Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 4 November 1908 — Page 1

See National and State election returns on ptiges, 2 ntid 3.

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A GRAND DEMOCRATIC VICTORY

Indiana Elects the Hon. Thomas R. Marshall tor Governor by Majority Estimated at from 5,000 to 35,000— Other Democratic State Officers Probably Will Be Elected Also —Marion County Democrats Elect All of Their Candidates.

INDIANA’S NEXT GOVERNOR

RALPH MOSS TO GO TO CONGRESS

Iowan Maxwell, the Rockville Candidate, is Defeated Morgan County Usually Republican, Raliys to the Support of Mr. Moss and Gives H m a Majority -F. C. Tilden, Candidate for Joint Senator, Receives Majority in Every County in His District and Easily Defeats Thomas T. Moore.

Hjl. RETURNS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE

|xact Majorities Probably Will Not He known for at Least 24 Hours I \erythinjr, however. Points to Great Victory for DernoLracy State Legislature Probably Will He Democratic Taft Probably Has Carried the State by a Small Plurality Republicans Concede Election of Marshall, Tilden and Moss.

T R. Marshall, Governor. Ral Moes, Representative in n (nii the fifth district. F Tilden, Joint Senator from >: Mai'lon and Putnam counBtntf egislaturo probably Demo-

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Put; iii County Democratic. Manon County Democratic. Thii the news from the early terday’s election: ■M 'lorshiill is conceedod to be *#<’ the Republican state comHt' it places his majority at 8, 1 I it* Democratic committee ft ijorlty of 35,000 for Mr. ldi>l all. Bn luplete returns from the fifth 4b Honorable BV lo oi Clay County will ■ Holliday in Oon3p' ured hip r majorities In B< I'utnuin, VIro, Clay and ft majority la eat I I'd it i, mo. V C Tilden carries each of the B is district and is elected

jcomplete returns reach Indianapolis. Taft, It is generally believed will carry the state by a smalt plurality Mr. Bryan lost Marion county bv

500.

The Democratic state committee at noon today claimed that they would elect 10 members of Congress Jesse Overstreet, in Marion County, was defeated for Congress by 500. F. C. Tilden, it is claimed carries the Marion county by 1600. There is no doubt but that Mr. Moss is elected the state committee suysi. He will have a majority of near 1200 to 1500.

JIM HUGHES' BIG VOTE

James P. Hughes, candidate for re-election as prosecutor for Clay and Putnam counties carried Clay county by 800. Part of the Democratic ticket in Clay county was defeated. Mr. Hughes’ majority in hi.-: judicial district will be near 1300.

THE COUNTV MAJORITIES

I C. TILDEN. ' 1 * uti - ■ 11,ii - ■ nf Morgan, ^V'" M "d I’lUmim t'oiiiitir* by W' phuvlity. .Mr. Tilden defeated ^ I - M i lixarmatlf i ' i andidate fur re-election. V 'e senate. Tito counties In ■ ' ' are Putnam, Marlon and " 1 1 "unty elected all ils cnn- " a majority of near 500. "iiuiy returns show that ■ I’''uiocrats have elected tlioir B ''hi: ad county tickets. Their B ir« estimated at from 2,s0 ; to :,,r,oii. I'"inncrats nre claiming Hud DB 1:1,1 I'as carried Indiana, but ■ K ' i c a ns say that Mr. Taft L? 1 electoral vote of Indlr Uls is a close race, however, H *' ' vil1 not be fully decided until

For Congress Moss Maxwell Moss majority . . . For Joint Senator Tilden Moore Tilden’s majority . For Circuit Prosecutor Hughes Payne Hughes’ majority . .For Representative Hostetter Lane Hostetter’s majority For County Sheriff Frank Siroube .... Keller Strou he’s majority For County Coroner Gillespie Mercer Gillespie’s majority . . . For Treasurer— Miller Ford Ice Miller’s majority For County Surveyor Lane Albin Lane's majority For Commissioner 2nd Dlsl Raines Hanna Raines’ majority Fyr Commissioner 3d Dist. Houck Utterbuck Houck’s majority

3 1 3 i 21)54 4 St) 3072 2(12 I 451 3070 2648 122 3038 2041 397 3077 2599 478

30 18 2621 427 3061 2616 4 45

3037 2604 433

3027 2652 375 3050 2623 427

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MORGAN COUNTV FOR MOSS VIGO STRONG FOR MOSS

itctui'iis I rum l!epiiblicnn ('minty Show That Both Ibdpli Moss and F. Tilden Deceive Majorities— Morgan Co,inly in l!)OI Gave Holliday .T2!) Majority—Small Majorities For Demo,'rats.

