Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1920 — LOCAL NOTES OF THE ELECTION [ARTICLE]

LOCAL NOTES OF THE ELECTION

That Are of interest Particularly to Our Local Readers. The latest figures on president, U. S. senator and governor, from 3,330 Inyecincts, with 54 precincts yet to from, give Harding a plurality of 180,493; Watson, 174,561; McCray, 163,972. * Remington Republicans celebrated the political victory Wednesday night. The celebration in Rensselaer will be tonight. Governor-elect McCray has appointed Miss Adah E. Bush of Kent? land as his official secretary. Miss Bush has been employed by Mr. McCray for the past 20 years, it is stated. George A. Williams’s majority for circuit judge was 1,555 in Jasper county and 1,054 in Newton, total 2,609. T. B. Cunningham,, the Democratic candidate, ran 239 ahead of the national ticket in Jasper and 210 ahead in Newton.

It is understood, that Circuit Judgeelect Williams will not take his seat until After the present term of court in this county, but will take charge of the office right after the close of* the term, thus holding his first court in Newton county. The Republican pluralties in several of the neighboring counties on president, U- S. senator, governor and congressman were: Harding Wat. M’Cray Wood Benton 1782 1715 1594 1754 jasper 2070 1955 1768 1934 Newton 1465 1432 1370 1457 White, 1490 1437 1354 1392 The hospital proposition in Newton county, to build a hospital at Goodland, carried by a vote of 2,014 “for” to 975 "against.” In Grant township, in which the town of Goodland is located, there were 658 for to 73 against. The - proposition carried in every township in the county except Beaver, in which is located the town of Morocco, where the vote was 79 for and 466 against.. JOINT-REPRESENTATIVE Rich Scanlon Plur. Jasper county..... 3768 2003 1765 Benton county 3542 2360 , 1182 Newton c0unty..'....3087 1728 1359 Totals 10,397 6091 4306 JUDGE ' Williams Cun’ham Plur, Jasper county 3666 2111 Newton c0unty....2928 1874 1054 Totals ©594 3985 2609 One thing we hope not to see, and that is the Democrats retaliate, simply for political effect, for the aetUids used 1 ! by the Republican during the past two years.

at the expense of the entire country. Mr. Harding is OUR president and Mr. McCray is OUR governor as well as that of the Republicans, and any honest efforts on their part for the betterment of the country as a whole should be received with approval rather than bitter condemnation. Let’s be patriotic Americans before we are blind and foolish partisans.