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ASHEVILLE. N. C , WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 9, 1910.
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THE DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE
MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS
IN THE HOUSE IS A FINE ONE
i
Four Big Eastern States and Ohio
Fall into Line at the Head of
the Democratic Column.
GREAT SURPRISE
THE BAY STATE
Majority of Foss,
Democrat, Some
30,000 or More.
NEW YORK, Nov; 9. More-
ii ... e
i i ciiiiMeiu itrmtun tiuiu
elections throughout United
States emphasizes rather than
diminishes the democratic
landslide. There is hardly a
section of the entire nation
where the republican vote did
not slump notably and' in many
cases disastrously.
The sixty-second congress
will be democratic by a line
working majority, wane in the
United States senate the repub
licans will have only a scant
lead over the democrats. Four
influential western slate, New
York, New .Jersey and Massa
chusetts and Connecticut with
Ohio 'take places at the head of
the column with democratic
governors and strong demo
cratic representation in their
legislatures.
Two great leaders of the re
publican party, Taft and Koose
velt, alike met defeat in their
own states. Roosevelt's home
town of Oyster Bay went
against him; his congressional
district chose a democratic rep
resentative to replace Con
gressman Cocks, Roosevelt's
warm personal friend; his state
repudiated Stiinson, the repub
lican candidate for governor,
by 50,000 plurality. As an ad
ditional blow, the New York
state legislature is democratic
and will elect a democratic sen
ator to succeed Chauncey M.
epew. President Taft today
finds himself face to face with
one danger he most dreaded
a hostile house of representa
tives to nullify what remains
of his legislative program. A
democratic house, President
Tuft pointed out, will paralyze
the administration and make
party legislation impossible.
As a result in Ohio, Governor
Harmon looms large as presi
dential timber.
THE REPl'DIATION OF LEADERS
IN THEIR HOMES A FEATURE
Ths effectiveness of the democratic
majority In the lower house will be
largely nullified by the hold the re
publican retain In the senate. The
striking feature of the voting through
out the country waa the repudiation
of republican leader In their home
towns. Summed up the results of the
various state elections are as follows:
Democratic Alabama. Connecticut,
Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts. Ne
vada. New Jersey, New York. Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas.
Republican Colorado, Delaware,
Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebras
ka. New Hampshire. North- Dakota.
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Da
kota, Tennessee, Wisconsin.
Doubtful Iowa and Kansas.
One of the most astonishing over
turns was In the rock-ribbed republl
esn state of Massachusetts, whre El.-
gene N. Foss, democrat, has a major
Hv of 19.000. Fuss's campaign waa
mads on the straight-out tariff Issue.
The Massachusetts legislature Is re
publican and will start Senator Lodge.
In New Jersey Woodrow Wilson was
swept Into the governor's chair by
20,000 votes, carrying with him a
democratic majority in joint session
of the legislature, and Insuring d, m
ocratlc successor to the present re
publican senator.
Most of New Jersey's ten congress
men will sit with the democratic ma
jority in the sixty-second congress.
Connecticut elected a democratic
governor for the llrst time since 1893,
In Judge Simeon K. Baldwin. The
chief feature of Baldwin's campaign
was his long-drawn-out controversy
with Itoosevelt and their respective
views of compulsory compensation
for working men injured in industrial
tu ts. Baldwin's plurality over Charles
A. Goodwin is about 5000.
The republicans lost heavily In
Ithode Island, re-electing Governor
Pothler by a scant 900 votes as
against his plurality of 12,000 last
election. Senator Aldrlch's successor
will be a republican.
New Hampshire's new governor Is
Hubert P. Bass, republican, who won
the nomination on a progressive plat
form. Diminished republican plural
ities were general throughout the.
state
Per osylvajiia appears on late re
turns to have elected John K. Tener,
straight republican candidate, by re
duced plurality; Berry, democrat,
lead him hard fight.
Tennessee elected the fusion can
didate, Ban W. Iloi,per, by a generous
margin: Michigan was overwhelming
Jy in favor of Chnrles S. Osborn, re
publican; Wisconsin chose Francis
McOovern, republican, by a reduced
plurality.
