Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1918 — G. 0. P.’S THIRD BIG CLEAN UP [ARTICLE]

G. 0. P.’S THIRD BIG CLEAN UP

THREE TIMES IN 44 YEARS HAS x PARTY ELECTED SOLID CON- ■ GRESSIONAL DELEGATION. Indiana’s vote Tuesday gives the state a solid congressional delegation from one party for the third time in forty-four years. She first election in which thirteen esentatives were chosen as the state’s delegation to the lower house of congress was. held in 1874. In 1894, when the Republicans swept the country because of dissatisfaction with the administration of Grover Cleveland and the Wilson-Gorman tariff bill, the Republicans of Indiana elected all thirteen representatives, a thing that was considered unusual because of the fairly even division of party, strength in the state. Following is the vote of the state on congressmen, as indicated by the latest returns: First District—Returns from 179 out of 181 precincts in district—Duhring, R., 20,198; Denton, D., 18,542. Second —257 out of 278 precincts— Bland, R., 22,580; Bays, D., 15,352. Third-.—255 out of 283 precincts— Dunbar, R., 18,347; Cox, D., 18,135. Fourth—Complete-—Benham, R., 20,945; Dixon, D., 20,836. Fisth —145 out of 218 precincts— Sanders, R., 14,541; Moss, D., 12,T84. Sixth—Complete—-Elliott, R., 21,171; Strickland, D., 17,795. Seventh —159 out of 163 precincts —Moores, R., 28,423; Schlosser, D., 19,667. Eighth—l 34 out of 268 precincts, —Vestal, R., 12,762; Eichhorn, D., 10.904. Ninth—l9B out of 228 precincts— Purnell, R., 23>624; Howard, D., 17,604. Tenth—l7s out of 255 preancts— Wood, R., 19,276; Henhman, ID-, 11 983. * Eleventh —141 out of 270 precincts —Kraus, R., 13,044; Rauch, D., 10,575. Twelfth —149 otat of 202 precincts —Fairfield, R., 15,180; Hilgeman, p., 12 230. ; . Thirteenth —135 out of 293 precincts—Hickey, R., 17,080; Barnhart, D., 15,282.