Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-05-07
Slaughter and Younker
Lose Reelection FIGHTS
Witt and Tank Are Victorious
In SiX-Man Race For
Commissioner

Deputy Sheriff Merriam Budd
proved the most popular vote
getter in the county, Frank
Lausche piled up a tremendous
advantage over his competition,
the write-in campaign for DIR.
X. S. Laney failed to gain the
needed Is per cent, and Taft
delegates were favored over Stas-
zen candidates.
Those We're the most important
facts ascertained after TUESDAYS
primary election during which 3993
democrats and 1926 republicans
cast votes iii this county. The
| heavy vote in Salem township (Oak
Harbor) caused a hurried-up call
for more ballots which were rushed
there late IN the afternoon.
Budd Leads Ticket
Deputy Sheriff Merriam Budd.
making his political debut, re-
ceived more votes than any other
candidate on either ticket. Budd
will be the democratic candidate
for sheriff in the November cleo
tion, having defeated Julius Rosiar
better than six to one. Rosiar re-
ceived 522 votes while Budd smash
ed records with his 1929 total.
Biggest upset in the election was
| the smashing defeat of Prosecut-
ing Attorney George Slaughter by
Atty. Myron Rosentreter. Polit-
ical observers had expected the two
democrats to wage a close contest,
but Rosentreter doubled Slaugh-
ter's total, 2516 to 1860.
Rosentreter's plurality leaped
when his home precincts in Salem
township were reported. In those
five precincts, Rosentreter was
given 1877 votes while Slaughter re-
ceived only sc. Slaughter carried
the six Portage township pre-
aincts, ago tc 466.
| Witt and Tank Named
Incumbent Rollie Witt and for
mer commissioner Edward Tank
were victorious in the bitterly
contested six-man race for coli-
missioner on the democratic ticket.
Present Commissioners William
Younker was defeated, as was
Sheriff Ralph Riedmaier, who lost
to Tank by lat votes.
After the first few precincts had
been totaled, there was little doubt
but that Wits denomination was
assured. He placed highest with
1903 votes. Tank received 1884;
Riedmaier, 1887; Younker, 965;
George Sondergeld, 957, and Will
liam Miller, 1888.
Although running without oppo-
sition, the popularity of incumbent
County Engineer Delos Nissen,
County Treasurer d. l.. dewey"
Cullenen, and County Recorder Ell
gin Winters placed them high
among the vote-getters.
Nissen followed Budd with 1884
votes; Cullenen received 3010 and
Winters, y2959. Robert Reider, un-
opposed for the state representa-
tive nomination, showed strength
with 1894.
G. q. p. Results
Common Pleas Judge William
Hunt, unopposed, led the Republi-
can ticket with 1920 compliment
tary votes. Close behind was Con-
gresham Homer Ramey, also with
no opposition, who received 1906.
Incumbent State Representative
William Fleckner defeated former
Genoa mayor Marion LaPlantz,
1915 to SIT, while Atty. John Rein
heimer defeated Atty. j. G. Hitch
cock, 1909 to 515, for prosecuting
attorney nomination, in the G. o.
P.'s only contests.
; Although Stassen candidates won
; in this district, they were defeated
in Ottawa county. Taft delegates
= Walter Brown and Harry Hansen
, received 945 and S45 votes, respec
lively, compared with Stassen can
didates Alex Arndt and Lois Cos
, slit, who totaled 420 and 300.
Lausche Leads
Former Governor Frank LauSche
proved an overwhelming favorite
in this county, getting 1854 votes
to only 79S for his principal oppon-
ent, Ray Miller.
DR.. r. S. Laney, in a write-in
campaign, received 400 votes, which
failed 30 place his name on the
: ticket for the November election.
Fifteen per cent of the total, or
599 votes were needed.
First precinct of the 80 to report
to the county election board was
Benton 2, which completed its
work before p. m. The last pre-
cinct to report was Carroll 3, its
results being received at 1880 a. m.
Central Committee
Otto Bolte, Graytown, and o. l..
Teagarden, Oak Harbor, were vic
toricus in the only contests for