American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-11-05
MIXED RESULTS
IN ELECTION
MOSES ALEXANDER, DEMOCRAT,
ELECTED GOVERNOR BY 5000,
REPUBLICANS ELECTED TO
OTHER STATE OFFICES.
Results Close On Attorney General.
Lieutenant Governor and Supreme
Justice -Progressives Fall Far Be-
hind Vote OF Two Years avo.-Hoase
Republican, Senate In Doubt. 81

United States Senator James II.
Brady.
Congressman Addison T. Smith, r.
NJ. McCracken.
Governor Moses Alexander.
Lieutenant Governor. II. II. Taylor
Secretary of state Geo. II. Barker.
State Auditor r. L. Huston
State Treasurer John w Eagleson.
Attorney General ]. III. Peterson.
Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tion Bernice Mccoy.
state Mine Inspector Robert N.
Bell.
The foregoing were eicted to state
offices and to congress at Tuesdays
election Moses Alexander, Democrat,
was elected governor by plurality
estimated at 5000 James II. Brady
was elected United States senator by
about 10000, and Smith and McCrack-
en- to congress by slightly smaller
vote.
For two days following the election
there was doubt concerning the iieu-
tenant governor. attorney general and
Justice Of the supreme court. the DEM
ocratic candidate for the first two Of
fees leading by about 1000. and the
northern candidate for Justice hav-
Ing n lend OF 900 Today belated re-
turns came IN from Republican conn
ties which give Walters for supreme
court justice and Peterson and Tay-
lor leads OF from 500 To 1000. and
forecasts are that these pluralit.es
will be increased.
Not in recent years has there boen
so prolonged doubt. The first re-
turns received were from the south
west and the ilarge towns of thoanort
which on their face gave the doubtful
positions to the Democrats, but fore
casts from districts not reported wiped
out these mnjorities When the re-
turns came IN they sustained the fore
casts
Control of the state senate In still
In doubt Early reports Indicated
that the Democrats and Progressives
combined would control that body. La
ter reports seem TO indicate that no
party Will have control. There are
five counties still IN doubt. and all
OF these Will have to be carried by
either the Republicans or Democrats
10 give either n clear majority The
Progressives ard Socialists each have
two members Of the senate. The low
er house is safely republican.
The entire Republican ticket was
elected In this county by pluralIties
ranging from 112 for Judge Haag to
more than 400 each for Miss Rice and
Paul Bufnch The plurality OF Miss
Rice In 435, slightly leading that OF
Mr.. Bul6nch. although the total vote
of the latter was about 25 larger than
that received by Miss Rice.
Taking the average vote for MEM
bers OF congress az fair basis for es-
timating the relative party strength
OF the parties IN the county, shows the
county to be normally safely Repub-
lican The average Republican vote
was I'll, lacking but 80 votes OF be-
Ing as many as received by both tho
other parties. The Democratic candi-
dates for congress received an aver.
age OF 433 votes and the Progressives
257.
All three constitutional amendments
were defeated In this county by vote
OF from two or three TO one. The vote
for Justices OF the supreme court was
very light, not more than about one
tenth OF the voters marking the judi
cial ticket. The election passed OF
quietly. although the contest was en-
ergetically waged Owing to the very
large per centage OF scratches the
counting was very slow. The results
would not have been materially diff
fereDt had 80 per cent OF the ballots
gone In straight. Probably rs per cent
Of the ballots we're scratched.