Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-11-11

en- VOteu icwer straight tickets than
the men, indicating a feminine politi-
cal discrimination that tool the har-
dened politicians unawares.
Minnesota's delegation in the lower
house Of congress will consist of eight
Republicans, one Democrat and one
Progressive.
South Dakota gave it's five electoral
votes to Charles E. Hughes, adopted
statewide prohibition, gave women the
franchise, elected three Republican
congressman and a full Republican
state ticket.
Pennsylvania, which cast it's elector-
al vote for Theodore Roosevelt four
lican presidential column by giving
Charles E. Hughes a plurality of 20O,-
600. Virtually all counties that were
normally in the Republican column
prior to 1917 returned Republican plu-
ralities.
In West Virginia the suffrage
amendment was defeated.
President Wilson and the Demo
cratic state ticket won in Missouri.
1uc b0ulOCTdlS 0l6CIou fourteen COLI
gressmen.
Michigan has not only elected prac-
tically an entire Republican state gov
eminent by handsome pluralities, but
has entered the lists of prohibition
states.
Peter Goelet Gerry, a Democrat, was
elected to the United States senate
from Rhode Island, defeating Henry
F. Lippitt, Rhode Islands present sen
iOr senator, by nearly 1000. The cleo
ton of Gerry is generally attributed
to the efforts of the labor interests.
Prohibition was defeated in Balti'
more by 10000 to 10000 majority.
The Democratic ticket carried in
Georgia by increased pluralities. Wood
row Wilson received 100, 900 votes to
5000 for Hughes.
Massachusetts went into the Repub
lican presidential column, while Sam.
uel w. Mccall, Republican, won the
gubernatorial race. Henry C-bot Lodge
was sent back to the United States
senate.
Nebraska gave Wilson a substantial
majority, elected a Democratic senator
and a Democratic governor, n divid.
ed it's representatives in congress
equally between the two major par
ties. The state went dry.
Six Democrats and two Republicans
will make up the Oklahoma congress,
sional delegation, a gain of one mem
Der for the Republicans owe their rep
resentation in the last congress.
Mississippi's majority for Woodrow
Wilson will reach $4,000. The count
is slow, owing to the referendum cleo,
ton on the game law, which has been
defeated. There were no state con
tests, all members of the present dele.
cation in congress being reelected
without opposition.
President Wilson carried Tennessee
by a large vote and the Democratic
state ticket also was elected. Thorn
as c.. Rye of Nashville was chosen
governor and X. D. McKellor of Mem.
phis was elected United States sen,
ator.
Alabama gave its twelve electoral
votes to Wilson by the usual Demo.
cratic plurality of more unan $4,000,
No serious attempt was made to break
the solidity of the congressional dele
cation of ten.
Arkansas voters retained prohibit
ton in this state by a vote Of 3 to l
against the proposal to repeal the
statewide prohibition law. In nation.
al and state contestes the Democrats
returned their usual majorities.
Officials chosen as a result of the
election on Tuesday were: President
and vic%e-president; thirty-three Unit
ed States senator's; four hundred and
thirty-fve members Of the house of
representatives; %thirty-five governors.
legislators and other minor state Of
fees.
A number of states voted on certain
amendments, chiefly of local interest.
The states of Idaho, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Montana, Nebraska, South Da-
kota, Maryland, Arkansas and Califor-
MIA voted on the prohibition question,
an issue that has doomed large on the
political horizon for some years past.
The territory of Alaska also voted on
this question. In Arizona an amend
ment for the abolition of capital pun
ishment was up for popular decision.
Woman's part in the presidential
election was n of the outstanding
features. In ~one-quarter of the forty.
eight states women had the vote this
year. The twelve states are Wyo-
ming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wash
ington, California, ARIZONA, Kansas,
Oregon, Nevada, Montana and Hill
nois. The women in the last six
states had the vote for president this
year for the first time. The interest
political leaders took in this vote can
,e appreciated when it is seen that
he states involved have ninety cleo
oral votes, a little more han one
sixth of the electoral colleges total
Yote.