Evening star., 1935-11-08
CHANDLER SWEEPS
EIGHT DISTRICTS
Lead of New Governor Is
GroWing-Wets Win
by Wide Margin.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November g.
In winning election as Governor Of
Kentucky by the greatest majority
since reconstruction days, Lieut.. Gov.
A. B. Happy" Chandler carried every
congressional district except the ninth,
a traditional Republican stronghold.
Chandler was piling up maJorities
today in 73 Of the States counties. In
the ninth district, however. he was
leading in only one county, Harlan.
where he had an advantage OF ap-
proximately 1900 votes out of 10000
tabulated.
Tabulations slightly more than
three-fourths complete. with returns
from 3,428 of 4.2l9 precincts. gave
Chandler majority Of 1915 over his
Republican opponent. Judge King
Swope Of Lexington. The count was:
Chandler, 450,706; Swope. 81, ,5s1.
Keen johnson, Democrat, Rich
mond. KY. publisher. continued to
pile up lead that reached a major
ity of 82.248 in the race for lieuten-
ant governor.
Cities Vote Wet.
Rural Kentucky voted in favor Of
retaining the States prohibition
amendment. returns showed, but
heavy voting for repeal in the larger
centers of population was burying
the drys under a wet landslide.
The returns today indicated that
in 70 counties voters we're against re-
peal. although repeal was ahead in
seven Of the nine congressional dis
trictS. The first and eighth districts
were voting dry.
The strongest sentiment for repeal
was in Jefferson County Louisville),
the largest center of population. Vet
ers were giving repeal a 7-to-l margin
Tabulations from 2968 precincts TO-
day gave repeal a margin of 52,024
votes. The count was 277,25l for re-
peal, 225047 against.
Pension Majority Mounts.
The tremendous majority accorded
the proposed amendment to permit
the granting of old-age pensions
steadily increased. The count from
1921 precincts was 410.252 to 45,l18.
The Governor-elect and Mrs Chand-
Ter left this morning for brief vaca-
ton. Democratic headquarters here
said their destination probably would
be Hot Springs, Ark.
Repeal of the 16-year-old prohibi-
tion amendment was the go ahead"
signal for the States 100000, 900
distilling industry. New construction
in immediate prospect was estimated
to cost millions of dollars.
Approximately one-third of the Ma
tion's supply Of liquor stored in Ken
lucky warehouses became beverage
over night. The State Legislature
classed it as a medicine when it re-
pealed the Rash-Gullion enforcement
act last year and substituted regu-
lation.
Advocates of repeal pointed to the
employment Of 10000 persons in the
liquor industry as their biggest argu-
ment.
Distillers to Build.
The Seagram Distilling Co. planned
construction of a $1.500,000 plant
near here on a 40-acre tract bought
recently.
At Frankfort and Lexington many
distilleries planned to increase pro-
duction and add buildings and ma
chinery. A. l.. Hines, president of the
K. Taylor Distilling Co., announced
the company will build three large
warehouses at once and increase op-
erations from 180 to 240 barrels
a day.
The Old Taylor Distillery, II miles
east of here, which with its sunken
gardens was one of central Kentucky S
show places before the advent of pro-
hibition, National Distillers announced,
will be placed in commission soon.
The same firm is resuming operation
of the Old Crow plant nearby. Con-
struction costs are expected to run
upward of s5oo,ooo.
Ready to Double Output.
The George T. Stagg Co. at Frank
fort, subsidiary of the Schenley. has
completed surveys looking toward q
substantial expansion. The distillery
was ready to double its 350-barrel-a-
day output.
The old Kennebac Distilling Co..
which Is constructing q plant near
Frankfort, plans to start production
December /.
The Schenley Co. planned to build
an additional warehouse for its Pep
per plant at Lexington.
The Cave Springs Distillery Corp,
st. Louis, planned to build a 0,000
plant on Licking Pike in Campbell
County, with an so-barrels-a-day
capacity.
Thomas Medley, head of the Daviess
County Distilling Co., Owensboro, said
he intends to build new 25,000-barrel
warehouse and bottling plant. Brown
Forman Co., Louisville, had plans for
a new still house. Labrot 81 Graham,
Woodford County, proceeded with con-
ytructiou OF . new bottlins house.