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INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS. Subscription Priccr$l.oo Pcrrcarinovanco.
Columbia, n.c, iin::tM)A,
ELECTED
GO
vm
Cori'Isd New York State Against W. R.
Hearst by Large Plurality.
Protrtdcmpa and Woonsocket. a Re-I
publican In Central Falls and Repub
lican gains are reported In Pawtuck
et, though the city is Democratic. It
looks as if D. L. D. Granger, Demo
crat, xvill retain his seat in Congress,
as will Adin B. Capron, Republican.
BES3LTS OF BALLOTIM Ej
0THS?i
STATES
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Concord, N. H.r The Republicans
elected Charges M. Floyd Governor
over Nathan C. Jameson (Dem.).
Congressmen Cyrus A. Sulloway and
Frank D. Currier, Rspubl'cans. were
again successful. The Legislature
will be Republican on joint ballot by
over 100 majority, thus insuring the
election of a Republican Senator.
U?:onty Swept by Party Now in Office 86 Ma:oity int e
A Jise WacLwOvth, DeTender o the Beef Trust, One of
ue Few to Fall Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Re--
ican Rhode Is'and, Democratic In Ad
dition to New York State, There Were
Elections Occurring in Forty-one
States and Three Territories.
DELAWARE.
Wilmington. Del. The
cans have carried
Republl-
Delaware and
V- OETLAHOMA. 1
Guthrie. Okla. - The constitution
of the new State of Oklahoma will be
written by Democrats. Vernon
whiting, secretary of the Oklahoma
Republican uentrai uomnuxx.ee, r uu
cedes the Democrats the three dele
gates, while Chairman Jess Dunn, or
the Democratic Committee, says there
will be at least seventy-eight Demo
cratic delegates on the. floor of the
convention. A Republican managers
admit that Ok'ahoma proved a great
disapnointinent. The "unknown"
quantity of the Indian Territory jwas
a concession to the Democrats, but
nine OMahojra districts, counted on
bv the Republican leaders, were car-
ried by the opposition. The Osae
JKation elected two Democrats. , TAe
Indians as a general rule voted the
Democratic ticket.
NOVHMBEK 15.19116.
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public
Sck- Tork City. Charles Evans
Hughes, Republican, was elected Gov- ;
'rwov of the State of New York by .
tfurality of 3, 3 S3 votes over Will
hn; Randolph Hearst, Democratic
mid independence League candidate.
U' Hearst ran behind his ticket
iaXew York, Kings, Brie and Dutch
es Counties and in scattering dis
tricts throughout the State. In Kings
Chanter ran 20,000 ahead of Hearst,
in Nov. York County it was estimated
ihaVilcarst was from 10,000 to 12,
behind tho rest of tha
. V V V
ticket : .
, When notified of his success Mr.
Ilulfhco caid: "My feelings' aro not
those of elation, but those of respon
sibility" "
y. "ii. Kearst gave this statement
regarding tho election: ,
t -In view of the result I have only
to repeat
speeches.
against
what I have said in my
I am enliscted in this fight
overnment by trusts and
by reduced majorities. Tho Legislate
ure remains Republican on joint bal
lot. Hudson and Essex counties
went Democratic. Newark elected a
Democratic Mayor. Eleven Democra
tic Assemblymen were elected in Es
sex County. As this is United States
Senator John P. Drjden's home coun
ty, the result may prevent hi3 re
election, although a Republican is
sure to bo chosen as his successor.
In the Congressional election the Re-
niiWio-inf. mrrlpf! sit districts and the
Democrats four. This is a gain of
three for the Democrats over the last
Congressional delegation, which was
Democrat. In the Eighth District Le
Gage Pratt. (Dem.) defeated Henry
J. Gottiob (Rep.), and in the Ninth
District Eugene W. Leake (Dem.)
won over Charles E. Pickett (Rep.).
In tho Tenth District James A. Ham
Ill (Dem.) defeated Howard B. Cruse
( Rep. ) . This district was r epresent
nd in the last Congress by a Demo-
elected Burton for Congress, over
Marvel. Democrat. . They will - also
control the Legislature that will elect
a successor to U. S. Senator Alea, Re
publican. OHIO.
