Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-11-17

to give Hughes its endorsement.
The Hughes lead in Minnesota was
slightly more than 1000 at last re
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 ap
proximate plurality Of SIS on the face
of returns. Intimidation and irregu.
larities are charged.
Following the second day Of the OF.
fetal count in California leading mem.
bers of the Republican county central
committee made the fiat assertion that |
in case OF recount Hughes would be
given 1900 votes, at least, in Los |
Angeles county, more than he is at
present credited with.
A Washington dispatch says 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
with officials of the administration
and 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 ZIG members of the
house and the Republicans 215. 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 prohib.
ton was an issue, Michigan voted
for statewide prohibition, Nebraska,
Montana and South Dakota following
suit. Idaho has adopted a prohibition
constitutional amendment. Utah has
elected a legislature and governor
pledged to statewide prohibition.
Washington. Iowa, Colorado, Arizona
and Arkansas have defeated attempts
of the ''wets" to secure the adoption
of proposals which would nuIlify the
: prohibition laws,
Twenty-four OF the forty-eight states
have now declared for statewide pro
I, hibition, and more than so per cent
: of the population and So per cent OF
the area of the country is dry.
The popular vote received by each
candidate will be a considerable in
fluence in determining the policy Of
the Republican managers. They real
lie that If it transpires that Hughes
= received a minority of the populal
vote, public sentiment would be unfa
vorable to contests based purely o.
=, technical grounds. The popular vot,
so far tabulated shows a plurality 70
Wilson.
= Only twice in the history of tn
country has president won his offc
on minority of the popular vote. Il
= 1888 Benjamin Harrison in defeating
Cleveland had a majority of electors
college but a minority of the popula
vote. In 1912 Mr.. Wilson won by
= minority vote, although he had a pit
= = rality of the popular vote.
. Governor Hiram w Johnson, SUI
cessful candidate for the Unite
States senatorship on the Republica
20 and Progressive tickets in California
has issued a statement charging thu
=. few petty politicians" acting
~ conjunction with certain newspaper
so misused Mr.. Hughes on his visit [
=, California that the injury they did "
were unable to undo" To this stat
ment he ascribes the Wilson pluralit
in the state
hi Women Vote az Do Men.
From the general result 1t is Gle,
that as the men voted in the suffra&
states, SO did the women.
In Illinois men and women SCENE
about equally divided as to preference
The state went for Hughes by b
plurality.
In Kansas. Colorado, Montan
Washington and California, where W
but his pluralities were not sufficief
ly large to indicate that the womi
. voters supported him as unit.
Farm Vote the Factor
There are several great outstar
ing facts concerning the result of t
. election. one of which is that lab,
j.. in all the big industrial states exec
Ohio. declined to give its undivid
: support to President Wilson desp
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persuaded congress to pass the Ada
d. son "eight-hour" bill. New Yol
Pennsylvania, illinois, Massaehuset
F. Michigan, Indiana all gave the Rep
+. dean candidate p.uralities, and Obi
vote in favor of Wilson is not certa
ly to be attributed to the labor vo
Another interesting deyelopmt
was the independencest OF the we
which is asserting that it elected
{. president without the aid of New "
/. and Pennsylvania and other big We
8. ern and central states. When it v
found. early in the evening of el
ton day. that the empire state
gone for Hughes, the newspapers
;. the metropolis. even those that
;. supported Wilson, conceded the
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