The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 4, 1908, Page 1

ST EDITION VOL. 10. NO 216. ° JTEST RETURNS INDICATE THAT HE HAS FAR OUTCLASSED BRYAN IN THE UNNING-HAS 306 ELECTORS NLY 177 FOR BRYAN _ THE SEATTLE STAR SEATTLE, WASH,, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1908. ose 68,707 ‘Witaris from 14 Denver precincts indicate a democratic victory in the elty Two repubdlican congressmen and one democrat will probably be elected. A democratic legislature will elect & successor to Senator! Toller, Charges Iilegal Voting. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4.—-Die trict. Attorney Langdon and the Good Government we are Ine ventigqating today charges of ib legal voting made against Philip Demartini, a sajlooa keoper, on the ground that he had falsely register od from San yt when he} lives In Redwood Ct Demartint giaime that he lives in some of his own flats hore but! the challenger ways that the flate| iy have been vacant for months. eee ee ~ WILL BE OVERWHELMINGLY Taft Carries Ohie. | WHAT WRIGHT BAYS, COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 4— N, WITH JOE CANNON RE- a | Democratic leaders here today Ms (By United Press.) concede that Taft has carried the | rac ow, FROM ILLINOIS. TACOMA, Nov, 4 — “We ®| state by 60,000 but claim that Mar wore constrained to think that ®/ mon, the democratic nominee for ‘ ong —— the thing we felt ought to hap governor, has been elected by an : mas made up fi tap |X Bem Would happen, but it #/ equally large plurality. The re Fe aoe ee een th ae td from tab |e seome it did not,” said State *|turne trom the farming sections By the United Press a this afternoon Democratic Chairman George #/are slow coming in. Harris, the’ Re toe Geiliet Wright today, “The labor */ republican nominee for governor, | a pe hone vote went completely back on * | was alaughtered tn the cities by the | ue I cannot understand it, especially here on I do not und this coast ‘stand why labor Shafroth (dem.) F. Lilley (rep.) on this coast went for Taft, Secureus teat but ft did, and he swept Call cant Wi. (eeu, }*® fornia, Oregon and Washing ee _— ns Some ton, But | believe Bryan wilt The have a large popular vote PSST TTT TTT TTT TTT Te Te Teer the suecessor of Senator according to the re Though Taft carried Charies E. Hughes (rep) turns today » WW. W. Kitchin (dem) the state by from 6,000 to 10,000, 28,000 » obnson (rep) the incomplete returna indicate that 75,000 Marshall, democrat, for governor, 20.900 has a majority of from 20,000 to + 20,000 30,000, and It seems assured that 245,000 ores the fegisiature wit! be democratic $500 Adam J. Pothier (rep) The movement for the election of . 50,000 Martin F. Ansel (Gem) Kern to the senate has already been 38,500 Robert S. Vesey (fep.) started by the democratic leaders. 2 M. R. Patterson (dem.) and only an astounding reversal of : 60,04 T. M. Campbell (dem. results by later returns seems now BH,000 Wiltam Sprey (rep) sible to prevent the election of 38,200 tetseeee ryan's running mate. : . * Representative Overstreet, of the 97.962 8. G. Cosgrove (rep.) Seventh district, chairman of the 35,009 W. E. Giasecock (rep.) house committee on mails, hax prob woe 25,000 J. O. Davidson ( ably been defeated, though the re Bi Nope dSecverdcedege Sebeetbesecounes “*+**|turna are incomplete and the re- 2 sult may be changed 474,000 has The state republican ticket, with 284,545. the exception of the governor, was solidly elected. CALIFORNIA GETS LONE DEMOCRAT By United Press.) SAN FRANCIBCO, Now TS pr to register votes G. Maguire, y Colorado doubtful, and shows a total ral college of 306 for i and 172 for Bryan. Colorado Notes. It requi to elect. @ estinates «iv Taft, 309; With RRR & & &) be settled for several days their The victory of Ggv. Hughes by 50.000 over Lieut. Gov. Lewis Stay. toda yy are vesant Chanier is one of the DIE | gemorratic candidate in the fourth surprises of the election. He de congressional district, may nose out veloped unexpected strength upihis republican opponent, Julius! state, overcoming the plurality give | Kahn. the incumbent. This would ate, overcoming the plurality |#!