Cleveland. - The indications are
that the Republican State ticket has
besn elected by a plurality of at least
30,000. In the Congress fight it is
estimated that twenty Republicans
have been elected and one Democrat.
In Cuyahoga County the indications..
are that the Republican state, ticicec
has been carried by a safe plurality
and that Paul Howland has been
elected Congressman from the Twen
tieth District. Congressman Bur
ton's re-election is certain, as he had
no opponent. Attorney-General Wade
Ellis, at Columbus, issued a state
ment in which he said tho returns in
dicated that the Republicans had car
ried the State by 40,000. Returns
received at 9 o'clock from twenty-
three precincts in the First Congres
sional District now represented uy.
Nicholas Lougworth shows Long
worth (Rep.) 3396, Bentham (Dem.7
2489, thus indicating Longwunu a
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, S. C. The election
held in South Carolina was without
incident and a very small vote was
polled. For Governor, M. P. Ansel.'
Democrat, and the entire State ticket
was elected, the only opposition' being-
j. Chandler, who received half
a nunarea socialist votes. ocn;u.
Democratic Republicans were elected, i
five without opposition, the KenuDii
CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco. Reports, from all
leading counties of California show
that - Gillett (Rep.1 Is elected Gov
ernor by. at least 25,000 plurality.
These figures may be increased when
full returns come In from Southern
California, where the Republican vote
was extremely heavy. In San Fran
cisco the vote was close, Laugdon (In
dependent League) polling nearly as
large a vote as Bell or Gillett.
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee. Wis. Indlcatldnsbased
on bulletins from various , parts of
t.h a State are that Governor David
son, Republican, has won over Ayl
ward, Democratic, by 60,000 plural
ity, and that the re3t of the Repunn
can ticket has pulled through with
similar margins. On account of the
busy season on the farms the vote all
NO. 2.1.
tiRIT r N D BLACKBURN BEATEN
nvw thp State was light. The Jtte-
publicans have elected probably nine,
and possibly ten, of the eleven , Con
gressmen. If the latter, ther will
have gained one Representative over
the present delegation. The hardest
fight locally was in Representative J.
W. Babcock's district, the Third.
KENTUCKY.
Trmiaville. By a plurality estl-
can nominee in the Fourth and Sev- mated at from 7000 to 10,000 Sena-
nntv 'districts 'setting only a lianaiui nr Mcfirearv was indorsed ior re-
of votes. election in the Democratic State pri-
LOUISIANA.
s New Orleans. The solid Demo
cratic Congressional delegation, se
lected at the primaries, is .returned
with one exception George K. Fav
rot succeeding Sam P. Robertson in
the Sixth District. Twelve constitu
tional "amendments were voted on
the most important being the author
ization of an $8,000,000 bond issue
by New Orleans to complete ths sew-
erage, water ana araiuasu sj-iu-.
This was carried by a large majority.
I mftrv over Governor J. C. w. Beck-
Tiam . -Tn the race fof Governor.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond. Va. The election
Beckham's ally, S. W. Hager, and N.
B. Hays; both claimed victory.
Neither made a large estimate of plu
rality, the. result being uncertain. t
Of four close Congressional fights
the Democrats have carried one, re
electing Swagar Sherley in the Louis
ville district. Dr. A. D. James, ex
United States Marshal, Republican
nominee in the Third District, has
Thin is a Republican gain. In
th Ninth District J. B. Bennett, Re
publican, present Congressman, seems
winner.
SUte Will end a Solid Democratic
Delegation to the Sixtieth Congress ,
- Sweeping Democratic Victories in
the Other Eight Congressional Dis-"
Charlotte, SpeciaL Late Tuesdaj
night Mr. W. T. Crawford stated thai
a conservative estimate tqf iis ma jori
ty is 800. He has surely carried Bun
combe by 600; Haywood; by 800; .
Transylvania by. 40; Rutherford 50i
to 600- Bntt has. earned (uneroKee, j
Henderson and McDowell by small'
majorities.
Britt is not yet ready to admit his'
defeat, though conservative Demo
crats feel sure that Crawford carried
the tenth district by 500 to 800 ma
jority. - In i the eigtb district Chairman
Vanderford places Mr. R. N. Hack
ett's majority at about 1,000 over E.
