Free press., 1906-11-17


publican, seems reasonably certain,
although the democratic committee
still claims the state for William A.
Harris by a plurality OF 3,300 Ac-
cording to figures received by the re-
publican committee, 81 counties out
OF los give Hoch a plurality of 4,150.
The democrats claim that their fig
Hres on the same counties give Har-
ris plurality of nearly 1000 and that
the official returns will give him over
5000. The eight counties still missing
are in the western part of the state.
The republican figures are partially
confirmed by special press dispatches.
Marion county, Gov. Hocn's home,
was carried by Harris by a majority
OF 139 votes while Douglas county,
Col. Harris home. was carried by Gov.
HOch by majority Of 130.
ASIDE from the head of the ticket,
there is no question as to the elecc-
ton Of the entire republican state
ticket
Big democratic gains have been
made in the lower house Of the legis-
lature, but that the body will be over
whelmingly republican and a member
of the dominating party will be elect
ed United States senator to succeed
A w. Benson,
New York, Nov. S.-Incomplete
returns from two-thirds OF the counties
in the state of New York made it
impossible up to Midnight Wednesday
TO give definite figures GA the state
ticket other than for governor.
Charles E. Hughes, republican can
didate for governor, has a majority
of $1,000, approximately, but tne re-
mainder Of the candidates are in
doubt.
For lieutenant governor Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler, democratic-Independ
ence league candidate has a lead in
the city Of Greater New York of 1884,
e41. Upstate M. Linn Bruce, repub-
ncan candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor, is running Slightly auecd of Mr..
Hughes vote. AS Mr. HugneS came
down to Greater New York with a
lead of approximately 10000 it will
readily be seen tnat the vote for sec
ond place on the ticket will be very
close and only the complete officia.
count will determine the successful
candidate.
At republican state headquarters it
was stated Wednesday night that
while the committee was not prepar-
ed to make any official statement,
their estimate on Incomplete returns
IS that M Linn Bruce had been elect
ed lieutenant governor by a plurality
OF about 5000 votes, and that julius
N. Wager has been elected attorney
general, but by a very narrow margin.
1t is thought that the remainder of
the republican ticket has been defeat
ed, but this is not conceded as yet.
The Oklahoma Landslide.
Guthrie, Ok, Eoy 2-According to
the latest Official count, IA the cleo
ton of cOnsItulf3caI ce.eg&teS the
democrats viii haye a. least SO rep
Tesentatives IN the conventluu out or
the pCssit = l12. ~ from each ter
ritory. There is ~0om egea for an
increase in this leA4 over the oppo-
sition. Republicans. are assured of
only ten delegates, five from Oklaho-
ma and five from Indian territory
Two contests will be brought to the
convention. One district is still in
doubt and one successful candidate
is an independent, allowing u possible
103 for the democrats.
Republican leaders attribute the
landslide to prohibition which, as an
integral part of tho constitution, many
republican candidates were pledged
to support The convention viii be-
gin Nov. 20.