Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-11-08
Radical Changes Over Results Of Two
Years Ago.
]. |. OVERHAH GETS BIGGEST VOTE
Fulton, Nash, Creenough and
Griffith Also Win.

tl0n was q surprise to the people.
Some predicted q republican major.
ity, but most voters expected de-
cidedly mixed ticket to be chosen
at the polls.
In most places over the county,
and particularly here on the prairie
the weather kept a good many
voters frcm appearing at the voting
places. The vote at this election
was very light and a good many
unlocked for conditions are the re.
suit. While the votes are not all
in at present, the chances for a
democratic victory in almost every
instance, is good. The contest for
the authorship of the county was
expected to be the keenest of the
election, but J. I. Overman, the
democratic candidate, received the
largest majority of any candidate
on either ticket. Here in Grange
Vile, especially, the contest for
this office was supposed to be ex-
tremely close but Overman carried
the city with a good majority.
There are forty six voting precincts
in the county and the unofficial
returns received late last night from
thirty-one of them give majorities
to candidates as follows: Gooding,
rep, 80; Hattabaugh, dem. 81;
Nugent, rep, 16; Painter, rep, %;
Williams, dem., 1877; Cassell. dem.
27O; Overman, dem., 852; Fulton,
dem., 349; Griffith, DEM, 379;
Nash, dem., 434; Brown, rep, 70;
Hancock, dem., 70; Greenough,
denl., 1877; Spedden, rep., 234;
Butler, rep, 179; Martin, rep, II;
Bentz, rep, 1873;
OF the 15 precincts not yet heard
from, most of them are in the
mountainous districts and none OF
them will poll q very large vote.
Last election most Of them went
republican, but by small majorities.
In view Of the fact that most all
the precincts have gone demo-
cratic this year, those unheard
from are expected to give about an
even vote. Democratic headquar-
ters, however, expect the MAORI
ties of the democratic candidates
to grow steadily as the reports
come in,
There are two precincts in the
Thunder Mountain country and 1t
will probably take several days to
obtain the complete returns from
these precincts. The telephone
line to Buffalo Hump was down the
morning after election and no re-
turns could be received from there.
Elk City will probably poll the
largest vote of any of the precincts
not yet heard from.
Overman for auditor is sure ol
winning; Griffith for county attor'
ney, Nash for assessor, Greenougt
for superintendent of schools, Full
ton for probate judge, all art
elected. All are democratic candi
dates. The majorities at presen,
of the following republican candi
dates seem to make their success,
practically certain: Brown To-
sheriff, Spedden for surveyor an(
Butler, Martin and Bentz fol
county commissioners. The con
test for coroner has been extremely
close but the democratic candidate
E. s. Hancock, seems to have th'
better prospects.
At present the democrats hav'
the better of it on the Legislative
ticket. Their candidates, William
and Cassell, each have good ma
|jorities. Painter, republican, ha
a majority of but % votes. M
gent, republican candidate for stat
senator, has but Is votes to th'
good. While the number of vote
from the precincts from which re
turns have not yet been received
is sufficiently large to material,
hange the results in several cases
those named above have goot
chances OF success.
The republican state ticket will
carry the county by about 100 ma
ljority if present conditions col
tinue. Goodingfor governor hos a
majority Of 50. The other caandi
dates are all running about tn
same in the county with the ex
ception OF French, candidate 70
congress. His opponent on th
democratic ticket is NJ. Reese Hat
tabaugh, an Idaho county boy
who has majority over French G
I21 votes. 1t was expected b
many that Hattabaugh would po
many more votes here in the count
than the election returns show.
Here in town the voting was nc
very exciting, but by noon peopl
. began coming in from outside pr,
, cincts and . good crowd was O
the streets until late at night. Th