Spencer Blackburn, the Dresent in
cumbent. Mr. Hackett's estimated
and certain majorities are : Stanly
200; Cabarrus 250; Kowan 1,1UU;
Iredell 935; Allegheny lou. Alex
ander is in donbt, though a small
majcrrity is thought to be Hackett 's.
In
duced from what he had two years
ago.
Hughes ( Dem. ) defeated George - h.
Burke (Rep.) Jacob Hauseling,
Democratic candidate for Mayor of
Newark. wa3 elected over waiter ,
corrupt corporations and will fight it ! crat. in the Sixth District William
to tl;o end. . ' .
"But I will serve in the lead or In
tie ranks, just exactly as the people
desire, and as earnestly and loyally
in ono placa as in the other.
"The psoplo have decided to retain.
the Republican party in power.
wtn ir.riVp tho ffctht in tho ranks.
'therefore, and as a private citizen I
o my best to promote the interests
of my fellow citizens."
Wiltfani'R. Hearst carried all five
boroughs of Greater New York, and
vest to the Cron:; with a plurality of
72 ''27, divided as follows: Manhat
tiT the Bronx. 58,133; Kings,
i . : I ri .11.11 lliftJUU W v v "
re-election by a ma3ority mucn re- . - d ofr auiGtly. with lit-
!tle interest exhioitea in xne ovate,
which is safely Democratic, The Re
publicans will probably win out in
-. ., . tmm.1a tVi1i let
tne wmtn uonsress uiaun-i, Vx..
nominally Republican, by a aimm
Ished plurality.
ILLINOIS.
"Chicago. Illinois is Republican
by about 125,000. Cook County in
which is Chicago, gave a Republican
majority of about-40,000. Speaker
Cannon was re-elected to Congress
in the Danville, 111., district by a plu-
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tt -o Kiun nnA crcsrcm w miitv of 6000. 1 ho Legislature
Tompkins, Independent Citisen. Tho Republican, insuring the retrn ot
nt ?n in th Senator Cullom. Tho Hearst leader
T?rtwj rS JMprmPii nn.'i srhool board, concede the defeat
!
of their local
leaeue. but express great satistaction
WEST VIRGINIA. .
, Wheeling, W. Va. Partial returns
from scattered counties in West Vir
ginia show the probable success of all
five of the Republican Congressional
omlnees by the following pluralities .
Hubbard (Rep.), First District, 3000
or more; Sturgis (Rep.), Second Dis-
PENNSYLVAXIA.
PhiladelDhia. By a landslide
in
f.iis- OnpscE. 672S: Richmond, 851.
"' Hughes camo to the Bronx with
126f:46. , t.
Tho feature of the voting was tho
lig poll for Mr. Hearst in the largo
cities and in the manufacturing
town?.. .
Such cities us Buffalo, Rocnester,
Elmha, Oswegcf Rome and Pough-
fcee-.uicvgaYC materially reaucea ns
publican majorities. In the western
vart of the State this Republican de
fection extended into the rural dis
tricts also, such counties a3 Catta
raugus, Chautauqua, tho rural-districts
ot Erie and other counties
nearly cutting tbe normal Republican
majority in half. . ,
lluehcs carried all the up-State
counties with the exception of Che
muBs, which gave Hearst 300 plu
rality; Hamilton, which gave him
11 6-, Niagara, which gave him 300
plurality, and Schoharie, where the
Democratic- candidate got a plurality
in. the State of New York above
Westchester the vote 4 wa3 almost
100,000 lees than two years ago for
Governor. Hughes received 70,000
less than Higgin3 in 1904, and Hearst
received about. 30,000 les3 than Her
rick. Complete returns will .prob
ably show that. more than 110,000
voters above the Bronx am not
any part in the campaign, which is
an unusual thing, when the intensity
of the political light Js considered.
Tho Legislature is Republican, in
the Senate there will be thirty-two
RoDublicanE. eleven Democrats, seven
Independence; League, and one dis
trict ia in doubt. The Assembly will
have at least 100 Republican mem
bers and the Democrats and Inde
pendence League combined about
every part of Pennsylvania Edwin S.
