Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1912 — HOOVER RE-ELECTED SHERIFF [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOOVER RE-ELECTED SHERIFF

By Large Plurality, And Yeoman Will Probably Go In, But indicatons are that Rest of Ticket Is Republcan, Although dose. As the Democrat goes to press the indications are that the sheriff and ' surveyor are all the democrats will get on the county ticket. All the precincts were not in, and official returns came in so slowly that it is difficult to state with any degree of certainty regarding the rest of the county ticket, some of which is very close. , , 1 Lane'is runing Fell a close race for treasurer and the official vote may yet let him in. The Democrats will likely carry the county on the state and national ticket by a small plurality. The democratic district ticket will probably be elected, except Tuteur for prosecutor, and even he is running Longwell a close race. Wlhile the weather bureau promised excellent w eather the, country over for election day, it rained here all afternoon, and was about as disagreeable an election day as was ever known. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather a large vote was cast all dver the county. The Purtelle railroad subsidy was defeated in Carpenter and Jordan townships. Carpenter South precinct voted 3 in favor; East, 1 ini favor, and West 60 against. Returns from Newton county give Wilson a plurality of 71, the vote being Wilson, 793; Taft, 722; Roosevelt, 547. Teuter for prosecutor loses Newton by about 100.

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