Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-11-11
RECENT ELECTION RETURNS.

Since the election have from the eastern
states where they held last week rife
quarters Republicans anxious to see some sign
favor the people for them strive derive
themselves for the forthcoming campaign of 1916
Charts ID. Hiles, chairman of the Republican National
Committee stated that the results be anything
couragng to the national administration and points the
democratic victory being close in Maryland and Ken
lucky The same thing might be said in the of the
publican victory in Massachusetts, where the rocrbbed party
has always ourhed and though progressves were
not in evidence the republican majority thin very thin
The following statement issued from democratic head
quarters the day after the election the situation nicely
1.-The results yesterday show that while the republicans and
bull have gotten together states the democracy
has made large gains from the progressive ranks
Ths is notably true in Massachusetts, from which state
the first official returns available The democratic guber
material candidate Governor Walsh, made wonderful race
He poed the largest vote given democrat the state
while Mr. Mccall republican candidate away behind the
normal republican given party nominees in recent wears
The boast of the republicans Massachusetts that thew would
carry the state by from $4,000 10000 majority u
fulfilled Walsh yesterday 229312 while Mccall received
235918 votes The vote for Governor was nearly 10000
greater than he received two then he
received in 1912 President Wilson received only 49, 400 votes
as against 29Sl7 for Taft and Roosevelt Taft received 265
700 votes in 1908 which is 10000 than the given Nc
Call yesterday.
n this connection the important should not be over
looked that Massachusetts, is one of the old line republican
states 1t has elected republican legislatures and republican
United States senators for generations The democratic party
winch has always been the minority party stronger the
state today than it has ever been before
There three results Yesterday where governors
were chosen The democrats elected their state tickets in two
ol ese thlee states While they lost the governorshp
Massachusetts heretofore strong republican state thew elect
eel democrat to replace the present republican in MARYLAND
In kentucky the democrats elected their candidate for cover
nor Hon A. Stanley whose election opposed bv Num-
Der OF republican spebnders of national reputation including
former Vice President Fairbanks The victories in two Of
ese closely contested states and the very remarkable race bv
e party leader IN the other highly gratifying national
aemocra Tor all of these states have been in the republican
fold in the last few years.
The comfort republicans sustain the results must be
nothing but the magnfed result of splendid optimism Con
slderng the supposed awful plight our country financially
and lndusraly pictured by republicans since Wilson be-
came president with thousands of starving UNEMPLOYED idle
factories and the like would have natural to nave
expected republican landslide The principal comfort sus
tanned is cit might have been worse