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Vol. 19. No. 961. SHELDON IS ELECTED Returns From a Little More Than a Third of the Voting Precincts of State Give Sheldon 7,000 Plurality Election returns are coming very slow. At the time of going to press complete returns from only ten coun ties have been received, with only scattering precincts heard from in the , other 80 counties. Complete returns from-- the counties and about one-half of the precincts in sixteen others give Sheldon 38,955 and Shallenberger 32,258. Counting the percentage of gain in the precincts heard from those yet to report are due to Increase Shel don's plurality to the vicinity of 15,000 for the state. Congressional Ticket , : Gilbert M, Hitchcock is elected to congress from the, Second district and the republicans ' elect in the First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth, the Third be ing still in doubt with chances favor ing the election of Guy T; Graves, fu- sionist. - The Legislature Returns received indicate the elec tion of 85 republicans to the legisla ture, which if correct will insure the election of Norris Brown to the U. S. senate in spite of the Douglas coun ty defection. Returns indicate the election of the following members of the legislature: Senate First, Richardson and Pawnee W. H. Wilson. Second, Nemaha and Johnson J. G. O'Connell. - Fourth, Cass Jesse L. Root. Sixth, Douglas L. C. Gibson, Chas. L. Sauneds, B. F. Thomas. Eighth, Thurston, Dakota, Dixon, Cedar, Knox George Wiltse. Ninth, Antelope, Boone, Greeley E. D. Gould. Eleventh, Pierce, Wayne, Madison, Stanton Charles Randall. Thirteenth, Boyd, Holt, Garfield, Wheeler F. W. Phillips. Fourteenth, Cherry, Brown, Rock, Keya Paha, Sheridan, Dawes, Box Butte, Sioux David Hanna. Fifteenth, Blaine, Custer, Valley, Loup Byron H. Glover. Sixteenth, Sherman and Buffalo R. M. Thompson. Eighteenth, Nance, Merrick, Polk E. L. King. Nineteenth, Butler and Seward C. II. Aldrich. Twentieth, Lancaster Jos. Burns, J. C. F. McKesson. Twenty-first, Gage II. E. Sackett. Twenty-second, Saline Dr. P. F. Dodson. Twenty-third, Thayer and Jefferson Dr. F. Wilcox. Twenty-fourth, York and Fillmore- Lewis Goodrich. ' . .. Twenty-fifth, Hamilton . and "by- Charles H. Epperson. , A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO POLITICS, AGRICULTURE AND HOME : Lincoln, Nebraska, Twenty-sixth, . Franklin, Webster, Nuckolls W. E. Thome. Twenty-eighth, Phelps, Kearney, Harlan C. A. Luce. - V - Thirtieth, Lincoln, Dawson, Perkins, Keith, McPherson, .Logan, Grant, Hooker,, Thomas, Deuel, Cheyenne, Kimball, Scotts Bluff, Banner C. A. Sibley. House First Cass Jones, Frank Shubert, Albert Stalder. Second N. A. Steinauer, W. B. Raper. Fifth J. W. Armstrong. . Seventh Frank J. Davis, Charles E. Noyes. Eighth -"-M. T. Harrison. Tenth S. C. Barnes, F. C: Best, H. T. Clarke, jr., N. P. Dodge, jr., A. R. Harvey, Michael Lee, Edward Leader, F. C. Tucker, James Walsh. Twelfth H. B. Byram. ' Thirteenth I. C. Eller. Fourteenth J. H. Knowles, W, W. Roberts. , Twentieth Geo. W. Saunders. - -Twenty-second Aubrey Smith. Twenty-third T. E. Alderson Twenty-eighth J. W. Talbot, Chas. Conarro. - ':' ;' '-;yr-.,- - Twenty-ninth John P. Stolz, Dr. F. A. Marsh. ' Thirtieth Elmer W. Brown, Ed P. Brown, Frank Rechja, W. J. Blystone, Larsh S. Gilman. Thirty-first Fred G. Johnson, J. J. Rohrer. Thirty-second Adam McMullen, D. G. Killen, C. W. McCullough. Thirty-second Dr. C. H. Culdice. Thirty-fourth W. C. Lines. Thirty-fifth Thomas Lahners. Thirty-sixth J. P. Thiessen. Thirty-seventh Samuel Logsdon. Thirty-eighth J. E. Hart, D. W. Baker. Thirty-ninth John B. Buckley. Fortieth Capt. E. Hanson. Forty-first W. I. Farley, William Hagemeister. 1 Forty-second Daniel Nettleton, Dr. A. J. Jennison. Forty-third J. Warren, Keifer, jr. Forty-fourth W. F. Renkle. Forty-seventh O. E. White, A. L. Scudder. ' Fifty-fourth E. F. Springer. Fifty-fifth J. P. Baird. Fifty-sixth William Warren, F. C. Wilson. Fifty-eighth Thomas F. Hamer, George Barrett. Sixty-fifth Phillip Gliem. Sixty-first Willis Neff. Power to Declare Strike St. Paul, Minn. The members of switchmen's union of North America, employed on the six lines of railroad entering the twin cities, have voted in favor of granting the grand lodge full power to declare a strike. It is said that a strike may be declared Monday evening if the pending application for increased wages is not sctt'ed. A final meeting of the chairman and secretary with the committee of switchmen and the officials of .each of the roads enter ing St. Paul was scheduled for late today. mi November 8, 1906 THE BATTLE OF BALLOTS Summary of , Results of the Election Throughout the CountryRoose velt Endorsed Democratic Landslide in Minnesota Elections returns up to the time of going to' press are herein given, but they are incomplete, and some changes from the results as they appear at present may result from returns that have not yet been received. New York