WKST VIRGINIA LOGlatiATVRB
ON JOINT BAMXrT, DEMOCRATIC
Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 9. Revised
figures on the legislature show that
It Is democratic on Joint ballot and
will retire Senator Nathan B. Scott
next March. Three democratic can
didates are already In the field for
the toga.
CONTROL OF THE NEXT HOl'SE
BY DEMOCRATS IS DECISIVE
Chicago, Nov. 9. Control of the
next national house of representatives
by the democrats is decisive. The
democrats have made a gross g&ln of
4K members. There was a republican
guln of live members, leaving a net
democratic gain of 43. To get con
trol of the house It was necessary for
the democrats to elect 24 new mem
bers. With a net Increase of 4 8 they
have gained 19 members more than
necessary to control. The greatest
gain was In New York where the
present delegation of 12 democrats
was Increased by 10, making the di
vision as to New York In the next
house 22 democrats and IB republi
cans. ((-presentation from New York In
the present congress Is 25 republicans,
12 democrats. The next largest In
crease ,was In Illinois where the dem
ocrats made six gains.
In Pennsylvania democrats gain 5.
New Jersey 5. Ohio 4. North Carolina
I c rtain), West Virginia 2. Mis
souri 2, Maryland 2. Maine 2, prev
iously elected and one each In Con
necticut, Indiana. Iowa, Kentucky,
Massachusetts. Oklahoma, Rhode Is
land.
Republican gains were one each in
Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, new
York and Pennsylvania.
Montana.
Helena. Nov. I. Both Chairman
Waite of the republicans and Stewart
of the democrats claim the legislature
on Joint ballot.
Virginia.
Richmond. Nov. I. With Dickson
county returns missing, Bascomb
siemp. republican, probably is elected
In the ninth district by more than 100
majority.
Tciiimukoc.
Nashville, Tenn. Nov. Si The latest
advices show that Hooper defeated
Taylor for govern orby -between 11,000
and 1V000 votes. Puslonlsts elected
the lower house b ya safe majority.
The senate la close.
Claims In Lews
Des Moines. Nov. I The Daily
Capital with estimates bused on scat
tered precincts in 17 counties predicts
the re-election of Governor Carroll By
1000 Thi aide of PntlsVl democrat,
claim he will have 10,000 plurality.
ELECTION
SUMMARY
littlest cougrowlonal Nummary:
Democrats elected 221, republican-.
leeted 157. socialists elected 1. Mim
ing 12. Total !. Gain by demo
crats A3. Gain by republicans 62.
Net gain for democrats 40. Num
ber neccsxHi'y to control 100. lYcwont
tlcniocrutir membership 172. Work
ing majority for democrats 25.
The sweep of the political tidal
wave over the country Is. further em
phasized by udtlitionul ri i urns and re
vised figures today. The democratic
majority In the house of representa
tives will lie at least 12 and possibly
more as compared with the present
republican majority of 43. Added to
this reversal of the lower branch of
congress, morning returns showed the
republican majority of 2(1 in the
I'nltetl States senate rapidly ap
proaching the vanishing point, al
though the republicans are now rea
sonably assured of 18 senators, or one
more than necessary to a majority
with a number of states still ill
doubt.
Most in , able changes from those
presented last night arc summed up
us follows:
In Ohio a democratic legislature Is
elected, Insuring a, democratic wucccs-m-.r
to Senator Dick, republican. The
plurality i f Governor Harmon Is In
creased to 8000 ( 60,000?)
The West Virginia legislature Is
democratic and will elect a demo
cratic senator to succeed Senator
Scott, republican
In Indiana the legislature which
chooses a successor to Senator Revee
idge is In douht. Democrats are
claiming a majority of 12. The re
publicans are maintaining that Bcv
eriilge will have a small margin.
Iowa In still uncertain, with both
sides claiming the governorship.
The PennsylvaiUa legislature Is
safely republican and will elect a re
publican successor to Senator Oliver.
Washington has a republican legis
lature, insuring the election of Miles
l'oimlcxler to the senate.
