Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-07
THE WINNERS IN IDAHO.
Senate Will Probably Be Democratic
Defeat for Local Option

Senate Will Probably Be Democratic
Defeat for Local Option
Republican winners: Thomas r.
Hamer of Fremont for congressman; j.
supreme court; James H. Brady of Ban
mock for governor; l.. II. Sweetzer of
Cassia for lieutenant governor; Robert
Larsdon of Washington for secretary
of state; d. G. McDougall of Oneida
for attorney general; S. b. Taylor of
Bonner for auditor; G. A. Hastings of
Nez Perez for treasurer; F. c. Moore of
Shoshone for mine inspector; S. Bell
Chamberlain for superintendent of pub |
lie instruction.
Late returns from Idaho counties |
show that the entire state republican
ticket will be elected, J. II. Brady S !
majority for governor being estimated
at $4,000, Taft carrying the state by
10000.
Portions of the republican county
ticket in Kootenai will probably be de-
feated, as in Shoshone The Legislature
is apparently in doubt. The senate will
probably be democratic. in which case
the local option bill will meet defeat.
On the basis of meager returns south
west Idaho will return a majority of
about 5000 for Taft.
Montana May Be Bryan.
Returns in Montana outside Silver
Bow county, where machines were used,
are coming in slowly, bur indications
point to a complete victory for the dem
ocratic state ticket and election of
democratic presidential electors.
Oregon for Taft.
Returns Indicate that Taft s plurality
will exceed $4,000. 1t is believed he has
carried every county in the state.
Utah Republican.
Utah is republican again this year by
heavy majority, that of the national
ticket being much greater than for the
state candidates.
Taft Leads in California.
1t is stated that if the Taft figures
maintained their ratio of gain as indi
Gated in 100 scattering precincts that
California would go republican by 10000
| votes.
Republicans Win in Illinois.
The republican national and state
tickets have gained a complete victory
| in Illinois. Taft has carried the state by
approximately 100000 votes.
Deneen, republican, for governor, ran
| far behind the national ticket, but has
been elected by a plurality of about
100000 over Adlai f. Stevenson, his
democratic opponent. Deneen s greatest
losses were suffered in Cook county,
which is his home.
Albert j. Hopkins will be reelected
United States senator.
Kansas Firmly Republican.
The returns seem to substantiate the
claims of the republican state commit
tee that the entire republican state
ticket, headed by Walter X. Stubs fol
governor, has been elected by $4,000
plurality and that Taft 8 plurality is q
Few thousand votes larger.
Taft Takes South Dakota.
Scattering returns so far received in
dicate that Taft has carried South Da
kota by from 10000 to $4,000. TIL,
republicans claim to have elected thei
entire state ticket
Governor Folk Defeated.
Returns from Missouri show that Gov
ernor Folk has probably been defeate,
by Senator Stone in the balloting TO
United States senator.
Missouri for Bryan.
Scattered returns indicate that Brya
has carried Missouri by $4,000 plui
atty.
Taft Sweeps Bay State.
l The republican national and state car
+ didates swept Massachusetts,, and a
s IL republican congressman were r.
t elected Both branches of the legi
! lature will be republican. Early est
/ mates indicate a plurality for Taft {
/ 100000.
$ Joe Cannon Reelected.
= Danville, Ill.-Joseph G. Cannon hi
l. been reelected to congress by plu
n atty considerably above the norma
Nevada to the Democrats.
y Republican State Chairman HUI
phreys comedies Nevada to Bryan
d 5000.
West Virginia to Taft.
Returns from West Virginia indica
slight advantage for Taft, althoul
the margin was so small that the sta
could still be claimed as doubtful
johnson Wins Again.
ID The indications are that Johns
# carries Ramsey county (St. Pau)
MS $500 and the state by at least $500
O. and Taft will carry Minnesota
al $4,000.