Charles E. Hughes, re publican candidate for governor, was elected over William .R. Hearst by a plurality of 50.000. Two years ago the republican candidate for governor in New York was elected by 80,560. Early on the morning following the election, Mr. Hearst issued this state ment: "In view of the result I have only to repeat what I have said in my speeches. l am enlisted in this fight against the control of the government by the' trusts and corrupt. corporations and I will fight it to" the end. But I will serve in the lead or in the ranks, just as the people desire and as earn estly and loyally in one place as in the other. The people have decided to retain the republican party in pow er. I will make my fight in the ranks, therefore, and as a private citien do my best to promote the interests of my fellow citizens." Democrats claim balance of -the state ticket. Pennsylvania The regular republi can ticket, headed by Edwin S. Stu art, was elected in Pennsylvania. Lewis Emery, Jr., who was the nomi nee of the democratic and Lincoln party, made a hard fight but was de feated by a plurality which is estimat ed at 100,000. This Vas a clear cut victory for the old Quay and Penrose machine. Samuel Rotan, the repub lican candidate for district attorney in Philadelphia, was elected by a large plurality. Kansas A hard fight was carried on betweon Governor Hoch, republi can, and Colonel W: A. Harris, demo crat. Both sides claim victory. Ohio Republicans elected the state ticket in Ohio, the head of the ticket being secretary of state. Illinois Tho republican candidate for state treasurer in Illinois was elected that being the head of the state ticket this year by a plurality estimated at 100,000. Missouri Tho democratic state ticket in Missouri was elected. The democrats made pronounced gain. Massachusetts Governor Guild, re publican, was re-elected over District Attorney John B. Moran, the republi cans electing their entire state ticket. The next legislature will be republi can, thus assuring the re-election of Senator Crane. Minnesota Governor Johnson, dem ocrat, wa3 re-elected by a plurality of about 00,000. Colorado Large democratic les-es were sustained in the city of Denver. The election of the republican sate ticket, headed by Buchtel, candidate for governor, is claimed by majorities ranging from 15,000 to 30,000. It is to LIFE Subscription $1.00 claimed the legislature will be repub lican, thus insuring the election of a republican to succeed Senator Patter son. Idaho It is claimed that the dem ocrats of Idaho have elected Stock slager, their candidate for governor, also their candidate for secretary of state and tho majority of the legisla ture. This would insure Senator Du bois' re-election. Wisconsin The republican state ticket, headed by Governor Davidson, was elected by pluralities of about 40,000. Oklahoma The democrats elected a majority of the constitutional conven tion, thus insuring that the democrats will write the constitution for the new state. Nebraska The election of the re publican state ticket, headed by Shel don, candidate for governor, is as sured by substantial majorities. The legislature is republican. California Gillet, republican can didate for governor elected.; The legis lature willbe republican. ; Rhode Island TJhe democrats cfiim the election of Higgins for governor.. Indiana The entire republican state ticket is. elected. , n. ., ', . Texas Entire democrat state ticket elected. , Michigan Entire republican state ticket elected. Connecticut Republican state tick et elected. Mississippi Democrats candidates elected by the usual off year majori ties. ... - ' Washington Republican ticket is elected. Utah Republican ticket elected. Georgia Democratic ticket elected. Nevada Indications point to the election of Sparks, democratic candi date for governor. Wyoming Republican ticket Is elected. ; Florida Democratic ticket elected. New Hampshire Republican ticket elee'ed. , Arkansas Democrats for congress were elected in every district in Ar kansas. North Carolina Democratic by about 30,000. Tennessee Patterson for gover nor, and the democratic state ticket elected by usual off year majorities. Delaware Republicans elected the state ticket and Burton for congress. They will control the legislature and will elect a successor to Senator Alee. A vote was also taken on the initiative and referendum and it will be adopted. Iowa Wednesday morning Iowa was reported in doubt on the gover norship, both sides claiming It. The Associated Press said that if Cum mins' losses were maintained through out the stte he would be defeated. Joint Statehood Carried in New Mexico, but was defeated in Arizona. General apathy was manifest in both territories. Arizona is democratic. North Dakota Searles, republican, was elected governor. Fiske, demo crat, was elected justice of the su preme court. CONGRESS IS REPUBLICAN Wednesday morning the Associated Press reports say that in the next V . ,i .i F