Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1916 — DISTRICT ELECTION RESULTS [ARTICLE]

DISTRICT ELECTION RESULTS

Republican Congressman Re-elected in the Tenth District. Will R. Wood, Republican congressman from this, the Tenth Indiana district, was re-elected Tuesday over George E. Hershman by a majority of 8,877, carrying every county in the district. Hig majority in Lake county was 4,000, Tippecanoe 1,619, Porter 1,292, Jasper 47Qs Warren Benton 364, White 224, Newton 89. Benton county gave the Republican national ticket a majority of 386, but elected Warren Mankey, Democrat, auditor by 365, and George Duffy, Democrat, sheriff by 29.

W. L. Wood was re-elected representative, carrying Jasper county by 583, Benton by 287, and Newton by 104, giving him a total plurality of 974. Reuben Hess was re-elected prosecuting attorney for the thirtieth judicial circuit over Arthur Tuteur by a majority of 549, carrying Jasper county by 420 and Newton by 129. ] Commissioner George H. Hillis of Newton county, who was reported defeated, was re-elected by a majority, of 84. In, White county but one Democrat was elected, Frank McCuaig defeating his Republican opponent for the office of county treasurer. Lake county elected the entire Republican county ticket and gave the Republican state ticket a majority of 3,413. Republicans made almost a clean sweep of ,Starke county, carrying tha county for Hughes by 221 and for Goodrich by 191. However, the Democrats elected the county auditor by the narrow margin of one vote, the remainder of the offices going to the Republicans. Pulaski county gave the Republican state ticket a majority of eighty-sgven, something quite out of the ordinary for that county, and in addition elected the entire Republican county ticket with the exception of coroner.