Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1916 — Page 8

LANDSLIDE IN NATION FOR HUGHES

RepublicansToHave Over 300 Votes. EAST AND WEST FOR KIM Republicans Claim Both Houses ol Congress. 6.0. P. GETS GERMAN VOTE ■i No Evidence That Labor Vote Cut Any Particular Figure in Result. Democrats Early Hope Stirred by Returns from Kansas, Colorado and Massachusetts—New York, Illinois and Wisconsin Returns Quickly Chill Enthusiasm. Chicago, Nov. 8. —Charles E. Hughes has been elected president and Charles W. Fairbanks vice' president of the United States by a vote very much the size of the old time Republican strength before the Progressives split away from the party. The presidentelect and big running mate will have a majority in the electoral college exceeding 300. The early returns of the national contest were so favorable to President Wilson that the betting odds shifted to 9 to 5 in his favor. These returns were from Topeka, Kan., Denver, Col., and towns in Massachusetts. They indicated that the President would run close or carry the sunflower state, had carried by a large plurality Colorado,*and had held the Republicans to an even break in the Bay state./The conclusion at once was reached that these early indications presaged a aweepftig Democratic victory in states where the party was conceded a bet- i ter chance of success. Optimism Short Lived.

This optimism, however, proved short-lived, for when the returns from New York, the first of the big doubtful states, the ore which in past political mathematics was essential for either party’s success, began to come In, it was plain that this commonwealth with its 35 electoral votes had aligned itself for Hughes. Massachusetts, concededlv Republican was at the same time showing a remarkable closeness, in the race, but showing a Hughes margin. Democratic Hopes Shift. Then Democratic hopes shiftfed to ; the west, and Democratic eyes focused ' on Chicago and IJlinois. The first returns from the" western metropolis were encouraging, but after a score of precincts from all parts of the city had reported, it was plain that a combination that needed this less leading middle western state to win, was not to be gained by the Democrats. Again hope was recast with states, further west, and including Wisconsin as a basis of party hopes. Wisconsin Shocks Democrats. But the Badcei state brought the heaviest and the staggering blow to the Wilson hopes Towns and villages carried by the President in 1912 with the Republican vote split between Wm. H. Taft and failed in instances the President even half the 'fote it gave him four years before Hyphen Vpte Does It. It was plain at once that the Ger-man-American, or hyphen vote, so-call-ed, had carried out its threat made at the beginning of the campaign, to punish the President for his position toward Germanv in the submarine controversy, for Wisconsin is the Gibraltar of German-Americanism 'in the sisterhood of American states. The President had made magnificent showing compared with his 1912 vote in those sections such as Kansas and Nebraska made up largely of American stock, but at once it was seen the German-Amer’cans had gone largely to his opponent, and the election of the latter was no longer in doubt. Industrial Centers Unaffected.

It is apparent that in large industrial centers from coast to coast arty gains that the President may have acquired through averting a railroad strike was offset, first by workers outside labor unions and workers insida and outside such organizations who Were impressed with the Republican plea hard times and suffering awaited them by reason of the Democratic tariff after the war was over, When Europeans would resume the Sursuit of production instead of detruction. Mexico Kurt Some. The President’s Mexican policj probably hurt him some, the fierce attacks on it by Colonel xtoosevelt and a large section of the Republican press stirring to action that portion of the American people who want a more rigorous policy pursued toward the torn and distracted country to the *©th Houses Republican— Wilcox. Republican Chairman WiJcox claims that hot** booses of congress are R e - Gain* were made In New

THE WINNERS

Hughes and Fairbanks, President and Vice President March 4.

York, New Jersev, two in Indiana, and enough from other states to overturn the present Democratic majority, it is claimed. Drys Gain Five States. South Dakota, Michigan, Nebraska, Montana and Utah have voted dry. California and Maryland seem to have favored the wets. Missouri returns on amendment to the constitution are belated,

WISCONSIN GIVES ITS VOTE TO C. E. HUGHES

La Follette and Philipp Victors in Balloting. Milwaukee, Nov. B.—Both sides at the outset believed the margin of victory in this state would be extremely small. Four thousand _ Wisconsin guardsmen voted on the border. United States Senator Robert M. La Follette, running for another term, had

ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE.

espoused many Wilson doctrines and sentiment was remarkably mixed. Running against La Follette was Wolfe, regular Democratic nominee. Governor E. I. Philipp, running for re-election, was opposed by Burt Williams, Democrat. The indications are that Hughes has carried the stale by 50,000. Philipp was cut for governor but has a lead of about half the presidential candidate.

