The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-09
OF ELECTION
THE NORTHWEST WENT MOST.
LY To REPUBLICANS.
Indications Wednesday Morning were
that Washington Went Republican,
Gov. coodino, in Idaho, was Defeat'
ed-Hearst Lost out in New York
n Reelected in Minnesota

Washington state has given the re-
u,,blicar congressional and supreme
court ticket a handsome maJoIIS
The majority may run up to more 'n"H
10000.
Spokane County.
Total returns in 81 out OF lOl pre-
oinots in Spokane county compiled a'
: o'clock wednesday morning sho"
ed hat republican county cahulu%teo
led their democratic opponents W
from $50 to 1000 plurality. 1t was
claimed nv Chairman Pugh OF the re-
nrb1ican count central committee
and not disputed by the democrats
that the entire republican county ana
congressional ticnet was electeu
King County.
h entire republican ticket III Ming
county has been elected with Ihe ca
cention of Joseph Lyons, republican
| candidate for state senator from 'ne
| Sixth district, and Williams, from uhe
Thirty-second district. While the re-
turns are incomplete it is practically
admitted in republican Strengthens
thai George F. Cotterell, democrat
will run ahead of Lyons.
In Idaho.
1t is shown that: Ada county mas
gone against Governor Gooding by
| about 500. though the legislative n
county tickets carried by some Zooo'
Washington went against the governor
by about 1000 and elected the entire
democratic ticket.
Boise county is democratic, also
Owyhee and Elmore, though the lat
ter seems to elect one republican 10
the legislature. Canyon county is very
close on governor with chances h a
he republican legislative ticket Is
elected. Custer and Lemhi have not
been heard from. They are conceded
to the democrats. Cassia is close, with
chances ~favoring the republicans, as
is Blaine. Lincoln has no been heard
from. but it is claimed by the repuD-
licans. Dubois claims the election OF
his American party ticket in Bingham
The other southeastern counties nave
gone republican, Oneida by 1000 and
Bannock by 1000. Bingham is claimed
by the republicans by 1900 and Ere.
mont by $500.
In Montana.
Incomplete returns from the state
of Montana indicate the election tc
congress of Charles N. Pray, republi
can. and Henry c.. Smith, republican
candidate for the state supreme court
Republicans appear to be making
gains throughout the state. The big
democratic precincts of Silver Bow
county, however, are not yet heard
from, but it is thought that the vote
IN these districts will not be higf
enough to save the state to the dem
ocrats.
In New York.
New York.-According to returns
received up to an early hour Wednes
day morning, Charles E. Hughes, re
publican candidate for governor, hai
been elected by $4,000 or more plurali
ty. Outside of Greater New York, witt
100 election districts missing, Nj
Hughes had a plurality of about 124,
: 600. In Greater New York, with g.
, election districts missing, William
Randolph Hearst, the democratic an,
. Independence League candidate, had
plurality of 1906. Mr. Hearst carried
all the boroughs of the Greater city
despite the fact that the early re
: turns seemed to indicate that he haj
lost Brooklyn.
4 Colorado Republican.
o There is no reason to doubt tn
n claim of Chairman Vivian of the re
Q publican state central committee tina
S the entire republican state ticket ha
@ been elected in Colorado by majoritie
e ranging from = $1,000 to 10000. 1t /
g conceded that the republicans hav
elected at least two of three congress
men, and, more likely, all three.
In Pennsylvania.
The most exciting campaign i
e Pennsylvania in % years has ended i
e a triumph for Edwin S. Stuart, republ
d can, for governor, over Lewis Emery
]. Jr., democrat and Lincoln party, b
G q. plurality, which late tonight the Il
e cal republican leaders claim wi
reach 100 600. Aside from the contes
for other state officers, the chief il
terest centered in the battle in Phili
delphia for district attorney and /
4 few Of the congressional districts
Members of the house of represent;
o tives and county officers were electe
s in every county. and state senator
were chosen in % of the so district
Johnson in Minnesota.
The indications are that Governc
John A. Johnson, democrat, is r
Is elected by $4,000 plurality. A. L. Col
republican candidate for governor. ra
lc far behind the rest Of his ticket. tn
k election of which is claimed by frol
$4,000 to $4,000 plurality.
The returns on the legislator
ot which will elect a successor to SCI
II ator Nelson, are meager. but indicat
II that the republican majority will /