The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-17
DEMOCRATS WIN
IN STATE OF IDAHO
vii SON CARRIES IDAHO BY GOOD
MAJORITY AND eovEnSo
ALEXANDER REELECTED
p.nuhIleans Elect Smith and French
to coneress.--Next State Les's-
Iature viii Be Controlled
by Democrats.


poise Idaho.-President Wilson car
ried the state of Idaho by a p'uraii'y
Of 10000. according to latest nsuieS
obtainable. har
Governor Moses Alexander has peen
reelected, the vote being close, inc
governors plurality being ABOUT l,uoV'
With him were elected 7. a. war
ters Democrat, attorney general
Clarence Vandeusen, Democrat state
auditor: w. T. Dougherty, Democrat
secretary Of state, and Ernest L.
Parker, Democrat, lieutenant gov
ernor. Their pluralities Will run
from 5000 to 5000.
The Republicans elected to con-
gress Addison T. Smith and Burton Il.
French. State Treasurer John W, Ea-
gleson, State Mine Inspector ROBERT
". Bell. and Miss Ethel Redfield Tor
state superintendent of public instruc'
ton.
The next Idaho legislature VIII be
Democratic. The Democratics galned
another toga wearer in BannocK
county through the defeat OF W. II.
Mendenhall, Republican, and the cleo
ton of A. B. Cummings, Democrat,
making total of twenty-one senators
OF the Democratic faith to hold seats
in the upper house. This total was
not increased when the senatorial
race of Latah county was settled.
James ]. Keane, Democrat, was de-
feated there by M. E. Lewis, RepuDh-
can. by small margin of thirteen
votes. Keans is chief deuputy state
game warden for northern Idaho, and
Lewis was a candidate for guberna-
torial honors in the Republican pri-
maries four years ago. A second
deputy game warden has been elect
ed to the legislature in ]. S. Lehrbas
of Bannock county, a member OF the
lower house. There are thirty-seven
state senators and nineteen are Sutti
cient to control.
In the house the Democrats have
thirty-five members, or sufficient
number to control, with the prospects
Of increasing the number to thirty
six. J. C. MacMullin defeated WI. l..
Shattuck, Republican, twice a men,
Der of the house, and w. A. Brad
bury, Democrat, defeated James E.
Steele, Republican, and candidate for
reelection to the senate.
The following is the personnel of
both houses:
State Senate.
Democrats-Ada, G. H. Curtis;
Benewah, c. ]. Kinsolving; Bonner,
R. w. Jackman; Bonneville, w. A.
Bradbury; Canyon, d. l.. Ingard; Ell
more, T. B. ONeil; Franklin, David
Games; Fremont, Thomas Elliott;
Gem, S. F. Bane; Gooding, George
Wedgewood; Idaho, r. Pettibone JET
ferson, George E. Hill; Lewis, Perry
w. Mitchell; Madison, John E. Pin
cock; Owyhee, G. R. Proctor; Power,
L. L. Evans; Shoshone, R. N. Stew
enson; Washington, ]. H. Hughes;
Oneida, R. ]. Harding; Teton, D. G.
briggs. Total 81.
Republicans-Adams, ]. F. Lowe;
Blaine, /. E. Rockwell; Boundary, w.
S. Walker; Cassia, S. T. Lowe; Koo.
tenai, Ralph S. Nelson; Lemhi, E. w
Whitcomb; Lincoln, w. A. Heiss;
Nez Perez, F. S. Randall; Minidoka,
j. w. Shields; Twin Falls, S. P. Ather-
ton; Bear Lake, j. R. Shepherd; Bling
ham, L. R. Thomas; Custer, C. F.
Baker; Clearwater. E. NJ. Grant;
Latah, E. M. Lewis; Boise, F. S.
Logue. Total, 16.
House of Representatives.
Democrats-Ada Ross Bates; Ban
mock, H. M. Thatcher, ]. S. Lehrbas;
Bear Lake, Ola Transtrum, Alma
Findlay; Benewah, c. H. Lewis; Bling
ham, B. H. Alfred; Blaine, G. H. Hun
ter; Boise, G. w. Barry; Bonner, w.
R. Seymour, Beecher Hitchcock, c. S.
Moody; Bonneville, K. s. Mackenzie;
canyon, G. R. Peckham, ]. H.
Newport; Ernest Anderson, A. w.
Mcneil, H. P. Ross; Custer, G. Nc
Gowan; Gilmore, o. E. Cannon; Ere
mont, j. S. Eamen; ]. w. Mcintosh:
Gem. J. w. Taylor; Idaho, w. B. Huss.
man, John Quinlan; jefferson, p. d.
Jones; Lewis, Charles Giles: Nez
perce, W. S. Shearer; Oneida, Hyrum
Monson; Owyhee, ]. S. Goehry: Sho.
shone, S. Struthers, E. P. Cribs, G. /.
Grice; Twin Falls, Lawrence Hanson
H. S. Sims. Total, 35.
Republicans-Ada, d. R. Hubbard
Dean Driscoll, Charles d. storey n
l.. Young; Adams, A. B. Lucas. Bing.
nam, Peter G. Johnston; Blaine. w !
Adamson; Boundary. A. ]. Kent. Cas-.
sia' John McMurray; Franklin, Ezra
r. Munson; Gooding, T. E. Bennett !.
Rootenai S. R. Smith, NJ. A. Kiger
i. A. Daughters, Daniel Bailey; la,
tan, A. S. Anderson, c. Bohman = q
MCGOWAN; Lemhi A. E. Wickham
Lincoln, E. E. Streitz; Madison, vii
nam Taylor; Minidoka, c. S. Collins.
nee Perez, ]. G. Jansen; Power. An
ureW May; Twin Falls, Norman BAR
her' leton. F. G. Cowles; Washing
Ion' =. J. Thorne; Clearwater, T. ]
La Forest. Total, 2S. :