The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-18
ELECTION RESULTS.

Substantially complete returns
from the vote for presidential electors
cast throughout the United States las1
week show that New Hampshire went
Democratic by sixty plurality, thus
giving President Wilson and his run
hing mate. Viye President Marshall, 8
total electoral vote Of 276, and that
the Republicans have a safe lead OF
1904 in Minnesota, making the cleo
toral vote for Judge Hughes and Mr..
Fairbanks foot up 255. While the Re
publican organization has decided TO
await formal acknowledgment OF the
outcome until after the official canvass
of the vote of California, which Is
expected to be completed during
the coming week, it is practically as
sured that the plurality of approx
mately 5000 for the Democratic cleo
tors cannot be overcome. In all like
lihood. therefore, a few days hence
will witness the congratulatlon OF
President Wilson by his unsuccessful
opponent and general acqulescence IN
the verdict of the countrys voters IN
favor of the continuance OF the exec
utiye department of the present ad-
ministration in power for anotner
four-year term.
Latest returns indicate that the
lower branch of congress will have q
Republican plurality, and that the or
ganization of the body will be con-
trolled by the Republicans: ICe
count of members-elect stands, ,2l7
Republicans, 212 Democrats, z FRO
gressives, 2 Independents, and IN
doubt. The Republicans are confident
of having the cooperation OF the TWO
propressiyes-one from Louisiana,
the other from Minnesota-and the
Independent from Massachusetts in
the contest for the speakership, In
which event the present Republican
floor leader, Hon. James K. Mann OF
illinois. will doubtless be chosen as
the new speaker. -.
The Democrats will retain control
of the national senate, with tnelr
present majority of sixteen reduced 70
twelve. x.,,
It is estimated that President Wll-
son received plurality of the popu-
lar vote ranging between 100000 and
100000, thus establishingthe correct
ness of the claim that he is much
stronger than his party, since COM
harrison of the votes cast for congress
men. governors and other state otfl-
GERS will show heavy aggregate plural
tiles for the Republican candidates.
In Louisiana the results Indicated
last week have been affirmed. All the
present members of congress from
this state were reelected, including
the third district Progressive, Hon.
Whit. P. Martin, who pulled through
by a plurality of less than 100 votes.
His Democratic competitor refuses to
acknowledge defeat, however, and
contest for the third district seat is
likely to be staged at Washington
when the sixty-ffth congress assem-
bles.
Thanks to the well-disciplined vote
of the regular Democratic organlza-
ton in New Orleans, all but one of the
eighteen proposed amendments OF the
Louisiana constitution were adopted.
The vote Of the remainder of the state
on these propositions is thought to
have been quite close, with probable
maiorities against all but the Confed-
crate veteran pension amendment,
but the city's more than 2o,Ooo
splumpers" swamped the little coun-
try majorities against sixteen OF the
amendments and swelled the rural
vote for the pension and against the
"woman's" amendments.
The last named measure was NO. .
on the ballot, which sought to amend
article 21O of the constitution so as
to restore to the women Of Louisiana
the eligibility they formerly enjoyed
for appointment to the Office of fac
tory inspectors and membership of
boards having control OF the pubilc
schools, charity, penal and correction
institutions. The defeat of this just
and wholesome proposition was evil
IDENTIFY decreed and brought about by
the city political leaders in retaliation
for the opposition of the Era Club
and other women's organizations to
Nos. IL and IA, authorlz-
ing the funding of the municipal debt
of New Orleans and the construction
of a sea wall along Lake Ponchartrain
from West End to Spanish Fort
While not in sympathy with the at
tack of some of the women of New
Orleans on these amendments, we de-
orecate as unworthy and unjustifiable
he means adopted by some OF the men
If New Orleans to resent this attitude.
It is a great pity that the fate of
Measure involving sound public policy
md the well-being of the status
school children and dependent wards
should be decided by such ignoble
strife and petty spitewort.