Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-11-17
DEMOCRATS WIN
IN STATE OF IDAHO
WILSON CARRIES IDAHO sV GOOD
MAJORITY AND GOVERNOR
ALEXANDER REELECTED.
Republicans Elect Smith and French
60 Compensated State Leais-
la1ure viii Be Controlled
by Democrats.

uy OeUtocFatS.
Boise, Idaho.-President Wilson car.
lied the state of Idaho by plurality
of 10000, according to latest figures
obtainable.
Governor Moses Alexander has been
reelected, the vote being close, the
governors plurality being about 1000.
With him were elected T. A. Wal,
ters, Democrat, attorney general;
Clarence Vandeusen, Democrat, state
auditor; w. T. Dougherty, Democrat
secretary of state, and Ernest l.
Parker, Democrat, lieutenant gov.
ernor. Their pluralities will run
from 5000 to 5000.
The Republicans elected to con.
gress Addison r. Smith and Burton L.
French, State Treasurer Jrhn w. Ea.
gleson, State Mine Inspector Robert
N. Bell. and Miss Ethel Redfield for
state superintendent of public instruc
ton
Tho next Idaho legislature will be
Democratic. The Democratics gained
another toga wearer in Bannock
county through tho defeat of w. H.
Mendenhall, Republican, and the cleo
ton Of A. b, Cummings, Democrat,
making a total of twenty-one senators
Of the Democratic faith to hold seats
in the upper house. This total was
not increased when the senatorial
race of Latah county was settled
James J. Keane. Democrat, was de.
feated there by NJ. e. Lewis, Republt
can, by a small margin OF thirteen
votes. Keans is chief deputy state
game warden for northern Idaho, and
Lewis was a candidate for guberna-
torial honors in the Republican pri-
maries four years ago. A second
deputy game warden has been elect
ed to the legislature in ]. 8. Lehrbas
OF Bannock county, member of the
lower house. There are thirty-seven
state senators and nineteen are suff.
etent to control.
In the house the Democrats have
thirty-five members, or a sufficient
number to control, with the prospects
of increasing the number to thirty.
six. ]. @. MacMullin defeated W. l..
Shattuck, Republican twice a mem.
Der of the house, and W. A. Brad.
bury, Democrat, defeated James Z.
Steele, Republican, and candidate for
reelection to the senate.
The following is the personnel OF
both houses:
state Senate.
Democrats-Ada, g. H. Curtis;
Benewah, C. ]. Kinsolving; Bonner
r. w. Jackman; Bonneville. w. A
Bradbury; Canyon. d. L. Ingard; FL
more, T. B. O'Neil; Franklin, David
Games; Fremont, Thomas Elliott;
Gem, s. #. Bane; Gooding, George
Wsedgewood; Idaho, r. Petttbone; JET
ferson. George e. Hill; Lewis, Perry
w. Mitchell; Madison, John &. Pin
cock; Owyhee, G.. r. Proctor; Power
L. L. Evans; Shoshone, R. N. Stew
enson; Washington, ]. H. Hughes;
Oneida, r. ]. Harding; Teton, d. c
briggs. Total 81.
ReDublicans-Adams, J. F. Lowe;
Blaine, /. z. Rockwell; Boundary, w
s. Walker; Cassia, 8. T. Lowe; Koo
tenat, Ralph 8. Nelson; Lemhi, e. w
Whitcomb; Lincoln, w. A Heissi
Nez Perez, F. s. Randall; Minidoka
]. w. Shields; Twin Falls, 8. p. Ather
ton; Bear Lake. ]. r. Shepherd; Bing
ham, L. r. Thomas; Custer, G. F
Baker: Clearwater, E. M. Grant
Latah. e. M. Lewis; Boise, +. s
Logue. Total, is.
House Of Representatives.
Democrats-Ada, Ross Bates: Ban
mock, H. NJ. Thatcher, ]. s. Lehrbas
Bear Lake, Ola Transtrum, Aims
Ffndlay; Benewah, G. H. Lewis; BinE
ham, B. H. Alfred; Blaine, G.. H. Hun
ter; Boise, G. w. Barry; Bonner. w
r. Seymour, Beechar Hitchcock, c. s
Moody; Bonneville, K. 8. Mackenzie
Canyon. G. r. Peckham, J. II
Newport; Ernest Anderson, A. w
| Mcneil II Rnaa. Fuatar Il Nr
Gowan; Gilmore, o. e. Cannon: Ere
mont, J. s. Eamen: ]. w. Mcintosh
Gem, J. w. Taylor; Idaho, w. B. Huss
man, John Quinlan; Jefferson, E. Z
Jones; Lewis. Charles Giles; Ne
Perez, w. s. Shearer; Oneida, Hyrur
Monson; Owyhee, ]. 8. Goehry; She
shone. 8. Struthers, E. p. Cribs. C. L
Grice: Twin Falls. Lawrence Hanson
II. 8. Sims. Total, IS.
Republicans-Ada, d. r. Hubbard
Dean Driscoll, Charles d. Storey, [
= L Young; Adams, A. B. Lucas; Bins
! ham, Peter @. Johnston; Blaine. W. 1
Adamson; Boundary, A. ]. Kent Cas-
sia, John McMurray; Franklin, Ezr
p. Munson; Gooding, T. e. Bennett
= Kootenai, s. r. Smith, NJ. A. KtRel
T. A. Daughters. Daniel Bailey; Ia
\ tab, A s. Anderson, c. Bohman, F.
i MCGOWAN; Lemhi. A. E. Wickham
Lincoln. r. E. Streitz; Madison, Wi
Liam Taylor; Minidoka, C. s. Collins
Nez Perez, ]. C. Jansen; Power, Al
drew May; Twin Falls. Norman Bal
ker; Teton, +. G. Cowles: Washing
8 ton. 0. ]. Thorne: Clearwater. 7. :;
La Forest. Total, 20.
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