The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-11-06
AMERICAN PEOPLE /.
RECORD FAITH IN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
President Given Great
Popular Vote In All
Parts of Nation
Wisconsin Only State
To Give Progressive
Electoral Vote

BY the largest popular plurality
ever given candidate for president
of the United States, Calvin Cool
idge swept the nation in the election
held Tuesday. Delay in the count
ing of returns in some of the states
makes it impossible yet to give
definitely the full measure of the
Republican victory in the nation but
Coolidge will have nearly 100 more
electoral votes than are necessary to
a choice. On the face of the re-
turns as received up to this time
Davis appears not certain of single
state outside of the solid south,
while Coolidge has broken into the
ranks of those states and seems to
have carried Kentucky, and Mary
land. Missouri, which at first indi-
Gated a strong lead for Davis has
now swung over into the Republican
column.
The surprise of the campaign is in
the collapse of the supposedly for
midable strength of LaFollette and
the third party leader has carried
but one state in the Union, Wiscon-
sin, his home state, although in
some of the states like North Da-
kota, the LaFollette leaders refuse
to concede defeat. On the face of
incomplete returns, Montana, New
Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota are
still classed as doubtful but their
total electoral votes amount to. only
IS. President Coolidge carried
West Virginia and Nebraska, the
home states of Davis and Bryan, the
democratic candidates, by large
pluralities, and Montana the home
of Burton Wheeler, candidate for
vice president on the LaFollette
ticket, is doubtful. Should this state
swing to Coolidge, the president will
have carried the home state Of each
of his opponents with the exception
of LaFollette.
On the face of congressional re-
turns to date, the Republicans seem
to have made certain control of both
houses of congress but there Is doubt
the administration control over the
combined forces of the Democrats
and LaFollette bloc.
Outstanding features in the SEN
atorial races were the defeat OF
Magnus Johnson in Minnesota and
Smith w. Brookhart in Iowa, al
though in the latter instance late re-
ports indicate that the official count
may be necessary to determine the
result.
Because these two senators failed
repeatedly to support administra-
ton measures the Republicans con-
centrated their guns upon them.
While Brookhart won the nomina-
ton as a Republican, word was sent
down the line by Republican leaders
on the eve of the election for their
voters to get back of Steck, the
Democratic candidate, and apparent
ly they did in great numbers.
The remarkable fiip-fop Of the
voters in that state is evidenced by
the fact that in the primaries
Brookhart won the nomination over
the regular Republican by more
than 100000.
In Minnesota, the fight was a
straight out and out battle between
Magnus Johnson, who had the sup
port of the Progressives, and Repre-
sentative Thomas D. Schall, who
had the support of the regular Re-
publicans.
The elimination of Magnus John
son and Brookhart from the senate
was especially desired by the admin
istration forces because of the fact
that invariably they voted with the
La Toilette group.
With their defeat La Toilette will
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