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$15,000 ROAD
BUILDING OF HIGHWAY MAY BE
INVESTIGATED
THOROUGHFARE PROFITABLE TO
SUPERVISOR, ALLEGED
Philo J. Beveridge of Hollywood
Throws Some Sidelights While
Testifying in Suit Against
"Solid Three" ,
HERB were some revelations dur-
I ing the testimony of Fhllo J.
J- Beveridge yesterday in the bond
injunction suits which had nothing
whatever to do with the private sale
or the W. P. Jeffries contract for fur
nishing the bonds. These may lead to
another investigation of the power
Wielded by certain members of the
board of supervisors.
During the business panic last year
pressure was brought on the board
to appropriate money to pay men en
gaged In road work or any oCner em
ployment by which the wolf could be
kept from the door. Fifteen thousand
dollars was appropriated from one of
the funds in the control of the super
visors, the amount to be expended in
road building.
The money was spent. A large num
ber of men were sent out in relays to
work on the road. They were bene
fited, no doubt, but as a result of the
facts gleaned in yesterday's proceed
ings the inquiry has arisen, "Were they
and the citizens of the county gener
ally the only persons aided as ,a result
of this work?"
The road work was done in Laurel
canyon, and the outcome of the labor is
that one of the most picturesque high
ways in California has been provided.
Other than that it Is beautiful and that
it has enhanced the value of property in
that vivlnity, it is said the utility of
the roadway is nil. |£?B : &?.
Who Benefited? Is Query
Then, who benefited by the work?
many are asking. - »
Philo J. Beveridge of Hollywood,
member of the "good roads advisory
board, was a witness in the bond in
junction suits yesterday. One of the
reasons, he said, urged by the "solid
three" for a quick sale of the good
roads bonds was that they wanted to
give work to '< ",'e men.
"They told mt they had spent $15,000
of the county's money on one piece of
road in Laurel canyon. This road runs
to Bungalow Land.
"I asked Supervisor Eldrldge while
we were on asi -t car one day where
he lived, and ne said 'Bungalow r
Land.'" , ...
It Is the general opinion in Holly
wood, which is adjacent to the can
yon, " that Bldrldge has a large share
in Bungalow Land. There is no ques
tion, say many, that this property has
been enhanced In value by the new
road, or rather the reconstruction of the
old highway, and whether the super
visor who would naturally be benefited
by the improvement used his influence
to have the work done in this place is
it matter for speculation, and, perhaps,
investigation.
Injunction Case Near End
Taking of testimony in the two in
junction suits, one to restrain the board
of supervisors from proceeding further
with the sale of the good roads bonds
(Continued on Page Three)
Next Sunday
Our Magazine
Will Be Improved
It will excel our first issue of last Sunday
OneVf Stocking's inimitable drawings will adorn
the first page. : '
\A4n interesting page will be entitled "Worldly Re
ntttreiation of a Duchess." Dealing with the life of
the widow of Grand Duke Sergius.
An excellent reproduction of the latest creation
of a local sculptor, who has won fame by his mag
nificent work, will be one of the most interesting
features of this magazii c. _ t carries with it the story
of "The Agony of .the \!ges," written in short, crisp,
incisive style. Every lov >r of art in California should
be eager to see this page. t
The "Bride of the Week" shows not only one of
the most beaUiful women in* Southern California
but one of the finest pieces of photographic portrai- .
ture ever turned out of a local studio.
Two pages of capital pictures pi famous actors, v
beautiful actresses and scenes from latest produc
tions will make the Magazine not only a delight -f_\?^
theatrical people. Children will have a close view of
. Little Nemo and Flip In a scene from Klaw & Er- .
langer's latest success.
Around the world with a camera takes one from .
a street view in Japan to the scene of raising a sunken
British warship in the English channel; the cartoon
of a cannibal king in Africa. A scene at the Tuilleries,
where ballooning is the smart sport. This feature
'x. keeps one in touch with col temporaneotts history of
the world.
\i The nace of Amateur sports and pastimes in
7/f. Southern California skims the cream from the
photographic pan. yy'- •;,; ; "...
' Fast motor boats; yachting. The coming tennis
champion, a pretty young,high school girl. Fine
portrait of the most popular football coach. _ ;
fA page of clean, sparkling humor holds the reader
7 during a half hour of pleasurable light reading. .
