Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1902 — RESULTS OF ELECTIONS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RESULTS OF ELECTIONS

Elections were held in forty-two States Tuesday, the other three, Maine, Vermont and Oregon, having already selected State officials and their representatives in the Fifty-eighth . Congress. In tw'enty-two of the forty-two States a Governor and other State officer* and Congressmen were chosen, in eleven minor State officers or judges of the Supreme Court and Congressmen were voted for, while in nine Congressmen only were elected. The principal State officers were chosen in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. New York, South Carolina, Alabama. Texas, Michigan, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska. \\ isconsiri. North Dukota, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and California. New Hampshire elected only a Governor. Tennessee a Governor and a Railroad Commissioner and Pennsylvania a Governor and two other State officials. Minor State officers or justices of the Supreme Court were voted for in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, lowa, Florida, North Carolina, Delaware, Utah, Washington and Montana. Congressmen only were selected in Arkansas, Georgia. Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky and New Jersdy, and delegates in Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma and I’orto Itico. The terms of thirty United States Senators expire March 4, IfHJ3. Five have already been tilled by the election of

James It. McCreary (Dem.), Kentucky; Joseph It. Forakcr (Rep.), Ohio; Arthur I*. Gorman (Dent.), Maryland; W. I’. Dillingham (Hep.), Vermont, and Samuel B. McEnery (Dem.), Mississippi. In the following States Legislatures which select a Senator have been chosen by election Tuesday: New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Georgia. Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, North Dukota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Kansas, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Washington and California. The legislatures of Oregon, Arkansas and Georgia, which also elect a Senator, had already been chosen. Michigan will choose n successor to the late Senator McMillan. Fourteen Tickets in the Field. Aside from the two principal political parties, a dozen others had tickets in the field. Of the minor organizations, the Prohibitionists and Socialists had more titan the other*. The ProhibitionDts made nominations in Illinois, Texas, Idaho, South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska. lowa. Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Colorado. California, Pennsylvania. Massachusetts. Connecticut and Rhode Island. while the Socialists had tickets in Illinois. Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, lowa, Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, Washington, Utah, Colorado, California. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York.

Republican* Control Congress. Ah h result of the election* the Republican party will control the Fiftyeighth Congress of the United States with a substantial working majority. It will not be near bo large ns the forty-one majority of the present Congress, but it will probably lie larger than the majority the party had in the Congress before that. With final returns received from most of the districts, but with a few close districts or districts with scattered rural constituencies, still to be heard from, the indications were that the Republican majority would be from twenty-five to thirty. The returns, as compiled early Wednesday morning show that the Republicans elected 204 members and the I>ein<K‘rnt* 17» Republicans were victorious in most of the States in which the Legislatures were in doubt, and in consequence the polities of the next United States Senators from those States make it probable that the Senate will mnintaiu its heavy Republican preponderance, with fifty-seven Republican Senators to Thirty-three Democrats, a majority of twenty-four. ULKCTIONH irT BTATKR. Result of the Balloting in Various Hcctione of the Country. Following are the results based on early returns of the voting in the various State elections: New York, Governor . Benjamin B Odell. Jr. (Hep.i Lieutenant Governor. .K. \V Higgins tUep.) Secretary ~f State. . John K. O'Urleu (Rep.) Stste rent roller .. .Nathan 1,. Miller iltep.) Attorney General. ... .John Cnimeen (iH'ffi.) Engineer and Surveyor Edward A Bond iltep.t Stale Treasurer John <}. Wlokser (Hep.) Associate Judge of Court of Appeals.... Johu Clinton Gray (Item.) Governor Odell is re-elected. defeating Color by a plurality of 10,000 to 12,000. The festtires of the election were the enormous pluralities of the Democratic candidates in the five borough* of the city of New York aud the big Rcpulrlican gains above the Bronx. In the city Mr. Color led by nearly 120,000. Above the Bronx Governor Odell was • head by a few thousands moro uan that.

