The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-11-07
WILSON lakes
CLEAN SWEEP
ELECTORS PLACED AT 4l2
All Sections Support the New Jersey
Governor Bourne Seems Loser
Woman Suffrage Will Be Close.

morning OregOnlan remained practi-
caly unchanged. Wilson leads by
strength that can not by any means be
overcome. His electoral votes will be
4l2 Those of Taft will be IL and
Roosevelt will have SO votes in the
electoral college. From the receipt
of the very first returns every indica-
tion pointed to a landslide for Wilson.
OF the Pacific states, Washington alone
went for Roosevelt. California gave
Wilson a majority of between 10000
and Is, 600. Wilson will win by plu-
rality in Oregon of more than 5000.
Single tax seems to have been
swamped overwhelmingly everywhere,
/ in every county Of the state. Woman
suffrage, il is predicted, will carry by
very slight vote. Hood River county
will probably give a slight majority
against it.
Early Tuesday evening, il seemed
/ that Jonathan Bourne would be re-
elected to the United States senate.
| However, as the later returns began to
turn in, his lead fell behind and late
yesterday afternoon, the indications
were that he would not make up this
lead Lane and Selling are running
neck and neck, and so close is the con-
test that il may be days before il can
be determined. The local county vote
and that Of Waseo give Stranahan the
election to the state legislature as rep
resentative from this county and Was
co. N. j. Sinnott has received almost
a clean sweep in this county. He will
make a similar sweep in Wasco and his
election is assured.
a
the way the tide was turning he sent
the following dispatch to Manager Nice
Coombs: 81 deeply appreciate your
telegram and wish to extend to you
and the members of the campaign com
! mitee my warm congratulations on the
! part you have played in the organiza-
2 tion and conduct of campaign fought
( out upon essential issues.
"A great cause has triumphed.
Every Democrat. every true progress
sive, of whatever alliance, must now
lend his full force and enthusiasm to
the fulfllment of the peoples hope.
the establishment of the peoples right,
so that judgment and peace may go
hand in hand.
Roosevelt carried his home town.
!, Oyster Bay, by big majority, the
! home folks giving Taft only handful
= of supporters. Stsunton, Va, Wilson's
= birthplace, honored him by large ma.
" jority.
Roosevelt carried Illinois and Penn
! sylvania. His strength was shown il
nc Kansas and Minnesota. His majorit
:. in the state OF Washington was NOR
y, than 80. 900.
" The following are some of the prir
~ cipal events in the life Of Governo
u Wilson, the choice of the nation for tn
- presidency:
u ! lS56-Born in Staunton, Va, Decem
a. ber 2S.
4. 1873 Entered Davidson College.
leF S75-Entered Princeton University.
Vi 1879 Graduated from Princeton.
1882 Receives degree of bachelor oi
law at University of Virginia.
lS83-Practced law at Savannah, Ga
1856 Married Miss Ellen Louise AK
AT son at Savanna, Ga.
" 1S85-lSS8 Adjunct professor of his
tory and political economy, Bryn Nav
University.
er 1886 Degree Of doctor of philosoph.
ny from Hopkins University.
er 1887-Degree of doctor of laws fron
y, Lake Forest University, North Caro-
tn lima.
en- 1888 1890 Professor of history Wes
he leyan University.
nd 1890 Professor of Jurisprudence an
so political economy at Princeton.
ly 1893 Mccormick professor of jurls
eff prudence and politics, Princeton.
,ir 1902 Becomes thirteenth presiden
50 of Princeton.
r | Of kl.aug Ins
ne sey, first Democrat to hold that oftic
to in l6 years.
I'D 1912 Nominated for President b
Democrats, July 8; elected November
Marshall, the Democratic nomine
and the peoples choice for the vic
presidency, is known for his reticenc'
IT Following is brief outline of h
= characteristics
~. Thomas Riley Marshall, of Indiani
Ict has been noted for his reticence, h
ay studous habits, his aversion to phys
afs cal exercise in any form and the faC
an that in II years of his married life !
and his wife never have been separate
On for a day. He is lawyer of attain
'Se' ments. As politician, in recent yea
D he has been a sort of ''joint campaigI
as er, " for Mrs. Marshall has been wit
5r; him at every convention and ever
hu stump-speaking trip and has aided hi
ey politically in many ways. The neig
bors in Columbia City, Ind, where
has lived ever since the early '70s, 81
that Mrs. Marshall is the shire Nd,
politician of the two. 1t is not said
of reflection upon the Governor, eithe
his but as an affectionate way of shown
On that both Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall al
let exceedingly popular at home.
re. Besides that, Governor Marshall
The known to political fame as a mere thu
ged commonly uncompromsing advocate
cal states rights. Since his election
ing chief executive of his state, he has, {
20 a great many occasions, on the stun
les and in messages to the legislator
spoken against the extension of d
the federal power. He views with alar
err any encroachment upon the power
the states to regulate their own col
merce and internal affairs. He b
lieves the states should be left to reg
late monopolstic corporations with
nan their own borders. He opposes 4
his plan for a central banking system.
lrs- believes the Union is creation of t
lad states: not that the states are und
US. obligations to the Union. He has d
In clared that grave dangers beset t
let plan to centralize the power of t
ng. national government.
but
ing The rooms of the Commercial cl
were crowded from eight o'clock Tue
.ess day night until after twelve with m
ter and women eager to hear the readi
iiss of the dispatches that were receiv
'ine from all points OF the country.
fiss Sailing was busy throughout the eve
of ing receiving the news which was re
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