The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-09
WILSON HAS WON
THE PRESIDENCY
CARRIES TWENTY-NINE OUT OF
FORTY-EIGHT STATES AND
HAS SAFE MAJORITY
SOUTH DAK0TAI DRY, AND WOMEN VOTE
Norbeck is Governor and Brookinas
County Ticket is Republican Ex-
cept on Sheriff

In the nationwide campaign which
closed Tuesday night President Wilson
mas again proven himself to be a great
vote getter by defeating Charles Evan
Hughes for the presidency in perhaps
the most remarkable campaign in the
past fifty years. He carried the solid
south with its IT'S votes, besides Ohio,
Minnesota, California, North Dakota,
New Hampshire, Colorado, Idaho, Kan
sas, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska, Utah,
West Virginia, Wyoming and Washing
ton. He lost his own state of New
Jersey n the great state of New
York, but secured enough of formerly
republican states to give him a major
lty in the electoral college. AS we 60
to press the electoral votes seem to be
2S9 for Wilson and PAP for Hughes.
The Associated Press dispatches indi-
cate that Wilson's popular vote will be
over half a million more than Hughes
South Dakota remains in the republic
can column, and gave Hughes it's cleo
toral votes by a reduced majority. Nor
beck for governor has carried the state
by a much larger vote than that given
the head of the ticket. The entire
state ticket is elected by safe MAORI
ties.
On the question of prohibition the
! most enthusiastic Hru advocates mao
surprised at the overwhelming ma
jority for their cause. The amend
ment carried by abors 10000. Even
the big cities went diy. Sioux Falls
went dry by so and Watertown by 351.
Aberdeen also voted dry. Brookings
city went dry by AL and the whole
county by $40, the vote in the city be-
ing 624 dry and 1873 vets and in the
county 1870 dry and 1924 wet.
The question of woman suffrage
probably carried by from 5000 to TO-
600, and the women of South Dakota
have reason to congratulate them
selves on the great campaign they car
ii'u ii aiming lne men LOT the TlSnt TO
vote on all questions. In this county
suffrage carried by a vote of 1926 to
1917. The vote in Brookings was 513
for it and 289 against it.
In B~rookings county the entire re-
publican ticket won out except on the
office of Sheriff which was won by the
present democratic sheriff, Fred
Miner, who was running for a second
term. MINER received 1,72O votes and
Roberts 1919, a majority for MINER of
401.
Hughes carried the county by 267,
1872.
For governor Norbeck received 1870
and Rinehart 953, a majority for Nor
beck of 1,O17.
For state senator Carlisle won out
over Simmons by a vote of 1892 to 991,
or a majority of 901.
Dalthorp received 1906, Kennard
1880 and Rishoi 2,O25, while the demo-
cratic candidates vote was S19 for Sill
wander and GIL for Void.
Alton, for county auditor, received
PAP to 500 for Bairey, a majority of
LAB.
For county treasurer Culhane re-
ceived 1865 and Peterson 1,1O9, or a
majority of 1856.
Lunden defeated Harrison for clerk
of courts by a vote of 1889 to 1,O39,
or $50 majority.
Blakely, for superintendent Of
schools, defeated Miss Pierce by a
vote of 1,944 to 1,20S, a majority of
1856.
For surveyor Hegeman won out by a
vote of 1856 to TIP for Atkinson.
Rude received 1889 for coroner over
Forsee, who received 928 votes.
Lee for register, Hall for judge,
Purdy for states attorney, Lung and
Simkins for justices had no opposition
and received the usual party vote.
For ludge of the supreme court
Marquis carried the county by a ma
jority of $40, and 1t is reported he has
Vol out in the state ovsr Judge Nc
Coy.
Royal c. Johnson is reelected con-
gresham from this district, Dillon in
the first district and the democrats
have reelected Candy in the third dis
trict.
The state of Montana gave 10000
majority for prohibition, Michigan 49,
900 and Nebraska 10000.