The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-08
..,,on, il Not Done Yet But Has
Gotten FAR Enough TO Show That
the state Has Gone
Dry.
SULLIVAN HAS REASON
women Have Won the Right TO Vote
In Montana, According to
Returns Almost
compists.

fJ7nited Press Leased Wire Service.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Nov. I: The
count of votes cast in Arizona 1t the
recent election, is still incomplete.
hut enough is known tonight to make
certain that the state has gone dry
nv a plurality Of five thousand. Unit
al states Senator Marcus Smith has
been reelected by about 5000 plural
Nv. and the remainder Of the demo-
cratic state ticket by slightly smaller
arures. The constitutional amend
mant to abolish capital punishment
4 still ID doubt. The legislature will
IS overwhelmingly democratic. Mrs.
t;eo. Mund was elected to the senate
from Yavapai county. She will be the
arst woman to Sit In an Arizona leg
Islature.
Home Rule Tax.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Nov -
The home rule tax amendment SUBJ
mitted to the voters at the recent
election has been defeated by nearly
$4,000 plurality, according to practic-
ally complete returns received today.
These show: For the amendcent. 91,-
6s7; against, 149.37e.
sullivan's AlibI.
CHICAGO, Nov. Roger c. Sulli-
van, defeated democratic candidate
for United States senator in Illinois
at last Tuesdays election, issued a
statement tonight, commenting on the
cause OF his defeat. Sullivan charged
that democratic leaders whom he did
not mention by name, assisted in stir
ring UP prejudice against him in down
state sections, insuring the large
down state plurality that elected his
opponent.
..s.,ss Await Finai Count.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Nov. ~
with eight precincts in the ninth dis
,trict unreported, supporters Of Chas.
H. Randall. democrat. and Chas. Bell,
progressive. were claiming their cleo
ticn to congress late today. Indica-
tons were that the final count will
not be completed before late tonight.
Plurality 81 -.
RENO, New, Nov. TlWith fewer
than 100 votes missing Samuel Plat.
republican, has q plurality Of nineteen
votes over Francis q. Newlands,
democratic incumbent, IN the United
States senatorial race,e according to
republican claims here late today. At
democratic headquarters 1t was de-
clared that Newlands had been re-
elected by $50 votes, but no figures to
substantiate such claims were sub
mitted. It appeared certain that an
official canvass would Be necessary to
determine the winner.
Emmett D. Boyle. democrat, has
been elected governor Of Nevada over
Tasker l.. Oddie. republican incumb-
emit, by about 100 votes, but Oddie
still refused to concede defeat.
Figures submitted at suffrage head
quarters showed plurality Of 2,100
votes for the woman suffrage amend
ment and 1t was claimed that COM
plete returns would show the amend
ment had carried by about 5000.
Women Have Won.
BUTTE. Mont, Nov. Headers OF
the democratic and republican par
ties tonight declared that the suffrage
constitutional amendment has un-
doubleday carried in Montana. Re-
vised unofficial returns from thirty
four Of the thirty-nine counties in the
state give votes for women" lead
of $500.
Fearing an attempt to count them
out" the suffragists have retained
former Judge D. K Cheadle of Lew
tston, and Attorney Wellington Rank
in, OF Helena, to protect their inter
ests.
Asks Recount.
MILWAUKEE,, Nov State Sem
ator Paul o. Husting. democrat,
reached the tape in the United States
senatorial race tonight just 1000
ahead Of his opponent. Completes Of
fetal figures from sixty-nine counties
and complete unofficial returns from
two counties give Husting i34,sS1;
McGovern, 1s3,s30. McGovern nled
application for recount In certain
districts.
elected = Dead Man.
CHEHALIS, Wash, Nov. Tin
their zeal to make clean sweep Tor
the republicans in last Tuesdays cleo.
ton, voters OF one local precinct
elected q dead man to Office, accord
ing to the returns which were check
ed today.
W. M. Crown was candidates Tor
constable While working on scar
fold two weeks ago he fell and was
killed. He had been almost nnani-
mously nominated at the primaries
previously.