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Show The - NO. r-- i PROVO CITY, UTAH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1916. 191- - KB 1 VOL. VII. mm POST (GOES TO PUSS IUE V Democratic Landslide Sweeps Utah County and Entire State BAMBERGER GREAT PAPERS OF THE EAST SUCCESSFUL CONCEDE HUGHES IS ELECTED 3 CANDIDATE fought and closest Following is the last telegraphic Hayes-Tildesince the national election summary of the electoral votes of the fight ,in which, one vote el- dilferent states at thu time of going Charles--E- , ,r ected the " president, to press: Hughes and President Woodrow WilHughes Wilson In the hardest n I tah, for the first time since son are running neck and neck. At Alabama 3 a. m. Hughes h&s enough votes In Arizona the electoral college to elect him by Arkansas And that, too, with a majority a small majority, but the ballots were California not all counted and change may take place before the final count. The li-nvote Is hanging on the results in California, Idaho, New Mexico, Wyoming, Maryland and West Virginia. A1 lof these states are running close and the final winner win "have but a few votes te spare. The first flash across the. country was that Hughes bad carried New Tork, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the entire New England states. Laal - Colorado 7 6 ; . Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois .29 Indiana 15 Democratic. Iowa was placed In the Republican column by 60,070 and Kansas was slightly Democratic.1 , Colorado and Utah 'were reported overwhelmingly Democratic. North Dakota entered the doubtful column and was claimed by 'the Democrats Montana - also was claimed by the Democrats ard wm in all probability give President Wilson a big majority. Regardless of the outcome of the presidential 'contest indications , all point to a Republican House and ; probably 'Republican Senate . ..13 6 8 Masachusetts 18 15 Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana rt Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey .. New Mexico New Tork North Caroline . ..... .. .... 4 .14 45 North. Dakota Ohio Oklahoma ..'.7 Oregon 5 Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota . Tennessee ,,38. 5 s . retu- .. Texas Utah . . . Vermont Detroit Mich. Returns from 7 precincts ive 11,"319 Tor state wide Virginia prohibition and 7327 against it Washington West Virginia 9 Milwaulee-- 39 pre- Wisconsin scattering cincts In Wisconsin indicate that Wyoming Hughes Is running ahead of Wilson. v .. 7 ... iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii CHARLES E. HUGHES , . . .13 .....3 cate Huhes carries this city by 4500 . Wilson Hughes 33 120 Alpine . majority. 455 . . .665 .. American Fork Republican headquarters says the 416 .625 state of New Jereey has gone for Lehl 255 Pleasant Grove . . . .. .389 Hughes by 40,000. 197 Provo' 1st ..i,.,....164 82 Cincinnati Democratic headquart- Provo 2nd ..........192, ers says - that Hughes has carried Provo 3rd A.. 7... 7.. 164 107 Cincinnati by &0flPT 122 154 J Provo 6 th .260 , 208 St Louisa-Ne- w Tork Republican Provo 6th Not reported teadquarters says that , Illinois has Prove 7th Not reported Provo 8th' gone for Hughes 220,000. 314 .. .......662 Sprlngvllle Missouri ' prohibition defeated by Spanish Fork Wilson 200 75,000 majority In St Louis City. majority . .......I.... Salem. Portland, Me. Returns from 364 Payson but of 635 precincts in Maine gives Highland Hughe 52.372, .WUson 49,280. Vineyard . . I A jr , , 96 ...663 . .. .. 15.' 140 317 - 26 - . - 99 ,101 Xioslda .. . 16 . .. ,H There were nearly 8000 scratched 1 ...... New Tork. Herald says Nebraska for Wilson. ballots to be cheeked up before the final results can be announced offiNew Tork Whitman appears to cially and A number of change may lead his ticket in all parts of Greater yet bo made. From the meagre reNew Tork. - ; turns it la evident that George Sutah. , erland is running far ahead of bla states and may carry the county on Republican ticket headquarters' Hughes carries Los Angeles by the final count Morris and Mabey and Gov. Johnson for U. 8. are &1bo running strong and jnay senator by 2000. nose out ahead Is this county. - 25,-00- 0, ' SEVENTEEN SUITS 8TATE8 CLAIMED BY RE- - COUNTY FAIR IS-PLAI- PUBLICANS A8 CERTAIN FOR 1917 AGAINST DELTA laiihdmy The Delta Land company and the Western" Securities 'company, tthe former operating la Milford (valley, Utah, the latter acting as fiscal agent ere named k defendants In seventeen suits filed fat the snperlor court at El . Centro, CaLT-- involving Tork. Headquarters give the The Utah County Farm bureau difollowing electoral votes to Hughes: rectors have decided to bold a fair New California 13, Connecticut 7, Delaware 3, Illinois 29, Indiana 15, .Maine 6, Massachusetts 12 , Michigan 15, New Hampshire 4, 8outh Dakota 5, Vermont 4, Washington 7, West Virginia 6, Wisconsin 13, Total 254. Necessary to elect 266. 3500100. 