The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-09
JOYFUL RETURNS
AT HEADQUARTERS
Pivotal Counties Watched
Closely and Cheered as
News Arrives.
UTAH COUNTY IN LINE
All Other Important Counties Roll
Up Majorities for the Re
publican Ticket.
UTAH COUNTY IN LINE

Up Majorities for the Re
publican Ticket.
Reports from outside counties were
slow ar state headquarters. and when
Chairman c. p. Loose and the other
members or the state committee left
headquarters AT midnight Weber and
salt Lake counties were the only ones
frcal which complete reports were re-
ceiyed.
T. was about 7:8O when the first re-
ports from Ogden began 10 come IN.
and these showed substantial Repub-
Ecac gains. Utah and Cache counties
followed with preliminary reports
but these BRIEF messages simmered
down to Republicans probably win,
and there was a wait Of another hour
before any figures were available.
Then Utah county reported q prob
able victory for the entire Republican
ticket, with the majority placed at see
10 500 for the county. This report
was received with a rousing cheer
slnd IN the midst of the men who had
been working night and day for the
success Of the ticket throughout the
state there arose the spirit of conf
dence in the general results. which
Increased with each succeeding re-
port.
There were a few disappointing re-
fpOrts, including messages from VIII
liam Archibald at COalVille. in which
lie said that Summit county had gone
Democratic, and from At. Pleasant
q report was received shortly before
midnight saying thar w ID. Livings-
Ton had been defeated for the state
senate and that the Democrats had
probably elected their candidate for
county attorney and superintendent
of schools.
Cache Is safe.
Cache county came through with
an early report saying the Repup-
licans had elected their state and
county ticket safely No figures were
given I'm this report. however and il
was about 1880 before the second re-
port was received from Logan. This
said that Logan would give a majOri-
y OF 500 for the Republican ticket.
and Cache county would give Joseph
Howell a majority of 500 10 500. Aft
er another hour the last report on
Cache county was received and this
said a majority of SEQ for Howell and
added that Herschel Bullen. jr. Re
publican candidate for the state sem
bu; that in all probability he would
be elected with hfty votes TO spare.
More reports from Weber county
followed. and then came the final
count showing that Howell had car
ried Weber county by about 500.
while Kelley. for the state senate, was
the low man on the Republican ticket
heing elected by about goo votes.
Utah County On Job.
Additional reports from Utah /
county in from time 10 time. |
ana il ~ .en that IL was anybOdy's /
race until IN finish. when the Repub- |
Leans came Forward with a lead OF
about 200 in straight tickets. eX-
elusive of nearly 1900 scratched
tickets. Interest centered in Card
ner and knight, and at midnight
there was every indication that Uncle
Jesse had been elected to stay at
home. while Charles Gardner would
be returned 10 the state senate.
BOX Elder county is Republican"
was the word from Brigham CITY ear /
j. in the evening, and this statement /
was substantiated by the returns from /
a half dozen towns in the county /
Then Juab county reported a safe ma /
jority for the Republican ticket. and |
TOOele county. with about One-half I
of the returns i'm. reported a vote that /
would show the election Of the county /
ticket by about 500 majority IncOm- /
plete returns from Davis county at |
midnight also indicated a Republican /
victory. but figures were not available /
Scratches Ia Utah.
Utah county set a record for 1
scratched tickets, but Jesse Knighst
was not heavy gamer in the scratch /
ing. as most of il was on the candi- |
dates for superintendent OF schools. 4
Benjamin was the first Utah county /
town 10 report. with 2 majority OF 35 1
fOl the Republican ticket. Spanish 4
Fork came next. reporting a Repub- I
lean majority OF 1875, and Springvine |
reported 75 10 so on the right side !
Then came another report from Utah /
county, which showed Spanish Fork, /
Republican majority, 20; Payson, Re-
publican, 20, Salem. Republican. III; /
BENJAMIN, Republican. 80: Lehi, Re
publican, 1870; Tucker. Republican.
10; Spring lille. Republican, 10; /
Pleasant Grove. Republican. &c: I
American Fork, Republican. so. and I
Alpine, Republican, so, The next re-
port from Provo showed twenty-One 1
cat OF thirty precincts in Utah giving 4
2.7SS straight Republican votes and 4
260S straight Democratic votes. With
-,s19 scratched.
Box Elders Report.
Box Elder county's first detailed re-
oOrt showed a Republican majority
of 249 from FIVE towns. Manti re-
ported a Republican majority Of 80:
Fsirview gave 15 for the Democrats:
Mt Pleasant gave As for the Demo-
Gratis: Fountain Green gave I9I Re-
publicsn, MOrOni % Democrats and
Payette, 30 Democratic, With this in
formation came the report that the
Republicans has probably lost for the /
state senate IN Sanpete county. and
that the Democrats had also elected
their county attorney and superin-
tendent of schools
TOOele county reported Tooele CITY /
a Republican majority OF so; stock
ton, Is, Erda, 40: St John, IL Davis /