Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1908 — “REPUBS” GET ALL BUT THREE. [ARTICLE]

“REPUBS” GET ALL BUT THREE.

Of Their State Ticket Has Been Elected.—Democrats Will Contest. Official returns in Indiana had been compiled on only governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, attorney-general, treasurer of state and auditor of state up to Monday night. According to these figures Marshall’s plurality was 14,809; Frank J. Hall, (dem.) lieut.governor, 1,672; Sims (rep.) secretary of state, 492; Bingham, (rep.) attorney-general, 788; Hadley, (rep.) treasurer, 837; Billheimer, (rep.) auditor, 288. There has been great delay in getting the official returns from some counties and there are rumors of fraud. Even the official vote for president had not been compiled to Monday night, but Taft’s plurality in the state is but a few thousand. ’ I Returns as now compiled give the republicans all but three of the state offices, but the pluralities are small and so many errors have been found that it is likely the defeated democratic candidates -will 'contest the election of their opponents.