'These suits are filed on behalf of settlers on Milford valley land, which it is claimed In their affidavits wan grossly misrepresented to them. The salts are filed, to recover, money in the water rights which the company is alleged to have represented went with the lands, and tor damages and loss of time suffered by the settlers. According (o H. Stanley Illnrlchs, chief of the weifth-r-fleld division, United States land office, the Delta Land and Water company is engaged to a huge. Carey. - act . project - in Beaver county and ie Interested In the Beaver County Irrigation company, which constructed an irrigation system to" water certain lands. Many filings were 'made on the Carey act project, under certain representations fit to the volume of wa--t- ter that would rich says. be ' The commissioner available, . of Hin- - T ; the general land office expressed serious doubt as to tihe sufficiency of the water Supply, but officials of the Delta assured the public" that company there "wan sufficient' water "and "the was Invited to invest in the stock of the company end to lie on the public lands on the basis ot these representations. According to Mr. Hlnrich these suits have nothing to do with the- Carey act settlements under the Delta companys project, which was approved by the Utah state land board. - Utah County Utah county cast the heaviest vw In its history and the Democrats carried it for the head of the ticket by more than 1600." The vote' was' a silent vote and the Republicans were astounded at the tremendous majority. Every farge town gave the president a big majority, with Provo leading all others by hundreds. It was certainly a Democratic landslide in this county. It Is not likely that the Republicans saved a single man on the ticket Before midnight ' Republican County Chairman Eph " Homer conceded the election and Democratic County Chairman J. C, Anderson" was claiming good majorities for every man on the Democratl 1 : . ticket. ' iiiiiiiiiiiiiimmuniiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii V 258 273 New Tok Tribune says Republican party xslalms 'Wisconsin by ' PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 30,000. , UTAH COUNTY DISTRICTS Dashes News Chicago. Dally. On the ballots for president the Hughes election. towns reporting gave tthe following ' . . Atlantic City. Early returns indi- unofGcial returns: ' ; is . Iowa Kansas Kentucky ter Illnois and Indiana were added to Louisana the Republican list Then came the Maine word that Ohio had broken the long Maryland line and had gone slightly Democrat-la- . Later the Democrats claimed the state by a good majority. The latest bulletin' from Ohio gave Wilson 176, 923 and Hughes 167,791 'Wisconsin, Michigan and South Dakota were next reported In the "Republican column. Then came the Missouri report plac-lu- g Chat state In the Democratic column. This "was Tollowe'd by a wire Indicating that Nebraska had gone only surpassed by the tremendous vote cast for William Jennings Bryan morntwenty- years ago. Early-thing the voters began to vote strong and by an early hour this afternoon Its could be plainly seen that the largest vote ever, cast in the state would be rolled up but it was not un-Ul evening that it became apparent that it would be a landslide for the presldenL When the first returns were given out the Republicans were astounded. When later returns were reported it could be plainly seen that Wilson had carried practically every county in the state and In a majority of them he had carried the state and county tickets either through or very close to the winning point. '.Weber county was the first to In and there Wilson carried the entire ticket through with good majorities. Some reports made them as high as 2500. When the vote wai Reported in Salt Lake It became apparent that Bamberger ; had carried the wet vote of the city, gs he led very heavily in the down town districts. At a late hour the Republicans practically conceded the state ticket to the Democrats at very much reduced majorities, but awaited the . results from the country before making It final. Salt Lake county was conceded bya Targe "majority early In the evening.-- ' From the outlying districts the rns-came -- In very slowly. The scratched ballots Mn many' places' were halt of the votes cast and in some cases voters -- even scratcl the presidential electors. 13 Connecticut Deleware . . 1896 svtung from the Republican to the Democratic column in the election. in Utah county next year. Tho bu- with the :Utah reau Agricultural college will also, conf duct farmers' - roundups at 8paniah Fork, Feb.19, 20. and 21 and at Lehl Feb. 22. 23, and 24. L . ; N, CL Christensen of Salem Was selected to accompany John T. Caine III. of the Agricultural college on a trip to Kansas and Nebraska to purhulls for chase 40 to 60 pure-bremembers of the association. Eleven ot the locals reponeu .&. they will purchase coal in carload lots for distribution among the members and that several carloads of seed potatoea wlll.be. purchased for, d -- ALBERT BIRCH DIED III SALT LAKE . Albert Birch died this morning in Salt Lake front appendicitis. He ha been ill for about two weeks and was taken to Salt Lake yesterday morning about seven oclock. - He la members. rtsoryired by a widow and three children, living in Provo and several Articles of Incorporation for the brothers and Bisters living in MurCopper Leaf Mining company" have ray and Salt Lake. been filed with the county clerk. The Ban Francisco, Calif. A plurality property-- ' is " located In the Ttntlc Mining district and Is Incorporated ot 200,007 for Gov Hiram Johnson, for 600.000 shares with a par value Republican candidate tor senator, of 1.07 per share. Among the in- was claimed at the close of the polls. Democratic , headquarters corporators are T. F. Plerpont, Alex would Hedqulat, J. C. Deal of Provo, J. E, make no statement on senatorshlp, Mayer of Salt. Lake and John W. except Hardy claimed the state for ' the presidency, Taylor of Eureka. - -- , . |