The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-11-09
BATTLE FOR PRESIDENCY HINGES
ON VOTE IN WESTERN STATES
STATE OFFICES DIVIDED WITH oVERNoRsAP IN DOUBT
FRENCH AND SMITH FOR coNGREss-AERRck ONLY
SURVIVOR IN sH osHoNE COUNTY.

With the presidency still in doubt.
but favorable to Hughes, the state
seemingly in control of the democrats
and Shoshone county manned by the
I Bourbons, the. election of Tuesday
rolled up many surprises and upset
the calculations of the statisticians in.
nearly every instance.
Latest reports from the states still
IN doubt lead to the belief that Hughes
viii gain sufficient votes in the elect
oral college to insure his election. He
must now carry California and Minne-
sofa and the reports at this writing
show him to be leading in the count.
II VIII probably be late Friday before
the actual results are known and the
figures tabulated. AS the reports now
SHOW, the western states, with their
small votes, will decide the point. Cal
iiornia With 1S, Minnesota with IL.
New Mexico 3, Oregon s and North
Dakota 5, will turn the election one
way or the other. The total vote in
the electoral college is 531, making 266
necessary for a choice. President Will
son apparently has PSI secure and
Hughes appears safe with a total or
1fz' although Associated Press reports
give Hughes 239, Wilson 232, with 60
doubtful. If Hughes carries California
and Minnesota he will have one vote
more than the necessary number. The
count in these states is slow some ra
counting Is necessary and the vote is
SO close as to make necessary actual
figures before the definite result may
be known.
In Idaho Alexander apparently has
safe lead, as have Dougherty for
secretary of state Van Deusen for an
ditor and Walters for attorney gen
eraL Alexander leads Davis by $500
votes with several counties vet to hear.
ifom and which might change the re-
suit in favor of Davis John Eagle-
son for treasurer, r. N. Bell for state
mine Inspector Ethel Redfeld for
school superintendent all republicans,
are assured of election.
| For congress Burton L. French and
Addison T. Smith are elected by sub
stantial majorites.
President Wilson, carries the state
by approximately 10000
For supreme judge the result is un-
certain with Judge Rice leading at the
present count
The prohibition amendment carried
better than three to one over the en-
tire state and it is probable the Sec
end amendment is also approved.
The republicans ip 9Shoshone county
on Tuesday lost one more office to the
democrats than they did two years
ago. AT that time the G. 0. P. made
a clean getaway of the assessors and
eoroner's office while this year the cor
oner joined the ranks, of the Bour-
oons lfejFP1ipse doe" Herrick the as
sessor| TIE tuply survivor of the true
ralth ~ tbe ffapdtol building of the
county Considering the gain of only
one oH1ce the democratic victory does
not appear to have been so much ar
tersalt
VOTING. was heavy throughout the
county, In fact in some precincts 1T
appeared almost too heavy. Probab
y ohe-thtrd of those voting had to
swear in" their votes by reason Of
~heif names not appearing on the re-
sistration books.
IN many precincts the voting was
marked by the amount of scratching
lone In the majority of voting places
he voters did not register their choice
the right hand corner and probably
or the same reason as advanced by
me timid voter II was afraid If
made any marks up there | would spoil
ny ticket"
Shoshone county believes in prohibit
ION. That was made certain by the
ubstantial majority given the con-
ututlonal amendment which calls for
ne plotting out of the liquor busi-
ess for all time. Three precincts
Ut or four in Wallace voted dry"
10Th Wardner and Kellogg precincts
oiled up big majorities for the amend
lent and the same was noticed in
early every precinct in the county.
The unofficial returns from the 25
reeincts in the county give the fol-
wing results:
For president: Wilson 1928, Hughes
1879; majority 1899
For congress: Kerr 1875, Stanley
sos; French 1854, Smith 1852.
For governor: Alexander 3697, Da-
s 2S72; majority S25
For lieutenant governor: Parker
'21 Holt 26SO; majority 1041.
Secretary of state Dougherty 1896.
arker 2714; majority 9S2.
State auditor: Van Deusen s7o5,
evils 1888; majority S22.
State treasurer: Worthington S631.
agleson 271S; majority 913
Attorney general: Walters 3767
veeley 26Oo majority 1867
state superintendent of public in
ruction; Carlisle S647, Redfeld 274S;
ajority S99.
State mine inspector: Fry 1858, Bell