The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
PO|ADEXTER WINS
'NSURGENT OF SPOKANE SHOWN
TO HAVE CARRIED WASHING
TON SENATORIAL FIGHT.
DENIS. HAVE MAINE LEGISLATURE
And Will Elect Successor to Senator
Eugene HaIe.-Democrat Carry
For Option in South
Carolina.

Seattle. Misunderstanding returns
from the United States senatorial
primary election indicate that Miles
Poindexter, insurgent Republican, has
carried the state by landslide.
1t seems that he has carried Kings
county, the home of Judge Thomas H.
Burke, an opponent, and which prob
ably cast $4,000 votes, or one-third of
the total vote for the state. In Pierce
county, the home of James M. Ashton
his near opponent, Poindexter is
leading. In eastern Washington Poin-
dexter probably has carried every
county.
The Democratic vote is about per
cent of the total National interest
In the Washington primary was whet
ted by the effort which President Taft
made two weeks ago, through Secre-
tary Ballinger, to concentrate the op-
position to Miles Poindexter on one
regular candidate. The president OBJ
tanned the withdrawal of former Sen
ator John l.. Wilson, of Seattle, ac-
cording to Mr.. Wilson, but James NJ
Ashton, of Tacoma, and Thomas Burke
of Seattle, insisted on remaining in
the race and dividing the regular vote.
The balloting shows that concen-
tration of the regulars would not have
changed the result Congressman
Humphrey. of the First (Seattle) dis
trict, national figure because of his
championship of the ship subsidy bill,
&c n1yiHnnf1u dofoofnd hxy Thonooc
Revelle, insurgent Republican.
In the Spokane, or Third district, an
insurgent succeeds Miles Poindexter.
Adequate returns from the second or
Tacoma district, have not been re-
ceived, but McCreedie is ahead on the
partial returns.
Practically all the candidates for the
legislature are pledged to vote for the
candidates receiving the highest vote
and there can be no fight over the
election of Poindexter.
Arizona Democrats in Lead.
Phoenix, Arizona. - Returns that
are conclusive give the Democrats
at least Sc out of SO delegates to the
constitutional convention.
So far the Republicans are certain
of nine delegates. An approximation
of the total vote cast in Mondays cleo
ton is not yet obtainable
Option Wins in South Carolina.
Columbus, South Caro.-With over
81 900 votes out of possible 10000
votes accounted for, returns from the
second primary indicate the election
of Colonel L. E. Blease, of Newberry,
local optionist, for governor, by a
small majority, over c.. G. Feather
stone, of Laurens, state wide prohibit
zionist.
In the Second Congressional district
James Byrnes, of Aiken, and j. O.
Patterson, of Barnwell, incumbent, are
running neck and neck and Byrnes is
80 votes in the lead
The vote still to be heard from, how
ever, may change the result. In the
Sixth Congressional district, j. e. Ell
lerbe, of Marion, incumbent, leads p
A. Hodges, of Marlborough, by LOO
with prospects of increasing his lead
Democrats Have Maine Legislature.
Portland, Maine. = Complete re-
turns of the vote for senators and
representatives in the state election
Monday gave the Democrats substan-
tial majorities in both branches of the
Maine legislature, which at the begin
ming of the New Year, will elect
United States senator to succeed Eu-
gene Hale, secretary of state, state
treasurer, attorney general and COM
missioner of agriculture.
The new legislative body also prob
ably will be called upon to carry out
the declaration of the Democratic
party platforms of recent years and re-
submit to the people the liquor prohibit
tory amendment to the constitution
and to repeal the Sturgis liquor law
enforcement act.
According to the unofficial complete
returns the legislature will have a
Democratic majority of SO on joint
ballot. The last legislature consisted
of 1872 Republicans and 60 Democrats