The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-11-06
DOPESTERS GUESS
ELECTION RESULTS
REPUBLICANS MAKE SWEEPING
CLAIMS DEMOCRATS RETI-
CENT BUT OPTIMISTIC
Some Political Thunder ACCOMPANIED
by Back-Fire-M Many Contests
Are Unusually Close

The contests on the presidency anC
the governorship seem to be close in
Latah county, with the advantages
slightly in favor of Hughes for the
presidency and Alexander for the gov
ernorship. This county has a large
and growing independent vote, largely
silent, and the outcome of most OF
the contests for the more important
offices is uncertain.
Straw ballots have without excep-
tion shown a decided preference for
Wilson for president and the demo-
Gratis claim that their candidate is ex-
ceptionally strong in the country
precincts. Mr. Hughes prospects of
winning Latah county lie in the silent
vote. The local organization has been
burden rather than a help to the
national Republican ticket.
Governor Alexander carried Latah
county two years ago, and in an ear
lier and unsuccessful campaign for
the governorship. He has been re-
ceived enthusiastically everywhere in
the county during the present cam
paign, and his supporters are con-
fident that he will get bigger vote
than was given him two years ago.
ID. w. Davis is not so well known in
Latah county as his competitor, but
has many warm personal friends who
have campaigned vigorously for him.
His "taXless state" plan did not arouse
enthusiasm here, and adverse COM
ments on it by local politicians at the
Republican county platform conven-
ton here in Moscow hurt him with
the people who heard them.
d@ Burton French and Addison Smith
will get good majorities, as will also
John Eagleson state treasurer, Miss
Redfield, candidate for state super
intendent of school, and ROber Bell,
inspector of mines. All are repub
licans. Ernest Parker, democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor,
will likely lead B. M. Holt in the
county. Parker is north Idaho man,
and will profit to some extent by the
vote given Alexander.
T. A. Walters will probably carry
the county against M. J. Sweeley, the
republican candidate for attorney
general. Walters lacked less than
two hundred votes of being elected
two years ago. He is member of the
state board of education, and is well
known here. Sweeley will lose many
republican votes on account on his eff
forts to take the agricultural college
to Twin Falls when he was in the
state senate.
George R. Barker, secretary of state,
will get smaller vote in Latah
county than he got two years ago.
Friction on the land and prison
boards has cost him many votes, the
Shook -Broxon affair has hurt him,
and Dougherty, his opponent, and the
governor have campaign against him.
VIM. T. Dougherty, candidate for
secretary Of state, made good cam
paign, as did Clarence Van Deusen,
democratic candidate for auditor.
Both Dougherty and Van Deusen, as
we'll as Walters, will profit by the
governors plea for support on the
land and prison boards.
John C. Rice, candidate for justice
of the supreme court, will likely carry
the county over his rival, Robert
Dunn of Coeur d'Alene. Northern
Idaho has been loud in it's lamenta-
tions over the loss of membership in
Congress, claiming that the north is
entitled to recognition in state and
national offices. The south recogniz-
ed the claim made by the north when |
it gave Judge Morgan it's support two |
years ago, and in the primary cam
paign just past gave such handsome |
vote to Burton French. The north |
will recognize the southwest's claim
to representation on the supreme
bench, at least in wisdom if not in a
spirit of justice. Judge Morgan's
friends will vote unanimously for
Rice.
Election to the state senate is con-
ceded to J. J. Keane. Fred NC
Gowan was expected to lead the tic
ket in Latah county but he dropped
out of the campaign some time ago,
and he will suffer with the other mepl-
bers of the ticket on account OF the
action of the republican county CEN
trail committee in springing the coun-
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