MISSOURI IS DEMOCRATIC. Wilson Carries State—Reed Wins for U. S. Senate. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 8. —The vote in Missouri was the heaviest in the history because of the interest in the statewide Prohibition proposition to be decided The Republicans made a hard fight to elect Judge Henry Lamm for governor. His opponent was Fred D. Gardiner. Senator Reed also faced a hard fight for re-election against Dickey, ot Kansas City. President Wilson carries Missouri, but Judge Lamm, Republican, is leading for governor. Wilson for president will probably have 30,000 plurality.

Oklahoma Solidly Democratic.

Oklahoma City. Okla., Nov. B.—Wilson carries the state by 35,000 and all Democratic congressmen will be ruined. '

ILLINOIS CLOSE, BUT FOR HUGHES

Lowden, Republican, Is Leading tor Governor. HOYNE COOK COUNTY VICTOR Women Cast Huge Vote In State, Exceeding 500 000— President and Hughes in Close Race in Chicago. Returns from Down State Are Scatr tering. Chicago, Nov. 8. —All parts of the country watched Illinois, for the largest woman vote ever polled by any state was recorded here The vote of the fair sex has reached half a million. In Chicago alone 305,000 women were registered. ~ The state elected two congressmen-at-large, in addition to governor and a full state ticket. Cook county, in which Chicago is situated, voted on local propositions. The fight was continued to the opening of the polls. Illinois Returns Incomplete. The returns in Illinois are so scattered and so incomplete that a basis of the Republican plurality is difficult to estimate. Forjiresident Hughes and

NEXT GOVERNOR.

Wilson ran close in Chicago, the Republican lead barely reaching 5,000 in Cook county. In the state outside of Chicago, the race also is close with Hughes leading. Governor Dunne carried Chicago for re-election by 10*00 but lost the state by a plurality approximating 100,000. Hoyne in Chicago Wins. Maclay Hoyne, Cook county state’s attorney, had the hottest fight on the local ticket, and is re-elected by a plurality that may reach 40,000. The special subjects on the “small ballot” are probably defeated. McCormick for congressman-at-large leads by over 100,000 while W. E. Mason running witlPhim wins by nearly as large a vote . Think Stone Beaten. Peoria, 111., Nov. B.—Clifford Ireland, Republican, has apparently defeated Congressman Stone, Democrat, by 800 votes for congressman Sixtenth district. Cannon by 5,000. Danville, 111., Nov. Joseph G. Cannon will have a plurality for reelection to congress of about 5,000.

OHIO SWINGS INTO DEMOCRATIC COLUMN

President’s Lead Bears Oat Preelection Forecasts. Columbus, Nov. B.—How the German vote would go was the center of speculation in this state. Ohio has been looked on as one «r the critical states of the union.. Atlee Pomereno, Democrat, conducted a strong campaign for re-election against Myron T. Herrick, ex-Govern-or. The present governor, Frank B. B. Willis, Republican, has had to fight to hold his office against James M. Cox, Democrat, who was governor in 1913-1915 President Wilson lost Hamilton county by 18,000, but carried Cleveland. The President carries the state, and the vote on state officers is close. The Democrats claim the re-election of Atley Pomerene for U. 8. Senator.

California Republican.

San Francisco, Nov. B.—Hiram Johnson’s election for United States senator is claimed by 75,000. Hughes also carries the state.

Hughes and Dry in South Dakota.

Soo Falls, Nov. B.—Early returns indicate Htfghes won South Dakota by a small majority. Prohibition carried and women suffrage is doubtful.

Drys Lose in Maryland.

Baltimore, Nov. B.—Late return?, from Baltimore indicate the defeat of prohibition In Maryland by 10,000.

