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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
DEMOCRATS SAVE ONE
Republicans Concede Election of Snafroth. but Claim
Defeat of Entire Democratic State Ticket

Denver, Nov. This mornings Re
publican says:
The entire Republican state ticket
was elected last Tuesday. John A.
Holmberg for auditor led the ticket in
the state by about 1000 votes, accord
Ing to the imperfect returns so far re-
ceived on the rest of the ticket, besides
governor and congressman. The ma
jority on the head of the ticket remains
in the neighborhood of 5000.
Mrs. Helen Grenfell led her ticket by
approximately 1000 votes, but is not
within walking distance of the prom
ised land. Mrs. Anna B. Brandt
of Teller county will secure her
certificate of election with 1000
votes to spare Mrs. Grenfell had
the help of the Populist vote and she
also had some votes from the Repub-
licans on account of her personal pop
ularity. The reports which formed the
forlorn hope of the Democratic sheets
that Mrs Grenfell had squeezed
through, were punctured by more de-
tailed reports. She gained in the
towns but lost in the country.
The Democrats have carried Arapa-
hoe county. on the face of the unotil-
cial returns. by plurality somewhere
between $500 and 1000. The former
figure is given at the Republican coun-
ty headquarters after very careful
compilation of the returns. and the lat
ter figure is the Democratic claim.
The actual result is somewhere be-
tween these two.
F. E. Brooks and H. NJ. Hogg are
certainly elected to Congress. John
F. Shafroth appears on the unofficial
returns to have a plurality of some
thing like 500. Mr.. Bonynge yesterday
put an expert accountant to work to
add up the returns from Arapahoe
county. He telegraphed to the county
clerk of each of the other counties in
the district for the Official figures.
With these, and with reliable figures
and estimates from counties where the
clerks did not respond. Mr.. Bonynge
found that outside of Arapahoe county
he had plurality of 2,540. The
Shafroth plurality in Arapahoe
county he figures at 1852, so
that Mr.. Shafroth's net plurality
will be only about 500. 1t may be said
that Mr.. Bonynges figures on the
county agree with those of the coun-
ty committee, though computed sep
arately.
Twelve of the eighteen senators have
been elected by the Republicans. and
that after the number of the senators
has been reduced to fit the consttu-
ton, by one means or another, there
will be on a joint ballot Republican
majority of at least ten and perhaps of
thirteen members. A report has been
circulated that es-Elect
Garcia and Riley from the southern
part of the state had agreed to vote for
Teller, but Senator w. II. Adams. who
comes from the same section and is a
Democrat. said yesterday that he had
never heard of any such promise.
The only way the Democracy may
prevent the election of United states
senator by the Republicans is by hav-
ing the Democratic Senate refuse to
go into joint session. This was the
reason why such interest was shown in
the possibility that Thomas Annear
had been elected lieutenant governor.
With a Democrat presiding over
Democratic Senate, all kinds OF delays
could be caused.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
WATTERSoN FINDS HOPE.
Believes Result of the Elections Fa-
vorable to Future of Democracy.

louisville. KY. Nov. 6.-Henry Wat
terson regards the result of Tuesday S
election as a victory for the Democratic
party.
THE results of the general elections"
he says" "ofier little ground for sur
prise by either side. except. perhaps in
Democracy of the Empire State to its
old position of leadership in the na-
ton"
The Republicans may profess Ella
ton because they have been able to
hold the House with most off-yc2r-pre-
cedents against them, but after all, con-
sidering the recent decentralization and
divisions in the Democratic party, a
Republican defeat at this time would
have been much more oTninous than
the usual off-year defeat OF the party in
power, especially since the Republicans
had made such a desperate fight this
year to prevent a reverse. the Presi-
dent going the remarkable lengths in
usurping power and revolutionizing
his constitutional office to take this
trick in the game of politics, which he
has played wide-open and to the limit
But the Democrats have shown that
they are in better position for the real
measure of forces two years hence than
their oppC lents, and they themselves
in the main. suspected Except in
few localities they have proved that
they have come together again; that
they have abandoned the rubbish of
the past which they once n-ae1itied
into dissension-b preceding tissues. and
have united again il tire comE:on cause
of practical Democrary."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
John r. Mclean Resigns In Ohio.