Amateur photographers arc winning gold and,
glory galore with some superb specimens of art.
Listen to the gleeful gurgles when feminine read
ers see "Constance and Her Friends."
"For .High Stakes," a short story by L. T. Meade.
A page of . personalties, containing celebrated
American children, celebrated German children and a
•'glimpse of the coronition pageant, showing a picture
of King Peter of Servia.
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
THE NEWS SUMMARY
ii ■
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Cloudy
Friday; light northeast wind changing ,
to southwest. Maximum temperature
yesterday, 69 degrees; minimum, 51
degrees.
LOCAL
Highwaymen hold up three men near Holly
wood and because one did not put up his hands
quickly enough bandit shot him In Jaw; he
may die. . ' v. , t_
Guy Hadley, who Is charged with shooting
his wife, sentenced to ten years at Folsom
After hearing fate he confesses his name Is
Hamlet, and gambling caused his downfall.
Citi.enl/hlp papers are denied to Oeorge B.
Purvis, proprietor of resort in Arcadia, be
cause of allegel Immoral character.
Five men Injured, two seriously, by col
lapse of cupola at Jeffries' Vernon arena.
Workman Imprisoned two hours by being
burled beneath avalanche of earth ln sewer
trench at Spring near Seventh street.
Los Angeles county Democrats are not dis
heartened by. defeat of their ticket.
Superintendent E. C. Moore of city schools
expresses hope school system will bo el'mlnated
from politics and persons having at heart
welfare of children will be placed ln charge.
Judge Conrey asjfs attorney for plaintiff In
divorce suit to bring defendant wife and her
mother into court to explain some Inconsistent
s'atements made by husband.
Pasadena li helping to raise the fund neces
p.pity to pay debts of the Bethlehem Institution
of Los Angeles.
Fire commission ac .epts offered free option
on site at Slauson .avenue and Flgueroa street,
available for engine horse. '< V
Conduit work on Owens river aqueduct costs
less than estimated at outset.
Three Japanese fined at Long Beach for
giving schoolboys liquor which caused them
to get Intoxicated.,
■ Gordon <« \mmee, newsboy, San Pedro, loses
finger and iumb by explosion of dynamite
cartridge.
,'i ftV; COAST
9.n F. anclsco cashier is arrested on
ch/fge cf embezzling funds of bank, which
h. adm ts. ..; .
/' Mom per of one of Southern California's
' /st known Mexican families commits sul
ide at Spin Dlogo by drinking carbolic acid.
' / Cambria dock which cost county $35,000
tarried away by he-vy ocean ffwell
, v Loggers in Washington lumber camps arm
themselves and prepare to resist search for
alleged outlaw.
, Fire chief and three firemen are injured
when wajl of Yacht club falls at Alameda..
Ttuef Jury is completed after two weeks'
work and taking of testimony wli'. begin to
day. •:* 'J!'' ■"; -I
EASTERN
Tables compiled at national headquarters
show Democrats have gained nine congress
men. ' y .
Debs and national committeemen tell
reasons for apparent falling off In socialist
vote.
Brakes of, stage coach In Kansas gives
way, overturning vehicle and all passengers
are injured, one fatally.
Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis
found guilty on two counts and mvst go to
prison.,
FoiiSr miners are buried alive in- IIHn.-n
when! explosion wrecks shaft.
Federal Judge upholds Virginia's new con
-1 stitutlon disfranchising negroes.
Simple remedy found for treatment of
tujcrculosis of the hones proves remarkably
, effective. v
Telephone company furnlshijg service to
, Illinois and lowa cities goes Into hands of
! receiver. . '■ * '.«?:
FOREIGN \«. ~
Tlealh of former President Palma of Cuba
caused by gastritis complicated with pneu
; monia.
1 Fight between ministers and minority
deputies follows adjournment of Ecuadorean
congress.
Negotiations with Turkey are moving
■lowly and Bulgarian officials are growing
Impatient at delay.
Roman paper asks if Taft will appoint
' diplomatic representative to Holy See.
1 Wilbur Wright, American acroplanlst, Is
signally honored by Frenchmen.
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 0, 1908.
MORSE TO GO
TO PRISON IS
THE VERDICT
NO ALTERNATIVE OF FINE IS
PROVIDED
CLEMENCY RECOMMENDED FOR
FELLOW CULPRIT
Both Bankers Locked Up In Tombs
and Motions Will Be Heard
by the Judge This
Morning
VTKW YORK, Nov. s—Charles W.