Illinois. Treasurer Fred A. Basse Flerk Supreme Court Chris Mainer Superintendent Public Instruction Alfred Baylls* Trustees of University... .Mis. Laura Evans .* William B. McKinley L. 11. Kcrrlck ut FORTY-THIRD ILLINOIS ASSEMBLY. House. Republicans 82 Democrats ITI I’uhlle Ownership 1 Prohibitionist 1 Republican majority ll Senate. Republicans 34 Democrats ,17 Republican majority 17 Republican majority ou Joint ballot ... 2 Illinois has gone Iteptihlioan h.v m>: lea* (ban 40.000, according to incomplete returns on Htnte Treasurer. The entire

State ticket ia elected. The General Assembly will lie heavily Republican, us ahown above. The fDemocrats have gained in doubtful legislative districts iu Cook County ns well ns out ill the Ntnte. Fred A. Rusac. for Stale Treasurer, made the best run of any Republican candidate. Tlie election of “Un-

vie Joe" Cannon In the Eighteenth District means, It is said, that lie will succeed Col. Henderson as Speaker of the next House. l’ennay I vanlu. Governor Ksinuel W. Peuoypaeker Lieutenant Governor ....William M. Brown Secretary of Internal Affairs. lsaac B. Brown The Republicans have carried the State by a majority for Pennypacker variously estimated front 150,000 to 175,000, and at least twenty-nintr-Oofigress-men elected are Republican. -For the first time in the history of the State 1,000,000 votee were east. The campaign waa largely fought on State isauee.

lowa. Secretary of State William D. Martin £" du,,r B. F. Carroll Treasurer. Gilbert S. Gilbertson Attorney Geueral Charles W. Mnllau Judge Supreme Court (long term) , ,•••■ Scott M. j’ndd Judge Supreme Court (short terim •••••• t 'has. A. Bishop Reporter Supreme Court... W. W. Cornwall Railroad Commissioner .. Edward A. Dawgon lowa has gone Republican by about 75,000 plurality <m the State ticket, im,| the Republican candidates for Conge.,a in all the districts Imt one have been elected. The returns indicate n loss of ilsiut twenty votes to the firecinct for the Republicans ns compared with the vote >f 1 DOt) on President. M. J. Wade, Deincrat. is elected to Congress from Die •croud District over William Hoffman '.v about 500 plurality. Judge Itirdsall vas elected in the Third District over .loruce Iloies by about 5,000 plurality. The vote was nut so light as it was thought that it would lie. Two years i.g<> it was 550,000 ami last year but 3D0.00t). No Legislature was elected in lowa lliis year. Nebraska. Governor John 11. Ml. kev Lleuteunut Governor K. G. McOllton Secretary of State <;. \y. M a rail Auditor Charles Weston Treasurer IV Mortens-,, Attorney General |.\ ,\- I'roul 1-nnd <'oiunilssloner G |> Fo||m,. r Superintendent Public Instruction W. K. Fowler Nebraska remains in the Republican column by a plurality slightly below that of Inst year (12,(K»0t, except for Governor, which was considerably reduced. The Republicans have made a net gain of one Congressman, elected their State ticket, aud will control the Legislature. Tlmre was a falling off in (he Prohibition vote. South Dakota. Governor .. c. Hen-eld Lieutenant Governor ~,,.0. W Shaw Secretary of State o. c p,,— Treasurer C. 11. Colli,,!; Auditor .. .J. F. Hall,,day Superintendent of Instruction. .U. W. Xnsf, Land Commissioner c j Attorney General Plillo Hall Railroad Commissioner D. 11. Smith The Republicans carry the State by an estimated plurality of 15,000, a slight* gain over the presidential vote of lbou. J. W. Martin is elected Governor.

