Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1914 — SHIVELY CHOSEN mom SENATOR [ARTICLE]

SHIVELY CHOSEN mom SENATOR

Incomplete Returns Give Democratic Candidate Victory Over Hugh T. Miller. STATE OFFICERS DEMOCRATIC Marlon County Overwhelmingly Republican—Democrats, It Is Seemingly Assured, Will Lose Some Representatives in Congress. Indianapolis, Nov. 4. —Judging from the latest incomplete returns from the majority of Indiana’s 92 counties the liemocrats will return Senator B. F. Shively to Washington by a plurality close to 35,000 votes. Hugh T. Miller (Rep.) will run second and Albert J. Beveridge (Prog.) ft weak third. In spite of the senatorial victory for the Democrats, it appears almost a certainty that they will lose at least two seats In congress, probably three, and possibly four of thirteen. Two years ago the Democrats made a clean sweep of the state, sending Democrats to Washington in the 13 districts.

Aside from winning the senatorial contest the Democrats were returned the victors In all of the state offices by approximately 10,000 plurality. Reports from 800 precincts In Indiana, outside of Marlon county, give Shively, for *Unlted States senator, 20,598; Miller, 15,596, and Beveridge. 7,222. It Is believed, however, that the state has gone Democratic and that the Democrats will carry all congressional districts except the Seventh. Marlon county. Marlon county experienced a landslide that gave the county to the Republicans by large pluralities. Returns from the first 131 precincts that reported indicated that the pluralities might run as high as 6,000 for some of the Republican candidates. It was apparent that the entire Republican county ticket had been elected. Charles W. Jewett, Republican county chairman, claimed the county by 5,000. Democratic leaders conceded the election of the Republican county ticket by not less than 3,000. Every county office went to the Republicans, and the district gave Merrill Moores, the Republican nominee,., a plurality of 5,000 to supplant Charles A. Korbly, the present Democratic congressman. Two years ago the Republicans were swamped by 18,000 votes and the Progressives polled double their total. The two districts in which the Republicans are conceded victory, so far as congress is concerned, are the Tenth, in the northwestern part of the state, and the Seventh, which includes Indianapolis. The Sixth, near the Ohio line, appears a close race between the Republicans and Democrats. For congressman, TV.O precincts in Marion county (Seventh district) gave Moore (Rep.), 21,724; Korbly (Dem.), 17,415; Hibben (Prog.), 9,264. For secretary of state, 130 precincts gave Jackson ( Rep.), 22,428; Cook (Dem.), 17,390; Pierson (Prog.), 7,647.

Among the counties In which the Republicans made heavy gains was Monroe. Beveridge, as expected, received a heavy vote in Wayne county, the Bull Moose stronghold of the state. He l>olled more votes in Madison county, where Progressive State {Chairman Toner lives, than the Democrats, who control the county generally, predicted he would receive Probable congressional make-up: 1st —’Charles LiebDem. 2d—’William A. CullopDem. 3d —’William E. Cox Dem. 4th —’Lincoln Dixon ....Dem. 6th —’Ralph W. Moss. Dem. 6th—’Finly H. Graj’ .Dem. 7th —Merrill Moores Rep. 8th —’J. A. M. Adair.... Dem. 9th —*M. A. Morrison...;.Dem. 10th—’John B. Peterson Dem. 11th—’George W. RauchDem. 12th —’Cyrus Clyne .....Dem. 13th—’H. A. Barnhart.Dem. ’Re-elected.