\ Morse, until a year ago a domln
-*-' ant figure in the world of fin
ance, and Alfred H. Curtis, former
president of the National Bank of
America, were found guilty today In
the criminal branch of the circuit court
on charges of misapplication of funds
and falsifying the books of the bank.
There was also the additional charge
of conspiracy against the prisoners, but
the jury acquitted the men on this
count.
■ Within five minutes from the time
the jury had rendered its verdict Judge
Hough had refused to entertain a mo
tion for ball and had committed the
two bankers to the Tombs prison.
The judge said he would hear any
motions the lawyers for the prisoners
desire to make at 10:30 tomorrow morn
ing. Must Go to Prison
Must Go to Prison
The federal statutes porvide a mini
mum penalty of five years' imprison
ment for falsifying the books of a
bank, and a penalty of two years' im
prisonment or a $500 fine, or both, for
misapplying funds. No alternative but
prisonment for misapplying funds. No
alternative but Imprisonment is pro
vided for conviction on the charge of
falsifying the books of a bank. The
maximum penalty on this charge is ten
years' imprisonment.
The jury recommended clemency for
Curtis, but made no recommendation in
the case of Morse.
■ The. scene in the court room was
dramatic. Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Cur
tis had remained in the court room
nearly ail day awaiting the verdict.
Mrs. Curtis showed signs of giving
away to her emotions a number ox
times, and once, when the jury re
turned to the court room to receive In
structions on the manner in which the
conspiracy charges- should •be consid
ered, Mrs. Morse broke down and
soobed. tSfiBK
A large crowd had hurried Into the
court room to hear the verdict. Mr.
Morse and Mr. Curtis stood before the
jury while Foreman John Elder was
reading the verdict, .and their wives
sat near them, leaning forward In
tense attitude to catch every word.
Acquitted of Conspiracy
"We have agreed upon a verdict in
the case of both defendants,." said the
! foreman in a subdued voice. "On the
ppliarge of conspiracy we find them not
guilty.'"-
A look of relief came to the faces
of the prisoners and their wives, but
it lasted only a moment, for Mr. Elder
continued:
"On the charge of the misapplica
tion of the funds of the bank we find
both defendants guilty.
"On the charge of making false en
tries in the books of the bank we find
both defendants guilty.
"In the case of Alfred H. Curtis, the
jury wishes to- mako a strong recom
mendation to the mercy of the court."
A stifling sob of relief escaped Mrs.
Curtis as she heard the recommenda
tion for mercy for her husband. Mr.
Curtis took the verdict like a stoic,
but Morse was unable to conceal his
disappointment, while his wife showed
no signs of emotion. She kept her eyes
on her husband, forgetting herself.
There was a momentary hush in
the court room. This was broken by
a buzz of excited conversation, and a
few minutes later the lawyers for the
defendants were making the customary
motions for a new trial, for bail and
for permission to take an appeal to
the circuit court of appeals.
Hears Motions Today
' Judge Hough said he would hear the
motions tomorrow morning, when the
prisoners are to be arraigned before
him for sentence. He then dismissed
the jury.
Mr. Morse and Mr. Curtis were ac
companied as far as the Tombs prison
by their wives.
There has been wide interest in the
joint trial. It was brought out In the
testimony that Morse had made large
loans from the bank through so-called
dummies, and that President Curtis
had enabled him to do so.
The money thus obtained was used
to finance the Morse ice pools and
steamship operations.
ECUADOR CONGRESS
ENDS IN FREE EIGHT
Minority Accuses Ministers of Grafting
and They Retaliate with Physical
Violence In Which Many
Are Wounded.
[By Associated Press.]
" QUITO, Ecuador, Nov. s.—The ex
traordinary session of the Ecuadorean
congress has just been concluded with
riotous scenes that ended in a serious
fight.
A number of the ministers, es
pecially the minister of . finance, were
warmly attacked by the minority in
the house, who accused them of being
participants In extensive frauds.
The supporters of the government re
taliated by assaulting the minority
deputies while they were leaving the
congress and many of the latter were
wounded.
HIGH OCEAN SWELL TAKES
MUNICIPAL WHARF AWAY
SAN LUIS OPISPO, Nov. After
rocking the Cambria wharf for two
days, the Pacific ocean's high swell
carried the wharf away today..
