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

RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS

SENATE AND HOUSE. Estimated Make-Up of the Two National Legislative Bodies. The following table shows the composition of the next House of Representatives as indicated by the returns up to midnight Wednesday: No. ConStates. gressmen. Hep. Dem. Pop. Alabama 9 ... 9 Arkansas 6 ... 6 ... California 7 fl 1 Colorado 2 ... 2 ... Connecticut 4 4 Delaware 1 1 ... • •• Florida 2 ... 2 Georgia 11 ... 11 Idaho' 1 1 Illinois 22 15 7 ... Indiana 13 9 4 lowa 11 11 Kansas 8 6 1 1 Kentucky 11 1 10 ... Louisiana 0 ... 6 Maine 4 4 Maryland 6 4 2 Massachusetts 13 10 3 Michigan 12 12 Minnesota 7 7 Mississippi 7 ... 7 Missouri 15 3 12 Montana 1 1 Nebraska 6 2 ... 4 Nevada • 1 1 New Hampshire 2 2 New Jersey 8 0 2 New York 34 16 18 North Carolina 9 ... 8 1 North Dakota 1 1 ... ... Ohio 21 15 6 ... Oregon 2 2 Pennsylvania 30 20 10 Khode Inland 2 2 South Carolina 7 ... 7 South Dakota 2 2 Tennessee 10 2 8 Texas 13 1 12 Utah 1 ... 1 Vermont 2 2 Virginia ...10 ... 10 Washington 2 2 West Virginia 4 3 1 Wisconsin 10 10 Wyoming 1 1 Totals 357 183 166 8 The States which chose Legislatures Tuesday apparently will choose United States Senators as follows: California Republican. Connecticut v Republican. Delaware Republican. Florida Democrat. Indiana Republican. Massachusetts Republican. Michigan Republican. Minnesota Republican. Missouri Democrat. Montana Democrat. Nebraska Republican. Nevada Populist. New Jersey Republican. New York Republican. North Dakota Republican. Pennsylvania Republican. Tennessee Democrat. '...Democrat. Utah Democrat. Washington Democrat. West Virginia Republican. Wisconsin Republican. Wyomlug Republican. In the Senate the members will stand thus: Republicans Democrats ’2B Populists and Bllver men 8 Independent 1 Republican majority, 16. TEN SLAIN AT THE POLLS. Election Riot at Phoenix, S. C., Leada to Wholeanle Murder. Ten negroes are dead as a result of the election riots at Phoenix, S. O. The negroes threaten to make a desperate fight to avenge the death of their fellows. The trouble at Phoenix began with an effort to prevent several negroes from voting. J. R. Tolbert, Federal collector at Charleston, whose home is at Phoenix, entered into the discussion and declared the men must not be disfranchised. He directed the negroes to deposit their ballots in a separate box. This action angered Bose Ethridge, an authorized poll manager, and he vigorously objected. Blows were struck and then some one in a group of negroes shot and killed Ethridge. The shooting was returned and five negroes were wounded, among them Thomas Tolbert, son of the collector. The negroes took to their heels, but eleven of the crowd were captured. The prisoners were taken to Rchoboth, where g crowd of angry

whites shot and killed many of the prisoners. A number of conservative whites tried to save the negroes, but were swept aside. Ballot Machines Again Uaed. For the second time in the history of Rochester, N. Y., ballot machines were used. On the previous occasion much trouble was experienced in operating the machines, but this time there was no trouble whatever. It required just half a minute to vote a split ticket on the machines and but a couple of seconds to vote a straight ticket The polls were closed at 5 o’clock, and s half hour later the result of the vote in the entire city was known in the newspaper offices. Mr. Cleveland Votea Kurly. Ex-President Grover Cleveland was one of Ac first men who visited the polls at Princeton. N. J., and cast his vote before most Prince!onians had breakfast. Promptly at 8 o'clock, arm in arm with Bayard Stockton, Democratic candidate for State Senator, he walked into the voting booth and asked for a ballot Beujaniln Harrison Votes. Ex-President Hnrrlson, who lives in the Second Ward at Indianapolis, arrived at the voting precinct at 10 o'clock and tools his placs In the line of voters waiting to be admitted to the booths, there being but three st each precinct and each voter taking his turn to enter. The former President was in the booth only s few moments. John Anderson, colored, was lynched by s mob st Lafayette, Ala., for the murder of Charles Holmes. It has since been learned that Anderson was innocent -

