Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-11-12
M. ALEXANDER Is ELECTED THE
GOVERNOR by SUBSTANTIAL
MAJORITY, OTHERS BEAT.
DEMOCRATS GAIN IN SENATE
A Majority Of 26 in the House Of Rsp-
resentat1ves Gives the Democrats
Conrtol and Wilson Support.
The State Results.

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The present returns in the state show
that the entire republican ticket il
elected with the exception Of Moses
Alexander who was elected governor BY
good majority. Attorney General
Peterson and Lieutenant Governor
Taylor were given close race by their
democratic opponents, but late returns
made the election a sure thing. Will
liam Morgan Of Moscow was elected
judge Of the Supreme Court by safe
majority. He was running close be-
hind Walters for while and IL was re.
ported that Walters was elected, but
reports came in which put Morgan 750
in the lead and now his election is con-
ceded. Senator James H. Brady and
Representatives McCracken and Smith
were elected by substantial majorities.
Status Of Legislature.
The legislature will be republican.
According to the last reports the re-
turns from counties show:
Senate, republicans 10, democrats IL.
progressives q, socialits l. Necessary
to control II.
House, republicans 33, democrats 26,
progressives j. Necessary to control
81.
The National Results.
As we went to press last week the
returns from the nation at large were
yet incomplete and uncertain to .
greater or less extent and the returns
given were only those of which we
were certain. We have gathered all
available data for this issue and al
thogh the returns indicated are yet un-
complete to certain extent they give
the approximate results of the election
throughout the nation and the various
states with sufficient certainty to
guage the general complexion of tho
political situation as changed by the
election.
Many Changes In Congress.
Washington, Nov. 5.-Many changes
in the organization of the house Of
representative will be made whom
Champ Clark and "Uncle Joe'' Cannon
once more face each other across the
center aisle at the beginning Of the
next congress. The dwindling Of the
democratic majority, which Will drop
after the close Of the December session
from l40 to "a, will necessitate q
general shifting of the working order
in the house.
| With their slender majority the
democrats, while able to reelect Speak
er Clark and retain control of the COM
mittees, will be forced to maintain an
almost perfect organization. Even
with a full attendance in the house Z
shift of 12 votes would throw con-
troll to the minority side.
Practically complete returns today
gave the democrats, 229; republicans,
1876; progressives, z; socialists, i; in
dependents /.
| Champ Clark on Election.
The unprecedented length of the
present congress was declared to be
the chief cause of the republican gains
in congress according to a statement Of
Champ Clark.
He gave six other reasons-al cir
cumstantial-for the republican VIC
tories and concluded with the predic-
tion that the democratic party would
put all its platform promises on the
statute books, that business would
flourish in 1915, and that ''our repub-
lican brethren are growing to SOON -
"The causes which led to republi-
can gains are not difficult to discov-
[er,' he said. "First, this session Of
congress, the longest in the history Of
the republic, practically precluded
sitting members from making any can
vass, thereby placing them at an i'm.
mense disadvantage. Since the demo.
Gratis had twice az many members q
the republicans, the effect was twice q
bad for the democrats.
"Second, place the fact that III