• The wharf was constructed recently
by the county at pi cost of $35,000, and
had not yet paid a cent of profit.
It _ doubtful If the supervisors will
ever amstruct another wharf.
Famous New York Financier Who Must Serve
Not Less Than Five Years in Penitentiary
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HEARST PARTY
DOWN AND OUT
DOODLE DEES POLL ONLY ONE
PERCENT
Cannot Be Placed on Ballot Again
Except by Petition Signed by
Three Per Cent of
Voters
Tho doodle-dee, Hearst or Independ
ence party is officially dead—
worse.
"The Independents cast about 1 per
cent of the total vote in California, and
Is wiped out of existence, except so
far as Mr. Hearst's managers may
wish to take time to audit the bills,"
said a leading Democrat after reading
the election figures yesterday.
"Under the state law a party must
cast at least 3 per cent of the total
vote to maintain its right to a place
on the ballot. As the doodle dee or
ganization failed to record even half
of 3 per cent. its resurrection can only
be possible by the same ' routine
through which any entirely new party
must go—a petition bearing the signa
ture of 3 per cent of the qualified
voters. Unless the Independence
league can be of catspaw advantage to
the Republicans in future it Is not
likely to appear above the surface
again, for only some such contingency
can give ti a petition with enough
names to bring it into existence.
"In the two strongholds of the
Hearst henchmen, Los Angeles and
San Francisco, the party's gasp was
on a 1 per cent basis. In Los Angeles
the doodle dees came up 762 strong in
a total of 72,567 votes cast, or 37 votes
more than exactly 1 per cent. In San
Francisco they were about the same
distance away from carrying the city.
The total vote in San Francisco was
61,597, of 'which the Independence
league was content to take 746, leaving
60,851 to be divided among other par
ties.
"They fared still worse in other sec
tions of California', and reports from
other states say that Hisgen ran as
far behind the predictions of his
champion as he could without an In
judicious use of the minus sign."
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GRAND OPERA STAR IS
PROSTRATED BY ILLNESS
PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 6.—Madame
Emma Calve, the grand opera star, Is
prostrated by illness in this city, with
prospects that she will be confined to
her room for ten days or more. She
will not be able to fill her engagement
here tomorrow night.
She came here from Erie, Pa., at 4
p. in. today to be soloist tomorrow at
the opening "of the season of the Pitts
burg orchestra. She has been suffering
from the grip, to which her collapse is
attributed.
CHARLES W. MORSE
UNITED STATES MINTS
ISSUE FREAK $5 GOLD
COINS UNIFORM IN SIZE
♦ WASHINGTON, Nov. s.—The * ■
* mints of Philadelphia, San Fran- *
•fr cisco and Denver began today •_•
♦> coining new $5 gold pieces, struck *
* on a different plan from any here- *
* tofore coined In the world. . *
♦ It follows an idea expressed to *
♦ President Roosevelt by Dr. Wil- +
♦' liam Sturgis Bigelow of Boston *
•_• that to , permit the coins being *
•j* piled to a uniform height, a high *
>:- or strong relief might be obtained *
•_• by depressing the design below •*
* the field, or face, of the coin, In- *
<_> stead of raising it above, as usual *
♦ in till coinage operations. +
4* This would provide a flat field *
♦ and a uniform thickness, the flat *
♦5* surface taking the wear and pro- *
♦ tecting the relief, the shape of the *
* depression following the outline of <_•
♦ the relief. *
<_■■" The same design will be used on *
♦ the $2.50 gold pieces and all will *
♦ bear the "In , God We Trust" *
+ motto. *
«> ♦♦♦♦'♦♦♦♦• •_••_•***** +
TEN WEEKS' WORK
COMPLETES JURY
TESTIMONY IN RUEF CASE
BEGINS TODAY
Fourteen Hundred Examined and the
Transcript of Questions Asked and .
Answered Would Make Two
Volumes of Bible Size
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s.—The tak
ing of testimony in the third trial of
Abraham Ruef, former political bos 3
of this , city, on one of the several
score of Indictments against him charg
ing him with bribery, will be com
menced before Superior Judge Lawlor
tomorrow.
After ten weeks' work, during which
time more than 1400 veniremen were
summoned, a new record in | criminal
cases, the twelfth man to complete
the jury was secured and sworn in
today.