The Utah legislature Is republican.
The Montana legislature In donbt.
ait. aliens point to the election of
the republican candidate for gover
nor of California. Hiram W. Johnson.
Incomplete returns from Oregon
indicate the election of the demo
cratic' candidate for governor, Oswald
West, by a sncll plurality.
The plurality of John A. Dlx. dem
ocrat., elected governor of New York,
approximates 65.000. Dlx carried the
entire democratic state ticket with
him to victory.
The plurality of Woodrow Wilson,
democrat, In New Jersey Is now placed
at :10,000 and of Judge Baldwin, dem
ocrat, In Connecticut at 3500.
IS FOUND DEAD
N HIS BED TODAY
W. B. Duckworth, a Well Known Tran
sylvania Lawyer, Dies Suddenly
Lanslide Catches Transylvania.
Special to The Oasette-News.
Brevard, Nov. 9. The entire county
democratic ticket was elected yester
day by a small majority with Robert
F. P.eynolds leading for solicitor. The
county will give a small majority for
Gudger. Of the six precincts so far
heard from Qudger has a majority
of 20 more votes than Crawford got
two years sgo.
There was much Interest In the, con
tests and the largest vote In the his
tory of the county was polled. The
democratic lnndsl.de also hit Transyl
vania all along the line.
W. H. Duckworth, one of the oldest
and most highly respected citizens of
itrevsrd was found lying in a bea.
dead about 7; 30 o clock this morn
ing. It Is supposed that death was
due to heart failure. The news caus
ed quite a shock in the community.
Mr. Duckworth was for years one. of
the leading lawyers of the county.
Lord Mayor m -nig.
Iondon, Nov. . Sir Vesl Strong,
London's nrst prohibitionist lord may
or, was Inducted Into office today with
a great civic pageant in his honor.
Berlin, Nov. 9 Dr. Emanuel Las-
ksr, holder of the worm s cnampion
ship, bests D. Janowskl, the
French
1 1 1 1 j I 1 n l
. h. ss champ
n the first game
for the
mm m mope
His Majority Can Hardly Fall Far
Below 1000, and His Friends
Are Claiming District by
1000 to 1200.
HAS CARRIED BUNCOMBE
BY MAJORITY OF SOME 700
Grant Carried Henderson by 600, Gra
ham by 30 Swain by 225 and
Cherokee by 225, Ap
proximately. complete returns from the
renth Congressional district in-
1 dlca
ate thai lion. J. M. Gudger,
Jr., the democratic nominee, has been
ejected to congress over Hon. John G.
Grant by a majority that will not fall
far short of 1000. In fact Mr. dodg
er's friends axe.iclalming the district
by between 100e and 1200 majority.
Mr. Gudger's majority In 'Buncombe
is approximately "00. It may go
beyond that figure a few votes and It
may fnll under aew -Obtes. Tn Tlen-
aerson county Mr, Grunt has a ma
jority of about 600 the republicans
la i ni 610. In Graham Grant has a
majority of 30; In Swain he has a
majority of 225; In Cherokee lie has
a majority of 225. That about winds
up Grant's majorities.
Mr. Gudger on the other hand has
carried Runcorn he by 700; Haywood
by 779? Jackson by 60; Polk by 75;
Transylvania by 75; Macon by 50; Mc
Dowell by 25; Rutherford by 435;
Clay. 50.
These figures would Indicate ithat
Gudger ha-s the district by more than
1000 majority, or a larger majority
than the district has been carried by
democrat for many years. In Ashe-
vllle township Mr. Gudger received a
larger majority than was ever before
given a congressional candidate.
Following is an accurate result of
the vote In the thirteen counties In
tho district:
Gudger
Buncombe 700
Cherokee
Clay 60
Graham
Haywood 771)
Henderson
Swain
Grant
125
is
1 1 1)
its
Macon
Jackson
McDowell
Polk . .
