Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-13
THE OFF YEAR.

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1t Works Disaster ON the Republican
Majorities and Tallies q Signal
Victory for the Democrats
and Alliance.
The returns from the election of last
week show that the republicans met
terrible waterloo. They had not
counted on the strength of the opposi-
ton. Everywhere there have been
large democratic gains. The next
House will be democratic by about 1l9
majority. The Senate majorities have
been cut down uncomfortably close.
Everywhere there has been the widest
conjecture as to the probable cause of
this unprecedented change. The
Mckinley bill has been charged with
the result, and perhaps, at present,
bears the brunt of the defeat. The
silver question, the farmers alliance
and various local issues all are asserted
factors of the general result. The
farmers, alliance crows loudly over its
astonishing strength, and they have
good reason. This Is by far the most
popular and progressive political move
ment that has been organized for half
century. A study of the situation in
the south and northwest shows how
formidable this organization has be-
come. Atpresent they figure on thirty
eight straight alliance men in the next
congress with scores of Others from
both parties pledged to their support
being dependent on that organization
for their election. In few states they
have the governor and in many states
they control the Legislature. The news
in detail can be Cleaned from these
kilograms purloined from the leading
dailies:
KENTUCKY.
Returns from the mountain counties
of the Tenth district will elect Hill,
rep, to congress.
MICHIGAN.
The Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh
congressional districts and the state
senate are still in doubt. The house is
democratic by good majority. Of
fetal returns will be necessary.
| INDIANA.
Official returns from the state at large
are just beginning to come in. The
democratic majority will be about
$1,000. The only republicans elected
to congress are Waugh in the Sixth
and johnson in the Ninth districts
The legislature Is democratic in botf
houses and sixty-nine majority in join
session.
Returns received from ninety-si,
counties give Mcfarland 173,l59 ant
Chamberlain 170,543; Mcfarland
plurality, 2,6l8. 1t is estimated tina
the other nine counties will increas
3 McFarland's plurality to 1901, ne
gain of zoos. This insures the election
, of the entire republican state ticket b.
about 1900 plurality.
NEBRASKA.
4 Returns from eighty-five out {
+ eighty-nine counties in Nebraska Civ
q the following figures for governo
i Richards rep, 69, ,236; Boyd dem., Y
1926; Powers, alliance, 7l,l43. Viii
d the contest is very close, careful est
p mates give Boyd plurality of nearl
n 900, but indicates the election Of tt
Is remainder of the republican state tick
e The total vote Of the state 80 far e!
ceeds, by fully $1,000, the PRESIDENT
n vote In 1883, an extraordinary increa
le for an off year.
of WISCONSIN,.
~ Official returns from the First di
" trict to-day show the election
Babbitt, dem., over Cooper, rep. TIL
u leaves only one republican congres
man in Wisconsin, Hangen, in Il
Eighth district, who has about 100
:. - majority. The republicans suffer n
-, loss of six congressman, besides Il
~ ~ legislature, which will probably ele
~ ex-Secretary Villas to succeed Senat
= spooner, although other candidates a
springing up. Peck, dem., for gov
~. nor has majority of $4,000.
,o MINNEsoTA.
ad With all but three counties report
Dr. in Minnesota, and most Of them offici
tn the vote for governor stands; Merrial
rep, 1920; Wilson, dem. 500
IL Owen, alliance, 50, 40. Merriam's p
ad rality Is ,555. The other counties q
Or official figures from some of the COT
ry ties already included in the count m
ast change this little, but not material