Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1898 — BATTLE OF BALLOTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BATTLE OF BALLOTS

Results of Election Throughout the Nation. CONGRESS VERY CLOSE •fticiil Count May Be Necessary in Many Districts. Sapabllcans Claim Safe Majorities in Both Houses—Democrats Gain a Number of Seats in the Lower Branch—Roosevelt Is Chosen Governor of New York—Filigree Is Reelected in Michigan—Scofield Wins ha Wisconsin. All the States of the Union, exclusive of Maine, Oregon and Vermont, and the territories of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, held elections Tuesday. The following States elected Governors: California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Now York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Pennsylrania. South Dakota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, ilowa, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah elected minor State officers. Connecticut, California, Idaho, Illinois, S»wa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, Now .'Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,

Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and West Virginia elected State Legislatures. Ail the States except Maine, Oregon and Vermont elected Congressmen. Outside the Gubernatorial election in New York, interest, from a national standpoint, centered in the Congressional electfaaa. Incomplete returns np to midnight Wednesday Indicated that the Republicans had retained control of the national House of Representatives by a greatly reduced although probably safe majority. The election of Republican Legislatures in several Mates classed as doubtful insures a ReCbllcan majority in the United States ante after March 4, 1890. Roosevelt's majority over Van Wyck for Governor of New York is about 20,POOI Van Wyck carried Greater New York by nearly 85,000, which was overreme by Roosevelt’s majority north of the Harlem river of about 105,000. Btone becomes Governor of Pennsylvania by a plurality of nearly 125,000. Gov. Pingree, with the aid of the fusionlsts, tarried Michigan by about 80,000. Lind, fwAoaiat, is probably elected Governor of Minnesota. Scofield ran considerably behind his ticket, but is elected Governor of Wisconsin by a safe majority. The Demerratic managers concede the election of the Republican ticket in Indiana by about 12,000. Party Pluraltiea by states. Hep. Dem. .Alabama ...... 45,000 Arkansas 50,000 Oaiiforala 20,000 •Colorado 30,000 Connecticut 15,000 Delaware 2,000 |hllt» 15,000 IcM-gta 25,000 Moot* 32,984 Indiana 15.000 town #0.«75 Kansan 6,000 Kentucky Small. Louisiana 40,000 "Mains 22,000 Maryland Indoubt. Mananrlmnrttii 70,000 jjhihiga" no.ooo MhUMSota 80,000 MBaMppi 40.000 MBaamt 35.000 Haataaa small. gduMh 6.000 Nevada Small. K Hampshire 10,000 Jersey 12.000 New Turk 18,000 Barth Carolina ...... 80,000 ■aeth Dakota />,OOO «Me er..000 «Bmd .wy-iti.ooo gßfiptfaala 125.000 Bhsdu Inland 16,000 Meath Carolina 85,000 Bantu Dakota 8.500 fnaaisMs 20.000 faaas 120.000 fKih ’ .Small. Vtotata 15.000 MMhlwtan a. 000 TPWd Wrpldta ......... Small. qnaeonala 30.000 TTjeealM 1.500 •ClwtVu held previous to Tuesday. , fBRSIDKNT CASTS HIS VOTE. Yvnvalsd from WaiklngtOn to Canton So Discharge the Dnty. PinHisl McKinley and party arrived Se Canton at 9:25 Tuesday morning, «at was at once driven to the liarW* mUiAce. The President then tvnlknß 8s the jwllisg place, dlsmiaalng the nnreings. There was s crowd to greet ■MS* Ml (he way, bat there was no forriafl i—nnr*—*‘— The President start-i-ed tork to Washington the same after-

THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Elected Governor of New York.