The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-11-10
DEMOCRATS ELECT
STATE OFFICERS
CONTROL LAND AND PRISON
BOARDS REPUBLICANS RE-
ELECT TREASURER
BotA Houses Of Legislature Demo-
cratic-Many Old Members De-
feated-Parker Defeats Holt

BOISE, Nov. 10.-Governor Alex
aHder has been reelected governor by
a plurality of $50 votes. Alexander
polled 6O,S4O; his opponent D. w
Davis, 60,010 votes. He is conceded
reelected by republican managers in
Idaho, though the complete count
from numerous precincts is still miss
ing.
President Wilson carried the state
by $4,000 votes, and all state officers
except treasurer, superintendent of in
struction and state mine inspector fell
to the democrats, who will also con-
ture. The constitutional amendment
favoring prohibition was carried by a
large vote.
Republicans For Congress ....
Congressman Addison r. Smith. re-
publican, and former Congressman
Burton L. French, also republican,
were elected by about 5000 majority
each.
In the race for the supreme court
Rice has won, his vote being 1859
against 1O,S50 for Dunn.
Eagleson is conceded a winner over
Worthington for the office of state
treasurer. Redfield and Bell are both
leading their opponents by about
5000 votes. The remainder of the re-
publican ticket is doomed to defeat.
Legislature Democratic
The legislature will probably be
democratic in both branches when the
egislature-elect convenes in Boise in
January, 1917. Returns from 33 of the
81 counties in the state give the demo-
Gratis 20 senators out of possible 81,
while in the house the democrats
have 36 members and the republicans
25 if the most reliable information
obtainable at this time is correct.
OId-Timers Are Defeated
Such weIl-known candidates for
senator as John Hart of Jefferson
county, Nathan Kicks of Madison coun-
ty, James E. Steele of Bonneville
county, E. S. Sweet of Idaho county,
Guy H. Martin of Bonner county and
|. |. Purcell of Washington county
were defeated. A. H. Conner, speaker
of the last house; w. L. Shadduck OF
Bonneville county; H. A. Lawson,
member of the twelfth legislature and
author of the mothers pension bill,
Ada county republican nominee for
state senator; D. J. Elrod of Bannock
county, and others went down to de-
feat before the slide.
Pete johnson Gets By
First reports indicated the defeat
of Peter G. Johnson of Bingham
county, for number of sessions lead
er of the house, but returns from a |
precinct reporting late saved him. In |
Custer county Senator Ravenal Mac
Beth was defeated. For many years
until the present he has been re-elect-
ed from that county and news of his I
defeat came as genuine surprise. I
Lieutenant Governor From North
For the first time in years demo-
crat will preside over the senate.
Ernest L. Parker of Cottonwood. a
democrat, was elected lieutenant gov
ernor over B. M. Holt, republican, and
will drop the gavel when the upper
house is called to order.
May Demand Recount
BOISE, Nov. 10.-There has been
talk of demands for recount of the II
vote for governor because of tue al r
Legged failure of election judges to y
properly count scratched ballots, but .
his is not taken seriously here. y
While no figures are available the n
gote on the state land amendment will
,e close ,and it's passage or defeat
will not be ascertained until the of
icial count is made.