Stuart, Republican candidate for
Governor, was elected by a majority
of near 80,000 over Lewis S. Emery,
Jr., fusion candidate. In Philadel
phia the City party went down to de
feat. Samuel P. Rotan, the organi
zation candidate for District Attor
ney winning by a majority of 40,
000. In the thirty-two Congressional
districts the Republicans have won
twenty-six and the Democrats six.
The Prohibitionists polled a little
more than 50,000 votes. Homer L.
Casele, the Prohibitionist nominee
for Governor, announcad that he
would give up politics for good.
There was no 'disorder in Philadel
phia: The police obeyed the Shern
law, and did not go within fifty feet
of the polling booths. '
ICUKUCi UUl CAJI too t - n
over having accomplished the down- trict, by 1500 or under; Gains (Rsp.)
fall of the Democratic ticket, partic- by 3500 to 4000; Woodyard CRsp.)
ior.iv r.ihhnn for Sheriff.- by 2000 or under; Hughes (Rep.), in
' KANSAS.-
Kansas City. Returns from Kan
sas show heavy lossas for Hoch
(Rep.), candidate for Governor, who
ran behind his ticket. Hoch's vote in
Topeka is 2600 less than in 1904.
Indications are that he will win by
less than 20,000 plurality.
, TENNESSEE.
Nashville. Tenn. Reports , show
tw Patterson (Dem.), for Governor,
is receiving the- usual off year major
nio in Middle Tennessee, which indi
cates his election by 15,000 to 20,
nnn Avont. for Railroad Commis
sioner, is running along with him,
ularly Gibbons for Sheriff
MISSOURI.
St. Louis, Mo. Indications seem
to point to the return of Missouri to
the Democratic fold. Democratic
leaders claim the election of the cn-j-o.
ctnto ttrVPt. hv 25.000. with a
large majority in the next Legisla
ture, both in tho Senate and in the
House. Tho Democrats regain all of
the seven Congressmen they lost In
the slump of two years ago, and prob
ably one more, though it will require
later returns to confirm this. It
looks now as if the Democrats will
have probably thirteen of the sixteen
Congressmen in the next House of
Representatives, a gain of eight. The
State Legislature will be in accord
. Lin. " nM n UVvllr
Y11U UUVCluvi X- Mia..
by 2000 or under; Hugces tKep.;,m
tho Fifth, by 3000 or more. The I
Legislature, will be Republican, with
the present joint ballot majority of
57, Insuring the re-eiccuon ot dbh
to Elkins.
MICHIGAN.
. " a
, Detroit, Mich. Based on scatter
ing returns received, at 8 o'clock the
Republican State central tomumiBe
estimates Governor Warner's major
ity at about 100,000. Ho has car
ried by a majority of C47 the cities
of T.ansine. Hillsdale and Adrian,
which he lost in 1904 by 172 votes.
The vote Is only about two-thirds
that of 1901.
MINNESOTA.
NORTH DAKOTA,
Wflrp-n. N. D Preliminary return!
show that Pisk has been elected Judge
of thp. State Sum-erne Court over
Knauf, the Republican nominee. For
I novornnr Searles (Rep.) and the
I e f tho ttennblican ticket is
i0r.tf.ri Later returns may show
that Sfiarles had a close call. Burke
mpm.K for Governor, carried Fargo
by a big majority.
IOWA.
tios Moines. Iowa. As nearly as
'mk h told from early returns from
Iowa Governor Cummins will be
wtpri the third successive time by
a safe but comparatively smaii
Blackburn has. carried Wilkes by
900; Wautauga by 40;; Ashe by 250,
(reduced from 400 two years ago),
Caldwell by 66 and Surry by 400.
There' is hardly a reasonable doubt
but that the Democrats will return
ten Democratic Congressmen to the
Sixtieth Congress.
Returns are incomplete, but the re
ports are generally to the effect that
the vote was light all over the State.
Democrats Save ha . Tenth."
