Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1895 — IT WAS A LANDSLIDE. [ARTICLE]

IT WAS A LANDSLIDE.

REPUBLICAN VICTORY NEARLY UNIVERSAL. New York, lowa, Ohio, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Nebraska. Kansas, and New Jersey Go with the Surging Tide. Kesnlts of the Klection. Returns from the twelve States and one territory. in which elections were held Tuesday carry no encouragement to Democrats. It was a Republican landslide of the most accentuated type. In only two States of the twelve ha 3 the Democracy surely triumphed—Mississippi and Kentucky. Everything else is Republican. Even Maryland has turned and joined the victors. New York, lowa, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nebraska. Pennsylvania, Kansas aud Utah, from present indications, have reverted to their old standard by unequivocal majorities. In New York the Republicans elect their entire State ticket and carry the State by an increased majority. Conservative estimates place the figures at from 50,000 to 60,000. New York City is carried by Tammany, but the Combined Democratic vote of that city and Brooklyn shows a loss of about 12,000. The Legislature is solidly Republican. lowa goes Republican by a plurality approximating 70,000. Five hundred precincts showed that Drake (Rep.) for Governor, had run ahead of Jackson (Rep.) 1,560, and that Babb (Dem.) had run behind Boies (Dem.) 7.580. The Legislature will be Republican and all the Republican State ticket will be elected. In Ohio Bushnell, the Republican candidate, is elected Governor over Campbell by from 80,000 to 100,000 majority. His vote exceeded that of McKinley right through the State. In addition to electing Bushnell and the rest of the State ticket the Republicans have fully threefourths of each branch of the Legislature, thus enabling them to elect a Republican successor to Brice in the United States Senate.

Late returns from Kentucky confirm the election of Hardin (Dem.) for Governor, with the entire State ticket, with the possible exception of Judge of the Appellate Court.. The returns were meager and unsatisfactory, but there seems to be no doubt of the general result. Hardin’s plurality will not be over 2,000. The indications are that the vote of Jefferson County will decide the race for Governor. Garrard, Bradley's county, gives a Republican gain of 181. Every county from which complete returns wore received showed large Republican gains. YV. F. L. Hadley, the Republican candidate for Congress in the Eighteenth Illinois district, to succeed Fred Uemann (Rep.), who died in office, defeated his Democratic opponent, Edward Lane, in each of the six counties of the district. C. S. Culp (Pop.) received scant support. Hadley’s estimated majority is 3,300. In Maryland the Democrats met a veritable Waterloo. The whole State seemingly repudiated Senator Gorman and the indications now are that a Republican will succeed Senator Gibson. Baltimore went Republican by from 5,000 to 10,000. Lowndes’ election as Governor by a majority of anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 is conceded by the Democratic committee. While the complexion of the Legislature could not be determined definitely Tuesday night, there is no reason to hope that the Democrats have saved it. Massachusetts Republicans re-elected Gov. Greenhalge by increased majorities. In spite of its being an off year the ticket went through with more to spare than it had last year. Returns in at midnight showed that the Democrats elected nothing and are lucky to be in the race at all. New Jersey may possibly join the Republican column. In many of the counties from which returns were received up to midnight Griggs (Rep.), for Governor, was iu the lead by substantial majorities over McGill. The State committee; however, claims McGill’s election by about 6,000. On (lie other hand, the Republicans claim the Governorship and Legislature on joint ballot. In Nebraska T. L. Norval, Republican candidate for the Supreme bench, is probably elected by 15,000 majority. Maxwell (Pop.) polled less than 00,000. while Phelps (Silver Dem.) got about 25,000. Mahoney, the straight Democratic candidate, will not receive to exceed 10,000. Forty-two precincts out of seventy-six in Omaha gave Broatch (Rep.), for Mayor, 800 plurality. His total plurality is estimated at 2,000. Pennsylvania went Republican with increased majorities. The voting early in the day indicated but little interest, and a probable falling off df the votes of both the big parties. In the late hours, however, this was overcome by the rapidly increasing number of electors, who appeared itt the pools. The vote was fully up to expectations and the majorities will average 80,000 and better. In Philadelphia alone there was a heavy increase in the Republican vote. The city went Republican by 00,000. This may send the toal majority in the State over 100.000. In Kansas the election of David Martin, the Republican candidate for chief justice of the Supreme Court, is conceded In Mississippi the Democrats have swept the State by 50,000 majority. The Republicans carried Chicago and Cook County by pluralities considerably less than those given their ticket one year ago. The Democrats made gains in almost every ward of the city, but their combined gains were not sufficient to overcome the Republican excess in 1594. Farlin Q. Ball, Republican, defeated Richard W. Morrison, Democrat, for the vacancy on the Superior Court bench by 30,098 plurality. For the full term on the same bench Judge Henry M. Shepard, Democrat, was elected without opposition to succeed himself. Judge Shepard received a total vote of 134,339, which was only about 2,000 less than the combined vote of Ball and Morrison. The Republicans also elected five of the Drainage Commissioners, which gives them control of the new board.