¥¢ California one demaerat in the rune nee Chanter te he Sy. Later returns indicate Taft's lead Johnson, republican, probably has|in the state over Bryan wil! be 76,- been elected In North Dakota over | 060. be Frank J ge dem- oorat his republican opponent, bln ggeanare - emg Henry A. Melvin, In Ban Francisco feated by L. T Hemans, democrat, in the race for the stgreme court joowhip. thas bo J though the state is safely repubil a 1g bv eg th oo can. The chances favor the elec- the vote Melvin brought In from the state tien of the democrats In the hot| | contests in Indiana, Nebraska and ® surprise Who deciare the result eeeeeer eee eee ee * With few exeeptions, the so * Rett thee called machine republicans beat the = a tania spotemmnsty 68 smombiyeas '0| ? Democrat in Indiana. ti. The figures received will be Mev. 4.—The re- returned to the assembly. The Memy ih the house of| Gov. John A. Johnson has been | senate is a clea WM ftemain prac | reelected in Minnesota, but be a} pubitcans. fe the next ¢ reduced plurality. Marshall, Pvaled | the upper how Indica: fe Jand the independents three. Dic | For judges of the superior courts of San Francisco the crat, has carried Indiana under re markable cireumstances, as the JP eee ee ee ee ee Uberal element. The republicans! believe the returns from the revel districts will offset this and the! result still {8 doubtful, | Nebraska Doubtful. OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 4. turns today | } Later re! from the farming die eatest fight ' vont Gann tants pmcmpibtrm tricts with incomplete results. We have elected our governor show Nebraska stil) doubtful, 46.000 there, and cut the republicas though Bryan is maintaining a 33.000 . ae “trong lead. The commoner has | 18.000 plurality down clone. Saltied heavily in the cities and! 98 86 : | larger towns, but the countr die} 36.600 aniry 1 lllialialeh-Rallahelahaielatehehd (eri h et hr rren (rep.) KERN MAY GO TO THE, Arkansas Results, ; u mana, Gem.) SENATE | LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov - A neon (dem.) | |The early morning urns — 5a oeneeeeces *+] . United Pesce. dicate a plurality of 16,000 for 2 (Dx \ ey ouatiporie Ind = 4—/| Bryan, Small vote te assigned a# fom ae - io jJoha Worth Kern, defeated candi. the cause fur the reduced demo- 0,000 Shai (com. |date for the vice presidency, prob-| Cfatic figures. s ier B. Quimby (rea) ably will go to the United States oo Wisconsin eter MILWAUKER, Wis, Nov, — Practically complete returns from all over the state Rive Taft a plu rality of 87.963, The entire repab- liean state ticket is elected by 8¢,- 000. Ten republicans, and Wetsse, | (F democrat, were ciected to congress. ine The soctaltats lost two strong fights! THE RAIN, TONIG TLE PRICE ONE CEN i Ne KING COUNTY ELECTS WEATHER HT AND THURSDAY; GEN- SOUT HERLY BREEZE, AFT HAS OVER A MILLION VOTES TO SPARE ONLY REPUBLICANS SAR aS seas ee BS For President. DELLIGHTED ¢ Fighty-one out of 111 preeinet in King county complete give Taft 420 | Bryan ! | Of the above. 1 are cit v jcincts and 560 are county precincts | For Governor Bighty-one of 111 precinets com plete in King county give Cosgrove 5,899 Pattioon For Congress. Eighty-one precincts out of 111 complete, in King county, give Humphrey 5 | Miller 3,5 Sheriff Forty-seven out of 105 county pre cinets comp give R. T. Hodg ‘ John Williams 1 7 Thirty out of 106 city precincts complete « R. T. Hodg John Williams Prosecuting Attorney. One hundfed and fifty precinets complete out of 211 give Vanderveer 9,976 seaeeeEEraress RONNIE 20 PRINS vin si vices civdcone 9,176 Coroner. Forty-seven out of 106 county pre DENSE THRONG WATCHES »...°:= Snyder : ep STAR'S BULLETINS =: S | Thirty out of 105 city precincts Service Was Com Complete and| up from throai and horn jcomplate «ive Snyder It was Bryan who had the cheor-|MeLoughiin ........ 522/25! Rapid and Crowd Was ine friende in the pron al rae. There may have been more reput Pron Entertained. lore rt ncomagemont’ ftor| Siahbty-one out of 111 precincts Bryan was greeted with the wildest complete in King coanty give joy. Even the returns from the| Case s 5 Prom 6 o'clock last night = southern states, where it was mx cer Cathoun ........ sini . TE vclook thie morning & dense) tain Bryan would carry as that Taft| throng packed Bee Gv. between dj carry Vermont, the Bryanites | Treasurer. Offental buliding and the Butler | Rotel tm the city, state and national elec wped it ur De Righty-one out of 111 precincts in | King county, complete, give te read The Star's bulletins ar'a bulletins were fast and for congress ltidn. Je far G0 Gn eye could | COmplete. There wae eee ee en | Russell ng all the time The returm Tr _ teach screen on the Butler the eastern states, oxpectally, were | Ostrom i han ‘ Was & jam through which the | ,, the seteen as fast as the crowd = yell neagrer ears, aided by the police, | Suid read them County Commissioners. ST. LOUIS. Mo. Nov. 4—Today's |Mawiy clanged their way. It was!“ yy J. N. Prather and Dr. J.C.) pighes-ame out of 111 returns indicate a reversal of the) [4% cosmopolitan crowd, gathered ae, ia tee ptal block, are |). 'x a ts + pr result announced last night. Mads! from all walks of life and represent ne the thanke 2 the |'8 King county complete give ley, republican, for governor, ie! every political creed In existence |iares number of p aa | Carrigan (r) making big alos with the returns! ali distinctions leveled by the the returns last night. These gen-| Shields (4) ais from every precinct, and Cowherd, | Smmen ou jesity to know how the tiemon gave up their office to the| Rutherford (r) at ong tte: king crowd of newspaper) Hann ) democrat, will probably be 4 feat: | fhe Stats leased wire corvice was | (ter making crowd Oe eee Pte | Hannan (4 y¢ gains were principal | the first to begin. fully an hour pandie a bulletin service were ly ip 8t. Louls, where 403 precincts ahead of any other In the city, and or = oe iderable incon SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. gave Hadley 46,461, Cowherd 37, |i Was the last to cease. And even venience all day, which they will 61. This ratio gives fiadiey the @f. 4) o'clock that horn-biowing. ingiy underwent that the people Prosecuting Attorney—George Fr. elty by 15,000. Kansas City roports | hrering crowd was thick In the might get the returns | Vanderveer. | ta¥Gr Hadley, who is gaining stead. | Mgeet and Ssked for more. It was _ Sheriff—Robert T. Hodge. tly. Unless the country districts | ey geass a a gen in SERRE EERE EH) ~Assessor—Thomas A. Parish. jean give Cowherd a better vote than | |Mesm hed worked to tee limit of * pt ®| Superintendent of County Schools ‘they gave Governor Polk, Cowherd | endurance. and the fate of every * BRYAN STILL GREAT. *-A. Burrows will be defeated lenrdlidate wae known thet the “good # — 7 County Engineer—James A. Mor- Bryan's plurality in Missqurt, | Sight” wae flashed on the canvas ® The democratic central com- * | rison. | or Was cotimated at 46,000 last Crowd te Enthusiastic. ® mittee of King county today * County Coroner—James C. Sny- night. will probably fell below Mt wee an enthusiastic crowd, ®@ sent the following telegram to ® | der, full of the slection spirit ® William Jennings Bryan *| County Commissioners—M. J. $25,000 ee a foung and old, staid and rolicsome, @ In the hearts of your ®| Carrigan, A. L. Rutherford. } la few Monies. fich and poor hurrahed # friends you are greater in de®! County Treasurer—George F. | NTA FR. N. i, Nov. 4— The eee ee erel om the ser ah feat than Taft in victory ® Ruseeli BA b » No — ares dy gg ea Gnareve *| County Clerk—D. K. Sickles. | (Continued on Page 7.) or " Hodge, mighty roar went : teeth ee eee eA! ~~ County Auditor—Otto A. Case. oor eer aoe ee STATE TICKET. Presidential electors John BR | O'Donnell. William Pitt Trimble, J Congression-| state went for Taft, and all other |i tvicun nominers with M. Fish, Frank M. Dallam, Charles | aged resulted in a democrats on the state theket were tions were the winners B. Kerlee } : beaten. Shballenberger ix probably | Francisco the early fight on five! Representatives in Congrese— winner in Nebraska, though it Is|jadgeshipe showed Duune (dem) | wiiiam EB. Humphrey, First Dts | in doubt Davidson, re | with « slight tead, after an antl | iriet, reelected: Francie W. Cush ding to the returns today, Other | {Gue" germiccing term ng. torm | Poindexter, Third District ‘ ore elected are: Ansei. 