Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1910 — DEMOCRACY SWEEPS COUNTRY IN ELECTION [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRACY SWEEPS COUNTRY IN ELECTION

Factionalism Seems Responsible for the Defeat of the Grand Old Party, and Radicals Lose Out. DEMOCRATS GET THREE IN THIS COUNTY Shirer, Pettet, and Drake Fall Because Republicans Scratch, Following False Charges That Were Freely Circulated.

GOOD MEN DEFEATED Remainder of County Republican Ticket Pulls Through, But the Scratching Hurt Entire Ticket. This is the season for the chanticleer. v ; His boistrous crowing has a harsh, grating sound that is discordant and annoying, while the erstwhile proud eagle with clipped wings is fluttering helplessly on the ground. The cockerel, is perched upon the mule’s back and the frightened jassak is tearing around without restraint in communities and states where the elephant has in the past seemed to hold a life time lease. And poor old Jumbo seems to have adopted a hobble skirt. From the early returns there seems every indication that New York, Ohio, Indiana, lowa, New Jersey and Connecticut have gone democratic and that the democrats will have a majority in the house of representatives, the vote probably being 211 for the democrats and 188 for the republicans. Factionalism in the national party between so-called insurgents and stand-patters, is the basis of the trouble and where the fight between the factions was the hardest, democratic victory was the greatest. Democrats knew this a year ago and they did not hesitate to aggravate it. Wherever republicans were simply republicans they were victorious. But in the important states, usually doubtful, republicans were divided and the leadership could not get the support of both factions and could not unite them. " Senator Beveridge seems to have lost in his campaign for re-election, as the democrats will doubtless have a majority on joint ballot at the next legislature and John W. Kern will be elected. Congressionally only two republican candidates in Indiana were elected. They were Edgar D. Crumpacker, of our own district, and William O. Barnard in the 6th, while the majorities Qf both of these is so greatly reduced that there is some doubt whether they will pull through when the final returns are tabulated. High waged mechanics have voted against continued prosperity by trying to divorce high wages from the high cost of living. If democracy could have full sway in the adoption of its tariff lor revenue only ideas there would be a marriage of low wages and low living soon after high wages and high cost of living gets a decree from the national congress prompted by a desire to make good wages join hands with low prices for the products that high wages produce. It is a paradox that is impossible but that the American people seem willing to try to create when they get so prosperous they think a trial won’t hurt them. In Jasper county three of the re-i publicans were defeated. Williani I. Hoover was elected county sheriff, defeating Lewis P. Shirer 1 by 99 votes. Hoover is a great campaigner, has the qualities of goodfellowshlp that proved especially attractive to young voters and he was skilled in the practices of campaigning that showed all his good qualities. He made the most of every opportunity and in voting for him republicans have contributed to the defeat of one oi the cleanest and best candidates Jever nominated for any office in Jasper couny. Mr. Shirer is as good In defeat, however, as he woultPhave been in victory and his citizenship is phaze him. He will probably return to the farm and decide that that is a better place for him than county office. The only disagreeable thing about going on a farm is the threat of democrats to reduce the cost of living, which means the price of corn, the price of bogs, the price of oats and wheit and cattle will be lower. But IjOulb will be right there doing business and Just the best kind, of & clti-

zfn th&t any county or any state ever had. William Hershman defeated his opponent, John F. Pettet. He was elected because of the false charges preferred against John F. Pettet, in connection with the bridge cases. Not one man in a hundred believed that John F. Pettet was in any respect guilty of any wrong doing in office, but his prosecution made fine campaign argument and democrats used it diligently and defeated a good man. Robert Drake was defeated by the same influence. He was not an office holder and ranks in citizenship and business ability as high as any man in Jasper county. His successful opponent was Charles F. Stackhouse, another good citizen. There was enough suspicion created among voters by the charges made against the commissioners to cause a number to vote against the very best men in the county and Mr. Drake suffered along with Mr. Pettet. Mr. Drake was criticised some for not getting out and working for himself and the ticket, and it is probabre that his inactivity is responsible directly for his defeat. Mr. Stackhouse will assume his office Jan. Ist, succeeding Fred Waymire as commissioner of the second district. Mr. Hershman will succeed Mr. Pettet on Jam 1, 1912. The holdover member of the board will be Chas. T. Denham, of Remington. The balance of the republican ticket was elected by greatly reduced majorities. The "entire ticket suffered from the loss of extensive scratching. In Carpenter township, particularly, was this evident. Carpenter seems to vote for its native sons, and while Fell, republican candidate for treasurer, carried it by 105, Hammnod, whose opponent was Ammon Beasley, lost it by 71. Following are the official totals and majorities: • ■ . Secretary of State. rilingham, D 1249 Gulley, R 1566 Gulley’s majority 317 Congressman. .1. 11. Peterson, D 1362 E. D. Crumpacker, R 1459 Crumpacker’s majority ... 97 Joint Representative. Wm. Guthrie, D....... 1274 John G. Brown, R 1495 Brown’s majority 221 Clerk. Felix R. Erwin, D 1328 Judson H. Perkins, R......... 1459 Perkins’ majority 131 Auditor. A. Beasley, D 1369 J. P. Hammond, R 1407 Hammond’s majority 38 Treasurer. Cary L. Carr, D 1289 A. A. Fell, R 1470 Fell’s majority 181 „ Sheriff. W. I. Hoover, D. .. s ; 1446 L. P. Shirer, R.. 1347 Hoover’s majority 99 Coroner. M. B. Fyfe, D 1238 W. J. Wright, R 1508 Wright’s majority 270 Surveyor. Devere Yeoman, D 1337 Frank Osborne, R 1435 Osborne’s majority 98 Assessor. Chas. W. Garriott, D 1241 John Q. Lewis, R 1508 Lewis’ majority 267 Commissioner First District. Wm. Hershman, D 1417 John F. Pettet, R 1322 Hershman’s majority 95 Commissioner Second District. Chas. F. Stackhouse, D........ 1408 Robert S. Drake, R 1371 1 Stackhouse’s majority ..... 37