Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-11-16 | Page 7 | Election in Idaho is Much Mixed This Year

ELECT! 1 1010' IS MUCK MIKED IB KEIIIl Deputy Supervisor Dana Parkinson of tho Boise National forest, who is a prime favorite among tho officials of the service, arrived this morning and will probably stay a month, studying at the local headquarters the various problems and improvements in the 1917 program. He was given a warm welcome. Mr. Parkinson was asked for news of tho election in Idaho. "Our ubiquitous ubiqui-tous governor, Moses Alexander, Democrat, Dem-ocrat, Isn't elected yet," ho said, adding add-ing remarks concerning details which Indicate that the situation regarding Wilson and Hughes is duplicated in miniaturo in the gubernatorial contest in Idaho. Tho aftermath of the election elec-tion included plenty of excitement and pugnacious contention. A recount of ,tho votes is now in progress. The Republicans, he said, claim to have the lead by a small majority for D. W. Davis, the American Ameri-can Falls banker, the opponent of Governor Alexander. In many instances, said Mr. Parkinson, Parkin-son, voters marlced their ballot for two Democratic presidential electors and two Republicans. The recount judges are now trying to figure out tho Intent of the voter in mooted cases. The "Appeal To Reason" element of Idaho, especially the "Reds" of South Fork and Payette river districts, arc said to have supported President Wilson. Wil-son. The Idaho legislature is overwhelmingly overwhelm-ingly Democratic, which means, it is said, a legislative revolution. Governor Gover-nor Alexander has promised a thorough thor-ough "cleaning out," if elected.