The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-16
MINNESOTA'S VOTE.
The Seven Republican Congress
men are Returned.
Van SAINT GEMS TO be . Winner. Returns
from Nearly all the Counties GIre
Him Lead of Less than Three
Thousand Votes

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Minneapolis, Nov. o-Complete re-
turns received, together with correc-
tons and revisiens OF figures previously
received, reduce the Van SAINT plurality
to an uncomfortably narrow margin
The plurality now stands at 2,65S, the
vote being Van SAINT, $50; Lind,
I48.I6S.
This is,son the basis OF complete re-
ports from II out of 81 counties. Of
the II counties that are marked incoal
plete in the table, Cas-, Hennepin and
St. Louis are shy Gully one small pre-
cinct Cook has not reported. IT all,
and the indicated vote is a guess. Bel
trami is shy three precincts. Itasca has
several out, but they are estimated; the
plurality assigned to Lind in Lake
county is actual, not estimated. Pipe
stone, figures are not yet accessible,
though the estimated plurality for Van
SAINT is known to be close and no foot
ings for the whole of Steele county have
yet been received. Wilkin is in the
same boat, but Marshall is now COM
plete. Later reports from Polk county
boosted Lind's vote about 500. On the
average, complete reports, corrections
md revisions have helped Lind more
than Van SAINT. This explains why the
Van SAINT plurality appears to be more
than 1000 lower to-day than it was yes
terday.
While Captain Van SAINT is being ov-
erwhelmed with congratulations on his
victory, Governor Iind's friends have
not forgotten the magnificent run he
has made in the face of a landslide
which have given the state to Mckinley
by more than 10000. Nothing in the
recent elections anywhere in the Unit
ed States affords a parallel He ap-
pears to be running almost $4,000 ahead
OF Bryan.
1t is claimed at democratic head
quarters that the social democratic can
didate for governor worked against
Lind. Large numbers of democrats
voted for both Lind and Lucas for gov
ernor. A report from Scott county es-
Inmates that Lind lost $50 votes in that
county in the manner indicated
M. ]. Bowling of Renville SAYS that
he knows OF similar mistakes hayirg
been made IN Renville county.
1t seems, too, that Bryan lost many
votes in Minnesota on account of Debs,
social democratic candidate for presi-
dent. Reports have been received OF
many ballots being marked for both
Bryan and Debs electors
Democrats claim that IN some in
stances the whole ballot, including the
vote for governor, was thrown out on
account of the error in the presidential
part. 1t is explained that Lind lost
many votes in this way where the vot-
ers really made no mistake as to gov
ernor
Joel P. Heatwole has 6,73S plurality
in the third congressional district.
Schaller carried three counties in the
district, but lost his own, Dakota
Congressman McCleary has unofficial
returns from the entire second district,
showing that for the first time he has
carried every county in the district.
His plurality reaches II 500, whereas
the greatest plurality he ever received
before was $500. This is in spite OF
postofhce fights and his vote on Porto
Rican bill and is a splendid indorse-
ment
AT 3 O'Clock this afternoon Congress
man Eddy's plurality over Daily in the
seventh had reached 4,33S. His total
plurality will not be far from a. 500.
Minneapolis, Nov. THE Repub-
licans claim the election OF the follow
ing:
Governors. R Van SAINT
Lieutenant Governor-Lyndon A.
Smith.
Secretary OF State-Peter E. Hanson.
State Treasurer-Julius H Block.
Attorney General-Wallace P. Doug
las.
Chief Justice Supreme Court
Charles NJ Start
Associate Justice Supreme Court
Loren w Collins.
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioners-Four years, Ira B. Mills, Jo-
seph G. Miller; two years, Charles F.
Staples.
Hernepin county, which has been
looked upon as Lind safeguard, has
gone back on him this year, and has
exceeded the hopes of the most san
guine Republicans by the vote polled
for Van SAINT.
In the other parts of the state the
Van SAINT gains are steady and certain,
and point to victory for the Republican