La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-11-11
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"Na'HNi WaN ptilttt, anu IL WAS tStl-
mated that at least IS per cent of
the number registered voted on cleo
ton day.
The latest dope available is to the
effect that Charles b. Hughes was
elected district attorney over Charles
NJ, Rose by a majority of about 1000.
Hughes carried all the counties in
the district outside OF the county he
lives in.
Every state officer on the demo-
cratic was elected according to the
latest dope, although Mulnix still
claims to have a majority over Bob
Higgins for state treasurer of 2742.
Bob likewise claims that he is elect
ed by majority of 2740.
Michigan. South Dakota, Nebras-
ka. Montana and Alaska Joined the
dry states last Tuesday. There are
, now twenty-five dry states out OF the
, forty-eight, and II this record keeps
up the campaign for a dry nation in
1920 will be successful. without the
peradventure OF a doubt.
Oregon voted for the bone dry"
prohibition amendment, which was
, aimed to stop all Importation OF
liquor into that state, and II carried
, by a majority OF 1850. That is the
Kind OF law We need right here
in Colorado. and II the democrats
want to demonstrate that they are
honest to goodness believers In pro-
hibi,ion they -now have the oppor-'
tunity to do so.
Billy Sunday was one OF the great
factors in making dry territory Of
the state OF Michigan. During the
past eight weeks he delivered his
famous booze sermon In twenty diff
terent cities in Michigan. The liquor
interests made their greatest fight
in Michigan and II is estimated that
they spent over one million dollars
during the campaign, but the drys
had a powerful ally in Billy Sunday
and won.
There We're six candidates on the
official ballot for supreme judge,
and the name OF Samuel n. Wheeler
one OF the democratic candidates,
received 1855 votes for Judge. while
his running mate, NJ. S. Bailey, whose
name was second on the list. re
/ Cciycd total vote of 30l6 in Otero
I county Wheeler probably lost 700
( votes ON account of his position on
{ the ballot.
Jackson county. in which Kansas
City. Mo. is located. voted dry last
Tuesday by majority of nearly
1000 Nine OF the sixteen wards in
Kansas City returned a dry majority,
and two others went wet by less than
100 votes Kansas city gave a ma
jority Of ~ 600 for the vets six years
ago, so It Il evident that there has
: been decided change Of sentiment,
just as there has been all over the
rest Of the earth. Booze IS doomed
for all time.
IIerzbcrger, democrat, and Bash,
or republican. will represent Otero
and Crowley counties in the assem-
bly, which cOnycncs In January. In the
two counties the vote was as follows:
Horzberger, I.205; Bashor. ana;
Roberts. 3,543. Mueller. 351l Bash
ors vote In Crowley county was o.
$50 and In Crowley county LIZA.
Roberts vote In Otero county was
2.GlG. and 927 in Crowley county.
Mneller's vote In Otero county was
2.7OS. and in Crowley county sos.
The Denver Post is taking great
deal Of credit 10 Itself In bringing
about the result Of the recent cleo
tion In the state. Up to the present
date, however. Il has not had word
to say concerning the defeat OF the
/, herd law, which was originated and
concoctcd IN the editorial rooms OF
the Post and for which Il was the
only newspaper booster IN the state,
Have they forgotten the fact that
Robert specr Is mayor Of Denver,
Notwithstanding the fact that they
noyed heaven and earth TO defeat
him?
otcro county r. very much demo.
cratic this year Of grace. Only four
out OF the thirty precincts IN Otoro
I county returned majority for
Hughes =Omer. southeast Rocky
Ford. weltzor and Manzanola. For
the contemplation Of now and for
ever republican newspaper the pros
pect In Otoro county is certainly a
fine one. Notwithstanding this fact,