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Show STATE ELECTION J RETURNS ARE F ALMOST IN I SALT LAKE, Nov. 5. Cumulative evidence of the sweeping nature of the Republican victory at the polls I pn Tuesday continued to come in with I tho returns reported from addition- al precincts throughout the state yes- terday. Completed reports from 5?8 I precincts of tho 766 in the state I gave Harding a lead of 22,804 votes I more than the Democratic nom'nen for president, or a greater majo-ity I than ever given a presidential cm:-I cm:-I didato in Utah with the exception of President Wilson four years ngo. Tho other men on the Hepuhcnn I ticket fared almost equally u well, I al' of tho state candidates showing I handsonio majorities over their gov- JR ornor heads tho state ticket on the ' lefurns thus far reported, ha'i. a plurality of 22,178. , Senator Reed Smoot led Milton H Welling In tho returns received up to this moining by the plurality of 21,911. The two Republican candl laic for congress, E. O. Leathnrwoj-J from the second district and Dili II. Colton from tho first district, seonid proportionate victories over Matluui-lhah Matluui-lhah Thomas and James W. Funk, respectively. Mr. Lcatherwood lea-is Mr. Thomas by 11,200 votes ami Mr. Colton leads Mr. Funk by ll,4ir. in the results thus far recorded. Legislative and Judicial tlckit (if the state show somewhat mom imi-row imi-row margins In many Instances, due often to special local conditio J3. Tho vote for tho ticket leaders, na-. na-. tlonal and state, showed on tho f.iro of tho latest returns tho following re turns: Harding, 70,676; Cox, 47,772: Smoot, 70,289, Welling, 48,460; Ma-bey, Ma-bey, B1.212, Taylor, 46,034; Lcatherwood, Lcath-erwood, 39,574, Thomas, 28,314. Colton, 40,476, Funk, 19,063. There will bo coven Democrats In the Utah legislature during tho next two years, all of these being mem hers of tho senato and holdovers. As against these seven Democrats, the Republicans will havo oleven members mem-bers of tho upper houso wlut were elected last Tuesday, thut gaining a comfortablo working majority. Tho a Democratic senators aro George H. , Dorn and Mrs. Elizabeth Hayward of tho Sixth district, J. Will Knight and Edward Southwlck of tho Sov-enth Sov-enth district, Orlando Braddley of tho Ninth district, U. T. Jones, of the Eleventh district nnd W. T'.Lamph of tho Twelfth district. Republican members of tho senato nro John W. rotors of tho First district, dis-trict, Joseph Qulnney of tho Second district, nufus Adams of tho Third district, Thomas E. McKay and David Dav-id Jensen of tho Fourth district, Wm , H. Smart of thco Fifth district, Mrs. Closson S. Klnnoy, Harrison Jenkins and Henry M. Standish of tho Sixth district, Perry H. Fuller of tho Eighth district and II. C. Tebbs of tho Tenth district. Members of tho lower house, all of whom nro Republicans, aro as fol- rlows: O, F. McShano of Deaver county, coun-ty, N. E. Iverson of Boxcldor coun-ly, coun-ly, Charles C. Wood, Luther M. Howell and Harry Tarkcr of Cacho county, L. O. Olson of Daggot county, coun-ty, D. D. Hnrrls og Davis county, J. E. L. Caro of DechcBno county, J. Frank Kllllon of Emery county, Wll-ford Wll-ford Day of Iron county, Davlr Mills of Juab county, William W. Seeg-Jiilller Seeg-Jiilller of Kane county, II. H. Crouch of Morgan county, A. Norrls of Rich county, May BollotDavlB, Cloo, Clcgg, S. W Morrison, Curtis Y. Clawson, S. J. , Qulnnow, M. S. Winder, E. R. Cal-llster, Cal-llster, James Ivors Jr., Alma Swon-son Swon-son and Gcorgo W. Welch of Salt Lake county, Qeorgo A. Adams ot San Juan county, P. C. Peterson and C. M. Madsen of Sanpeto county, S. M. Jorgonsen of Sovler county, W. O Stephons of Summit county, A. W. Morrison of Tooolo county, Isabrand Sander of Uintah county, David T. Lowls, William A. Knight, James D. Thorno and R. II. Boswell of Utah county; J. Wilson Imlay of Washington Washing-ton county, R. J. Douglas of Wayno county and David Douglas, R. T. Rhecs, A. R. Mclntro and II. A. Sod-erhurg Sod-erhurg of Weber county Virtually complete returns from tho seven Judicial districts of tho state Indlcato tho election of tho Republican Re-publican ticket In each district although al-though thcro Is said to exist somo doubt In tho Fourth and Seventh districts. nt |