260i | (rep) w defeated by Cabaniss| Governer—Samuel G. Cosgrove a ovat, South Carolina; Vessey. re | (aem.) Lieutenant-governor—M. BE. May.) M iblican, South Dakota; Patterson. - Secretary of state--Sam H.} lemocrat, Tennessee Campbell, | Both Claim Colorado. Nichols, reelected lemocrat, Texes; Spry, republican.) DENVER, Colo, Nov. 4.—This| State treasurer—John G. Lewin. | Utah; Cosgrove, republican, Wash-| morning leas than a third of the! State auditor—C. W. Clausen, re § democrs ston; Glasscock, republican, West total ballots cast in Colorado had | elected i and the Ma ginia jbeen counted. These are unim-|- attorney-general—W. P. Bell nehanged In Mins mart the race between | portant precinets and the Commissioner of Public Lande— an Hadley, republican, and Cowherd,|man of the atate commit =. W. Rous, ro-ciected mocrat « doubtful, and the re | both parties are claiming t lat Races cannot be predicted positively.| by Mgures varying from 8,000 to PRL cng yy nd gai tnatree. he The same Sondition ¢s doy os se tate 419 Inete out|., neurance Commissioner—Jobn | oc sere volcan’ tote clita the elec lot 1,198. give ‘Tat Ie18l, Prran|™- Bedively, re-clested } of then t tion. _ 128,708. Seratched ballots PYMGIT Woe Br MOFFETT ON iF ga ymtcuer wor, BE Nan, orwus #@ rey DENT-ELECT PROM THEIR FAV ORITE PHOTOGRAPHS, 2° ® fo) ENT AND Vice pres number at William H. Taft carried the state of Washington by and when the eotire e figures may 46,000 plurality vote is count be increased 185,000 ETT aT STATE GIVES TAFT 45,000 PLURALITY : oc ame | Representatives 40th District— Allan Clark, F. H. Tonkin, jepresentatives 41st District— William G. Norris, George B. Web. ater Representatives 42nd District— — McMaster, W. C. Christen Wiprestenatives 43rd District— Ole Hanson, P. Meinnis. Representatives 44th District — J. A. Ghent, James A. Weir. Representatives 45th District— | George W. Jeffries, Frank W. Ren nick. Representatives 46th District— John A. Whalley, George B. Ten nant Representatives | Edward B. Palmer — grove has been elected by about 46,000 and porsibly more 47th District— At Tacoma. Frank C. Jack TACOMA, Nov. ¢ Forty-one pre- cinets thus far ted give the j #0n. Rational, state and cou republi : Ab tickets a plurality Despite light v in King GBd this lead will undout county, returns yesterday's fhereaxed to 6.000 when the returns | election w about the norme ate complete. epublica najorities for the Whatcom County. re aa aie ‘tien Sar all the re PO nes f votes in the « and 7 a yy ~ Aiea eounty irds completed. the exception of Ge F. Vander }itle t will arry the v candidate for prosecutin. at eou of 2,000 vote whom a bitter persona In all 8.0 # were cast. Chair man Brisban of the Whatcom of pre nt return County Republican club, iasued a ins beun elena statement at noon, claiming the « the of the entire republican t ane te jin the county. The only r e now on is betw r rbal how and T. Tt " Brya a sheriff, pred St ( ni ~ h dD 1 ‘ Skagit County ~~ Coagrove elected governor t MOUNT VERNON, Nov. 4 wit] & substantial ¢ t and M county will go republican by tol GOVERNOR-ELECT | Hay = bay cpr 1,000. 8. G.’ Cosgrove «: MANSLAUGHTER OS |e comerou over Chavis HM Spokane County, ANB, Nov, ‘4 ft were approximately hel ah Plage ; votes cast in the state yesterday, ‘i The entire state republican ticket } CHARGED ~ freee ys wan elected. The socialists polled | Clallam County } ; N ate 8 ween 11,000 and 13,000, the in| ponr ANGELES, N ‘ h _ - fis " dependents about 1,000 and the 5 fapublican ticket i# ahead in Cla ank Poquett, the b atthe hibitioniats about 3,900. With, very |lam county, Taft leading by 800 barber wh AS Arreng Pa ew exceptions the entire republi |trolman Mort este can county tickets Mave. Dees seftoreen Sounty. ie a A fist fight which re { ‘ . PORT TOWNSEND. ‘ 2 i elected, It Is assured that Wesley |, .BORT TOW BENT in ath of W. W, King, a L. Jones will succeed United States | SOit i taitty of a76 and South Seattle, will face a|t vator Ankeny, Francis W. Cush e of laught will EB. Humphrey aad M te Thurston O9 § sty Panpante tts Attorney | {te I eh entad will be representatives Vy vt 1A, Woah. ag h : i H, Murphy held a conf ce | of N in congress, It is quite certain that | Be, ,° unty ft | with several witnesses