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Show THE GUNNISON GAZETTE BY NEPHI GLEOHILL 4 GUNNISON SON. UTAH UTAH STATE NEWS Pacific railroad wa The WeMi-rtburim-.on Monday from nod for Salt UUo to l ho Noada Mato lino. t f. - Tho Volunteer of America are endeavoring to ralM sufficient funds to (Htahlish a hospital In Salt Iak City. Salt l ake City Is to have another flection, on December 2, when five? members of tin school board will be selected. prisTwo hundred and elghty-onUtah in the oners are uow stale prison, the high water mark In the history of the institution. With a very good attendance and Jots of enthusiasm, the annual conference of the Woman's Missionary union was held in Salt Lake City last week. There will be no coal amine In Utah this winter, in the opinion of State Coal Mine Inspector J. K. Pettit, and there will be no serious shortage of cars. Governor Cutler last week appointed ten deelgates to the eleventh annual session of the American Mining congress, to be held at Pittsburg, Pa., December 2, 3, 4 and 5. One of the freak election bets in Salt Lake City was satisfied the day after election by one man pulling a cart through the streets on which waa seated his successful opponent. A general walkout of 150 engineerof ing students at the' University week la&t averted was Utah barely when one of the students was temporarily suspended for giving a fellow student a gratuitous hair cut. While suffering from a spell of melancholia, to which she was frequently subject, Mrs. Bertha Wall, 21 years atof age, made an unsuccessful tempt to commit suicide at Ogden by swallowing six large antiseptic tablets. The use of drinking cups has been abolished in all of the Ogden schools. Instead upturned spigots have been installed by which pupils may slake their thirst, thereby preventing the danger of spreading infectious diseases. George M. Peck, who had been superintending the tin roofing of a building in Salt Lake City, attempted to roach the street by sliding down a rope, when the rope broke and he fell a distance of 45 feet, being c fatally injured. That the people of Davis county are thoroughly alive to the advantages of good roads is apparent from the manner in which they are carrying out the work of improvement on the highway through that county between Ogden and Salt Lake City. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the immense mill and warehouse of the Inland Crystal Salt company qt Saltair beach on October 5, resulting in a loss of $125,000 to buildings, machinery and contents. The company carried $5,500 insurance. Great preparations are being made by the Utah State Poultry association for the poultry show to be held in Salt Lake City, January 25 to 30. The owners of fancy pigeons will unite with the poultry men to make an especially fine showing in January. James Horpole, who died recently at Castleton, Grand county, wras born in Ohio, November 1, 1801, and lacked but one day of reaching the age of 107 years. He was one of the pioneers, and was widely known and beloved by ranchers, farmers and miners. Two fires, which broke out in the business section of Ogden in the early hours of Friday morning, November 6, kept the fire laddies from both stations busy for several hours, and entailed an aggregate loss of $1,500, most of which is covered by The senate retains Its Republican complexion, although there will be a material change In Its pmonnel. The Republicans will have about in tin tlu- - same working majority LINE sixty-firs- t FALL congress as at present, and undoubtIllinois G. Cannon of Joseph UL edly will succeed himself as speaker. K. National Chairman Norman Mack the Democratic party of l as issued a statement, in whlch I and Sherman Electors Chosen Republican Candidates Will Have l:e declared that he did not be- Taf 321 Electoral Votes as Against lieve Mr. Bryan would again In a candidate for the presidency. IB said 162 for Bryan and Kern. he believed that the Nebraskan might be a candidate for the United Slates senate In 1911, provided the Doubtful State Lines Up in legislature of his state is Democratic In that year, when the first vacancy Republican Column, While New will occur. York Gives Taft Greater PluThe next legislature of Delaware Rerality Than Roosevelt will be Republican In both houses ceived Four Years Ago. In Indiana Mr. Taft was success nil In ra frying the state by about New York. As the result of one of Salt Lake City. The state of Utah k.coo, but the entire Democratic- slate the most emphatic Republican vic- ticket, headed by Marshall for gov- lined up in the Republican column on tories In the history of the nation. ernor, was elected. The cungres Tuesday, the Taft electors having a William II. Taft, of Ohio, was on sional delegation from tlx state plurality of 1G.000, while William Spry was elected governor, having received Tuesday elected president of the shows a gain of seven Democrats. acUnited States to succeed Theodore Although Taft carried the state, tho 12,000 more votes than Knight, Roosevelt. Democratic state ticket in Ohio, cording to latest figures. The legislaRepublielec- beaded The splitting of Maryland's by Judson Harmon for gov ture will be almost solidly of Reed toral vote, whereby Rryan gets six ernor, was elected. can, insuring the return and Taft two, as indicated by the reThere was a close race in Missouri Smoot to the senate. Joseph Howell sult of the official cotint in the state, and the outcome was doubtful for sev- was returned to congress by a handwill make the electoral college stand eral days. Taft carried the state by some majority, while the entire state a small majority. The legislature is ticket has been elected. rji follows: Taft, 321; Rryan, 1G2. Taft carried every county In the re- Democratic on In 1904. President Roosevelt joint ballot by four state ceived 33G electoral votes, while In votes. except Washington and Summit. 