The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-29
OFFICIAL FIGURES
RECENT ELECTION
State Canyassing Board Com
pleteS It's Work Of Tabulat-
ing the Returns.
TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN
AMERICAN PARTY VOTE
ThomaS Weir, American Candi-
date. Received Thirteen Per
Cent of Total Ncte.

Thomas Weir. American candidate for
Congress this year, received 13 per cent
of the total vote cast in the State. Two
years ago Judge Ogden Hiles. then the
American candidate for Congress, re
ceived only n little more than per
cent of the total vote. showing a ire
mcndous increase in the American party
vote and sentiment
The American party vote nearly dou
bled this year Mr. Weir received H.
I'll votes in the State, as against 67o6
cast for Judge lliles two wears ago,
Judge Thomas Maloney of ogden re-
celved over 500 votes more than Mr..
Weir. He ran on the American ticket
for supreme Judge. Two years ago
the Americans did not have candidate
for that Office In the field.
The canvass Of the State vote. which
was completed by the State canvassing
board yesterday, shows that the Ameri.
can party was the only party which
gained this year. Congressman Howell
had lO,ll5 votes less this year than be
had two wears ago, and Judge O. w
Powers, the Democratic nominee. had
l0.i24 less than he received two years
ago. Following is tho total vote in
the State for Congressman this year:
Vote for Congressman.
Powsll PewsI1 e. ~ $50 $50
Howeii's plurality. 15.5as. '' - ~
Following is the total vote in the
State on Congressman in 1904.
Howell tR.) ......., ...,,,,...,...s.....5 90. SIS
lovers I, ~ ''.-'.'' '''s.'...'.'......',S as
Howelrs plurality, 1920
Vote for Supreme Judge.
Following is the vote for Supreme
Judge this year:
Whitecotton tDl .,...... ...........,,,.2 26 3s9
Frcks plurality Is ,l6i
1t will be observed that in the whole
State Judge Frick had only seven more
votes than Congressman Howell Judge
Maloney had more votes than Mr.. Weir,
but Judge Frlck IS plurality was great
Judge Whitecotton, the Democratic
nominee, was somewhat badly scratched.
What They Did to Orlando.
One has only to study the election
returns to see that what the Mormon
hierarchy did to Orlando W. Powers
was plenty. Judge Powers carried
only one county in the State-Washing-
ton-and that was saved to him by the
bcggarly plurality of twenty.nine votes.
Two years ago he carried Washington
county by % plurality, and Juab county
by 46: This year the church swung
Juab into the Republican column.
Judge Powers was third in the race
IN Salt Lake county, where he lives. and
where his supporters expected a victory
for him. His vote is relatively smaller
even considering the general falling
of IN the vote-than it was two years
ago. The Mormon authorities simply
shot him 20 pieces
The total vote cast in the State this
year for the three leading candidates
for Congress was S0,992. Two years
ago 1T was 96,9l6, AS stated, the Amer
lcan party is the only party which
gained IN the number of votes cast and
In the percentage of votes cast
Both Constitutional amendemnts were
earned by heavy pluralities. One
amendment provides for the exemption
Of mortgages from taxation, and tbe
other provides that the State school !
funds may be devoted TO the support of /
high schools
The State board also canvassod tbe
returns for two State Senatorial cleo |
mons, where more than one county is
ncluded In the Senatorial district. In |
-he Eleventh district, Albert T.. Miller |
Republican, is elected over David III |
Norris, Democrat, by a vote of 2l37 To |
1918; In the Twelfth district. Alonzo |
Brinkerhof, Republican, is elected over
Y, 1. Overson, Democrat, by vote of
.34O to ISL, In the Twelfth district
Io4 scattering votes were cast.
The complete State returns by conn
les are printed elsewhere in The Tri.
oune this morning.