The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24

slightly more than 1000 at last 70
ports.
Republicans have begun an election
contest in New Mexico, protesting
against the counting Of votes in eight
precincts of Chavez county, where
democratic candidates piled up an an
proXimate plurality of SIS on the face
OF returns. Intimidation and irregu
laTities are charged.
Folowing the second day of the Of
hclal count in California leading mem.
Ders OF the Republican county central
committee made the fiat assertion that
IN case OF a recount Hughes would be
given 1,500 votes. at least. in Los
angeles county, more than he is at
present credited with.
A Washington dispatch saws definite
plans have been laid by administra.
ton leaders for the senate to begin
an investigation as soon as congress
convenes, of the use OF money in the
last presidential campaign. Several
senators have discussed the question
win olhcials of the administration
ana 1t was said there is no doubt the
investigation will be undertaken.
| congressional election returns as
sure President Wilson in the forth.
coming administration Democratic
senate. Present figures show the
Democrats have PIC members OF the
mouse and the Republicans 2l5. One
socialist, one Independent, one Pro
gressive and one Progressive Protec
ZIONIST were elected to the house.
Prohibitionists are jubilant over the
results of the election where prohiL
ton was an issue. Michigan voted
LOT statewide prohibition, Nebraska,
Montana and South Dakota following
SUIT. Idaho has adopted prohibition
constitutional amendment. Utah has
elected legislature and governor
pledged TO statewide prohibition
Washington, Iowa, Colorado, Arizona
and Arkansas have defeated attempts
OF the vets" to secure the adoption
OF proposals which would nullify the
prohibition laws.
Twentytour of the forty eight states
have now declared for statewide pro.
hlbltion, and more than 60 per cent
or the population and 50 per cent OF
the area of the country is dry.
The popular vote received by each
candidate will be considerable in.
huence in determining the policy OF
the Republican managers. They real.
ize that if it transpires that Hughes
received minority of the popular
vote, public sentiment would be unfa.
vorable to contests based purely on
technical grounds. The popular vote
so far tabulated shows a plurality for
Wilson
Only twice in the history of the
country has a president won his office
on minority of the popular vote. In
1883, Benjamin Harrison in defeating
Cleveland had a majority of electoral
college but minority of the popular
vote. In 1912 Mr. Wilson won by a
minority vote, although he had plu,
rality of the popular vote.
Governor Hiram w. Johnson, sue.
cessful candidate for the United
States senatorship on the Republican
and Progressive tickets in California
has issued a statement charging that
a few petty politicians" acting in
conjunction with certain newspapers
so misgeGi Mr.. Hughes on his visit ia
California that the injury they did We
were unable to undo" To this state
ment he ascribes the Wilson plurality
in the state.
Women Vote as Do Men.
From the general result 1t IS clear
that as the men voted in the suffrage
states, so did the women.
In Illinois men and women seemed
about equally divided as to preference
The state went for Hughes by a bis
plurality.
In Kansas, Colorado, Montana
Washington and California, where wo
men also vote, Wilson was successful
but his pluralities were not sufficient
ly large to indicate that the woman
voters supported him as a unit.
Farm Vote the Factor.
There are several great outstand
ing facts concerning the result OF The
election, one of which is that labor
in all the big industrial states excep
Ohio. declined to give its undivided
support 10 President Wilson despit,
his claim to it on the score OF havinl
persuaded congress to pass the Adam
son "eight-hour' bill. New York
Pennsylvania. Illinois, Massachusetts
Michigan, Indiana, all gave the Repub
lican candidate p.uralit!es, and Ohio
vote in favor of Wilson is not certain
" to be attributed 10 the labor vote
Another interesting development
was the independencest OF the west
which is asserting that ii elected {
president without the aid OF New Yorl
and Pennsylvania and other big west
ern and central states. When ii wa
found. early in the evening Of cleo
ton day, that the empire state ha,
gone for Hughes. the newspapers 0
the metropolis. even those that ha'
supported Wilson, conceded the vic
tory to the Republicans, without val
ing to hear from the middle west