Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1902 — Ohio. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ohio.

Secretary of StateL. C. Lnylln Supreme Court Judge w. B. Crew Dairy and Food Commissioner. .H. AnkenejMember Board of Public Works Kirtley, Jr. Ohio has gone Republican by a majority of from 80,000 to 100,000. It is a landslide and the Republicans carried t.ll the congressional districts they have at present and cut down the Democratic majorities in the Democratic districts. The Republicans will have seventeen of the twenty-one members in the lower house. The fight in Ohio this year was a political battle for supremacy between Senator Hanna and Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland, and Hann*, won. In 1802 the Republican plurality in Ohio was 1,080 for State officers and one Democratic presidential elector was then elected. The next year McKinley had 81,000 for Governor and in 1894 the Republican record was broken with 137,077. McKinley had an Ohio plurality tor President in 1896 of 51,109 and in 1900 of 69,036, and last year, with which the vote of Tuesday was compared, the Republican plurality was 67,567. 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 StateF. M. Warner Treasurer Daniel McCoy Auditor P. F. Powers Land CommissionerE. A. Wlldey Attorney General C. A. Blair Superintendent Public Instruction Delos Fall State Board of Educationp. H. Kelly L. L. Wright Justice Supreme CourtW. L. Carpenter

In spite of an off year and the hard work of the Democrats, Qov. Bliss and the Republican ticket carried the State by nt least 30.0Q0 plurality. Michigan will send eleven Republican mcmliers to the national House of Representatives. The Legislature will be Republican. The election of Gen. R. A. Alger to the United States Senate to succeed the late James McMillan is thus assured. Nebraska. Governor John H. Mickey Lieutenant Governor ...E. G. McGllton Secretary of StateG. W. Marsh Auditor Charles Weaton Treasurer,p MoHmmh Attorney GeneralF. Land CommissionerG. d. Follmer Superintendent Public Instruction W. K. Fowler Nebraska remains in the Republican column by a plurality slightly below that of last year (12,000). except for Governor, which was considerably reduced. The Republicans have made a net gain of one Congressman, elected tbeir State ticket, and will control the legislature. There

with voting machines. These were used in the precincts of the Sixth and Thirteenth wards, and the reports from the inspectors of election strongly favor the machines. Pennsylvania. Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker Lieutenant Governor ... .William M. Brown Secretary of Internal Affairs. Isaac B. Brown The Republicans have carried the State by a majority for Penuypacker variously estimated from 130,000 to 145,000, and at least twenty-nine Congressmen elected are Republican. For the first time in the history of the State 1,000,000 votes were cast. The campaign was largely fought on State issues. South Dakota. Governor . .C. N. Herreid Lieutenant GovernorG. W. Shaw Secretary of StateO. C. Berg TreasurerC. B. Collins Auditor . ,I j J. F. Halladay Superintendent of Instruction. ,G. W. Nash Laud CommissionerC. J. Bach Attorney General Philo Hall Railroad CommissionerD. IL Smith The Republicans carry the State by an estimated plurality fol 15,000, a slight gain over the presidential vote of 1900. Texas. —• The Democrats have elected S. W. T. Lanham Governor with an estimated plurality of 100,000. The full Democratic State ticket is elected. Democrats were victorious iu all congressional districts also with large pluralities. New Hampshire. Returns from New Hampshire show that the Republicans have been successful with slightly reduced pluralities over two years ago. Bncbolder (Rep.) is elected Governor. Idaho. Scattering returns from the southern putt of the State show Morrison (Rep.) running ahead of Hunt (Dem.) for Gov-" ernor. The vote iu the gentile precincts is largely Republican. The estimated plurality is 2,000. Kansas, The returns indicate that the Republicans have again been successful in Kansas. Two years ago the State went Republican by 23,354. The estimated plurality this year is 40.000. Utah. Meager returns indicate that the Democrats have carried the State by a plurality of 2.500 for Supreme Court judgeNevada. The full fusion State ticket is elected. Sparks’ majority is estimated st 1.500. Told in a FewLinc*. A. L. Ashman, a “vet.” hotel inau, New York, dead. Wife of millionaire Win. Ehret of New York died at San Antonio, Texas. Methodist general missionary conf-*r-

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