Candidate foi Congress in ihc Fifth Congressional District Secures Majority of 2I2S Over Howard Maxwell in tin' Terr,* Haute Comity— Holliday had a Plurality of Over .■>,<„),i Four Years Ago.

CARRIES COUNTY WITH THEM 'BRYAN GETS ONiY 300 VOTES

Indication:: from incomplete returns from Morgan county are that it has gone for Moss and Tilden. in i'.Mil Morgan county gave Mr. Holliday a majority of 529. Tills year, it is said, that both Mr. Moss, candidate for (' ingress, and F. C. Tilden. candidate for Joint Senator, have carried the county by a small majority. Ii Is probable that the Dcmoiratlc ticket, or part of it at least,

Ralph Moss, Democratic candidate for Congress, carried Vigo County by a plurality of 2 128. Four years ago Mr. Holliday, Republican, carried the

ALEC LANE. Grcnicast |c and Putnam County elected Vice Lane to succeed lilmself as Surveyin' of Pulliam Comily. Mr. Lane is Democrat ie County Chairman and has inatlt* an excellent record in Hie past as Surveyor, Mr. Lane resides i,, tireencastle Township

D. It. HOSTETTER. Putnam County's Representative elected to 1 uccccd himself in the ilex, General \sseinlily. Mr. Hostetler lives in Franklin Township. He lias made a splendid' record in the past sessions of the Slat)* Legislature. lias been elected in Morgan county county. Parke county algo lum given Mr .Moss a majority for Congress.

same county by over 5,000. Mr. Marshall’s plurality in Vigo was 2727. ’I'lu* Bryan slump was very notlceable there, in Vigo the Commoner recleved only 300 majority. Mr. Moss’b large plurality in Vigo (’minty assum'd him of his election.

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INDIANA SENDS CHEER TO THEM

R,'ports Received Erom indiana|M>1is La,«' Sliow That Democrats Will Make a Clean Sweep With llicir Slate Ticket ami Good Cheer Returns to II,e Hcmorrals—Many Stayed at Office I nlil I O'clock.

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ELECT WHOLE STATE FUEL

The election returns shown on a screen In front of the Herald oflhv last niglil drew a largo crowd. Mot all of the Democrats who were down town and hundreds of Republican^ | gathered in front ot the office to hear j what was dointf in lh)> politieul zone The crowd began to gather a earl;

as 6 o'clock.

As the minutes passed Ie. tin rowd Increased and by 7 o'clock tin street was a mass of humanity. The , early returns were not at all plensin. to Democrats. The returns can from New York ami showed thai Taft was going to carry the Hart 1 with a Roosevelt majority. |l"t:c news was awaited hut it did not i come. The Democrats were about t give up when news came that Indiana would prnbablj elect it* Democratic slat)' ticket by a large majority. Then the crowd began to. cheer up. Marion County was reported 5,000 Democratic. Things

looked better.

Tlie Democrats immediately took i heart ami stayed it out. Many wa r).' , at the office until I o'clock. By that lime Marshall's election wa as m. I Putnam Count.' was known to have done Rb duty by rolling up a good Democratic majority. Indiana Democrats knew that they had doin' llieh duty and went home happy.

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NOTES OF THE ELECTION Each precinct in Greencastle reports a number of mutilated or blank ballots. |n some cases 111)' emblems were torn from tho ticket. In othei cnees the 1,allot was carefully lohh and handed in, but n > mark wamade at any spot on !h<‘ ticket an of course there could lie no count o’ the ballot. Tli)’ student vote again cause) trouble yesterday, especially in tin fourth ward. Two students attempt ed to vote but were refused the riahl on their own statements that theii home’s as recorded In the hooks o

•■AMES S. SHERMAN. V i<'o-P,osi>|> iit-Elect of the ( nitc,!

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tin' slat)' candidates of Hie Kepublian party. The drift of conversation on the (■’••els this morning seems to show ■hill the greatest Interest wits centered in the stale contest. There was r feeling Hial only by means of a landlid)' could Bryan carry the country, and tile feeling lias proved true. But the state was fighting ground and the fight was hard ami everyone in iorested.

