
> battle was for county commissioner
western district, between Hindmar
, Republican, and Myers, Democrat, bot
y of Jefferson township. Although tn
:. Democratic candidate carried the thre
precincts of Jefferson township by
decisive vote Hindman was elected b
5 a plurality of 561
! ! Another close contest was for tn
office of county assessor, Brown, RI
> publican, being returned the WHINE
over Moore, Democrat, by a pluralit
of 676.
BY the election of Harlan for stat
: senator, Knapp for state represent;
=" tive, and LaFuze for joint represent;
: tive. Wayne county will again have
= solid Republican delegation in the lei
. islature