1900 McKinley was supported by 292 Out of four states which have elect- Knight made a better race than the ed Republican electors, and in 1S9G by 271. electors, the Demo- Democratic presidential nominee. He The states that will cast their elec- crats have chosen governors. These carried Juab county with 129 to toral votes for Taft and Sherman were Ohio, where Judson Harmon spare. Summit with about 300, WashInington with G9 to the good and Utah Dela won over his opponent, Harris; pre: California, Connecticut, where and Montana Minnesota, with nearly 700. By a curious coinware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, diana, deGovernor Johnson was Kansas, Maryland (2), Massachu- spite the great plurality given Taft. cidence Taft and Spry have almost same plurality in Salt Lake setts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mr. Bryans victory in his home the Montana, Missouri, New Hampshire, state of Nebraska was a sweeping county. In Salt Lake county the Republican New-- Jersey, New York, North Da- one. Ffive of Nebraskas six congressstate and county tickets national, kota, Ohio, Oregon Pennsylvania, men will be Democrats, while in the were overwhelmingly successful. Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, legislature only eighteen Republicans to be elected out of a total of Not over 10,000 of the 15,000 votes Vermont, Washington West Virginia, seem 133 senators and representatives. tered votes in Weber county were Wisconsin, Wyoming. Colorado has fallen into the Bryan cast Of this number about 7,009 Those states that remained loyal to column, and the legislature will be were cast jn Ogden, which fell far Bryan and Democracy, and who will low its registration. send Democratic electors to WashAlthough Taft carried Montana, EdIn Sevier county Knight ran 509 ington are: Alabama, Arkansas, Col- win L. Norris, Democratic incumbent, votes ahead of his ticket. He carried Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, is elected governor of Montana by a orado, car-jie- d Louisiana, Maryland (6), Mississippi, plurality over Edward Donlan, Repub- every precinct in Richfield. Taft the county by about 500. Nevada, Nebraska, North Carolina lican, of about 1,000. Returns on the Socialist of a show ticket about gain Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, 800 IDAHO SOLIDLY REPUBLICAN. over for the four years figures Texas, Virginia. an had The Prohibitionists ago. only Taft and Sherman carried every electoral ticket in this and the The Entire State Ticket Elected and state, doubtful state. Bryan and Kern car- xote cast for it also shows a good the Next Legislature Will Be ried Nebraska and Nevada, in addi- gain over that cast in 1904. Overwhelmingly Republican. tion to the solid south. Bryan carried the state of Nevada Mr. Taft received a greater plural- by a little over 500. Senator Francis Boise, Idaho. Practically complete ity in New York state that Roosevelt G. Newlands majority over Flanigan returns show that Taft and Sherman did four years ago, carrying the state for United States senator will be well were victorious in Idaho, the Republiby 205,000, against a majority of 195,-00- 0 above 2,000. This majority represents can presidential electors having retha popular vote of the people. Geo. ceived 15,000 more votes than the for Roosevelt. was in Bartlett wins for congress by 2,500 Democratic. Governor Hughes plurality, running considerably ahead New York, In the race for the governorship, majority being consid- of the ticket. was and less Taft than given erably The vote in Wyoming this year Brady defeated Alexander by about Sherman, the latest figures placing rhowed an increase of 25 per cent. 7,000 votes. Every candidate on the it at 71,000. The determined oposi-tiono- f Taft and Sherman electors were Republican ticket has been elected, althe race track and other inter- chosen by a majority of 7.000. Mon- though in some cases the race was ests which he had antagonized during dell. the Renublican candidate for very close, and the next legislature his term of governorship caused th-- congress, made a great race, running will be overwhelmingly Republican. ahead of his ticket. governor a heavy loss of votes. Every county in the north ,went for Taft and all but Latah for Brady. The southeast went solidly for Taft and Brady, and practically solid for the Republican legislative candidates. Bear Lake contributed the only Democratic legislators from the southeast. The next legislature will stand as TAFT ID SHERIAN T II d, 1 h-i- s e 'follows: 9. Senate: Republicans 14; Democrats Taft Off for Hot Springs. President-elec- t WilCincinnati, liam H. Taft. Mrs. Taft and Fred W.' Carpenter, private secretary, left this city Friday night at 9:10 oclock for Hot Springs, Va., where Mr. Taft will remain for rest and recreation until Thanksgiving day. While no official announcement has been made, it is known upon reliable authority that Fred W. Carpenter, who has been Mr. Tafts secretary for many years, will be his secretary to the president, succeeding in that position William Loeb, Jr., who will be offered the position cf secretary of the navy. O. |