1 ud Sana. Secretary of State I». F.. Storms Attorney General C. W. Miller Auditor D. E. Sherrlek Treasurer N. W. Hill Clerk of Supreme Court It. A. Brown Superintendent of Public Instruction. .. . F. A. Cotton State Statistician . B. F. Johnson State Geologist ; Judge of Supreme Court J. H. Glllett Judges of Appellate Court F. It. Roby F. Z. Wiley W. J. Henley J. It. Black D. W. Comstock * W. D. Robinson Indiana went Republican by from 25,000 to 40,000. The congressional delegation remains the same, with nine Republicans and four Democrats. The legislative majority will he about, twenty-five 011 joint ballot and Senator Charles \V. Fairbanks will lie re-elected to the United States Senate. This estimate is based on uhoffieiaJ returns received at the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican State central committees. Throughout I lie State the Republican legislative ticket led the loeal candidates. This was due lo the strength of Senator Fairbanks, whose re-election depended upon the result and whose strong campaign added much to the chances of Republican victory. 'Phi' Socialist vote was not particularly strong. Scattering votes were cast in those counties where the large cities are located. It will reach probably 3,000. The Prohibition vote will probably make 20.1 KH). Wisconsin. Governor R. M. La Follette Lieutenant Governor J. O. Davidson Secretary of State W. L. Houser Treasurer J. J. Kempf Attorney General L. M. Sturdevant Railroad t'ommlssloner J. W. Thomas Insurance Commissioner Z. M. Host Superintendent Schools C. P. Cary Wisconsin elected a Republican State ticket, ten and possibly eleven Republican ( 'ongrossnicn. and a majority in Ixith houses of the Legislature sufficient to return Senator John Spooner to the I'nited States Senate. La Follette’s plurality in jIOOO was 103.745. Four years ago. an Off year, Gov. Scofield’s plurality was 37,420. One of the novelties in the election was Milwaukee's first experience

with voting machines. These were used in the precincts of the Sixth and Thirteenth wards, and the reports front the inspectors of election strongly favor the machines. Ohio. Secretary of State L. O. Laylin Supreme Court Judge W. B. CrewDairy aud Food Commissioner. .H. Ankeney Member Board of Public Works W. Klrtley. Jr. Ohio has gone Repul,liean by a majority of from 80,000 to 100,000. It ia a landslide nnd the Republicans carried all the congressional districts they have at I» resent aud cut down the Democratic majorities in the Democratic districts. The Republicans will have seventeen of the twenty-one memliers iti the lower house. The fight in Ohio this year was a political battle for supremacy between Senator Hanna nnd Mayor'Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland, and Hanna won. In 1801! the Republican plurality iu Ohio was 1,080 for State officers nnd ouo Democratic presidential elector was then elected. The next year McKinley had 81.000 for Governor and iu 1804 the Republican record was broken with 137,077. McKinley had an Ohio plurality for President in 1800 of 51,100 and in 1000 of 00,030, and last year, with which the vote of Tuesday was compared, the Republican plurality was 07.507. With a single exception the Republican plurality now is the highest in the history of Ohio on a total vote of less than 800,000. Michigan. Governor ...A. T. Bliss Lieutenant Governor... Alexander Maitland Secretary of State F. M. Warner Treasurer Daniel McCoy Auditor I’. F. Powers Laud Commissioner ...K. A. Wlldey Attorney General ....<’. A. Blair Superintendent Public Instruction Delos Fall State Board of Education P. H. Kelly L. L. Wright Justice Supreme Court W. L. Carpenter In spite of an off year nnd the hard work of the Democrats, Gov. Rliss and the Republican ticket carried the Nt.ite by ut least 30,000 plurality. Michignu will send eleven Republican member* to the national House of Representatives. The Legislature will he Republican. The election of Gen. R. A. Alger to the United States Senate to succeed the late James McMillan is thus assured. Texas. The Democrats have elected S. W. T. I,unhum Governor with an estimated plurality of 100,000. The full Democratic State ticket is elected'.' Democrats were victorious In all congressional districts also with large pluralities. New Hampshire, Returns from Now Hampshire show that the Republicans have been successful with slightly reduced pluralities over two years ago. Uacbelder (Rep.) is clsoted Governor.

BENJAMIN B. ODELL, JR. (Re-elected Governor of New York.)

FRED A. BUSSE.

ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE. (Re-elected Governor of Wisconsin.)