New York. Col. Roosevelt, Republican, is elected Governor of New York by about 20,000 plurality. The Democrats carried eleven counties as against only one two years ago, and Greater New York gave Van Wyck 85,000 majority. As compared with the election of 1896, when Black defeated Porter, this shows a Republican loss of from 190,000 to 195,000. Roosevelt came to the Harlem river with 105,000 plurality, and Van Wyck had but 85,000 in Greater ffew York with which to meet it. The vote outside the city shows that Roosevelt lost 61,000 as compared with Black. In the city his vote was 61,000 smaller than Black’s. In the country districts Van Wyck ran about 20,000 and in the city about 54,000 ahead of Porter. Michigan. The next congressional delegation from Michigan will be Republican, Congressmen Todd and Brucker, Democrats, being succeeded by Washington Gardner and J. W. Fordney* Gov. Pingree has been re-elected by a plurality of 70,000. The vote throughout the State was light, and, although the Governor was badly cut at many points, his Democratic friends rallied to his support with more than enough votes to offset the Republican defection. Of the thirty-two State Senators the Democrats elected five and possibly six. In the House they will have five votes, while eight others are in doubt. The Republicans will have a majority of eighty-seve'n and a majority on joint ballot of 104. lowa. lowa voters elected the Republican candidates in the eleven congressional districts of the State, the safe ones by sweeping nnd almost nnlooked-for majorities, and the few who had contests on their hands by increased pluralities, except in one district. Major John F. Lacey, member of Congress, defeated Gen. James B. Weaver by a plurality of 1,234, a gain of 33 over his plurality in 1896. The Sixth district was the central battle ground during the campaign. The Republican State ticket will have about 60,000 majority. The falling off in the vote is about 15 to 18 per cent as compared with 1896. Fusionists suffered from this cause. Minnesota. John Lind, silver Republican, with Democratic and gold Populist indorsement, who, a few years ago, as a Republican, represented a Minnesota district in the national Congress, has a large plurality in the State over Eustis, Rep. The rest of the Republican ticket has been chosen. All seven Republican Congressmen have been elected. The Legislature will be Republican, but not by so great a majority as at first thought. Seventyseven Republicans are known to have been elected. Indiana. Nearly complete returns from about eighty counties of the ninety-two in Indiana emphasize the Republican victory and indicate that the majority on the State ticket will be in the neighborhood of 15,000, that the Republicans have carried eight certainly and possibly nine out of, the thirteen congressional districts, nnd have elected a majority in both branches of the General Assembly.and will control that body on joint ballot by from twenty to twenty-five votes.

Kentucky. The latest returns from the Ninth congressional district indicate that Mordecai Williams, Democrat, of Catlettsville, has defeated the incumbent, Samuel Pugh, Republican, of Vanceburg, by a majority of about 180. This gives the Democrats ten of the eleven Congressmen from Kentucky, s gain of three Congressmen for the Democrats in the State. The Fifth, Eighth and Ninth are the districts that somersaulted into the Democratic camp. Ohio. The election returns received Wednesday bear out the regular Republican gain of 9 per cent. From the rate of gains it is clear that the plurality for Kinney, Rep., for Secretary of State, will be over 55,000. The bitter fight made on personal grounds against J. E. Blackburn, Republican candidate for Food Commissioner, shows in the returns from the country, especially in the batter-making districts of the Western Reserve. Kansas. The Republicans made a sweep in Kansas, electing seven of the eight Congressmen. This Is, a gain of five Republican Congressmen. The Republican State ticket is elected by from 6.000 to 10,000 majority. Before the farmers were heard from. Republicans conceded victory to the fuaionists. Leaders of both parties are unable to account for the heavy Republican gains throughont the agricultural districts. North Dakota. » Late returns from over the State have swelled the Republican majority. Spalding, Republican nominee for Governor, gets the largest vote. Returns show that twenty-one out of thirty-one Senators are Republican, while in the House fifty-four Republicans of sixty-two have been elected. This gives the Republicans fifty-six majority on joint ballot. Colorado. The entire fusion State ticket, headed by Charles 8. Thomas, Dem., for Governor, is elected by a majority approximating about 50,000. This is by far the largest majority ever given a candidate for Governor in Colorado. The Republicans won In only the eastern part of the State. The fuaionists have an overwhelming majority in the I/cgislatur*. Wyoming. Returns of ten out of thirteen counties of Wyoming give Frank W. Mondell, Republican candidate for Congress, 1,590 majority; DeForreat Richards, Republican, for Governor, 1.200: the rest of the Htate ticket, 500. The Republicans have fifty out of fifty-serea members of the State legislature on joint ballot. Virginia. Virginia will have s solid Democratic delegation in the next House by majorities sufficiently large to preclude any eontesta for Democratic seats before the House. The returns so far received give Rhea 1.258, and no material change is expected la these figures. California. The State ticket, wUh the exception of Secretary of State and two Supreme Court judges, is elected by 10,000 or 15,000. Four Republicans, one fusion--Ist and two Democrats are elected to Cobgross.

