Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-11-16

CONTROL STATE
ADDITIONAL GENERAL ELECTION
RETURNS CONTAIN INTER
ESTING DATA
MOORE WINS In "a COUNTIES
SamueIs Given Largest Vote in l3
Counties.

c. c. Moore, republican gubernato-
rial candidate, has a lead OF 10,017
over Samuels, progressive, his nearest
opponent, on the face of unofficial re-
turns from 737 OF the S14 precincts
IN the state. Alexander, democrat,
was running more than 10000 behind
Moore and 1856 behind Samuels.
The vote on governor. from the pre-
cincts reporting totals as follows:
Moore. 1929; Samuels, 1921;
Alexander, 35,s55.
The total vote in the 737 precincts
reported is 124,294, much heavier
than predicted by the dopesters be-
fore the election The fact that the
majority Of the precincts not yet heard
from are small, means that the totals
of the candidates will not be material
ly changed These precincts are in
out-of-the-way places, off the railroad,
telegraph and telephone lines
Addison T. Smith. Twin Falls. and
Burton l.. French Moscow. republi-
cans, were returned to congress from
their respective districts by large plu-
ralities, both running far ahead of
their democratic and progressive op-
ponents. Official count will probably
show that the entire republican state
ticket received 10000 plurality. De-
spite the fact that Samuels finished in
second place, his ticket dropped be-
hind the democrats.
Both Moore and Samuels carried
their home counties with large plu-
ralities while Alexander lost Ada
county to Moore by 1147 and to Sam
uels by "a votes. Fremont county,
home of Moore, gave him a lead OF
SAT over Samuels, and 1925 over
/ Alexander In Bonner county Sam
uels lead the republican nominee by
/ 5S3 votes. Alexander lost his home
precinct. Boise No. S. to Moore by
Is votes.
There was a landslide for the pro-
i gressives in Canycn county where the
new party carried congressional state
and county offices. In this county
Samuels led Moore, his nearest oppo-
net, by 21S4 votes. Minidoka gave the
progressive gubeInatorial candidate
his second largest plurality
Moore carried more than one-half
the counties in the state. polling high
vote in the following "a:
Ado Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake,
Benewah, Bonneville, Boundary, Carl
bou. Cassia. Clark. Clearwater, Frank
lin. Fremont, Goodine Idaho. Jeffer-
son, Kootenai, Latah Lemhi, Madison,
Nez Perce. Power, Shoshone and Te-
ton.
Thirteen counties gave the progress
siye standard bearer, Samuels, high
vote. They are:
Bingham. Bonner, Butte, Camas
CANYON. Elmore, Gem, jerome, Lin
coin, Minidoka Owyhee. Payette and
Washington.
Alexander was given lead in the
following seven counties.
Blaine, Boise, Custer, Lewis, Oneida
Twin Falls and Valley.
Governor-elect Moore, at his homt
in St. Anthony Thursday night, ex
pressed his appreciation to the voters
of the state in the following statement
Il am deeply grateful for the ex
preston cf confidence given to me 10y
the people of Idaho IN the election
Tuesday | have nothing further tC
say than | have already said in my
speeches over the state in the cam
paign. ] have made no promises
other than those publicly expressed
] go into office on January / deter
mined to give my full power to solvinl
tho problems now before the state
and particularly The problems which
= confront the farmer | will squarel!
meet the responsibilities of the office
I and I ask the friendly cooperation O
all the people, regardless of politica
faith"
Mr.. Moore will spend the next few
, days at his home. arranging his per
! sonal affairs. and will leave soon 70
Boise to 90 into an intensive study o
state affairs He will devote his en-
: tire time to this subject until he take
\ office in January.