The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-11

General Gustaf WideH telephoned
The Free Press during today that
Eherhart's plurality will reach seventy
thousand.
OF Minnesota by $4,000.
Democrats secured control of the
lower house OF congress at yesterday 5
election, reversing the present rcpub-
lean majority OF forty-threc.
Dix. democrat. is elected governor OF
New York. The democrats also elected
their governor in Ohio Massachusetts,
New Jersey and Connecticut.
Bunk, democrat, is elected in North
Dakota and the democrats claim Iowa.
McGovern, republican, is elected in
Wisconsin. The Minnesota congress
sional delegation is unchanged, Ham
mond democrat. being reelected in the
SECOND district
While many republican candidates
for governor were retired To the politi-
cal graveyard, Adolph Ebcrhart is
elected 10 the governorship by one of
the largest maioritics ever given a
nominee in this or any other state.
Governor Eberhart has redeemed Min.
ncsota from the clutches OF democracy.
The vote of confidence was large.
Plan of County Ortionists.
Minneapolis Journal: IF advocates of
Il county option law fail to elect Il
majority of tho Minnesota legislature
today. they have another string TO
their bow. They will not give up the
fight for county option until both
houses have been put on record. but
after that is done, the legislatures will
be asked to pass bill submitting the
question of county option 10 vote of
the people in 1912.
County optionists hope to srcurc adj
diional votes FOR such a bill on the
plea that the people should have a
right To register their wish on Il ques-
lion that has aroused so much interest.
They will work also for the initiative
and referendum. but that is Aibv
method of getting what they wall
An amendment giving that power ia
the people would have To be submitted
IN 1912, and could not be made eflec.
Awe until two years later. The county
option referendum could be given by
a special act.
The Minnesota Anti-Saloon league
will have a meeting in Minneapolis
one week from today, November ID. 1t
will canvass the results of the election
and make its plans for going before the
legislature with the county option bill.
There have been rumors of disscn-
sion in the league, caused by the action
taken in indorsing James Gray, demo-
cratic candidate for governor. Some
county option workers have thought
The fight ought to be confined to the
legislature p. j. Youngdahl. supern-
icndcnt OF the league. denies that there
is any prospect of trouble. 1--WE ex-
pect to win the legislature" he said
today, 'and win our fight for county
option next winter. OF course, if it
should happen that we are cheated out
OF the fruits of victory, we would prob
ably support the proposition for ref
ercndum vote"
Mr.. Younglahl also denied report
that he is about to resign the superin-
tendency of the league to accept a
position with one of the colleges of the
Swedish Lutheran church.
August Soggau is elected representa-
tive from the district made up of Mar
tin and Watonwan counties.
Lincoln county sends Mr. Skurtum,
an anti-county option man to the leg
islature.
The New York legislature will be
democratic and will elect a successor
to Depew.
Both the democrats and republicans
claim the Indiana legislature.
Joe Keene, democrat. was elected
representative from Redwood county.
IT, ii. Dunn is elected senator from
FreebOrn county,