this mi ry E the democrats have made no gains hi BL, Hiryan 716, Cosgrove 1.490, J sal late aid that he would f Dew a in the house, The partion | Meont the same vote, and gi information direct tn the superior ft f superior court judict fay all [Salittes to ‘every’ republicat court charging Poquett with man: | a ( counties has been ¢ Cos Ante aughter tre and W. I | Walte Fulton conferred with T { 1 \ € quett last night, but the bart n- | plura , | that he remember hing of t ved at the scene of the|to the fact t he | tht hortly before King died tat the « i party which was drinking in Brown | she : i i] 58,000. In a forecast 1 always ( f , Believes Prosperity will soo w "come under “the reauit|* ¥¥# x ¥ MRR Hy xlt € f Follow as Outcome asover it for two reasons: To ero. BILL: OBREATED.'€| fiertio oo mac of Victory. Hable to cause neglect on the part | * Tor vn . tigh wp ys ‘al » of the voter, and Me ah Mak neigoo Nev: do | cee, th rere Chairnian ¥ Be Brulgr ef the Second, one always feels much! y poty oolved the Unit. * t ' tate republican commiltee said|@appler in doing even better than|y p ov today tre > sh , today predieted ae Seabiaeee tha diate ina that * Fhe result of the election ts} JT believe the 1 of thin elec-| 4 pur’ ate tol * 6:8 Lob NY ONE not at all surprising but highly} tfon will be a general advanc * bin een dd \ j * sj y ’ gratifying. 1 atated in each Inter: ajent of all igdustries throughe ea eo rf f view before the elect that we) the country « * H | would carry the state by not le have confidence iInlgperkeeeeaeaeead| aor than 30,000, but felt all the time /th can party, and rontl-| wis mad . ‘ eo resulted in Carrigan the ex. rd, run inty com- als by trict, his repu itive can- in Kir with the Tennant, in trict, op posed by the league, has been elect ch George W. Jeffries narrowly escaped defeat The representa ted are th distriet, Alien © F. H. Tonkin; Forty-firat di Wil- m G. Norris, George B. Webster; Forty-second district, William Me Maste W. C. Christer Forty- third district, Ole Hanson, P. Mc F¢ rth district, J. 4. Ja A. Weir; Forty-fitth et ge W. Jeffries, Frank Rennich; ‘orty-sixth district, bn A. Whalle Forty seventh deste Bdward B. Palmer, Frank C, Jackson Two significant indications of the trend of politics were the strength showed by the socialists and the lightness of the vote cast, considering the splendid weather on tion day ™% socialists showed substantial gains through- out the city, indicating that Bryan lost many votes to Debs From the returns, it appears that 000 voters fail eir ballote yesterday in the city of Seattle alone, although the rush of voters in the morning indicated that an abnormally large vote would be cast. DIES AT HIS - MOTHER'S tT Tragic Suicide of Young Man This Morning at Bellingham. to cast } United Press.) BELLINGHAM, Nov. 4 Mama, goodbye and good night.” Thus }spoke Miller G. Scouten, In tender tones to his aged, crippled mother at his home at 3 a m. today, and | then fell at her feet with a bullet lin his head, having sought death by his own hand. Three hours later the devoted son, who was as a lover © his helpless parent, was a corpse in St. Luke's hospital Troubled in mind and spirit and tired of living because of reverses and disappointments that had been preying on him for months, Mr. Scouten entered bis home about 3 o'clock this morning. His mother was sitting in her chair in the dining room, and with his usual at- tentiveness, he placed a bowl of water at her feet and gave her @ glass of water. Then saying that he had not prepared his mother's bed for her, as had been his custom for many months, he went into the bedroom Returning in a few sec onds he od in front of Mrs. Seouten with a J8-caliber revolver in his hand. Raising it instantly he spok® a fond adieu and shot bim- back of the right ear hout a word Seounten fell at Ww the feet of his mothe Unable to F out of her chair, Mrs outen, after h effort, and using the ta € apport, reached the tel phe d called central and asked t stance be Phys sum bullet ul in his VICTIM OF TRAGEDY TO BE BURIED ON FRIDAY wand y E.! an t ne AI ‘ 422% Seventh av \ « 4:30 I will t »E \ r BROTHERHOOD OFF FOR VICTORIA CONCLAVE ELIOT RESIGNS By Ur ted P.