The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
DEMOCRATS WIN
IN STATE OF IDAHO
WILSON CARRIES IDAHO BY GOOD
MAJORITY AND GOVERNOR
ALEXANDER REELECTED.
Republicans Elect Smith and French
to Consress.-Next State Lesis-
lature Will Be Controlled
by Democrats.

Boise, Idaho.-President Wilson car
lied the state of Idaho by a plurality
of 10000, according to latest figures
obtainable
Governor Moses Alexander has been
reelected, the vote being close, the
governors plurality being about 1000.
With him were elected r. A. Wal.
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 r. Smith and Burton l..
French, State Treasurer John w. Ea.
gleson, State Mine Inspector Robert
N. Bell, and Miss Ethel Redfeld for
state superinte adent of public instruc
ton.
The next Idaho Legislature will be
Democratic. The Democratics gained
another toga wearer in Bannock
county through tho 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 J. Keane, Democrat, was de-
feated there by NJ. E. Lewis, Republi
can, by a small margin of thirteen
votes. Keans Is chief deputy 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, member of the
lower house. There are thirty-seven
state senators and nineteen are suff,
cient to control.
In the house the Democrats have
thirty-hve members, or a sufficient
aumber to control, with the prospects
of increasing the number to thirty.
six. ]. c. MacMullin defeated w. l..
Shattuck, Republican twice a mem.
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. J. Kinsolving; Bonner,
r. w. JaCkman; Bonneville, w. A.
Bradbury; Canyon, d. l.. Ingard; Ell
more, T. B. O'Neil; Franklin, David
Games; Fremont, Thomas Elliott
Gem, S. F. Bane; Gooding, George
Wedgewood; Idaho, r. Pettibone; JEFF
ferson, George f. 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. C
Drugs. Total 81.
Republicans-Adams, J. F. Lowe;
Blaine, |. Z. 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. NJ. Lewis; Boise, F. S. |
Logue. Total, 10.
House of Representatives.
Democrats-Ada, Ross Bates; Ban.
mock, II. NJ. Thatcher, j. S. Lehrbas;
Bear Lake, Ola Transtrum, Alma
Findlay; Benewah, {. II. Lewis; Bling |
ham, B. H. Alfred; Blaine, G. H. Hun.
ter; Boise, G.. W. Barry; Bonner. w. |
II. Seymour. Beecher Hitchcock. c. S
Moody; Bonneville, X. S. Mackenzie;
Canyon, c. r. Peckham, j. II. |
Newport; Ernest Anderson, A. w. |
Mcneil, II. p. Ross; Custer, G. Nc.
Gowan; Elmore, O. f. Cannon: Ere |
mont, J. s. Eamen: J. w. Mcintosh; |
Gem, J. w. Taylor; Idaho. w. B. Huss |
man, John Quinlan; Jefferson, Z. d. |
Jones; Lewis, Charles Giles; Neg |
Perez. w. s, Shearer; Oneida, Hyrum |
Monson; Owyhee, J. s. Goehry: Sho |
shone, s. Struthers. E. P. Cribs. c. L. |
Grice; Twin Falls, Lawrence Hanson,
H. s. Sims. Total. S5,
RepubliCans-Ada, d. r. Hubbard |
Dean Driscoll, Charles D. storey. d,
l. Young; Adams. A. b. Lucas: Ring.
ham, Peter G. Johnston; Blaine. w. L.
Adamson; Boundary. A J. Kent. Cas-,
ala, John MCMurray; Franklin. Ezra
T. MunSon; GeCding, T. f. Bennett;
Kootenai, s. r. Smith, NJ. A. Kiger,
7. A. Daughters, Daniel Bailey: La
tab, A. s. Anderson, c. Bohman, F. C.
MCGOWAN: Lemhi, A. f. NIckham; |
r. f. Streitz; Madison. vii
liam Taylor; Minidoka, C. S. Collins;
Nez Perez. J. c. Jansen; Power, An.
drew May; Twin Falls, Norman Bar
ker. Teton. y. G. Covles: Washing
ton, Q, ]. Thorne; Clearwater, T. ]
Ia Forest Total. 2S.