The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-10
Special 20 Daily Leader.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. To-
The majority Of Cruce win probably
not reach 100000" said Chairman
ransom at 2 o'clock this afternoon
but it will not fall below $4,000. The
returns from Stephens, Jefferson and
Latimer and LeFlore counties receiy-
ed this morning give much larger ma
jorities than were at first reported,
but there has been corresponding
decrease in Caddo, Kiowa, Comanche
and one or two other old Oklahoma
counties--that Is the maiorities In the
later counties are not as large as
we expected However, in tae gen
eral shifting down OF all the returns,
Cruce maintains a strong lead and
in steady pouring in of returns, there
has never yet been an indication that
Cruces majority will go below 49,
000."
The state Democratic ticket has
been elected by nearly $4,000.
McNeal Is running about 5000
ahead of the state Republican ticket
and the only candidate near him is
Joe Dodson, Republican candidate for
attorney general In several conn
ties Mrs Biggers. for charity com
missioner made a lively spurt, but
the men who are figuring up the re-
turns and placing them on the big
wall sheet as they come in say that
Kate Barnard's majority will reaca
reach nearly G0,00O.
In eleven counties heard from
Cruco has run from to 225 behind
the state Democratic ticket
The state senate will nave the
usual Democratic majority and the
lower house will have IS of the lO9
members.
Amendments Lost
It appears from late returns that
all the proposed constitutional amend
ments to the constitution were de
feated.
Local option In Doubt
The local option proposition IS
still in doubt. The latest indications
are that 1t has been defeated by a
small majority, although the local
option headquarters here claim the
proposition has won by 10000 ma
jority. Henry Braun and DR.. Thread
gill, in charge of the anti-prohibltion
campaign, this morning 'phoned to
their lieutenants in various parts oil
the state to cover all bets on t1e
proposition having carried
Woman Suffrage Dead
The woman suffrage amendment
seems to have been defeated by q
large majority. the eastern side OF
the state, in which IL was advocated
by United States Senator Owen, civ
ing large majority against 1t. The
proposed amendment to the constitu
ton giving railroads the privilege o.
purchasing the property of otael
roads apparently has been defeated
as was also that proposing to dis
tribute the corporation tax fund:
among all school districts OF th'
state. No interest was taken In Camp
bell Russells New Jerusalem bill
and the vote on that proposition wa
light. with q majority against IT, M
estimate can be made on the resni
OF the referendum election measure
passed by the Legislature and referre'
TO the people.
AT Republican State headquarters
Chairman Harris said today: "Cruc
is elected by from 1900 to 1S,o0s
The heavy vote on the east side d.
the work.
J. w. McNeal said: 'Cruce is elccl
a. ed, but am conceding nothing.
owe my defeat to the enforcement
Of the Requirement of the amendmen
against negroes and Western 0kls
foma Indians together with tn
whites who we're lined up by rae
prejudice lost the Republican ticks
close to 10000
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