Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-11-05
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CANDQ-
DATES SHOWED UNDER WITH
EXCEPTION OF STALEY, PET.
TIBONE AND YATES.

EXCEPTION OF STALBY, PET
TIBONE AND YATES.
The election results in Idaho count
Tuesday never varied and caref,
study of the returns showing plainl
party lines were greatly shattered an
much evidence Of independent voting
On the county offices the republican
came out with flying colors, electin,
the entire county ticket with the ex
ception Of sheriff, county superintend
ont, prosecuting attorney and one com
missioner.
The issue on the legislative ticke,
was county division and anti-count,
division, the democratic nominees be
ing pledged to county division and ths
republicans against it. Here is where
the fight centered, and the vote or
these offices was not on party lines
Cottonwood, Kooskia and the division
territory voted solidly for division
while Grangeville, Whitebird, the noun.
tain sections and other precincts
against division rolled up vote over.
whelming the divisionists by q major
ity of about six hundred. That Grange
vile was not alone in its opposition to
division is plainly shown by taking
the big vote cast against it by outside
precincts. Eliminating the Cotton
wood vote from the division ticket and
the Grangeville vote from the anti
division ticket shows majority of
THE voters were against the cutting up
of the county at this time. The vote
On the creation of Selway county, it
is said, was about two to one against.
Alexander, the nominee for governor
On the democratic ticket, swept the
county from one end to the other and
returns received from forty out Of fifty
precincts give him plurality of 54s
votes. Hawley, democratic candidate
Tor United States senator, received a
plurality Of 219 votes in the same pre-
cincts. There are but ten precincts.
with vote Of less than sixty, to be
heard from up to the time of going to
press: Pardee, Ten Mile, Concord,
Orogrande, Red River, Dixie; Warren;
Edwardsburg; johnson Creek and
Warm Springs.
approximately 2491 voters failed to
express choice for district judge and
|z7n failed to express a choice for
upreme judge. Morgan carried the
eeanty for supreme Judge by a majority
q 7So and Judge Steele for the district !
Osnch by majority Of n.
The old board of county commission.
rfs was reelected, all going in by a
substantial majority.
The fight for the authorship re-
uited in the election of John Eimers
Py majority of 500. This is very
Important office and the first time it
S been won by the republicans in
twenty-five years. Mr.. Bradbury has
Deen a most efficient man but with
= exceptionally popular man to run
a'nst and party lines entirely OBJ
.elated. BRAD" was swept under
,.n 10 the other members of his party.
Inc race between Yates and Stand
~ was close one but Yates election
|, conceded at this time by majority
= from seventy to a hundred and ten.
rank Rice was reelected treasurer,
|ority. ~
s. N. harris will be the next probate
1"se, ne having defeated p J. Taylor
!. several hundred, and Hervin Roth.
W. was reelected over Powell by a
,@'ori.y OF better than six hundred.
q, DUKE was reelected coroner by .
w. =, Attorney Hattabaugh, while he
~ no opposition, received big vote !
endorsement.
Inc vote in the county was a heavy
~ ana therefore the claim cannot be
: >, well established that a majority 9
ne people of idaho county are not
|, .f|Seu TO county division. The vote
~. angeviiic ,aae was the largest ever
iooi and of this number all were ]
o,ta ' division but about thirty. In II
sonwood $40 voted and all hut
,a een n We're for division. Taking Is
=. srangeville and Cottonwood vote
.u =, the totals and there still remains \
row os'antial vote against division.
III the boys on the westside are s
arlv - 'nelr defeat gracefully and were /
,e fam ~ congratulating the winners as 4
e.,as moving telegram to Wallace N
AM; 1"ood' Idaho, November 4. 1914
W Uounty Division Committee care '
v ~ Scales, Granseville, idaho. !