Columbus. Ohio. Nov. 5.-Harvey G.
CARRIER, chairman of the Democratic
state committee. has given out a state
ment in which he says:
In Hamilton county last year, the
honored and gallant veteran soldier.
Col. James Kilbourne. as the Demo-
cratic candidate for governor. made
the Republican precincts of Cincin-
natl Democratic by 1000 votes, and
Louis G. Bernard to-day made the
Democratic precincts there go Repub-
lican by 1000 votes. Both John r.
Mclean and Bernard have resigned.
The next state convention will un-
doubtedly fill the same"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Indications that Democrats Will Have
Majority of Six on Joint Ballot.

Denver, Colo, Nov. THE Rocky
Mountain News this morning says:
Complete unofficial returns show
that the Legislature on joint ballot
will stand SO Democrats to AZ Repub-
licans, or a Democratic majority of
six. Upon that margin Mr.. Teller's
return to the United States Senate de
pends. Should the plan to throw out
the fifteen members of the House,
elected by Arapahoe succeed, the Leg
islature would be 90 Republicans to 3S
Democrats.
The final returns from San Juan
county yesterday elected Cooper, Re
publican, by 4S0 votes to ATS for
Whitelaw, Democrat; Schmelser, So
cialist, polled 416 votes and O'Dris-
coll. Peoples, &c.
The close race in Las Animas coun-
ty ended in the election by the Demo
Gratis of one member. Aguilar, by
small plurGlity. The Republicans have
elected the other county member and
the float member from Las Animas,
Prowers and Baca.
In Otero county, Goblin. Republican,
probably has beaten Beatty, Demo
crat, by very small plurality.
The personnel of the Legislature
will be as follows:
Senate-Holdovers.
Arapahoe County-All Democrats:
J. Frank Adams, John A. Rush, Theo-
dore Mcclure.
Conejos-W. H. Adams, Dem.
Las Animas-CasimeroB Barela, Dem
Weld-W. l.. Clayton, Dem.
La Plata and Montezuma-G. v.
Copp., Dem.
Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Ebert, Lin.
coin, Kit Carson and Kiowa-F. F.
Graves, Dem.
Eagle. Routt, Grand and Summit
B. l.. Jefferson, Dem.
Pueblo-Hume Lewis, Dem.
Fremont-F. A Moore, Dem.
Clear Creek-H. L. Roberts, Dem.
Ell Paso and Teller-H. H. Seldom
ridge, Dem.
Garfield. Eagle and Rio Blanco-E
T. Taylor, Dem.
Boulder-C. B. Ward, Dem.
Jefferson-L. r. West, Dem.
Pitkin-S. |. Hallett, Dem.
Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and
Baca-M. z. Farwell, Rep.
Total holdover senator's: Democrats
IT. Republicans l.
New Senators.
Ell Paso and Teller-James Owens,
Rep.
Lake-Jesse F. Mcdonald, Rep.
Larimer and Boulder-William
Drake, Rep.
Sedgwick. Phillips. Yuma, Washing
ton. Logan. Morgan and Arapahoe-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
Deadlock Likely in Delaware.

Wilmingt Del, Nov. 5.-The state
senate will stand ten Republicans and
seven Democrats. The house will stand
eighteen Republicans and sixteen DEM
ocrats with one distri@t undecided by
reason of a light vote. On joint bal
lot the vote will be twenty-e!ght Re
publicans, twenty-three Democrats,
one tie.
OF the Republican members it is
conceded that eight are opposed to the
election of J. Edward Addicks to the
United States Senate. This promises
to produce another deadlock over the
selection of United States senators at
the next session of the Legislature.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The EIGHTH Iennessee and the First
and Second California districts are not
included in this table, being classified
still as doubtful. leaving three votes
TO be added to the columns according
to later returns.
Colonel Dunn, chairman of the state
committee. when informed to-day of
the report that the Democrats threat
ened to contest the election. said.
IF they start anything of that kind
we will give them all the contest they
want right here in New York county.
and they will wish they had never
heard of a contest"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS.
Will Control the Next House by at
Least Twenty-Five.

