Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
HOLD Us, SOMEBODY!
The g. o. 2. Goes Down Under
Democratic Landslide.
Old Democratic Majorities Increased
and Triumphs Reported
From New Fields.
The Result In Massachusetts, a Surprise, the
Republicans Dumbfoundsd, and Point
With Condemnation TO the Tariff.
Huge Republican Majorities of Former
Years Wiped Out-AIcEiniey, Cannon
and Delemater Defeated.
Safe to Place the Democratic Majority in the
Next National House at Eighty.
Cleveland Interviewed.
GENERAL RESUME.


Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Noy. 5.--In Illinois the
Democratic state committee claim the
state by good majority, with a gain of
three and probably five congressman.
The Republican state committee Of
Iowa claim the state by 5000 majority.
Congressman Caine, Mormon, is re-
elected from Utah.
Indiana is claimed by the Democrats
by 20, 600.
The Pennsylvania Democratic state
committee claim Pattison IS election by
10 900.
In the Eighth Ohio district ex-Gov-
ernor Foster is defeated for congress by
Hare, Democrat.
The Democratic committee In McKiu-
ley district concede his election
The Wisconsin Democratic committee
claim to have elected the governor and
gained one congressman.
In New Jersey the Democrats elect
congressman IN the Fourth and Sixth
districts.
THE NEXT HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The New York
Tribune claims a Republican majority of
two n he next house of representatives.
The Times claims seventy-one Demo-
cratic majority.
The World figures out seventy Demo-
cratic majority.
The Herald says the Democratic ma
jnrity will be forty.
,usaAs8ysrH wHIRLwIND MOVEMENT.
fEpecial to the Gazette.
N a
have gone down under q land slide. Re-
ports of Democratic triumphs come from
every quarter.
The youthful statesman, William E.
Russell, has succeeded in his third can
didaoy for the governorship of Masss-
chusetts, being elected over Bracket by
over 10, 900 majority.
The Democrats elected seven congress-
men out of twelve in the old Bay state.
New Hampshire, the arst time in
years, is In the Democratic column.
Even the legislature has been lost to the
Republicans. 1t will elect successor to
Henry W. Blair.
Pennsylvania gives Pattison a majority
of 10, 900 and returns a delegation to
congress of fourteen Democrats and eight
Republicans, Democratic gain of nine.
rality for governor of over 5000, but in a
large number of towns the full prohibi-
ton vote was not polled, and the official
vote may show no one has mariority +,
and the legIsla ture will elect. Two con-
gressmen gained by the Democrats.
In Wisconsin the state and legislature Is
conceded to the Democrats, ana the con-
gressional delegation stands seven DEM
ocrats, three Republicans.
The Republican majority Of "a, 900 OF
two years ago has been greatly reduced
in Minnesota, but Governor Merriam
(R.) is probably elected by from 1000 to
5000. One and possibly two Democrats
were elected on the state ticket.
Chairman Jewett of the Democratic
state committee claims Indiana oy IS =
600, the legislature and eleven of the
thirteen congressman.
In Montana the Republican majority
of 1000 is wiped out, and the Democrats
claim to carry the state By l0, 900.
South Dakota elects a Republican gov
ernor and the state ticket by small ma
jority.
Both parties claim victory for con-
gresham and the state ticket and legis-
lature in North Dakota, with chances in
favor of the Republicans.
In Alabama the Democrats carry every
county by an iucreased majority, and
return full delegation to congress.
Kentucky elects ten Democrats and
one Republican congressman.
In Arkansas the Republicans claim
two congressman but the Democrats do
net conoede.
The complete oveyturning in Masss-
1latA rion to hnfh n
parties. The Republicans believed they
would get at least ten OF the twelve oon-
gressmen. whereas they got but five.
Russell 3 %. majority for governor Of
Massachusetts, IL about 5000. Lodge 9
margin of 1923 is contrasted with his 1924
two years ago, and IL he had not had
that large margin he would have been
defeated. The Republicans are dumb
founded at the result, but all charge 1t
to the tariff.
In New Hampshire there is no choice
for governor. and the legislature will
elect. Both congressmen were elected
by the Democrats, gain OF two.
The Ohio Republican state committee
has conceded the defeat of Poorman in
ths Seventeenth, Lewis in the Thirteenth, /,
Brigham In the Sixth, Foster in the
Elghtn ana MCKINLEY III tue Sixteeuth, /,
the latter being defeated by 500. Foster
was defeated by Hare by 100. The next
Ohio delegation will stand fourteen
Democrats and seven Republicans, a
Democratic gain of nine, although the
Republicans claim the state by 10, 900.
The Democrats do not couoede, but say
Ryan's plurality is below 1000
In Illinois the vote is very close, with
chances in favor Of the Republicans by
1000 or 5000. The Democrats claim that
Cannon is defeated by q small majority,
and a gain of two congressman. The
legislature Is probably Republican on
JONI, ballot by a small majority, not ex-
9ding four.
In Virginia full Democratic congress
sional delegation is returned, gain of
four.