The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-11-08
VOICE OF BALLOTS!
Van SAINT Reelected Governor of
Minnesota by an Exceedingly
Large Majority.
In the Fifth Minnesota District
John Lind D feats L. Fetch
er for Congress-.
Republicans are Generally Success
full Throughout the Eastern
and Western States.

4uA throughout the Eastern
and Western States.
minneapolis, Nov. 5.-The republicans
ssat e NC dlcket by pluralities ranging as high
scored by Governor Van SAINT. Late last
night Chairman Buck, of the democratic
s cede e committee was unwilling to con.
did d. admit Rosings defeat. ~ Wv
,, me leslsiature is republican in both
1cane Is On ao congressman the repub-
eeived from some of the districts. The
flrs t, second, third, fourth, seventh and
from the. sixth district and that indi-
Gated cate. IL, that buchanan (republican) is run
district holds chief interest. and returns
from the. contest between Lind and
Fletcher have been watched for with
Wife figures are not given in detail
it is known that Major j. b. Bowel.
the demioeratie candidate for railroad
ent to c; F. Staples. the republican candi-
date and has polled a large vote.
Inc constitutional amendments appear
expected that most Of them have ave; {, car :,
ried. That providing for an Increased
TAX On IN me earnings Of the railroads re-
has been carried by large vote.
The other candidates on the state tick
though little is known of the result since
the politicians devoted most of their time
last last night to an attempt to learn the re-
The legislature Will have hay larger con-
t1ngent OF democrats in it than the recent
one one did. but it is the belief of the rcpul-
M ff tl,.,%
ing majority is better than an unwied:y
one such as has prevailed for several SEES
sions.
Judge Robert Jamison. chairman of the
republican state central committee, SAID
We think that the plurality of the re-
10000 and $4,000 and with the substan-
tial gains all along the line, as now be-
ang shown nov by the latest returns, the plur
ing victory is a matter of surprise to Us
We did not look for more than 30. 90
pGuraaii5y' For instanGe we claimed
1000 St. Louis county. too o p viii prop b.
ac1y ba give ata us I plurality tSoo OF 1900
gresslonal district are as follows:
Toren Liz Fatcb ;...'...........1sSi5
Uncle Loren '' Ma o Fl Fe tege on and h:
friends Is, however pointed to the fac,
gave. Mr. Lind the advantage. They said
Wait for the country"
be received: Mr. l:inds majority had
came appa,ent that the country dis
ly for Fletcher than had been antici-
pated if he We're to secure the lead The
figures from most Of the county dis
gained an advantage of only 500. and
with practically all the city in there
was as; nothing to do lut to admit defeat.
The following alc the state officers
elected:
(AII Renup.icans.)
Governor, Samuel R. Van SAINT WI
mona; lieutenant governor. Ray w.
Jones ;, He 1anupnn see1etaH of state
samrc e. eTso: Foe $'a State su fral
ulc: Julius Block Nicoilct; "a atom, ,,er,s
.Esne.al. Wallace p. Douglas. Clay: clerk
Of a,; supreme COY cogrt Charles A. pidsecn.
sioner. Charles f. Staples. Dakota.
Minnesota Congressional Delegation.
First district. James A. Tawney, Wi
McCleary. Mankato (rep.J; third dis.
trict., Charles II; Davis st. Peter (rep);
(rep:); fifth district. John Lind, Mime
apolis (dem.); sixth district, Clarence
l5;.t Biuckmans Little Falls rep;); seventh
Fails 2rep.y; eighth district. J. l Adam
vor steenerson cr r. krl 1 1rep.S ''a'
The four propositions submitted to the
people Of Minnesota seem to be defeated
The per cent gross earnings tax will
not muster. half the votes cast unless
later atel, counties our greatly increase the vote.
two legislatures. and the great interest
apparently manifested all over the state
h hafdy half the voters TOUCHED the propo
of those voting voted against it. It
must nave a majority of all the votes
cast at the election to become a law.
similar fate seems to have over
taken the taxation amendment to the
constitution. In most Of the counties
e eaponga b got less votes than the gross
7eaPse s IL Gross earrings bill sot v ny
epoe only Me 81 vot eS for S5 ths g go5s
earnings bill and 100 for the taxatio
amendment.
The returns started into the republican
and continued until midnight with moth
ing to break the monotony of gains from
eyer every quarter Of the state Some of the
which has given Van SAINT at least 1900
majority.
mate from $500 to 5000 and Polk &C county unit.
kept VI, the good feeling with major
tty of LOO.
Kan!diyohi surprised everybody with a
county, the former populist stronghold
same in line as substantial margin for
No congressional gains were received
until late hour. but there are esti-
mates of 5000 for Bede in the Eighth
and of 1000 to 5000 for Davis in the
These were some of the danger spots
in the state and these results absolutely
settled the election: with no necessity OF
hearing from anywhere else.
But other returns came in in the same
vein.
o Till hn;re count Soo in the southeast
the western border, came in with close TO
1000. Grow. Wing sent down a majority
of 900: Faribault. in the south, responded
made it 500 and faraway Lake county,
above Duluth. reported strong republican
gains.
big vote out there by noon. Which was
considered a favorable republican indi-
cation.
An early bulletin from Goodhue county
just after the polls. closed at 6 p. M
showed a considerable republican gain
over two years ago.
a slight falling off in the country vote.
but the towns more than met eXpecta-
tons.
James c. Haynes has been elected
votes. and It is possible that his plurality
ponent, may exceed this.
The republicans have made nearly a
clean sweep in Ramsey county. The
indications at midnight We're that the
democrats have lost everything with the
Ter for coroner and Kane for county at
torney.
Home of the ChinchIlla.