Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-08
BOTH PARTIES
CLAIM KANSAS
Republicans Say Hooh is Re-
elected While Democrats De-
clare Harris Is.
LEGISLATURE IS REPUBLICAN.
VIII Elect Successor 70 Burton--Of-
fetal Count May be Necessary to
Determine Go,ernorship.

Topeka, Kas,, Nov Sat II o'clock
this morning both Republicans and
Democrats were still claiming the cleo
ton OF their candidates for governor.
At that hour Chairman drummer, OF
the Republican central committee,
claimed the reelection OF Edward
Hoch over William a. Harris, Demo-
crat, by over 1900 Chairman Crum-
mer based his claim upon the returns
from all OF the lO5 counties IN the
state which he asserted were verified.
He estimated Hochs election upon the
returns to date by 4,l29 votes, The
nine missing counties are Stevens,
stanton, Stafford, Ness, Morton, Nor
ton. Meade. Hamilton and Grant, which
TWO years ago were all carried by
lIoeh. giving him plurality Of LIS.
All nine counties are IN the western
part OF the state and most of them
sparscly settled. Definite returns from
| them Will be late.
Notwithstanding Chairman Cummer's
| claim OF Republican victory, Chair
man X. II, Ryan, Democratic state
| central committee, was quite as posi-
| i've that Mr.. Harris had been elected.
| At IL O'Clock this morning Mr.. Ryan
| said:
| ,"AIr. Harris Is undoubtedly elected
governor OF Kansas by 1000 plurality.
| ! do not care to give my figures by
| counties. but the official returns will
undoubtedly show that my estimate IS
| correct We have our men watching
| the polls over the state ana do not
| propose to be counted out"
AT the same hour w, A. Harris said
| the the result was so close that IL
! would take the official count to decide
! Il. MIR Harris declared that he be-
/ lieyed his chances OF election equally
as good as that Of Gov. HIoch.
! Outside OF the head OF the ticket, the
| Republicans elected It's entire state
ticket, and will have an overwhelming
| majority IN the Legislature, which will
| name a successor to l.. $. Senator
Burton. and elected all eight OF the
| congressman. The congressional dis.
| tiicts We're carried by the Republicans
1 by estimated majorites ranging from
| 2iO9 IN the Fourth. represented by Jas
| NJ Miller, to $500 IN the First district
represented by Charles Curtis. The
! state ticket outside OF governor, Chair
man Crummer estimates, was carried
by plurafiiies n about 2S90O. The
standing ~ the Legislature. conceded
by both party managers. viii be.
House Republicans, rs: Democrats
so.
J SenateRepublicans. 81. Democrats O.
| fWhatever the result may be- said
| MI Harris. ut has shown that the
| thiplSing people Of the state are lining
| up with the party which Is opposed to
| railroad domination and which stands
| for The enforcement Of all the laws and
| this Is what The Democratic party
! stands tor. The vote shows that II
! we continue the fight on these honest
issues. II will not be long before the
! star OF Democracy Is in the ascend
| eucy IN Kansas. The vote Of Leavcn-
worth Atchson, Crawford. Cherokee
, aud other localities shows the element
| in the state that opposes us and these
issues"
WOULD COUNT HARRIS OUT.
Topeka. kas., Nov. s.-David Over
meyer, Democratic candidate for at
torney- general, today In an interview
| is quoted as saying that Republican
| leaders are making an effort to count
out William A. Harris, the Democratic
candidate for governor.
Mr.. Overmeyer said:
Il believe Mr.. Harris received suffi-
cient votes TO elect him aud that every
possible effort is being made TO count
him out.
Men have been counted out in Kan
sas before notably Farmer Wllletts,
and / have information which | believe
to be reliable, that the same handy
men who have manipulated ballots be-
fore. have been at work again in vari-
Gus localities In the state. Men with
carpot-bags flyl Of marked tickets loft
| Topeka Tuesday night.
~ believe, however that the official
count win show Harris election despite
these efforts"
CRUMMER's STATEMENT.
Topeka, Kas., Nov SIS. G. Crum-
nrnr, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, this after