Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-11-12
Democrat, with q plurality much re
duced over 1908.

Democrat, with 4 plurality much re-
duced over 1903.
In Tennessee, the fusion candidate,
Ben W. Hooper, is apparently elected
by 1900.
Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the
house of representatives, was re-elect'
ed to congress from the Eighteenth
Illinois district by slightly reduced
plurality.
In Indiana, Senator Beverage was
defeated and the Democratic state
ticket elected, while probably the en-.
tire Indiana delegation in congress
will be Democratic.
The Republicans were victorious In
Utah, and Congressman Joseph Howell
was reelected, his majority over Fer
dinand Erickson being estimated at
5000. D. N. Straup was reelected
justice of the Supreme court The
The Democratic party had declared
for statewide prohibition, while the
Republicans are pledged to local OPP
ton
Compete returns show that Wash
ington county was the only county
not carried by Howell and Straup
Howell received a total of 1885
votes, against 31,308 for his opponent
Erickson
The makeup of the next Legislature
will be as follows:
Senate-Republicans, 10; Demo
Gratis, 2.
neutrality-suspicious., 3S; Demo
Gratis, 7.
This insures the reelection to thu
United States senate OF George
Sutherland.
That Utah is not for statewide pro
hibition is shown in the vote tina
comes in from twenty-seven counties
Many local tickets We're elected b.
the Democrats, but the vote in mos
instances on legislative candidates wa
for the Republicans.
Two Democratic senators were
elected, l.. M. Olsen debating w. d
Livingston in Sanpete county, j. w
Funk being elected over Hersche
Bullen, Jr., in Cache county.
In the three-cornered fight in Sal
Lake county between the Republicans
Democrats and American party, thu
Republicans were victorious, the un
official vote being: Republican, l6,
300; Democrat, 5000; American, 10,
0O7. The Americans carried Sal
Lake City by about 500 votes ant
elected Harry S. Harper, justice o
the peace, and George Tinges, con
stable.
IDAHO.
The main fight in Idaho has beeI
for the governorship, the contest be
ing between Governor James Ii
Brady, the Republican candidate an
the present incumbent, and James II
Hawley, the Democratic nominee
There has also been unusual interes
in the selection of a congressman, tn
race being between Burton l.. French
Republican, and Arthur M. Bower
Democrat.
The latest estimates from over tn
state indicate a Republican victory
but by reduced majority.
The Democratic leaders are claim
ing the election of Hawley by les
than 500 votes. The vote for governo
is so close that an official count ma
be necessary to decide the result.
French has defeated Bowen for cor
gress, and the balance of the Republ
can ticket has been elected.
The state senate will be Democrat
by two or possibly three votes out c
twenty-three. The Democrats hav
probably elected senators in Lemh
Fremont, Bannock, Bear Lake, Owy
hee, Washington, Elmore, Bonner
Shoshone, Kootenai and Latah cour
ties.
The house will still have Rcpubl
can majority
Judge Fremont Wood of Ada cour
ty. who presided at the trials of Hay
wood and Pettibone, was defeated 10
reelection by A. Davis. Democrat
In Bannock county the Democrat
succeeded in electing ten out of fiftee
of the county officers. Bannock cour
ty is normally about 800 or 1000 RI
publican. The Democrats have cleo
ed their full legislative ticket, tn
board Of county commissioners, tn
sheriff, school superintendent an
county treasurer.
WYOMING.
The most bitter political fight in tn
history of Wyoming brought out
large vote. Former United States Ser
ator Joseph NJ. Carey, former Repul
,lican, headed the Democratic ticket a
candidate for governor, being pitte
against w. E. Mullen. Republican.
Returns are still far from complete
but there seems to he no doubt &
| the election of former United State
Senator Joseph NJ. Carey, running a
Democrat, as governor, The coun
in 17G precincts out OF $50 gives Care
1924. Mullin, Republican, 1,223. MOI
dell is reelected to congress by
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