IS
2;,
75
30
Transylvania
Rutherford 435
Totul 2194
MM
1090
Gudger's majority 1104
lU'ports from Western Counties
From the w estern counties re porta
of democratic gains continue to come
In. Felix Alley, it seems, has been
elected solicitor of the Sixteenth Judi
cial district, by about 600 majority
over Frank Henbow, the republican
candidate. The democrats have car
ried Jackson, according to a mes
sage received from Chairman J. E.
Wilson, by a majority ranging about
100. He gives Gudger 100 majority
in the county.
A telegram trom A. W. Horn, chair
man of the democratic executive com
mittee of Macmi. gives Gudger 60 ma
jority and it is believed that most of
the county ticket Is elected.
It. G. Grant, democratic chairman
of Graham county, wires that Grant
has carried (Jrnham by 20, while a
telephone message from Andrews
states that Grant's majority In Swain
and Cherokee will not exceed 300 In
each. It now appears that Sheriff
Roan, democrat, of Swain has been
elected; also Mr. Gibson for clerk of
the court, also a democrat.
Haywood has elected an entire
democratic ticket, and sends Dr. J.
H. Mease of Canton to the legisla
ture. Thomas A. Cox, democrat, has
been elected to the state senate from
the thirty-eighth district by a good
majority.
News from Cherokee Is to the effect
that Allen Fain, democratic clerk of
the court has been re-elected and that
'J. H. Dlllard. democrat, has len elec
ted to the legislature from Cherokee.
Swain returns seem to Indicate the
defeat of W. A. Gibson, democrat, for
clerk of the court, by O. P. Williams.
Roan's election as sheriff Is certain.
Grant's majority In Swain Is given at
ITS.
Returns from Haywood county give
Gudger SIS majority with Big creek
and Cattaloorhe to hear from, these
will probably give a slight Grmt ma
MAJORITIES IN COUNTY
RANGE FROM 4011 TO 000
This Is Chairman Swain's Esti
mate, With Gash's Creek, Av
ery's Ceek, No. 1 in Ivy and
Sandy Mush Missing.
BIG DEMOCRATIC RALLY
15 TO BE HELD TONIGHT
Briel Speeches to Be Made by the Suc
cessful Candidates and Others
Details of the Vote as
Tabulated.
N celebration of the tremendous
democratic victory In Buncombe
county and the tenth congression
al district 11 blir democratic rally
will lie held at the county court bouse
tonight at 8 o'clock to which every
body is invited. Chairman Owen Gud
ger ofthe congressional executive-com
mittee, and Chairman J. E. Swain of
the Buncombe county democratic ex
ecutive committee and J. W. Haynes,
president of the Young Men's demo
cratic club join in the call for this
meeting. The newly elected Congress
man, Hon J. M. Gudger, Jr., the next
solicitor, Robert R. Reyi.olds, Julius
C. Murtln, the state senator, Robert R.
Williams and Gallatin Roberts, the
new representatives, will make ad
dresses which will bo limited to. a few
minutes, while each of the county of
ficers will probably make flvo minutes
talks. Hon. Locke Craig, who has
worked throughout the state In the
democratic cause this ysar, will also
be present and make a short address.
"Scared Democrats."
The victory which will be celebrated
has been won against what appeared
to be heavy odds, for the republicans
were In the tight to the finish. But the
democrats also went into the fight to
win. In fuct they were "scared demo
crats" and there is a saving that when
democrats get scared, results may be
looked forward to. When the polls
closed yesterday at sundown there was
a feeling of slight depression among
some of the democrats, since it was
rumored that Limestone township had
gone republican by a big majority and
there was trouble in one of the Lei
cester townships, and that some of the
democratic candidates had been badly
scratched. As soon as the result was
announced from some of the noarby
precincts on the Gudger-Grant vote It
was certain that the democrats had
more than held their own and the re
sults from the precincts as they con
tinued to pour in continued to show
big democratic gains.