The work of getting a jury was be
gun August 26. The transcript of the
examination of the veniremen covers
5000 pages, containing 1,375,000 words,
and if printed would make two vol
umes the size of the Bible. The cost
of the transcrips alone preliminary to
the actual trial is about $5000.
The specific charge upon which Ruef
will be tried this time is the bribing
of former Supervisor John J. Furey to
vote for a trolley franchise for the
United Railroads, which was granted
to the street railway company soon
after the disaster of April 18, 1906.
Assistant District Attorney Francis
J. Heney, who has charge of the prose
cution of all the bribery graft cases
which have occupied the courts in this
city for almost two years, will make
his opening statement tomorrow morn
ing.
UIVI'I 1,1 ■ tfYlPll^tS* DAILY, get SUNDAY, So
OlxNvj-JL.---- \J\Jt: JJCiO . ON TRAINS. 5 CENTS
SOCIALIST VOTE
SHOWS INCREASE
TOTAL MAY AGGREGATE 800,
--000, IS BELIEF*
Big Strike in Chicago Four Years Ago
Did Much to Swell the Figure
in Favor of Eugene
Debs
CHICAGO. Nov. s.—Declaring that
the Socialist party lias made tremen
dous strides since the election four
years ago, A. M. Simons, national
committeeman, discussed the apparent
loss to Debs in some of the larger
cities.
"The reason for this apparent de
fection." he said, "is the fact that four
years ago many Democrats who could
not vote for Parker voted for Debs,
and this year many of them returned
to the Democratic standard. In addi
tion there was a big strike on in Chi
cago four years ago and that swelled
our vote perceptibly.
"However, we are likely to find we
have polled an Increase greater than
25 per cent over the figures (if 1804.
"Mr. Gompers influenced the labor
vote, "on which the Socialist party de
pends to a great extent. His words
caused many thousands of seml-So
clallsts of radical views to vote for
Mr. Bryan and also frightened many
conservative laboring men into voting
for Mr. Taft. We are particularly
pleased with results on the Pacific
coast, where an Increased vote was
shown in many towns. We have re
ceived word of gains in Texas town*,
in Missouri, and a few towns in New
York. ■ . -* .-.
The total vote for Mr. Debs, it is
estimated may exceed 800,000.
New York Makes Gains
NEW YORK, Nov. s.—Undaunted by
figures from the west showing a heavy
falling off in the Socialist vote ln sup
posed Socialistic strongholds, stats
headquarters of the party in New York
reiterated today that when all returns
are in It will be shown that the total
vote is double or almost double that
of 1904, which was 402,000. The New-
York state vote for .E. V. Debs for
president, estimated on the basis of
returns received at state headquarters,
was placed at between 40,000 and 50,000.
The state vote in 1904 was 35,000.
In 1906, with the Independence league
In the field, It dropped to 21,751. Gen
erally speaking, the upstate Socialist
vote showed a falling off in the cities
and increases in the small towns. Few
complete returns by counties had been
completed, but the Socialists cite the
case of Schenectady, where the vote
was for Debs this year 1200 as com
pared with 617 in 1904. Considerable in
creases were shown In Chautauqua
county, where Dunkirk gave Debs 203
votes as compared with only 19 four
years ago.
In Greater New York, where, accord
ing to the Socialist daly paper of this
(Continued on Pace Two)
*^ CENTS
MARYLAND ONLY
DOUBTFULSTATE;
ELECTORS SPLIT
OFFICIAL COUNT IS NEARLY
COMPLETED
FIGURES SHOW SEVEN FOR
BRYAN; ONE FOR TAFT
Colorado Safely in Democratic Col.
umn and Republicans Show a
Plurality of 300 Votes
In Missouri
(By Associated Press?
NEW YORK, Nov. s.—The member-'
ship of the electoral college which
will choose the next president of
the United, States was still In doubt'
when the official counters in Mary
land abandoned their task for tho
night.
According to the best Information
obtainable, the proportionate numbers
of Republican and Democratic electors §
will be jfctermined by a division ' of
MarylanJft eight votes. Half of the;
city of i, Baltimore and two of the
twenty-three counties outside of that'
city are still to be counted, but there
is a strong •indication that the state
vote will be split. In any event, ,the
margin of victory will be so small that,
the state was claimed tonight by the
leaders of both parties.
