Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1914 — Republicans Surprised at High Vote Cast in Primaries. [ARTICLE]

Republicans Surprised at High Vote Cast in Primaries.

Bedford, Ind., June 9.—Republican workers of Lawrence county could hardly believe their own eyes when the totals-of last Saturday’s primary were footed up and showed a total of 1850 votes cast In the 1912 primary, held in February before an open division had materialized in republican ranks, the total republican vote in this county was but 1500. In 1912 there were a number of contests for the nominations, while this year there were but few contests for nominations; the primary in 1912* was held at a time when the voters could easily take the time to go to the polls; the primary this year was held when the farmers were very busy with their work. The republican vote in the recent primary showed a gain over the republican vote at the presidential election in 1912 of 18 per cent. “The primary vote in Lawrence county was 300 in excess of the primary vote of 1912 before dissension arose in our ranks,” said Chairman Allen of -the republican county committee. ‘The showing is little short of remarkable when it to taken Into consideration that this to the farmers’ busy season. We are feeling fine over the showing and we will now start in on our task of putting Lawrence in the republican column with determination. This primary vote means that the voters want the G. O. P. returned to power.”