Asheville, Suecial. The Democrat
are again victorious 'in duucoiuub
county. While the official returns are
not all in, it is certain that the entire
Democratic ticket has beer elected in
Buncombe by an average majority of
600 to 700. The official count may
relt in a much larger majority. ,
Indications are that Crawford has'
carried Buncombe by 500 to 600 ma
jority. He carried the six Ashevilla
precincts by 331. These sisx precincia .
two years ago gave Gudger, tor Con
gress 500 majority. Chairman u: t!i."
Sevier, of the Democratic county ex-
ecutive committee, says tnai
the average majority in Buncombe
will be 800 to 1,000.
At 10 o'clock Tuesday 'night little
information had been received from
other counties in the district. Chair
man Lee telephoned from Waynes-
vile that Haywood had given Lraw
fdTd 800 majority. He also said that
reports from some precincts in Jack
son county indicate : that Crawford
will have 125 to 150 majority.
Republicans are claiming that Britt
is elected. Chairman Lee says that
Crawford is elected by 1,000 majori-
ty.
a( nno ninralitv. but the opponents of
St. Paul, Minn. Returns received cummins say he will be lucky to get
CONNECTICUT.
New Haven. All five Republican
Representatives will be returned from
Connecticut, end uoiim . wooaruu,
Republican, of New Haven, is elected
Governor by a majority not much
les3 than in the Roosevelt tidal wave
of 1904: The Republican State tick
et majority will probably range irom
15,000 to 20,000. Both Senate and
Houso of Representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly will be overwhelming
ly Republican. Archibald McNeil has,
however, defeated Allan W. Paige
for Senate in Bridgeport. Represen-tative-at-Large
George A. Lilley, ran
nhpftd of the State ticket. In Anso-
nla, the Democratic labor canaiaaie,
Stephen 'Charters, is elected Mayor,
and in Derby the Democratic nomi
nee, A. F. Howe, is elected 'Mayor.
At 11 o'clock 145 towns out of 168
elve R. S. Woodruff, Republican, for
Governor, 40,059; Charles F. Thayer,
Democrat, 27,799. The Connecticut
Congressional delegation, all Repub
licans', is, at large, George L. Lilley;
First District, E. Stevena Henry; Sec
ond District, Nehemiah D. Sperry;
th Tifiitrtot. E. J. Hill, and Fourtn
In New York City the Judiciary j DiatrIct Edwin M. Higgins.
Nominators' ticket received scanty . '
MASSACHUSETTS
support. Tho Tammany juageaic
all elected. Tho Assembly and Sen
ate division in New York City will be
about the same as it is now. ; Grady
defeated Rock easily. "
In ths State the Republicans have
orricd their usual number, of Assem
blv'mcn and Senators, and -the -Legislature
will be largely Republican.
The latest figures make this the prob
able division: . Assembly, Republi
cans, ninety-five;. Democrats, flfty
five: Senate, Republicans, thirty-two,
Tbo hardest Congressional fight n : will be RepnWican
Congress Still Republican.
: Washington, D. C The Sixtieth
Congress will be Republican. The
majoritv in the Honse will be about
86, a falling off of 28. In the FifLy
niTith it was 114. The House will
stand as follows:
Republicans ...... i . ........ 23G
Democrats . l o u
Republican majority. . . . ... . 86
I The Republicans expected more of
a cut in their majority. The Demo
crats gained one in Maryland, two in
Illinois and one in New Jersey.
John Da'zell is re-elected in th9
. Pittsburg district after a hard fight.
He has normally a large majority,
but his opponent was popular with
organized labor and made a strong
I TUTtBpresentative Wadswortfc. Chair
l a i. a o-riniiitiirfli (Hommittee.
who opposed the Meat Inspection bill
advocated, by President Roosevelt,
was defeated Tiy -Peter A. Porter In
the Thirty-fourth New Yonc District.
He was nominated by the Democrats
and Independents.
"Marse Sydney" muqq, onu ui.u a
I vMci of the House, won out in
Turovinnrt desDite a vigorous
by the Democratic state rsaaouar
tsrs indicated a landslide for Jonn
3on, Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. The first two precincts out
?u the Stato heard from show decided
D3mocratic gains. Dodge Centre,
Minn., gives Johnson liu ana uic
Rep.) 102. This same preciDCt two
"ears ago gave Johnson 58 and Dunn
(Reo.) 147. Twenty-eight scattered
nrecincts In the State, including some
In Minneanolls and St. Paul, give
Johnson (Dem.) for Governor,
Cole (Rep.) 1209;'gaiii for Joson
over two years' ago of 684. J. w.
