Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-08-12
SMALL VOTE OUT
At THE PRIMARY
Three Lively County
Contests
G.. Ellis Nfoere Again Swamps the
Opposition


Another primary is past. The
vote was not quite up to that of two
years ago, in the county.
On the Republican ticket three in
teresting contests had developed
sheriff, commissioner and clerk Of
courts. The closest was that of
sheriff Ty Henery, the last can
didate to get in the race, won out
over his nearest opponent, P. w.
Masterson, by A votes. For COM
missioner, Frank Matheney swept
the field with II more votes than
the combined votes of his two OPP
ponents. In a four cornered fight
Miss jamie Elmore won the nomlna-
tion for clerk of the courts,
in walk-away, leading her
nearest opponent by 289 votes. DR..
H. L. Fiseus and Dolph Hook had a
contest on for coroner, the former
), winning Vote: Hook, SIS; Fiscus,
951.
The faotional fight here between
Congressman C. Ellis Moore and
Earle E. Montgomery was watched
with keener interest perhaps than
were any other contests. The anti
Moore faction leaders had been more
active for some weeks, than it would
appear on the surface, and were
putting in their best licks on pri-
mary day. AS usual they had
Moore soundly licked-until after
the votes were counted, which show
ed that Moore had not only double
the vote of Montgomery, but 100
more than that, running better even
than he did two years ago. The vote
for Republican central committee
man showed about the same result.
Robinson the anti-Moore candidate
polled 339 votes; Mendenhall rep
resenting the Moore faction had
924 votes. For Republican state
senator, H. E. Smith carried the
county with vote of 824; Lefever
the present incumbent had 656 For
Governor Myers Y. Cooper polled
TAO votes; Thad Brown, 455; Seiber,
1877. All the other candidates re-
ceived a scattering vote. James 0.
Mills was high man for lieutenant
governor, with 373 votes. Willis
vote for U. S. senator was lila.
The proposed amendment to the
constitution, relative to assessments
for the cost of acquiring property,
went down by big vote-for 495;
against, 1850.
The Democrats had no contests on
in the county, or district. Sufficient
names were written in to nominate
Charles Roberts for sheriff; Victor
B. Walters for representative, and
"A. G.. Masterson for clerk of courts.
On the state ticket Donahey
showed even greater strength than
two years ago at the primary. With
smaller vote cast he polled 481
votes. The combined votes Of his
three opponents was but 81. In the
primary two years ago Donahey's
vote was 419.
Bloom for lieutenant governor
was high, with PA votes.
Although no campaign was con-
Quoted in his behalf, Atlee Pomer-
enc easily won over Judge Florence
Allen. Their votes were: Pomerene,
244; Allen, 153; Wharton, 80.
Unofficial returns indicate that
State Senator LeFever has won the
Republican nomination for state
senator, over Harvey r. Smith.
Congressman Moore is victor over
Montgomery by large vote. 1t is
stated that Moore carried every
county in the district.
For vote Oh congressman, state
senator, clerk Of courts, sheriff and
commissioner, on the Republican
ticket, by precinct, see abstract on
this page.