Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-08


announced himself as firmly favoring
he measure. II the First COMPRESSION
N district. where Congressman Taw-
ne was defeated for denomination by
lie influence OF Roosevelt and other
progressives. hard fight has been
waged against the insurgent nominee.
Sydney Anderson, by II. L. Buck. Dem.
ocrat. On the other hand, Minneso.
ta's one Democratic representative.
W. S. Hammond, has had hard fight
In the Second district.
Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss. Nov. S.-Mississippi
will have eight Democratic represen.
tatives in the Sixty-second Congress.
The election Is passing OFF quietly.
Missouri.
st. Louis, Nov. S.-"Amendment
No. 10" is the great issue in today's
election in Missouri. since the ballots
OF the voters will decide whether the
states great brewing and liquor in
terests. with millions OF invested capt.
tai, shall be wiped out and the manu-.
facture and sale of intoxicants prohih,
tied. st. Louis, Kansas City, st. Jo-
soph and other cities will vote to con-
tinue the present regime, but the coun.
try districts, now largely dry through
local option, will roll up big pro.
hibition vote which may be sufficient
TO carry the constitutional amend
ment. In st. Louis and other cities
women and children are taking part
in the work of getting the vote today.
and prayers for the success oe--thc
dry cause are going up all over the
state today. Interest in the con-
gressional elections is mild owing to
the prohibition fight, but early returns
point to a Republican loss. The G..
o. p. now has six representatives in
the House, but none of the districts
are certain to be retained by the par
ty except the Tenth, represented by
Richard Bartholdi, the friend OF peace.
Montana.
Butte, Mont, Nov. S.-Politcial in.
terest in Montana today centers on
the election OF Legislators, who will
choose a successor to Senator Carter.
At noon today both parties were
claiming assured victory.
Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb. Nov. S.--After having
been treated to spectacular cam
paign, Nebraska voters will today de.
eide between James G.. Dahlman, Oma-
has cowboy mayor and a Democrat,
and G. w. Aldrich, Republican, for the
governorship. Dahlman stands on a
liquor license platform, as opposed TO
the local option program injected into
the campaign by w. j. Bryan. If the
cowboy" candidate is successful, his
adherents claim he will carry with
him two congressional districts now
represented by Republicans. The leg
islature elected today will elect a
United States Senator to succeed f..
j. Burkett, Republican.
New Hampshire.
Manchester, N. H., Nov 8.--Al-
though Democrats are today declaring
that New Hampshire will follow
Maine, preliminary reports make it
appear that Robert p. Bass, Repub.
lean gubernatroial nominee, has a safe
margin over G.. u. Carr, Democrat
Both congressional districts are zap.
parently safe, although the majority
Of Representative Sulloway will like.
~ be much reduced.
New Jersey
Newark. y. j.. Nov. 8. Victory for
Vivian VI Lewis, Republican candidate
Tor governor. by 10000, and for DR..
Woodrow Wilson, former Princeton
president and Democratic gubcrnato-
riol nominee. by an ever grea er ma
jority, are the conflicting claims made
by political leaders this afternoon. IN
the Fifth, Seventh and Eighth dis
tricts, now Republican, the fight is wag.
ing fast and furious. In the Seventh
f. w. Townsend. author Of "Chimmie
Fadden," is opposing Representative
Tarkcr, Republican.
Flew York.
Now York. Nov. S.--Apathy marked
The early hours of election day in the
metropolis. and reports from upstate
announce few outbursts OF cnthuM.
asm Although a few fights have been
reported this morning, the police anti
cha @ little trouble. Both sides re.
main optimistic and it is probable that
the result will be closer than anticipat-
cd. The vote so far cast in the metro
polls apparently favors Dix. the Demo.
cratic gubernatorial nominee, but the
supporters Of Stimson, the Republican