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Show IDAHO LEAGUERS MEET DEPEST M on Partisan Movement Suffers Suf-fers Reverses at Polls, Returns Re-turns Indicate BOISE, Ida . Nov. The Non- I Partisan league suffered a severe re-' verse in Idaho In Tuesdav s election The league's candidate for governor, S. D. ratrchlld. v.arrled only two counties and his majorities in these were not so large as those obtained in many other counties by the He-publican He-publican candidate, W. D. Davis, who sought re-election. Figures front 647 precincts tnda .Iiovi mI ihe following rrlatlon l.clween t hi three entered i ace. Davis 65.701 : T. A. Wallets. Demo-1 rrt, 52.177; Kalrchild 19.990. All other Non-ParliSrtn candidates were lfete. Iteiurns on the legislature ... far how onl one man who hd league backing elected ROUX F.Ua1S, S. D . Nov i po-btl.ai po-btl.ai observers here declared that! i bo strength of the Non -Partisan ! league candidates in South Dakota was surprising, In view of the fact th..i the Kcpublicans thoroughly swept the State In Tuesday election ' But comparison with former elections ivows that the league lost materially in the- cities and conslderablv in the j rural districts. Non-Partisan I. ague candidates have i. ietofoie run ahead in anv dlatrtot, j but returns from the Tuesday vote' ahow a few districts where the league candidates led Ihe Democrats. Figures make it appear the league baa gained strength i;i the state, but! when the extreme losses to the Demo-' cratlc parly are considered, the ap. parent strength of the league is ex-J plained |