NEXT PRESIDENT

Smile Telle Who Wee Elected Our President

CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. (Republican.)

: Bom—Glen Falls, N. Y. Now 54 years old. Ancestry—Welsh. Educated Colgate university, Brown University, Columbia university. Profession—Lawyer, late professor of law and jurist. Entered active life—As lawyer in New York, 1884. Career —Practicing lawyer, New York City, 1884-91 and 1893-1906; professor of law in Cornell university. 1891-93 and special lecturer -'n same 1893-5; lecturer New York Law school, 18931900; counsel for Stevens commission of N<wy York legislature investigating gas companies 1905; counsel for Armstrong legislative comnr'ssion investigating insurance companies 1905-6; special assistant to the United States attornev general in the coal investigation, 1906; governor of New York, two terms. Jan. 1 1907 to resignation Oct 6, 1910; rissociute justice LTnited States supreme court, 1910-1916. Married —Antoinette Carter, December 5, 1888. Children —Charles E., Jr., Helen, ’“Uatherine and Elizabeth. Religion—Baptist.

DEMOCRATIC PLANS UPSET IN INDIANA

Hughes Garries State and G. 0. P. Gets Two Senators. Indianapolis, Nov. B.—V/ith both leading vice presidential candidates Indiana sons, this state was intensely interested in Tuesday’s elections. The Democrats have eleven of the thirteen present representatives and both United States senators. Much vigor was shown in the campaigns over these .offices. Two senators were elected. Harry S. New, Republican, faced Senator John W. Kern for the long

JAMES P. GOODRICH

term, and James E. Watson, Republican, fought to take the short term from Senator Thomas Taggart. Eugene V. Debs, twice Socialist candidate for president, was a Candidate for congress representative from the Fifth district (Terre Haute) against Ralph v Moss, Democrat, and Everett Sanders. Republican. The Republicans claim and returns indicate the election of New and Watson, Republicans, to U. S. senate, to succeed Kern and Taggart, Democrats, and the entire Republican state ticket by about 35,000.

Hooper Beaten in Tennessee.

Memphis, Tenn., Nov. B.—Returns up to 8 o'clock indicate that Governor Rye, Dem., has been re-elected by a large majority. K. D. McJCeller, Dem., has been eleetde to the United States' over former Governor Hooper, Rep.

HUGHES WINNER IN EMPIRE STATE

Majority Over Wilson Will. Exceed 100,000. VOTE IS LARGEST RECORDED Reaches I,Boo,ooo—President Wilson Failed to Get the Promised Majority in New York City—Whitman’s Race for Governor Is Phenojninal. Plurality Over 150,000. New York, Nov. 8. —Both s ; des were agrees that Wilson would carry New York City, while Hughes would bring down a plurality from the rest of the state. The "point of disagreement was over which of these pluralities would be greater. The contest between Governor Charles S. Whitman, seking re-elec-tion, and former Judge Samuel Seabury has been a fierce one and attracted nationwide attention. The state voters passed on proposals to issue ten million dollars in bonds for forest preserves and to hold another convention to change the state constitution. Two Socialists Meyer Lopdno (seeking re-election) and Morris HillQuit —have been piominent by reason of remarkable campaigns for congress. William H. McCombs, Wilson’s campaign manager in 1912, opposed William R. Calder, for the United States senatorship. Greatest in History. The vote cast was the greatest in the history of New York, and is approximately 1,800,000; President Wilson’s lead in Greater New York was about 60,000, and this' was insufficient to overcome the lead of Hughes of nearly 200,000 outside the city. The victory of Whitman, with a plurality of ovfer 150,000, and his great race in the city of New York shows his administration won the voter’s approval. drys Lead in Michigan. Claim Upper Pen nsula by 3 to 1 Vote. Detroit, Nov. 8.- Henry Ford’s name was before the voters as a candidate for United States senator. His opponents were Senator Tqwnsend, Re-

CHARLES TOWNSEND.

publican, and Lawrence Prince, Democrat. Mr. Ford -was down on ballot as a Progressive. The fight for president and genators was almost overshadowed by the one over statewide prohibition. Pages of newspaper advertisements and posters were sent broadcast over the state. Orators were imported from other states. Chief of these was the Rev. “Billy” Sunday for thb drys. Hughes has probably carried Michigan by 40,000. The drys have swept the state outside Detroit and Grand Rapids and claim victory. The Republican ticket won.

