Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-10


still incomplete, found Wilson mana
gers counting ESQ votes in the cleo
toral college and seemed to give
Hughes 254 There we're 81 votes
still in doubt, 266 being required for
an election.
These states were counted for Will
son: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missis-
sippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, North Carolina. North Dako-
ia, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
Wyoming and Washington. Total 256.
For Hughes these were claimed.
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa,
Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mich
igan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New
Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island. South Dakota, Yer
mont, West Virginia, Wisconsin. To
tai 254.
At Sis a. m. returns from Chey-
enne took Wyoming from the Hughes
list and placed it's three electoral
votes in the column with Wilson lead
ing.
These states were doubtful: Cali
fornia, New Mexico and Oregon. To-
tai. 81.
From the doubtful states the re-
turns were coming in slowly and
there were indications that the full
result would not be known before
noon.
The chairmen of the republican and
democratic committees both claimed
victory for their respective candi-
dates.
Shift Toward Wilson.
The result of the election still was
officially in doubt with a decided
dent Wilson Upon dozen doubtful
states from which the returns are
slowly coming depends whether Mr.
Wilson has been reelected or wheth.
err the next president of the United
States will be Charles Evans Hughes
Chairmen of both national commit
tees claimed handsome majorities in
the electoral college for their can
didates, but the actual figures make
good the claims of neither. They
did, however, show a steady trend
toward President Wilson all through
the west.
Aside from the uncertainty of the
result the most remarkable thing
about the election was the sudder
ffAc
piled up in the east by the returns
coming in from the west. When the
republican landslide in New York be
came known and was quickly follow
ed by the heavy republican victorie:
in New England there was a VERT
able stampede to announce the cleo
ton of Mr.. Hughes and the defeat o.
President Wilson.
IN IDAHO.
Partial returns from 80 counties
out of 81 in Idaho give:
President: Wilson 2S,104, Hughes
22.5O7.
Governor: Alexander 23,69S, Davis
23,5O1.
Congress: French 1922, Smitl
1895, Kerr 17,497, Frazier 16,90S.
Nonpartizan judiciary: Dunn 1883
Rice 1856.
For the dry amendment 5667 an'
against 346S.
These figures include the 10 coun
ties of north Idaho and 20 of thu
q in south Idaho.
Both the state chairmen are claim
ing the state.
Montana Prohibition in Doubt.
Heelna, Mont. Nov. 7.-Presiden
Wilson appears to have swept Mon
tana. u. S. Senator Henry L. My
ers seems assured of reelection b.
a majority of at least $4,000, Will
the election of Governor Samuel v
Stewart to succeed himself is as
sured by at least 5000.
Returns indicate that Congressman
John M. Evans, democrat, has bee
elected and that Harry B. Mitchell
of Great Falls, democrat. will occup
Montana's second seat in the lowe
house of congress.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, republica
whose showing in the August pr
maries led her friends to believe sh
would poll tremendous vote, seem
to have fallen far behind the demo
Gratis, and perhaps even below Gee
w. Farr, her republican running mate
OF the five questions submitted t
the electors. practically no return
have been received.
1t is impossible at IL o'clock
state whether Montana has gone We
or dry.
Elected In Washington.
Senator-Miles Poindexter (R).
Representative, First district
doubt, John F.. Miller (R.) leadin
George F. Cotterill 3D. by sma
margin.
TRANSFORMATION Second district