Washington. Nov. 5.-The latest re-
turns received up to 1880 p. m. show
that the Republicans Gncluding in
this description the fusionists elected
from the Pittsburg-Alleghany districts
in Pennsylvania) will control the next
House by vote of 206 Republicans to
III Democrats, with one district. the
Eighth Tennessee, and two California
districts remaining so much in doubt
that the official returns will be needed
t. decide the result.
The totals given are believed to be
correct, although there are a few dis
tricts where the Republican and Dem
ocratic party managers respectively
do not concede defeat, but the general
result could not be affected, even
should their claims prove well
founded.
The table by states is as follows:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

A New York paper states that Sal
isbury resigned because King Ed
ward refused to give w w. Astor a
peerage. Edward VII. is an even bet
ter man than we thought
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Nov. 5.-Practically
complete returns from the state indi-
cate a plurality for Samuel w Penny
packer, Republican, for governor, Of
about $4,000.
OF the thirty-two congressman elect
ed, twenty-eight are Republicans and
four fusionists.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

1t is noted as rather a remarkable
thing that Cornelius Vanderbilt has
been shoveling ccal. Mr. Vanderbilt
however. is rich enough to have coal
to shovel.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The ladies have started their cluo of
politics with the usual spirit and
every indication that high tempera-
ture will last right through the cold
spell.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Under the advice of his doctors, It
Is said. Russell Sage will retire from
business. But if the doctors pur-
pose to keep him retired they would
better attach a hawser to him at
once.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Among their other mercies, men
should not fail to count the fact that
they don't have to comb their hair
so that it will suit their face and
their hat
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

A man and five girls were locked in
. Chicago Office building. What luck
some men havei Think of the Joys of
copsoling five,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
Winter Resorts

In the South Southeast and California
are most conveniently reached via the
Colorado & Southern Ry. and connections
through Fort Worth. Memphis and by
way of the new Delhart-El Paso route.
Especially low round-trip rates will be
quoted and sleeping car reservations
made on request Write TO T. II. Fisher.
general passenger agent. Denver. Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

A New Yorker wrote to Justice
Dunwell of Penn Yam and asked for a
divorce from his wife by return mail.
He was in a hurry.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

At a recent political meeting in
Porto Rico three men were killed and
several wounded. Politics is politics
In our new possessions.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The editor of a Tennessee newspa-
per has been arrested for giving a
quart of whisky as a premium to
each of his subscribers. He should
move across the state line or increase
bis premium.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

It is noted tuat SO 4s-1OO per cent
Of the people of Kansas can write.
Yes. but can they sell what they
writer
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Russia has begun to evacuate Man
sAur;a. but E;ay be depended upon to
steal in on the other side right away.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The heir to the throne of Siam will
cross the United States in special
train, but he will not stop at way
stations to make political speeches.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The way to save money is to stop
eating. Milton Rathbun, who tasted
only 60 days. left an estate valued at
$4,000.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Gen. Uribe-Uribe has been dis
lodged at Teneriffe; didn't pay his
dues or else he lost his grip.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Americans are prone to gush more
or less over their distinguished WIS.,
itors from abroad. but they would
draw the line at King Leopold.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The Chicago pastor wEo has lost
his life savings in an alluring mining
venture thus breaches an impressive
sort of sermon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

A veteran dancing master was injured
while alighting from cable train. Most
people would think that easier per-
formance than sidestepping a ladys train,
but such things are largely a matter of
experience.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The Americanization of Europe con
tnues. A man was lynched in a Bohe-
mian village the other day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Now that silk is made without
worms. let US indulge the fond hope
that ere long cheese may be made in
the same manner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The unexampled prosperity in Eu-
rope this year is partly explained by
the fact that Hetty Green has spent
the summer there. scattering money
In a reckless fashion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Duke Boris brother Cyril is also
coming to America to drink cham
payne out of a slipper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The king OF Servia has had his ears
boxed by the queen. Sometimes there
are compensations for being nothing
but q deuce.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Now 1t is asserted that there is nc
open polar sea. 1t is not, however, &
closed incident.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

He is a proud football hero who can
show to his credit a touchdown and a
compound fracture.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Guam has had an earthquake. II
We must have earthquakes on United
States territory Guam is the place to
have them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11


