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Show DEMOCRATIC TICKET VICTORIOUS IN UTAH Simon Bamberger Will be Next Governor, Judge King Succeeding Senator Sutherland. Two Democratc Congressmen Chosen, Entire State Ticket Elected, and Both Houses of State Legislature Legisla-ture Will be Democratic. Salt Lake City The Democrats were victors in the battle of the bal lots In this state on November 7, and the electoral vote of the state goes to President Wilson. Judge William II King defeated Senator Sutherland, while Simon Bain berger was elected governor. Milton II. Welling and James II. Mays, Democrats, will represent Utah in congress. The Democratic state ticket has been elected and both houses of the next legislature will be Democratic. In Salt Lake and Weber counties the Democrats elected their county and legislative tickets. So complete was the victory that the Democrats carried almost every county in the state, not only for state oftlcers, but also for their local officers. offi-cers. Simon Bamberger) the governor elect, has the distinction of being the first Democratic governor of Utah. He is a prominent Sail Lake capitalist and for many years has been one of I. tali's foremost citizens. Judge William 11. King, who sue ceeds Senutor Sutherland, is one of Utah's most brilliant attorneys. He is already a national figure and will undoubtedly be one of the Democratic leaders In the United States senate. James II. Mays already represents this district in congress, having been elected two years ago by a small margin. mar-gin. M. H. Welling, who sin cecils to the seat made vacant on the retire ment of Joseph Howell from the bouse, is a brilliant young Democrat of Box Elder county. He represenied kis county twice in the lower house Of the state legislature, and in 1 " ' was the Democratic nominee for speaker. Probably never at any election In Utah were there so many "scratched" ballots cast. In Salt Lake county there was an enormous amount of scratching ami complete returns were not received from any district in the county until after 2 o'clock Wednes day morning Despite mud and Inclement weather conditions generally, the voters of Salt Lake, actuated by an intense in terest in a most spirited campaign, went to the polls Tuesday and cist one of the heaviest voles ever cast In Salt Iike Cltjf The following will be the membership member-ship of the next Itah legislature: The Senate. First district Archibald llevati tD i Second district J. W. Funk (D). Third district Richard Siiiiigham (P.), |