Illinois. Estimating from incomplete returns, Illinois Democrats have probably elected seventy-three members and Republicans eighty, leaving a Republican House majority of seven. Fot the Senate the Democrats have elected sixteen members, the Republicans thirty-four and the Populists one, giving a Republican majority of seventeen. The Republicans will probably have a majority of twenty-three or twen-ty-four on joint ballot. The average plurality for the Republican State ticket is about 30,000. The Democrats elect eight Congressmen out of a delegation of twen-ty-two. Pennsylvania. The complete vote at the State, with four counties missing, gives Stone, Rep., 455,782; Jenks, Dem., 337,783; Swallow, Pro. and honest government, 124,437, a plurality for Stone of 122,089, which will be increased to about 125,000 by the complete returns. The totai vote in the State will approximate 950,000. Nebraska. Returns by counties Wednesday night indicated a scaling off of Republican gains, making the State ticket in doubt and so close that the official count may be required. The Legislature is probably Republican on joint ballot. Wisconsin. Wisconsin elects a Republican Governor by 30,000 plurality, the remainder of the State ticket by about 10,000 more, ten Republican Congressmen, thirty-one out of thirty-three Senators and eighty-one out of 100 Assemblymen. South Dakota. Almost complete returns give Phillips, Rep., for Governor, a majority of 1,200. Gamble, Rep., is elected to Congress by 4,000, and Burke, Rep., by 3,500. The Legislature will have a Republican majority, / North Carolina. The Democrats have elected all nine of their Congressmen, all twelve solicitors, forty-four out of fifty State Senators, ninety-five out of 120 Representatives and the State judicial ticket by 30,000. Idaho The fusion ticket is all elected by pluralities ranging from 5,000 to 8,000. The Legislature will be controlled by the fusionists. RESULTS IN OTHER STATE*. Story Told in Paragraphs, as Estimated on Early Returns. Rhode Island re-elects two Repnblican Congressmen. Texas went Democratic by a majority of 250,000 in a total of 400,000. Partial returns from Delaware indicate a complete Republican victory. Oklahoma elects a Republican Congressman and fusion Legislature. The Republican State ticket and Repub-

lican Congressmen were elected in Connecticut. Maryland returns indicate the election of four Republicans and two Democrats to Congress. Montana Democrats won everything in sight, and wilt have a large majority in the Legislature. In South Carolina the Democratic Stnte ticket wns elected without opposition. The vote was light. The Democrats swept Alabama, electing nine Cdngressmen, eight of whom are free silver men. Florida is solidly Democratic. The Legislature will elect a successor to United States Senator Pasco. New Jersey elects a Republican Governor and Legislature by about 10,000 plurality. Two of the eight Congressmen are Democrats. Almost complete returns from Washington indicate the election of two Republican Congressmen nnd the Republican ticket. Legislature is Republican. The Democratic State ticket in Tennessee is elected by n majority of 25,000, and eight of the ten Congressmen ore Democrats. Legislature shows a heavy Democratic gain.

RETURNS AT WASHINGTON. Chief Interest Centered In Congressional Districts. In Washington intense interest was manifested in the election returns. The results of the various State and Congressional district campaigns, to which so much attaches in Washington, attracted thousands to the bulletin boards in front of the newspaper offices. The theaters and clubs received bulletins. The two Congressional headquarters had special wires and long distance telephone service for those who were figuring up the result of the battle for the control of the next House of Representatives. Many of the cabinet officers and higher officials of the government had gone home to vote, and owing to the absence of the President, who traveled to Ohio to deposit bis ballot, there was not the brilliant gathering of political notables at the White House which has assembled there frequently upon similar occasions in the past. But the returns were received at the White House and closely tabulated. The chief Interest, of course, centered in the complexion of the next House. legislation during the coming two years, support of the administration, and many hundreds of offices were involved in the result, and the returns from the close districts were eagerly scrutinised by the Congressional campaign managers of both committees. I/ord Aberdeen, at a banquet in Ottawa, Canada, spoke eloquently in praise of the United Staten.

HAZEN S. PINGREE. Re-elected Governor of Michigan.

EDWARD SCOFIELD. Re-elected Governor of Wisconsin.