Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-08
New York Exceedingly
Close Outside of
Governor.
KANSAS IN DOUBT
Official Count Necessary to De-
eide---Cummins Has 20,-
600 In Iowa.

New UIk. NOV. S.--Nlln nearly Coi-i-
plete returns from u of the CT counties
of the state. Chanler. democratic candi-
date for lieutenant governor. has lead
over Bruce. republican. of 20,G57. Re
turns are coming extremely slow and
the count on the remaining state ticket
is far from being complete.
Win by G.OOO in Missouri.
st. Louis. Nov. S.-UnofTicial returns
from 105 of the ia counties in Mis-
souri, show the democratic state ticket
won by majority of probably G,000.
In the legislature the democrats will
have a majority on joint ballot.
WadsNorth Loses Seat.
Rochester, y. Y. Nov S.-WhiIe poll
ticians conceded Representative James
w Wadsworth would not receive his
usual large plurality. they were not
wholly prepared for his defeat by Pc
ter \. Porter In former years Wads-
worth had not found it necessary toY
make a thorough canvass and the ne
cessity for it this fa'l was not appar-
ent to him until near the close of the
campaign.
Beef Attitude Fatal
On the other hand. Porter had from
the beginning exerted every effort at
his command to bring about his cleo
tion. Added TO this was the sentiment
that has arisen against Wadsworth in
his district on account of his favoring |
the packers in the present beef scan
dial, which farmers resented with con
siderable bitterness, and which was
seized and amplified by his opponentl
throughout the campaign.
CummIns Has 10000.
Des Moines, Nov. S.-Iowa's election |
is a question of republican plurality |
only, and all indications point to Il plu- |
rality of about 10000 for Cummins, |
with the chances that the rest of the !
state officers will run a little above |
that. Democrats made the biggest |
gains in the senate. where they elected |
10 members. giving them II members. |
where at the last election they had but |
eight They elected 33 members of the |
house, where last session they had %. |
Lacey is out.
Final returns show Congressman La
cey has been defeated in the Sixth dis
trict by ID. w. Hamilton, democrat. In
the First and Second districts. hereto
fore in doubt. republicans have elected
their candidates.
Both Claim Kansas.
Topeka, Nov. Sat II this morning
both republicans and democrats are
Claiming the election of their candi-
date for governor. Chairman drummer
republican. based his claim upon the
returns from SO out of 1O5 counties,
which. he asserted, were verified. He
estimated Hoch's election by 4.129. The
nine missing counties two years ago
gave Hoch Il plurality of LIB.
Harris il Sanguine.
Harris. the democratic candidate for
governor. said the result was so close
it would take the official count to de
eide. but he believed his chances of
election equally as good as Hoch's.
Get All Other Offices.
Topeka, Nov. S.-Outside the head of
the ticket the republicans elected the
entire state ticket, and will have an
overwhelming majority in the lesisia-
ture. which will name a successor to
united S0ldieS SendlOT benSDU, anu
elected all the eight congressman.
smells Fraud.
David Overmeyer, the democratic
for attorney general. today
in an interview is quoted as saying the
republican leaders are making an effort
to count out Harris, the democratic
candidate for governor.
RurLa NNf,s n,,t
Fargo. n. D., Nov. S-Late and cor
Tected returns give Burke. democrat
for governor a plurality of 3,1S5.
GIIIeff Governor OF California.
San Francisco. Nov S.-Fuller re-
turns today do not materially change +,
The first. showing, and indications are
that the republican party has elected !
its state ticket from top to bottom.
GilIett was elected governor by plu-
rality exceeding 10000. A solid repub-
lican delegation has been elected to
congress. ,
Republican to Succeed Clark. {
Helena. Mont, Nov. S.-Reports from I
every county in the state Indicate the
legislature which will elect senator! !