The New York herald., 1922-11-08
FESS AND POMERENE
RUN NECK AND NECK
Former Gains a Slight Lead
in Ohio for the Z. s.
Senate.
VETS WIN IN CLEVELAND
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Burton is Well Ahead Of DEM
ocratic Opponent---Govcr-
norship in Doubt.
VETS WIN IN CLEVELAND

Special Dispatch TO THE NEw Yosk HERALD.
CLEVELAND, Nov. "wednesday -
The Senatorial race is close. both Pom
creme and Fess running neck and neck.
pomerene carried Cleveland and Cuya-
hoga county by an estimated plurality
of from 10000 to $4,000, but Fess pollcd
large majorities In several strong Re-
publican counties. and late tonight
passed his opponent.
Pomerene was expected to carry sew
eral of the counties that have so far re-
ported by large majorities than were ac-
corded him. but Fess polled a heavy
vote in several counties that brought
him on even terms with the Senator.
Ponierene was obtaining about eleven
votes to the precinct more than his OPP
ponent until late hour tonight, as
compared to six votes to the precinct
when he defeated Myron t. Herrick in
the election of 1916.
Senator Pomerelfe was moro than
holding his own in the strong Demo-
cratic counties that he carried last cleo
ton. The vote polled by the Democratic
Senator in Ashland, Belmont, Cosher-
ton, Erie. Holmes, Lorain. Monroe, Rich
land and his home county of Starke
showed him to be running ahead OF the
mark he obtained when he was returned
to the Senate in 1916.
Democrats Keep Up Hope.
The above named counties are strong
Democratic centers and with the few
hundred precincts reported. giving
Pomerene such large majority Demo-
cratic leaders are confident that when
the remaining precincts send in their
complete returns the margin received
by their candidate will more than offset
the majority received by Fess in Jeffer-
son. Lawrence. Morrow. Musking and
Trumbull counties
The proposed Amendment on beer and
light wine carried in Cleveland and
Cuyahoga county by a majority esti-
mated by wet leaders at from $4,000 TO
40 900. All the foreign districts through
out the State were voting three and four
to one for the amendment, but the rural
districts were expected to overcome the
vote cast in the cities for the amend
ment Dry leaders predicted that IL the
vote in Cleveland and Cuyahoga county
Is below $4,000 the vote from the coun-
try precincts will more than overcome
the large plurality.
Late returns received from appromi-
mately eight hundred precincts through
out the State at late hour last night
showed the vote against the amendment
to be gaining and the beer question is
still in doubt. Many of the, precincts
now reporting show big gains in the
number OF votes cast against the
amendment. and dry leaders are confi-
dent that the amendment will be de-
feated -n act.
Congressional returns from three
Cleveland districts show a hot fight
on In each. Representative Theo T..
Burton has been conceded election, be-
ing more than 1900 votes ahead OF w.
]. Zoul, his Democratic opponent.
Race for Governor.
Carm Thompson. the Republican can
didate for Governor, obtained an early
lead when two hundred precincts in
greater Cleveland and Cuyahoga county
reported. Cuyahoga county, which is
Thompson's home county, gave him a
plurality that is expected TO reach $4,000.
but the rural districts and other various
democratic strongholds more than offet
the advantage gained by Thompson in
Cleveland and suburbs.
Thompson led until some OF the DOWN
State returns began to come in and
then Donahey gradually overcame his
lead. First one candidate and then the
other has been leading and the final
result may not be determined for sew
eral days.
Republican leaders werc surprised
when several of the wards throughout
the State that had been for years strong
Republican centers had given Donahey
almost as many votes as Thompson and
in some cases had given the Democratic
nominee slight majority.
Counties htat had given Gov. Davis
large pluralities in the Gubernational
race two years ago. fell off in the
majorites furnished by Thompson.
Donahy came from behind in several
counties Acknowledged by Democratic
leaders to be Republican prior to the
election. and gained a FIVE thousand
majority over his opponent.
Dohaney would have been approxi-
mately ten thousand votes in the lead
had not Cleveland and Cuyahoga county
gone solidly for Thompson.
Less that three thousand votes sepa-
rate the Gubernationsl contestants at
an early hour this morning. Returns
from down-State are slow coming In.
and neither the Republican or Demo
cratic party is claiming victory.