The diamond drill., 1918-11-09
ELECTIONS WENT
TO REPUBLICANS
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES SAFE
Toc.o.P.wITH sENATEIN BALANCE
FORD -NEWBERY RACE CLOSE
Official Count May be Necessary
to Decide Which Has the Call
Upon the Office


With one OF the highest votes ever
cast in Iron county in q national elec-
ton and with conditions about on a
par ali over Michigan the congression-
al elections of last Tuesday went
! pretty much to the republicans and
counter 20 the wishes Of the prcsi-
dent whose memorable circular ask
ing that democrats be returned 10
congress seemed to be disregarded by
the most OF the electors.
The latest available returns indi-
cate that the house OF representatives
is safely republican and that the
senate Is either tied or controlled by
the @ 0. r.
The republicans won Most OF the
contests in the western sections OF the
country where the letter OF the presi-
dent seems to have stirred up much
resentment and solIdlfied the republi-
cans. The senatorship in Illinois was
followed with much interest in this
section and the election OF McCor-
iuick over Senator Lewis. the demo-
cratic whip OF the senate and an ard
ent supporter OF the administration,
,greatly elated the republicans and sur
prised the democrats.
Result In Michigan.
Michigan was one OF the high spots
In public attention before election De-
Cause OF the contest between Henry
Fcrd and Truman III. Newberry. 1t
got to be the highest of the spots dur
ing the week when the returns dis
closed the fact that a few votes one
way or the other might change the
election and with II the control of the
U. S. senate. The vote was the light
est cast In Michigan in many day.
II seemed that many republicans were
toe disgusted with events to go to
the polls and as result the contest
was close one.
The first results indicate Newber-
rvs e1ectionrl6e 10000. Then came
Ways countvx p nearly $4,000 ma
jority for FordEhich put the fat in
the lre there was hustle to get
figures.
The interest In the election in Iron
county. like that In other counties of
the state, centered around the contest
for senator. II became apparent ear
ly in the day that the Ford adherents
had opened the barrel, for workers
and literature became abundant.
The chief supporters Of the Ford
end were the railroad men who open
~ declared that they were voting for
81 jeir own bread and butter, the reten-
on Of the railroad by tho government
md the dictation Of the railroad poll
~ by the employees. The contest was
not exciting but Il was interesting.
The only local contest of any inter-
est al all was that for state senator
and Its interest lay chiefly In the fact
,that JAS. ). Gaffney was candidate
for senator and number OF compli-
repentary votes were being cast for
dotim In this county Mr.. Gaffney may
14el gratiiied at the honor shown him
by many Of his republican friends. lie
at no time expected to win.
The county officers on the repubii-
can ticket had practically no opposI-
ton and all were elected with good
inajorities.
The vote in the county was as fol-
lows;
Sleeper ..,. ............12so
Bailey ......................,.. $50
sleeper's majority ........ .... $50
Newberry .....,A.a... ..-...,....... 1895
Ford .st...,...t. .............. 731
Newberfy's majority .......... 364
James ..,.... .......... f2g2
Ley ....t....'....... s........... 1912
James majority ......... 700
vandenboom ...... 11I9l
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