The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-09

The state senate is likely 10 be all
Republican, although when the final re-
turns are received il is possible that j..
F. ToltOn will have defeated II. W.
Lunt in the Eleventh district, and from
/ incomplete returns from Sanpete cOun-
", l. NJ Olsen, Democrat. may have
defeated ". d. Livingston. The vote
in Cache county was close, and In Utah
county the full count was required be-
fore IL was learned whether the Demo-
Gratis had slipped through with one or
two candidates.
iican, TOoele and Sewer counties re-
ported Republican victories, while san
pete and Emery counties reported that
the result was in doubt until the re-
mote districts were heard from. sum
nit county went Democratic by
small majority, while Davis county in
dieated that the Republican ticket
would be elected in its entirety.
And in those two victories the Amer
lean party must find sOlace for the
overwhelming defeat, after one of the
bitterest campaigns in years.
During the afternoon when il be-
came certain that the American party
had lost IN the county, all effort was
turned 10 save the city for the justice
OF the peace ana constable. Party
workers and leaders believed il impOs
sible that these two would be defeated,
or that there would be any close fight,
even. But late in the day il looked
was made 10 stem the tide Of defeat
that far, a least. The effort proved
successful, for these two barely pulled
through with enough votes 10 elect
them. thus saving the party from a
complete rout.
Within half an hour after returns
started 10 come IN to Republican cOun-
ty headquarters il became certain to
Chairman j. L. Eldredge Jr., that the
Republicans would carry the county
with ease and would even exceed the
fondest hopes Of the most enthusiastic
Of the party managers. District chair
men, who had been busy throughout
the day telling headquarters how the
votes were being cast. were equally as
quick in telephOning the final results.
gained as soon as the machines were
unlocked and the secret given to the
world.
In every instance the chairmen or
party workers telephoned the results
on congressman and sheriff to head
quarters to give an idea of the way
the voting went, and this rapid method
of striking an estimate made the re-
suit certain within less than half an
hour after the polls were closed. The
results were flashed TO headquarters
over six telephones, and men were
there eagerly taking down the figures.
After teleDhoning the results TO
headquarters, the district chairmen
came downtown 10 the central point
Of interest, and there gave the COM
plete vote on all the candidates. Nee
essarily the tabulation was somewhat
in error. owing TO the fact that there
were numerous enthusiastic workers
who forced their way into the office
and their audible expressions of JOY
was not the most pleasant for those
working over the figures. But it all
Went-all were so happy that not
much objection was made To the JOY
shown by any of those who had come
TO shake hands with the victOrs and
tell how they had worked during the
day getting votes in.
The telephones were ringing at the
rate of about two a second for sew
eral hours, men and women asking for
others telephoning in re-
ports from the various districts and
still others merely calling TO be nui-
sances. During the early evening it
was declared that Salt Lake City
would be carried by the Republican
party by about / LOCO votes but this
was later moderated. and late in the |
evening the inquisitors were told that |
il was doubtful whether the Repub- |
licans or American party carried the |
city for justice of the peace and con- |
stable.
AS soon as bulletins were received |
from over the telephone they were I
placed on a tabulatiOn sheet and then /
read TO the scores of enthusiastic /
workers. tired, but not too weary TO /
wait for the good tidings. and then /
sent to state headquarters, and then I
other happy workers and members of +
the marty received Them RuIfaffnS
from state headquarters were sent to /
the county headquarters to keep the /
news-hungry crowd from bowling too 1
much.
When the reports of victory /
throughout the state were received. |
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