RIG MAJORITY FOR MOST

■A TEST NEWS erom INDIAN trolls IS THAT ILL DEMOCRATS \Rl: ELECTED AND I'll \ r THE REPI RLIt \ Ns CLAIM ONLY TWO OI r OF I'RE rilIRTEEN CONGRESSMEN.

GIVES US 4 0. S. SENATOR

Legislature Sure to he Dt'inoci'utic in •Ldiil Session—Ever) tiling Points T>> Ri U Majority for Mr. Marshall Latest Estimate Places Majority OI Gnvfi'not' and Entire State Ticket at Near IM.IMM).

The entire state Democratic ticket lias been elected by a majority of near 20,000. This is the latest news Irom Indianapolis. The Republicans have elected 2 out of the 13 congressmen iiidI the Joint-State Legislature is sure to he Democratic. Ibis means that the Democrats will send a I’nited States Senator to Washington this winter. Mr. Marshall probably will lead the other state officers but by a small margin.

THE TOWNSHIP SITUATION

Ret ui'iis Front Most of the Townships Show Hard Eought Rattles Mitli a Result of „ Democratic Victory.

A/E GAIN TWO AND LOSE ONE

t lay County Gives j,s state Scnaloi A Majority of Stiti Over llowar. Maxwell for <‘ongyesN—.lames p Hughes Gets s^,, , tll| Som ,. or ,| |( Democrats Arc Defeated.

THREE REPUBLKAN! WIN THEi!

<’lay County elecied all of its Deni ocratic candidates except three. Th> Democratic candidates for recorder, h'l'k and commissi oner was defeat ed. Mr. Mon; for Congress secured

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LATER. The returns from Morgan county, indicate that Mr. Tilden lost that county by six votes, nud Mr. Moss was beaten on that county by thirty votes.

BURNT BY ACIC

James Sallenberger, a freshman, had his face and arms badly burned yesterday afternoon by sulphuric acid, while at work in the chemical laboratory. The services of a physician were required to dress his burns.

JASPER MILLER Elected Treasure,' of Putnam County in yesterday's )jerli)>„. Mr. Mill)‘r is a farmer. He resides in Monroe Township. the university, wen* outside of Groencastle. They wen* willing to make affidavit, hut the inspector ih flared that Id* was confident they had no right to vote and would not take the ballot. As a matter of fact after a vote Is cast it is counted regardless of what action may he taken to punish the voter, ami experience lias proved that no attempt is ever made. Most of the Prohibition tickets voted showed the vote for tin* nation al candidates of that party and for

The political battle in the townsliips was el os* * and hard, in several townships minor differences divided 'he Democrats, and tin' same was triii* in eg me Republican townships. I'lie fight was especially hard in Jefferson, Monroe and Clinton townships as the vote shows. The Democrats managed to win a substantial victory even under the

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G. E. RAIN ES. I'liusen to Miccred himself as (’nminisM.nicr from tin* Seeoinl District, He liii's in Marion Township. Mr. Raines' rororil as ('ommissioncr lias been I'xcelleiit. Mis record was liis is-,,)' in llii* campaign. a majority of 862 and James 1*. Hughes a niapjority of sl’p. Bryan’s majority is |xn and Marshall’s is 630.

ED HOICK. Putnam County elect,*,I a Washington Township iiian ns its Cummissioner from Hie Third District. Mr. Houck is well uuulilict! for the position to which In* is elected. adverse circumstances. They Inst one township that has been Democratic since tlie history of Democracy began, but they carried two that were Republican tin* lust election. Tim Republican townships are now Washington, Warren, Greeneastle and Russellville. The Democrats lost Washington and gained Monroe and Jefferson which lias heretofore been Republican. Tlie winners in tlie various townships were as follows: Greencastle, George Landes, Republican, trusitee, 182 majority. Geo. Cox, Republican assessor, 9ff majority. Washington township, Addison Chew, Republican trustee, 103 majority. William Drelier, Republican assessor, 14 majority. Jefferson township. Oliver Stringer Democrat, trustee, 3 majority; Hiram Larkin, Democrat, assessor. 9 majority. Franklin township, Nathan Call, Democratic trustee, 1!) majority; John Oakley, Democratic assessor, majority not given. Jackson township, Ben Walls, tOVriMVED ON I'Xt.K KOPIt.