WILSON LOSES HOME STATE.

Plurality Against President in New Jersey Over 10.000. Trenton, N. J. Nov. 8. —Tremendous interest centered in the election in New Jersey, the president’s home state. Besides the personal feeling toward the President there was a hot fight on Senator James Martine, the Republican nominee being J. T. Frelinghausen, a member of an old New Jersey family. Martine, originally chosen senator th -ough the influence of the President, was opposed in the primaries by the President’s supporters, who voted for John W. Westcott. The plurality for Hughes in New Jersey is more than 10,000.

KANSAS VOTE IS CLOSE.

With About One-firth of State Reported Hughes Leads. Topeka, Kan., Nov. B;—This is the first year Kansas women ''had the full right of suffrage, carrying with it the privilege of voting for president. The women’s votes were an interesting unknown quantity. With about one fifth of the state reported Hughes leads Wilson by about 1,000 votes.

Oregon for Hughes.

Portland, Ore., Nov. B.—Republicans assert Hughes leads in -Oregon will succeed 12,000.

WHERE THEY VOTED.

President Wilson—ln she Princeton fire engine house, not far from Princeton university campus, Charles Evans Hughes—ln a laundry, Forty-fourth street. New York City, near his Astor hotel • headquartei s. J. Frank Hanlj - —ln a vacant house rear his home on North Meridan street, Indianapolis. * Charles W. Fairbanks—ln a regular polling Dcoth ten blocks from the place Hanly cast his ballot. Thomas R. Marshall—ln a shop near his home on East Fifteenth street, Indianapolis. Benson, Socialist—Can’t vote because he was in the west during registration week in Yonkers, hi 6 home city.

G. O. P. CLAIMS DELAWARE. Family Fight of Du Ponts Mixes Up Things in State. Wilmington, Dela., Nov. B.—A most interesting contest for the United States senatorship was waged here, with the famous Du Pont family feud to- the .front. The Republicans vote! to re-elect United States Senator Henry A. Du Pont. The Independent Republicans, as they call themselves, strove to put in his place Hiram N^-Burton. The Independent Republicans were headed by Alfred I. Du Pont, wha wished not only to unseat his cousin. Senator Du Pont, but to culminate the new powerful T Coleman Du Pont from Delaware affairs. It was a battle of multi-millionaires In the tiniest state of the union. The Democratic candidate is Josiah O. Wilcott. The Republicans claim the state for the president. MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN. Race for President Is Close—Lodge for Senate., Boston, Mass., Nov. B.—Because of his recent attacks on President Wilson, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s contest for re-election with John F. Fitzgerald, former mayor of Boston, was watched here with great attention. Another interesting race was between Governor Samuel W. McCall, seeking another term, and Frederick W. Mansfield, Democrat. The returns indicate that Hughes carries the state "by a plurality of less than 10,000. The delay in getting returns from in dustrial centers keeps the extent of the Republican victory unknown. Lodge for senator defeats Fitzgerald by a large plurality.

NEBRASKA IS FOR WILSON. ' ■ I But Hitchcock for Senator Is Probably Beaten. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 6.—The race for United States senators and representatives In this state was considerablycomplicated by the prohibition issue, which was on for the first time in twenty-five years. Drys said they would “blackball” any candidate for congress who is a wet. Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, was a candidate for re-election against John L. Kennedy, of this city. The state went tor Wilson by a lead approximately of 10,000, but the indications are that Hitchcock for senator is defeated. The drys claim the state by 30,000- ' ~ ' ‘ ■ / ’■ KENTUCKY IS FOR WILSON. State Refuses $© Be Shaken From It* Democratic Allegiance. Louisville, Ky, Nov. struggle over state offices in Kentucky distracted attention from the presidential race. The present Democratic state administration was elected last year by a majority of only 400, and the Republicans worked hard this year to turn the tables. The Democrats have carried Kentucky by 15,000. Seven of nine congressmen were won by the Democrats-

THE MARKETS

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