The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-05
Stanley, Democrat Now 1900
Votes Ahead of Morrow
The Republican.
BOTH DECLARE THEY
HAVE CARRIED STATE
National Committees Issue State
- -. ments, Each Claiming
the Other Loses.
(By Telegraph to The Tribune)

| Louisville, KY, Nov. 3.-With every
one of the 120 counties in Kentucky
reported, practically all of them in full
A. o. Stanley, the Democratic nominee
for Governor, has 190,334 rs against
1S5,377 for Edwin P. Morrow, the Re-
publican nominee.
| This is the closest election since the
returns on the Goebel and Taylor con-
test, which eliminated in a murder
and one of the most notorious scan
dals Kentucky ever staged.
| According 70 the Democratic count
tonight, Stanley has been elected Gov
ernor by majority of 4,957, but the
Republican State Committee does not
cOncede defeat. On the other hand, it
issued a statement at midnight, de-
claring that the return the Republicans
have received, indicates the election of
Morrow.
Mr.. Morrow tonight said: 81 have
not gwen up by any means. The late
counties to hear from have reported
gains for me, and some of my strong
est counties have only partially re-
ported l believe | have been elected,
even though the returns now in do not
give me a lead"
Mr.. Stanley late tonight issued the
following statement: "I am grateful
to my friends and am proud of the
fight they made for me. l have been
elected, but the majority is not as
large as it should have been. But the
fact that the Democratic ticket did not
poll its usual strength was due to par
ty strife. A large per cent of the peo-
pie refused to vote. When everything
is considered, the majority is not dis
couraging. We made a fight to up
hold the National Administration, and
the results show that Kentucky ap-
proves what President Wilson has done
and all he stands for"
Washington, Nov. 3.-The following
statement was issued by the Demo-
cratic National Committee tonight:
"While the results of yesterdays cleo
tions show the Republicans and Pro-
gressives have gotten together in some
States, the Democratic party made an
excellent showing.
"We made large gains from the
ranks of the Progressives. This was
particularly true in Massachusetts,
where the Republicans made slight
gains, but when their vote of yester
day is compared to that of past cleo
tions, it will be clearly shown that the
Republican party lost heavily.
"The results of yesterday are full Of
encouragement to the Democrats and
demonstrate conclusively that ours is
a constructive and gaining party.
while the Republicans signally failed
in their efforts to force the Progress
sives back into the ranks"
Washington, Nov. 3.-The Repub-
licans are jubilant tonight over yester-
days elections. They claim that
wherever the campaign was waged on
national issues, and the attacks on the
National Administration the Repub-
licans brought out the full party vote.
The vote of Tuesday indicates that
the Democrats are certain to lose in
the national election next year, the
statement said.
New York, Nov. 3.-"The Massa-
chusetts campaign was one of national
issues from the first" declared Char
les D. Hilles, chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee, today. Both
parties made it plain that vote for
Mccall would be a sign of disapproval
of the Wilson administration. Mccall
won, and the result must offer a
gloomy forecast to the Democrats for
1916"