Chairman Swain at 12:30 o'clock to
day authorized the statement that ev
ery man was elected by majorities
ranging from 400 up to more than 700,
while Robert It. Reynolds' majority of
over 1400 continues to Increase. At
that hour all precincts except Gash's
creek. Avery's creek. Ivy No. 1 and
Sandy Mush No. 1 had reported. It Is
said that Gash's creek has gone demo
cratic by 45, that the republicans car
ried Sandy Mush by a slight majority,
not more than 15 or 20, and that Av
ery's creek Is vciy J.uae. Taking the
county commissioners ns a general In
dex, Chairman Swain stated at 1
o'clock that they would carry the
county by about 950 to 1000 majority
and that the average democratic ma
Jorlty would probably he somewhere
about 900.
A notable feature of this campaign
has been the activity of young men
and men who have heretofore not tak
en such Important places In politics.
J. E. Swain, the county chairman, and
Owen Gudger, the district chairman
are both young men, having never di
rected a campaign before and while
entering, It might he said In the fresh
man class, have by the results In the
county and district shown themselves
masters of the situation and have cer
tainly acquitted themselves with great
credit. More flattering is the compli
ment the results show to their ability
when they were pitted against such
skilled politicians as Chairman Roland
of Ihe republican executive committee
A highly Important factor In the re
sult In Buncombe was the Young
Men's Democratic club of which J. W
llames Is president. Mr Haynes has
put his best Into the light, has done
wonders In the way of organisation
and he has been aided by numerous
loyal enthusiastic democrats, both
voting and middle aged, who have sac
rificed their time in the Interest of the
party.
The hoard of canvassers will meet at
'11 o'clock tomorrow morning at the
j court house to canvass the
returns.
The complete returns have been re-
ce I ved for sll except Sandy Mush No
1 and 2. Gash's creek, Avery's creek
and Ivy No. 1. These will hardly corns
In before tomorrow, but will alter the
majorities but little. Robert R. Ray
nolds has carried Huncomb. by be
tween 1300 and 1400 and this Judicial
district by about 800 majority
All candidates are i., mired to tile
with the board of elections and the
clerk of the court detail d account of
campaign expenses within five day at-
ter the election. Three have reported
ii iron T. A. Wiikcticbl and Gallatin
Roberts each spent $75 and T. P. Gas
ton for the board of education says he
spent nothing.
" The Result In Detail.
FIRST PRECINCT.
Congress.
Qudger 111
('.rant 84
Solicitor.
Reynolds 178
Mashburn 52
Senate.
Martin 138
Wakclield 88
Representative.
Roberts 155
(Continued ui. tiee SI
UP TO NOVEMBER 1
Census Gives Number ot Bales Ginned
as 7,339,983 Against 7,017,
849 Same Date in 1910.
Washington, Nov. 9. The census
report this morning shows 7,339,983
cotton bales, counting round bales as
half hales, ginned from the growth
of 1910 to November 1, compared
with 7,017,849 for 1909. Round les
included this year are 81,187, com
pared with 109.621 for 1909. Sea Is
land that year, 40,016 bales, compared
with r,K.237 for 1909. Ginning by
states follows:
Florida, 3827; Georgia, 1,241,138;
North Carolina, 386,114; South Caro
lina, 729.023.
Distribution of Sea Island cotton
for 1910 by states is:
Florida, IB, 191: Georgia, 22,607
South Carolina, 2818.
I HILL JOHNSON WIS
IN F OUR n
T
He Is Elected Solicitor by 400 to 500
Majority-Mixed Result in
McDowell.
Marlon. Nov. 9. Returns indicate
the election of A. Hall Johnston as
solicitor of the fourteenth district
over McRorle, republican, by 400 to
00 majority. Johnston carried Mc
Dowell by 198, Rutherford by 476,
Burke by 200, Yancey by 200 and
oik 120 tn 100. McRorle has car
ed Henderson by about 600.
McDowell gives Gudger 26 major
ity. The democrats elected their can
didate for legislature, county com
missioners, clerk of the court and
register of deeds, but lost sheriff by
1.1 majority. The republican from
this senatorial district will probably
bo elected.
THK WEATHER.
For Ashevillo and vicinity: Fair
and warmer tonight; Thursday rain.