Costilla, Huerfano and Conejos-
James B. Dick, Rep.
Saguache. Mineral and Rio Grande
John Ewing, Rep.
Mesa and Delta-Horace DeLong,
Rep.
Montrose, San Miguel and Dolores
w S. Buckley, Dem
Ouray. San Juan, Hinsdale and
Archuleta. John Kennedy. Dem.
Chaffee and Park-Webster Bal
linger. Dem.
Bent, Prowers, Baca and Las Ami
mas, Frank r. Wood. Rep
Gilpin-Samuel V. Newell, Rep.
Pueblo and Custer-Frank Pryor,
Rep.
Douglas, Ell Paso and Teller-Ar-
thur Cornforth. Rep.
| Pueblo. Fremont and Teller-L. G..
Campbell. Rep.
Arapahoe-Fred w. Bailey. Charles
d. Griffith and Gerald Hughes, Dem
Total new senators elected: Dem
ocrats Z. Republicans Il; total IS.
But eighteen is one more than the
constitutional number, caused by S.
V. Newell causing himself to be
placed on the ballot by court order.
The chances are that Mr. Newell will
not be seated by the Senate. In that
event the new senators will stand
seven Democrats and ten Republicans,
making the total membership of the
Senate as follows:
Democrats "a, Republicans IL; to-
tai 50.
House-Republican
Archuleta and Conejos-Lewis S.
Riley.
Bent and Kiowa-George d. Dulin.
Conejos-Celestine Garcia
Fremont-John B. Meserve
Fremont and Chaffee-C. A. Cham
berlin.
Huerfano and Costilla-J. C. San
chez.
Boulder-W. A. Warner and E. n
Cook.
Delta-D. V. Meikeljohn.
Douglass. B. Sanford.
Eagle-John F. Fleming
Gilpin-J. A. Richmond.
Hinsdale and Mineral-W. S. Whin-
merry.
Ell Paso and Teller-John B. Steph-
ems. Cyrus w. Dolph, L. l.. Atkins.
Frank w. Frewen, C. NJ. Kinsey and
j. A. Mcleod.
Jefferson-J. F. Church
Lake-G. E. Whyte and F. E. Kim.
ball
Larimer-George H. Van Horn.
Las Animas-J. NJ. Madrid.
Mesa-A. b. Hoyt.
Montrose-C. NJ Ryan.
Otero-W. B. Goblin.
Pueblo-P. NJ. Keen, w. C. Slawson
and j. X. Shireman.
Rio Grande-R G. Breckenridge.
San Juan-Charles A. Cooper
Weld-H. C. Watson and Charles
Davis.
Prowers. Baca and Las Animas-G
! Hillyer.
Grand and Summit-S w. Jones'
Total Republicans. Sc.
Democrats.
Arapanoe-Jesse X. Mohier Daniel
Delaney. Harvey E. Garman, Charles
f. Stubbs, DR.. Henry Paul. NJ. j. Mad
den, ]. J. Marion. Dennis Murto. Max
Morris, Samuel w Belford, Mrs. Alice
NJ. Ruble.
Garfeld-w. NJ. Dinkel.
Gunnison-J. NJ. McDougall.
La Plata-James Pace.
Ouray-Roselle Haskins.
Park-C. II. Macarthur.
Pitkin-Fred Mulqueen.
aguache-dichael White.
San Miguel-W. A. Taylor.
Routt and Rio Blanco-James Lyt-
tie.
Arapahoe, Morgan, Logan and
Washinston-T. e. Munson.
Arapahoe, Boulder. Cheyenne. Ell
bert, Lincoln and Kit Carson-B. C.
Hilliard.
Arapahoe. Sedgwick. Phillips and
Yuma-G. B. Weir.
Arapahoe and Boulder-M. ]. Moore.
Chaffee-M. NJ. Smith.
Clear Creek-Henry Kneisel.
Custer-A. d. Mckenzie.
Dolores and Montezuma-W II. Kel-
ley.
Las Administrator Aguilar.
Total Democrats, 30.
Total of House-Republicans, 36;
Democrats. 20.
Total joint ballot-Democrats, 3d.
Republicans, At.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Millionaire Stratton was embar-
rasssd by riches, and his estate is now
embarrassed with administration.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Queen Draga's latest performance
Of boxing King Alexander's ears for
cutting off her pin money is sort CT
democratic. Kings and queens ara
only husbands and wives, after all.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

why are Dives Open!" asks a New
York paper. Open for business prob
ably.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Now It is the Georgi Pobiedonost
sen that has staggered humanity.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Except by experts a horse is apt to be
judged by its harness and the front the
driver puts on and even the experts are
fooled at times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

Hard coal is not satisfied with being
Q lu1ury-it wants to be curiosity.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11

The first piano was made 200 years
ago. But people didn't live in fats
then
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-11
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tor examination before paying for same Cataloy-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
He Knew His Friend.