Lawson. manager of the nress bureau
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee, at 8 o'clock, wired the' Cole
people in the State tnat me eiuciwu
was a landslide for Johnson.
A message at 10:30 Tuesday night
loritv Some estimates are made of says Rutherfordton gave Crawford
500 majority, and tnat Mcjuoweii naa
gone for Britt by 150.
It is apparent that- the tenth dis
trict is close and conservative Demo-
crats here do not think brawiora
has defeated Britt by more than 500.
more than a working majority, Insur- The result of the solicitorship contest
half that. Cummins sustained bsve.o
losses in the southern part oi iu
ctto Thft entire State ticket will
Ttti -with Htfrnmins and the
Legislature will be Republican by
v COLORADO.
Denver, Col. Buehte?, the Repnb
Acan candidate, carried the State by j
rom 15,000 to 30,000. His majority
? nnnwr Gountv was 10,000, and
though Democratic gains in other
,Qrt of the State were expected to
offset thi3 somewhat, the Adams eup-
porters ware disappomtca. ,
ing the return to the United States
Senate of J. i'. uoiuver.
IDAHO.
Tfao ia ah o: Scattering return
indiMtn that a landslide has over
taken the head of the Republican
ticket in the north and central por-
on of the State. Ada County has
gone against Governor Gooding by a
rtrpri votes. It seems quite
nortnin that Goodine will be defeated
VVl w-w
unless he makes up his losses in the
I wnrmnn counties. The remainder ot
! the Republican ticket is elected.
in the fifteenth -judicial district, com
posed of Buncombe, Madison and
Transylvania counties, is in . doubt,
.
Guv Roberts, the Democratic candi-
date, telesraphcd from Marshall that
Madison went asramst him only JUU.
If this is correct, Mark Brown, the
Republican candidate, is defeated.
A telephone message at 11 o'ciock
Tnesdav nisht from. Waynesviile
savs Crawford ys 'majority in Haywood
is 876, with two small precincts to
hear from. Four townships in Jack
son count v eive Crawford a majority
of 190. Crawford reduced the Repub-
Lincoln, Neb. Indications are that lican maiority in Bryson City, Swaii
.rn T . ahn'rfon KenilDUCan DOIB . rn . .
J tr
NEBRASKA.
i
fight
against him:.by; Samuol Gompets and
and aithough'he made heavy gains In jority in the vme unu
outside mill towns, he was unable to nois. . q Jersey,
overcome the normal Republan plu- John Ut, Gomp.
ralltv. Gerry urown, tn iuucy-.- "'--;t;v onnr mioritv.
WYOMING.
Cheyenne, Wyo. The entire Re
publican ticket, headed by Governor
3rooks, was elected by majorities of
not less tban auuu. .wi,..
cans also elect the member ofCon
eress and the Legislature, waich will
olect a United States bsnator.
- A
tnoo for Oovernor. has Deen eieciea
bv a plurality slightly In excess of the
9000 returned for Governor Mickey
, vpfr aeo. The rest of the Re-
I miihiiMn tate ticket i3' probably
elected. The returns Indicate Repub
lican gains in the country district
and Democratic gains in tue ujwu.
tho State was in the Tinriy-iouiuii
District, vhere James, W. Wadswortn
was defeated by Peter A. Porter, who
ran on a Democratic and Independ
ent ticket. Wadsworth was chair
man of the House Committee on Ag
ricnlture and opposed President
... . t l . r.nc Aiaoran 1 1 v nuuu Uiajwi'1
ence League candidate -LXixl Longworth, the
ant-Governor, who was also npmln- fj.in-iaw, was another
ated by the Democrats, has run rdX Gompers. , The pro
of the ticket. me nexu rrVintl workingmen forced
py e ' , ""r-r.TrC-i, against
majority in both houses, and tnis win mm to re w re-elected The
Sure the election of United States 1$. Ja& her .
