, 1922-09-07
PRIMARY FIGURES
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ate. in the recent primary election.
John b. Kendr3ck. Furthermore,
the returns. now practically complete
only 81 precinets out OF S48 are
lacking - show that Nondell polled
6,S11 votes more than he did In the
congressional primary two years ago
"a phenomenal increase Of more
than one-third yer the vote then
cast.
Democrats. too have boasted Of the
popularity Of .Kendrick in his own
home county, Sheridan. To hear
them tell It, Mondell would find this
county . total loss. Yet Mondell's
vote in Sheridan county this year
was almost double that polled by
him in 1920, despite the fact that
1920 was a presidential year, usually
marked by an abnormally heavy vote.
On the sound basis Of primary re-
good as elected to the United States
senate. These returns, with Ct pre-
cincts lacking, give:
Frank w. Mondell, Republican.
22.758;
John B. Kendrick, Non-Partisan
League Democrat. 11.760.
Complete returns on Mondell -
complete returns for Kendrick are
not yet available - give the Repub-
lican candidate 1914. This Is only
$500 less than one-half the total
vote for all congressional candidates
in the general election Of 1890 a
presidential year. In the 1920 pri-
maries Mondell polled only 1898
votes; yet in the general election that
followed. his vote was $3.50.
Kendrick. in order to be eected. on
a basis Of 1890 figures would have to
increase his primary vote Of IL, $50
(67 precincts misaing) by approxf-
years primary figures he would have
to double his vote in order to beat
the Republican candidate. and then
only II the Mondell vote remained
absolutely stationery - . preposter-
Gus superstition.
II the Democrats can extract any
comfort from such figures they IN
certainly entitled to 1t. but whatever
crumb there II will scarcely make
them fat.
They have professed to find COM
fort in the fact that Mondeli ran
somewhat behind the combined vote
for the Republican gubernatorial
candidates. Queer comfort indeed
for Democrats to cherish! Even %
the answer IL obvious. Mondell, be-
ing unopposed In the primaries and
deemed unbeatable at any time, the
Republicans made no special effort
to get out q record vote for him. On
the other hand. the Democrats. des-
perately eager to make Q showing,
resorted to extraordinary measures
in Nohalf Of Kendriek.
These extraordinary measures In
eluded . letter from the Democratic
s.a.e chairman to all county chairmen
instructing them to appoint ut least
three captains for every precinct,
these captains to call personally. II
need be, on every known Democrat in
'hetr respective precincts with . view
e getting out every Democratic
ore
10. sam up. Mondeil led Kendrick
In the primaries BY : to 1. He scored
material and, In mani instances. 9
counties out Of twenty-three. and in
one Of these three failure 10 to be &C.
counted for in the creation Of . new
county.
In three counties - Albany. Big
Horn and Carbonate Mondell vote,
over that of two years age, Is almost
trebled, and Il n very nearly doubled
in . number Of other counties,
notably - get this, 1t u worth re-
peating - Sheridan county, the
nome county OF Mr.. Kendrick.
So much for that silent vote"
pathetic product Of Joseph c. O'Ma-
moneys fertile Imagination. In the
clear light OF fact and figure 1t would
9 that this O'Mahoney Pigment 10
moro prayer than serious, responsible
suggestion - . silent prayer" for
the miracle that must be had II.
Democracy this November 10 to be
saved from utter and overwhelming
defeat.
Nothing short Of . miracle can