Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-07
VOICE, OF BALLOTS!
Van SAINT Reelected Governor of
Minnesota by an Exceedingly
Large Majority.
The Contest Between Fletcher and
Lind for Congress so Close as
to be Doubtful.
Republicans are Generally Success
full Throughout the Eastern
and Western States.

full Throughout the Eastern
and Western States.
morning sixty-four districts showed that
Lind had polled 6,12A votes to 5,4s5 for
Fletcher.
minneapolis, Nov. 6.-The republicans
a. have elected their r
as u. GOETHE probable margin OF victory
scored by Governor Van SAINT. Late last
night Chairman Buck, of the democratic
otate committee was unwilling to con.
eede everything on the state ticket. but
sia admit Rosings defeat aeaht,,o. ~ both
branches. On congressman the. repub-
Means have elected the entire delegation
saivsd from N some Of Of the he'd districts. The
6rnt. second, third, fourth. seventh and
Htnth gre surely republican and also prob
3rein the sixth district and that indi-
Gated that Buchanan trepublican) is run
1str,ct holds Chief interest. and returns
from the contest between Lind and
Fletcher have been watched for with
Wife figures are not given in detail
4 IS known that Major ]. ID. Bowler;
the democratic candidate for railroad
ent to c: F. Staples. the republican candi-
date and has polied large vote.
TO have received a large. vote. and it is
expected that most of them have car
Tied. That providing for am increased
ceived the greatest attention in the twin
cities. and the presumption IS that it
mas 49,, been en- carried by large vote. ~
ct appear to have polled a large vote.
though little is known Of the result since
the politicians devoted most of their time
Attemnt e.
su1t Of the head Of the ticket.
The legislature will have larger con-
one did. but 1t is the belief of the repub-
lcan party managers that good work
ing majority Is better than an unwiedly
one such as has prevailed for several SEES
sions.
Judge Robert Jamison, chairman of the
I'VE think that the plurality of the re-
@ ana stats hn oo ticket na vii be between
IS shown by the attest returns, the eH pl uT
ing Victory is a matter Of surprise to US.
We did not look for more than 80 600
plurality For instance, we claimed
1.2go, but It will give us a plurality OF
5;SSo. st. Louis county, too, will prob
Congressman Loren Fletcher and John
q election, but the odds seem to Be slight
~ IL 9dNoi o1 lIe congressman.
early reports were issued from some
quarters to the effect that he had been
defeated by a large plurality, but when
mat ne was making a better showing
than even his sanguine supporters esti-
This was particularly the case in the
eighth ward: where the few districts that
had reported at an early hour this morn
The returns started into the republican
state headquarters shortly after Z o'clock
and continued until midnight with moth
every quarter Of the state. Some Of the
best news came first from Ramsey county.
which has given Van SAINT at least $500
st. Louis followed early with an esti-
Mate from NJ a5o co., to 1000 and Polk county
~ Of LOO soe s'oo 'eeAns win MAYOR
81 sg5e saa es sSeg With
eeanty. the former popuiist stronghold
game . n line as substantial margin for
M congressional gains were received
mates Of az 5000 for od Beds in the Eighth.
Il looks as If buchanan would have
any. II the First Second, Seventh ' and
Ninth the congressional vote runs up well
t he t ssHer a;sfrcts 40 nrec,nct.
1es give Fletcher 4,151, Lind 4,O2s.
These were some of the danger spots
= Ine STATE ana these results absolutely
settled the election, with no necessity of
hearing from anywhere else.
But other returns came in in the same
Fillmore county, in the southeast, cor
ner. rolled up 1900 Yellow Medicine, in
the western border. came in with close to
Of 500: Faribault, In the south. responded
with 400 Cottonwood in the southwest
Above buiSth A Strong sk repSb1iesh
"A telegram from Btainerd reported a
considered a favorable republican midi
An early bulletin from Goodhue county
Just after the polls closed at s D. m.
showed a considerable republican gain
over two years ago.
. slight falling of in the country vote,
but the towns more than met expecta-
James c: HAYNES. has been elected
votes and It is possible that his plurality
penent. may exceed 7 this lis. 'spuD't'an 0f-
The republicans have made nearly a
clean sweep in Ramsey county. The
democrats have lost Everything With the the
exception OF Metzdorf for treasurer, Mil
Ter for coroner and Kane for county at.
North Dakota.
the state cast, the entire Republican
state and congressional ticket has beer
elected by majorities ranging from 500
spaulding and Marshall for congress.
have won out by about 1900.
!eeee end and Governor White has de.
many persons will not concede these
figures until the returns are more com.
plete.
White was the maelstrom of the cam
patgn. and all the fight was made on
him because of his attitude on the
merger question.
The Democrats practically abandoned
the state ticket other than Cronan, and
some Republican papers fought White
and worked for the rest Of the state
As a result of the united efror,
about 20 per cent from the rest Of the
state ticket and 80 per cent from this
congressional ticket.
The indications are that White has
carried every county in the state ex-
Gept Walsh, which always has been a
democratic stronghold and was the
former home of Major Cronan.
GTonan is now resident of Fargo
anu ne reduced Whites majority in
thfs city of $50 two years ago to 8,
ana from nearly $500 in the county
20 apout &C., but on a greatly reduced
The legislature will go at least 10.
republican out of a total of lao. and the
complete returns may Increase those
figures.
The chief weakness of the legislative
ticket Is In Richland county, the home