Senator W. Murray Crane, of Dalton. Presidt s a figure
in nia r.aniTjaiK". . - s
NEVADA
Pom tcav. Vote counting, which
Tron4rtin2 slowly. Indicates a Dem
snvpr nartv victory. Sparks,
I fimrornnr is runniue ahead of
Mitchell in all quarters. Returns
Raruett for Congr?s3
n u WMta W
Sioux Falls, S. D. Reports rrom and Sweeney for Justice of the ba
the State are meagre, owing to .the preinQ Court in the lead.
rn.;n nnnntv tickets. I II CO ni- r .
'lete returns indicate the election of j
9 Republican Congressmen and th9 1
lepuhlican State tiCKet uy
SOUTH DAICOTA.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleleb. N. C. Returns maicatc a
than 35,000.
RHODE ISLAND.
Providence, R. Lrne eiecuoa the atiti-pass issHe
Robert Baser, w ,
: TEXAS. ,
Austin. Texas. Notwithstanding
TnTTiea H. -Hisslns, Democrat, uu- , the Socialist aiu uut du
RoosoveltV, Meat Inspection bin last ernor oy a P111 tZZ n ceed in breaingu " -
winter. He had a sharp controversy
uith tho President. -
RTiresenlativd G corge Southwick,
of Albanv, aTid.Represntative James
S. bheuniatt, of Utica, had very hard
light n. 'v . ,
NEW JERSEY.
Trenton, J.-New Jersey -elected
u. RcpubUcan Atxambly and. three
, .dni. irnhft riRmosrats hope to r . 7, vorTr ntv.
tWrty-flyo WJln. , tot of Joseph W; BM.
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of last year and the cities are ac-ir-nnTtTioAfrpt
to be Democratic. Re
turns indicate that the Republicans
will control the Assembly, outside
towns which were considered doubt
ful having been carried, by tem.
.. - -r-v kiumi r'nn
tn KOpuuntau " .
Attempts w-"
times to defeat Babcock, but
.lwava; failed. Tue
letv are'oppooe
mittee.
many
they' htve
.AiiPTit. weather, the toxai vois c.
i.the electSfta 'a.-sniall, Jmpara-cratic
4o Votes, all told, 133,000 of whica
-resent th combined vote u the
.ubl5caTi, the -Reorganized Renuo-Hcan,-
Socialist, the -Soclallst-Tabor
nd the Prohibition parties. Tc next
t lc'pfnra vnll be iiemocrauu
nomratic maiority in North Caro
Una of over 40,000. In the Eighth
District Hackett (Dem.) defeats
Blackburn fRep.) by about 500. In
tbe Tenth Crawford (Dem.) won by
over 1200, making all districts Dem-
vrti-'rafrelv, terc baing oniy a
-narre of the Rublic?rs to fee on
nera
i&'S.
FLORIDA.
.Tarirennvme. Fia. All the D?mo
cratic Congressmen - of Florida are
re-slscted, and the State ticket Js
caied bv a decided majority. -:. The
vote was light. Returns indicate the
defeat ot the Drainage Constitutional
-onendrjt'int br a vota on the 5-vi
:ti5r t to.t'Jir...
county ,v68 votes.
A Sweeping .Democratic .Victory in
the .State. '
" The Democrats " have ' eertainly
swept the - State and they are the
proudest of their defeating Blackburn '
for Congress in the 8th district. Dem
ocratic; State Chairman Simmon's
closing his headquarters at midnight,
told me "the story of the day s work
lin these words: "We have carried
pverv congressional district. We
have increased our majority over the
majority against Roosevelt by from
40,000 to 50.000. j. ; m
The legislature will most probab-;
lv be even more strongly Democratic
thsn it now is. It .'-is probably the
creates victory. cvtfr.vonan the State
in an ofi-veiir. TIjis .result is due
chiefly to Uie fact that the State is
4tronsly Democratic, but also ii part
to the flasi-arit and open interference
of ' Fedciaroffice holdeis and as are
svlt to ex-Senator Marion Butler,
who has beeoma fhe Republican lead-
cr.
.Gnili's'ElCcticn Conceded. ;
: Boston, SpcciaLTlic Globe, -Dem
ocratic,
j G-ild.
concedes t!ic election - of
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