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requiring the wearing of masks b,
election officers.

requiring the wearins of masks by
election officers.
Conceding the election of Governor
Stephens, Theodore A. Bell, his rival,
senl the following telegram 10 Inc
governor in Los Angeles:
"Please accept my congratulations
upon Your election 10 te governor-
ship of the greatest state in The Amer
| lean Union. | wish you every pos
sible success in your administration
of its affairs. If / can ever be OF
any service TO you, please command
me-"
Bell, after conceding his defeat BY
| Stephens, issued a statement in which
he said:
81 do not feel any personal disap-
pointmen in my defeat and have not
the slightest complaint 10 make. My
many friends who have so Loyalty sup
ported me under most adverse condi-
lions are dearer TO me than ever. Tis
makes me very happy and offsets
everything else. went into this
fight to defeat absolute prohibition,
to fight for convictions that are
stronger than any ambition 10 hold
public office, and if l have aided IN
the defeat of bone dry prohibition
am satisfied"
Leeislature Counted for u. S. Dry
Amendment.
San Francisco, Nov. Identification
of the proposed national bone dry
amendment by The next California leg
islaiure was believed to be assured BY
returns which virtually made certain
the election of Two stale senator's en-
dorsed by the Saloon League Of
California.
The California Grape Protective As
sociated conceded the Assembly 10
the drys by one vote on returns from
the Ausust primary, and al least Two
candidates for the lower house in
dorsed by the Anti-Saloon League
were elected Yesterday. The league
reported eighteen snators, safely in
office after the primary, were pledsed
to vote for The national dry measure,
and The election of two additional dry
sena tors today woulud give at least
lie voie on prohibition in The upper
house. In case of tie, he deciding
ballot would be cast by the lieutenant
governor, and as returns assure The
election of c. c. Young, Republican,
endorsed by the Anti Saloon League,
the national dry measure apparently
is sure of ratification.
Election of Frank S. Boogs, Demo
craI, indorsed by the Anti Saloon
League, over George w. Ashley, Re
publican, in the Tenth Sena lorial Dis
trict, was conceded by the Stale Brew
ers' Association, accordinS to advices
1vbn hoi dot
live. Complete returns from San Joa-
quin county and from twenty of The
thirty precincts in Amador county
gave Boggs $500 and Ashley 1929.
Complete returns from the Twelfth
district gave L. L. bennett of Mo
desto, Republican, 5517, against 31SS
for j. B. Curtin of Sonora, Democrat.
bennett was endorsed by the Anti-Sa-
loon League.
Frank v. Cornish of Berkeley, Dem
ocrat, whose election was urged by the
League, was defeated, on the face OF
election returns, by A. P. Anderson of
Oakland, Republican.
c. F. O'Neall, Democrat, lie Anti
Saloon candidate in the Forfeit Dis
trict, was defeated by E. P. Sample,
Republican, according to advices re
ceived from San Diego tonight.
Returns were too incomplete tonight
in other senatorial districts where w-t
and dry fights centered 10 show which
candidates had been elected.
Two assemblymen favored by dry
forces wer reported elected, c. G..
Price, Republican, defeated G. W..
Smith, Democrat, in Santa Cruz coun-
ty, and w. C. Oakley of Santa Maria,
Democrat, defeating J. b. Rickard of
Santa Barbara, Republican.
Republican control of both houses
of the legislature, assured by the re-
sull Of the primary election, was Civ
en- added strength through the election
of three Republican senator's in he
wei and dry contests-Denneti, Sam
pie and Anderson. Records of the
Secretary of state showed sixteen
holdover senator's were Republican and
that nine oter Republican members
were virtually elected al The primary.
The Republicans thus will have al
least twenty-eight members in Inc
upper house. Fiftyone members Of
the Assembly virtually were elected
al the August election.
The bone dry amendment has been
defeated by majority of $4,000, with
returns from three counties MISSING.
Indications are that Stephens will
lead Bell by 100000. The Supreme
court race is close, with Lorrigan
running third.