Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10
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The election was +
nrtsos soroe =, ,hor. >ded with sur
cbaractor ono most startling In
Inc close race Il the surprises was
10 Kansas, a hitherto
Interest <tronghold.
rha, was focused on Illinois.
state as officially set down as the
yo epon which the national contest
did swing. illinois went for Hughes.
The women furnished the surprises
"a this state There were 100000 OF
them at the polling places during the
day.
The labor vote in some Of the rail
way centers of Illinois caused a de
fection and the state retained its place
but the swing OF business men to the
Republican ticket made up for this de-
lection tnd the state retained its place
in the column where 1t always stood
till four years ago, when It went away
In the three-cornered fight for the pres
idency.
New York state swung into the Re
publican column and her forty-five cleo
toral votes will be cast for Hughes
and Fairbanks.
Governor Whitman is reelected by
an overwhelming vote. William Cal
der. Republican, has been reelected
United States senator. New York
York county's plurality for the presi-
dent was one OF the smallest in Tam
many's history. 1t was $4,000. The
same majority was given to Samuel
Seafury, nominee for governor on the
Democratic ticket.
Indiana. Michigan and Wisconsin
were looked upon as states likely to
be found wandering from tneIr habit
ual places, but the three states viii
give their electoral vote to the Repub-
leans.
Wisconsin, because of the La Fol- |
lette campaign for senator-he had |
praised the Wilson administration and |
ignored Mr.. Hughes-was counted on
almost confidently by the Democrats to
line up for the president. The Bad
ger state will give its thirteen votes to
Mr.. Hughes.
The Republicans made a clean
sweep of New York state, with Gov
srnor Whitman running ahead Of
Hughes and William Calder, United
States senatorial candidate, far ahead
If his running mates.
In New York City President Will
on fell far behind the expectations of
lis campaign managers and other
Democratic leaders.
President Wilson made big gains in
he Republican districts of New York,
nut his votes in the Democratic dis
riots slumped. I.
Albany county. the domain of Boss
'arnes, the foe of Hughes since the
avs when Hughes as governor made
is fight against race track gamblers,
oiled up splendid plurality for the
republican candidates. :
Every political prediction made by
epublican or Democratic state cen
al committeeman of Wisconsin was
verturned in the election. Hughes
lrried the state by something APP
old-time Republican MAORI
es.
Louisiana gave its usual Democratic =
urality of $4,000, while Texas. as j
iual, went Democratic.
Governor Hiram w. Johnson was d
ected to the senate from California
: a comfortable majority. y
The suffrage vote in Illinois was :
,avy. However, one of the features -
al hn 20 OF hof | u
voted fewer straight tickets than ="
e men, indicating a feminine politi- :"
/ discrimination that took the har- II
ned politicians unawares.
delegation in the lower
use Of congress will consist of eight Ii
,publicans, one Democrat and one w
OPPRESSIVE. III
Utah, one of the two states to de- CO
ire for Taft four years ago, is in al
Q Democratic column this year. Pres re
mt Wilson carried the state. Simon tn
mberger was elected governor. pr
dye William II. King will succeed
nator George Sutherland in the SEN tn
!. Two Democrats were elected to tn
} national congress. The entire state 70
mocratic ticket was elected. I'M
South Dakota gave its five electoral tn
es to Charles e. Hughes, adopted
tewide prohibition, gave women the SCI
nchise, elected three Republican hi.
lgressmen and a full Republican CHI
tie ticket. alb
which cast its elector da.
vote for Theodore Roosevelt four g.;
IRIS ago. swung back into the Repub wa
IN presidential column by giving ca.
aries T. Hughes plurality of ZOO. .
. Virtually all counties that were
mally in the Republican column "a,
Or to 1912 returned Republican plu- -,
ties.
n west Virginia the suffrage
was defeated. 80
resident Wilson and the Demo pc
tic state ticket won in Missouri. P"'
, Democrats elected fourteen con !,
ssmen. III