For North Carolina: Fair and warm
er tonight; Thursday Increasing cloud
iness with rain In west portion.
riJLJt UJCO
IN THE RESULT
GINK
REPORTS
S Hon. Richmond Pearson, when asked how he explained the St
St clean sweep In the stale, said: SI
It "Four rsuses were operating concurrently to produce the result. St
St "First: Keen disappointment at Mr. Taft's constant preference St
It of Democrats over Southern Republicans. St
H "Second. The Illogical, inconsequent and grotesque action of the
t Greensboro convention In trying to endorse Mr. Taft without quail
s' ficatlon and In the same breath nominating to our highest tribunal
St the Identical men whom Mr. Taft had severally and successively In
st spected. Insulted and turned down for an Inferior office.
St "Third, The ambiguous. Impudent and obviously deceptive plank
St on local self government.
St "Fourth, lint greater than this, than these, than all saddling
St upon the republican party responsibility for alleged acts of Mr. Marlon
St Butler committed or performed at a time when Mr. Butler was Mght-
St ing the most cherished principles of the republican party and assail-
St ing Its most beloved and most honored leaders. This form of vlcar-
St lous punishment stands out unique In the history of political luetics
St and men like Mr. Simmons and Mr. Aycock must have laughed In
St their sleeves while the remorseless work proceeded.
It "I believe that the fierce and passionate denunciation of Mr. But
s ter hurt the republican cause leas than Mr. Butler's admission that
S while holding the state's highest commission he prosecuted and Utter
St collected a claim against the sovereign power which had thus hon
sf orsd him. There Is no statute law sgalnst such an act because un
it til now It has been considered unnatural If not impossible United
St Statsa Senators arc like Ambassadors, and not even a Talleyrand or
St a Machlavelli, though each was a genius of ardent and daring na
si ture. ever prosecuted a claim against the governmsnt whose high
Si ost credentials he bore.
St "It may be said without harshness or Intemperance that this
st alone dtsqusllfles Mr Butler now
St that distinction and democrats
St sound title thwreto
at
ELLER PLACES MAJORITY
IN STATE ABOUT 00,000
Today's Figures Still Indicate
Solid Democratic Delegation
in Congress Has Been
Elected in This State.
DOUGHTON'S MAJORITY 1000
BY THE LATEST ESTIMATES
This, It Is Said, May Be Increased to
200 Stedman Wins by 3000
and Yates Webb by 6000
Probably.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
I loll, -moii Building,
Raleigh, Nov. 9.
I ATER reports of election returns
In various counties to democratic
S- headquarters confirm the conclu
sion reached last night that all the ten
congressional districts are safely dem
ocratic. State Chairman Eller says he
sees no reason for changing his view
that the democratic state majority
hovers around 60,000. Significant re
turns this morning bearing on the
eighth district are that in Ashe,
Doughton's majority is 307; Alleghany,
233; Caldwell, 160, Lincoln, 260.
Doubt In Forsyth.
Rutherford county reports gain of
over 200 for Gudger; Forsyth In the
fifth district, reports the democratic
treasurer, part of the legislative ticket
and county commissioners elected and
the balance of the ticket In doubt.
1000 to 1300 for Doagitton.
Special to The Gasette-News. i
Charlotte, Nov. 9. The latest In the
eighth gives Houghton 1000 majority
over Cowles. with a possible increase
to 1200. stedman wins easily by 30t)0
and Webb's majority will probably
reach 6000.
ONE OF WORST RIOTS
IN THE EXPRESS STRIKE
Drivers of Four Machines Are Pulled
Off and Beaten by Mob General
Arrests Made.
Ji'fn York, Nov. 9. One of the
worst riots in the express strike oc
curred this afternoon In Eighth ave
nue. The drivers of four machines
sent out were attacked by a mob,
pulled off their machines and beaten.
Police reserves finally beat off thi
mob Several arrests were made.
A Cotton Fire.
New York, Nov. 9. Fire broke out
this morning on a pier filled with cot
ton hales at the foot of Atlantic ave
nue. Rrooklyn. The blase was extin
guished with difficulty.
B. F. Crouse Dead.
Baltimore, Nov. t. Benjamin F
Crouse, state Insurance commissioner,
died today, aged 66.
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