Though the splitting of a state's elec
toral vote is unusual, it will be recalled
that in 1904 Maryland chose one. Re- •
publican and seven Democratic elect
ors.
Missouri appears to be. safely _ for.
Taft, to whom the latest returns give a
plurality of 300, with the prospects that
the few. final districts will double or
treble these figures.
Congressional Complexion
Conceding Missouri to. Tafi and
leaving Maryland to be split between
him and Bryan, the figures show • 319:
Republican electors assured and 165
Democratic. W*ft*tOT_K"f*tf''"'"'''Tf
Latest congressional returns indi-'
cate the next congress will be composed
of 216 Republicans and 175 Democrats,
a majority for the Republicans of 41. ;
The returns for the Socialist and -Pro
hibition parties are still far from com
plete but indicate hopes of the Socialists '
have not been realized, and those of
the Prohibitionists In ""rtatn sections '
where gains had been expected have
been disappointing. The figures for the
Independence party vote are also in- 7
sufficient to give an. accurate Idea of
what that party accomplished.
Outside nt the returns political Inter;
est Was-engaggiTfo'day In A_ exchange'
of messages of congratulation and
thanks : between Mr. ' Bryan and Mr.
Taft. a statement by Mr. Bryan, in
which he sets forth his determination!
to continue his good work for.the good
of all in the capacity of pi private citi
sen, and the annou- - nt by Mr.
Sherman that it cost him just 800 to
be.elected vice president.
MISSOURI SWINGS INTO
REPUBLICAN COLUMN WITH 7
OVER 4000 FOR TAFT
ST. LOUIS, Nop,'. 6.—Returns com
piled at 11 o'clock tonight from every •
county in Missouri give Taft a plu
rality over Bryan of 4067. . While com
plete reports are not in . from every
county the returns are full enough ro
make a Republican victory in this
state pup the national ticket a certainty.
The plurality of Herbert S. Hadley,
Republican, for governor, has reached
16,787. Whether he has carried with
him the rest of the Republican state
ticket is not yet determined. ... He his
run far ahead of his associates, how .
ever, in most of the 114 counties of
the state, but the Republican stat>i
committee insists the minor state can
didates will receive pluralities no less
than that given to Taft.
The Democrats seem to be assured
control of the general assembly by
six votes on joint ballot.
Date returns from the rural coun
ties show surprising gains for Gov
ernor Fok in the contest with Senator
W. ,1. Stone for tin- Democratic sena
torial nomination and there is pi possi
bility that he will yet overcome the
lead that Stone received in St. Louis
and Kansas City.
John C. McKlnley is still in the lead
tor the Republican senatorial nomina
tion.
GOVERNOR WARNER HAS
WIDE ENOUGH MARGIN
TO INSURE RE-ELECTION
DETROIT, Mich., Nov.' s.—Governor
Fred M. Warner's plurality lor re
election stands tonight between 7533
and 11,136, with the count in Wayne
county virtually complete, and with
fairly complete returns from the state.
The Free Press gives Warner's plu
rality in Wayne county as 4309 and his
up-state plurality 3146, making a total
of 7553.
The Detroit News gives Warner's
plurality as 11,136, with four precincts
missing in Detroit.
Philip Breltmeyer. Republican,' was
elected mayor of Detroit by a plurality
of 2428 over Mayor W. B. Thompson,
Democrat.
Apparently only two Democrats have
been elected to the state legislature, v,
COLORADO RETURNS SHOW
STATE SAFELY FOR BRYAN"^
WITH PLURALITY OF 5500
DENVER, Nov. Party headquar
ters and newspapers have virtually
quit compiling returns on Tuesday's
election and will depend upon the coun
ty canvasses, which must be I made,
within ten days after election day,'; fot
exact figures on results. Bryan's plu
rality in the state will be in the neigh
borhood of 6500, while Shafroth, Demo-,
crat, for governor, will exceed this by
approximately 2000. -•.,'•■ ■?: ■• ''•■':,
All of the other ' Democratic , candi- j
dates for state offices are running close
with Shafroth except - Musser/» and
White, supreme court justices.' ' Both ■;
are running considerably ahead of the*
ticket. : •■•'.'-'_.". 'I- -: "' A'-y-^iy.
Late returns indicate a larger Demo-
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