The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10

be found wandering from their habit,
ual places, but the three states will
give their electoral vote to the Repub.
licans.
Wisconsin, because of the La Fol.
lette campaign for senator-he had
praised the Wilson administration and
ignored Mr.. Hughes-was counted on
almost confidently by the Democrats to
line up for the president. The Bad.
ger state will give its thirteen votes to
Mr.. Hughes.
The Republicans made q clean
sweep Of New York state, with Gov
ernor Whitman running ahead of
Hughes and William Calder. United
States senatorial candidate. far ahead
of his running mates.
In New York City President vii,
son fell far behind the expectations Of
his campaign managers and other
Democratic leaders.
President Wilson made big gains in
the Republican districts of New York,
but his votes in the Democratic dis
tricts slumped.
Albany county, the domain Of Boss
Barnes, the foe of Hughes since the
days when Hughes as governor made
his fight against race track gamblers,
rolled up splendid plurality for the
Republican candidates.
Every political prediction made by
Republican or Democratic state CEN
trial committeeman of Wisconsin was
overturned in the election. Hughes
carried the state by something up.
preaching old-time Republican MAORI.
ties.
Louisiana gave its usual Democratic
plurality Of $4,000, while Texas. as
usual, went Democratic.
Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho,
Nevada and Montana all lined up for
President Wilson.
Governor Hiram w. Johnson was
elected to the senate from California
by a comfortable majority.
The suffrage vote in Illinois was
heavy. However, one of the features
Of the election was the fact that wom-
en- voted fewer straight tickets than
the men, indicating feminine politi-
cal discrimination that took the har-
dened politicians unawares.
Minnesota's delegation in the lower
house of congress will consist Of eight
Republicans, one Democrat and one
Progressive.
Utah, one of the two states to de.
clare for Taft four years ago, is in
the Democratic column this year. Pres
ident Wilson carried the state. Simon
Bamberger was elected governor.
Judge William H. King will succeed
Senator George Sutherland in the SEN
ate. Two Democrats were elected to
the national congress. The entire state
Democratic ticket was elected.
South Dakota gave its five electoral
votes to Charles E. Hughes, adopted
statewide prohibition, gave women the
franchise, elected three Republican
congressman and a full Republican
state ticket.
Pennsylvania, which cast its slector.
al vote for Theodore Roosevelt four
years ago, swung back into the Repub.
lican presidential column by giving
Charles e. Hughes a plurality of ZOO.
700. Virtually all counties that were
aormally in the Republican column
prior to 1912 returned Republican plu-
ralities.
In West Virginia the suffrage
amendment was defeated.
President Wilson and the Demo
cratic state ticket won in Missouri.
The Democrats elected fourteen con-
gressmen.
Michigan has not only elected prac-
tically an entire Republican state gov
eminent by handsome pluralities, but
has entered the lists of prohibition
states.
Peter Goelet Gerry, a Democrat, was
elected to the United States senate
from Rhode Island, defeating Henry |
F. Lippitt, Rhode Islands present sen.
ior senator, by nearly 1000. The cleo
ton of Gerry is generally attributed
to the efforts of the labor interests.
Prohibition was defeated in Balti-
more by 10000 to 10000 majority.
The Democratic ticket carried in |
Georgia by increased pluralities Wood
row Wilson received 100000 votes to
10000 for Hughes.
Massachusetts went into the Repub-
lican presidential column, while Sam
uel W. Mccall, Republican, won the
gubernatorial race. Henry C.bot Lodge
was sent back to the United States
senate.
Nebraska gave Wilson a substantial
majority; elected Democratic senator
and a Democratic governor, and divid-
ed its representatives in congress
equally between the two major par
ties. The state went dry.
Six Democrats and two Republicans
will make up the Oklahoma congress
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