The Meeker herald., 1902-11-08
VICTORY IS CLAIMED BY BOTH
SIDES.
| .arge Republican Gains in Most
Counties---Bucklin Amendment
Defeated, the Balance Carried.
Democratic Estimate.

Democratic Estimate.
The Rocky Mountain News refuses
to concede the election Of the Repub-
lican ticket, and claims Democratic
victory by the narrow margin OF 1000,
which, 1t says, will be swelled by later
returns. 1t says:
AS closely as can be figured the Leg
islature will stand sixty-six Democrats.
thirty-two Republicans and two MEM
bers from Conejos elected on both the
Republican and Democratic tickets,
who will vote for Teller.
Mr.. Teller, therefore, will have prob
ably sixty-eight votes. against thirty
two for the Republican candidate.
The Senate will stand about twenty
seven Democrats to eight Republicans.
The House will stand about thirty
nine Democrats, twenty-four Republic
cans and two elected on both tickets.
The makeup Of the House likely will
be as follows:
Democrats-Arapaho IL; Arapahoe
floats. A; Chaffee. /; Clear Creek. 1;
Custer. 1; Delta, 1; Dolores and Monte
yuma, 1; Eagle. L; Garfield. 1; Gunni-
son, l.; Gilpin. 1; Hinsdale and Min
eral, 1: La Plata. 1: Las Animas. Q;
Mesa. 1; Montrose, 1; Ouray. l; Park.
1; Pitkin. /; Saguache, l; San Juan, /;
San Miguel, /. Las Animas, Baca and
Prowers, 1 Routt and Rio Blanco. 1;
Summit and Grand, /; total, 80.
Republicans-Bent and Kiowa, /;
fremont and ChafYee, 1; Costilla and
Huerfano, L. Ell Paso and Teller, 6;
Jefferson, 1; Lake. 2; Larimer. l;
Otero, 1; Pueblo, 8; Rio Grande. 1;
Weld, 2; Douglas, 1; Boulder. 2; total,
"a.
Democrats and Rep1blicans-Cone-
Jos, L; Conejos and Archuleta, l: to-
tai, 2.
AS nearly as can be estimated from
returns, which are incomplete in every
county of the state, Edward Stimson,
the Democratic nominee, has . plural
ity of about 1000 over Peabody, the
Republican nominee. The great amount
Of scratching made the count very
slow. but the News obtained the best
possible estimates from every county
and in the table given below has al
lowed practically all that the Republi-
cans claim in the various counties.
All of the amendments except the
Bucklin probably are adopted by good
majorities. The Bucklin amendment
appears to have been defeated by a
large majority.
The home rule amendment probably
will have 10000 majority in Arapahoe
county, which Is splendid victory for
the people.
Ninety-five precincts complete out OF
235 in Arapahoe county give Stimson
1892 and Peabody 7.712, lead of
5000 for Stimson. The remainder OF
the county will not show the same pro-
portionate gain for Stimson.
The Legislature will have Demo-
cratic majority of about two to one on
Joint ballot and Mr.. Teller will sue
ceed himself in the Senate.
Messrs Bell and Shafroth certainly.
and Mr.. Adams, in all probability, are
elected to Congress. Messrs. Bell and
Shafroth ran ahead of their ticket on
their personal popularity and had the
Populist Endorsement besides. Mr..
Adams ran ahead of his ticket in the
southern part Of the state.
The Democratic majority in Arapa-
hoe probably runs 5000 and the count
In many precincts with large numbers
of scratched ballots may run higher.
In some precincts there were more
than ninety scratched ballots.
The following table shows the estt-
mated plurality for governor In the
different counties. compiled from the
best possible sources Of Information.
1t shows Stimson 1850 votes in the
raoA.