An old German was on his deathbed.
In his earlier years he had led n wild
life, but since the death of Schneider,
one of his boon companions, he had re-
formed and given up his bad habits.
This Schneider in his day had been a
mighty drinker, famous for his capaci-
ity and carouses.
The priest was ministering to the dy-
ing man, consoling him with visions
of the paradise he would soon enter.
telling him that he would meet there
his old friends and what joy it would
be to see them all again.
The dying man asked feebly, will
Schneider be there. your reverence"
Thinking to give him pleasure, the
priest replied, Yes; Schneider will be
there"
"Aehp' said the other. DOT is very
bad. All dose dringings und eadings
und fghdings all over again. oil dot
beer und whiskyT
But there Will be no drinking In
heaven" said the priest.
But you said Schneider would be
dere"
$50 he WILL" was the priests reply.
"Und dere won't be no dringings.
you dink? AchI You don't know
Acknowledgements
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06

enough and soon withdrew the hand.
No doubt there were many dark
plots in connection with that CHASTITY
Boxer" tragedy. Many of them may
never come to the surface. and again
they may. But be this as it will, it
will take long time TO convince the
people that Earl Ii was one of the
originators of the Boxer tragedy.
Earl Ii was heavy weight in diplo-
matte circles and level headed fell
low. He was not q criminal by any
means, though he was sometim IS
strangely eccentric. May his ashes re-
pose as BELTS the ashes of a man who
was among the foremost of the
worlds great men.
If in making these charges Great
Britain is seeking to slap Russia she
is foolish. Great Britain has enough
trouble on her hands now. The
throne is not any too secure. If Rus
STA was to give it n good shake at
this time it would crumble and t may
do that before the Beers get through
painting Southern Africa kopjes with
British gore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
Some More British Errors.

The London Times has recently
published some secret documents"
which are said to prove the exis-
tence of a bargain negotiated be-
tween Earl Ii Hung Chang and Rus
STA by which the Boxer movement
was to be prolonged against for
eigners. 1t is further alleged that
the Boxer" movement was fomented
in Russia. Thus the Times seeks to
make a slap at Russia, and il is a
very hard slap. But il would take
better proof than some alleged Sc
cret documents" to fix such a crime
either against Russia or the deceased
Ii Hung Chang.
The deceased earl was tricky
old fellow, but he was not without
more or less honor 1t very improb-
able that he would have been foolish
enough to be inveigled into such a
plot, and though he has been guilty
of some little breaches of faith, yet
the world at large had much respect
for the wise, old Chinese diplomat,
and are unwilling to have charges
placed over his grave unless they
come in a more substantial form.
Possibly Russia had a hand in the
Boxer" movement, but if she did she
saw the folly of the movement soon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
TO DRAIN FLORIDA LANDS.
Everglades TO BE Turned Into Sugar
Plantations.

Plantations.
One OF the greatest projects just
started in Florida is the plan to drain
100000 acres in the everglades and
turn them into sugar plantations. The
Florida East Coast Drainage and Sug-
ar company has been formed for this
purpose. Surveys made under govern
ment supervision years ago show the
feasibility of the plan.
Arrangements were perfected recent
~ whereby NJ. Fichtenberg and Henry
Benedict OF Milwaukee will underwrite
the enterprise to the extent of $1,000
600. The opening of the section about
Jacksonville by the Florida. Fast Coast
railroad has made the plan more FEAST
BILE, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. 1t
is surmised that Henry NJ. Flagler is
interested in this enterprise and that
he is really behind it with his immense
capital to aid its development
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06

While in a general sense. Hanna
seems to have the best of it in the
fight with Foraker for the control of
republican politics in Ohio, it is APP
parent that there is a revulsion of
sentiment indicating that both bosses
are in disfnvCr. and that a new star
is rising. The situation is akin to the
old story about when certain Gle
ments fall out. that there is another
kind of men who get their dues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
The Great Northern railwa,

The Great Northern railway has
begun an extensive campaign among
the farmers of Indiana, Illinois and
other states of the central west with
the view of securing them as settlers
for northern Minnesota and North
Dakota. The states have been flood
ed with circulars setting forth the
advantages to be found in these sec
lions, and lectures with stereopticon
views are also being sent orr. The
rates are to be reduced. and $4,000
persons are expected to take advan-
tage of these rates.