Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
Tn--dn,'- EIection----They Were n Dem
ocrHtiC Bnudslide.

OcrHtiC bnndslide.
The result Of the elections held in 81
states ON Tuesday was an overwhelming
defeat for the Republican party. Several
stanch Republican states elected Democratic
officers and legislatures In IA general way
the result. with regard to the house of rep
reseutatives In the next Congress. is "A com
uete ovcrturn In that body the present |
Republican majority Of 20 will be con /
verified into Democratic majority Of at |
least 100
The surprises of election night began
with the returns from Massachusetts In
that state William h. Russell Of Cambridge,
the Young candidate Of the Democracy. less
than "a vears old, is elected 10y plurality
which will slightly exceed 5000 votes ON
the rest of the state ticket, however, the
Republican candidates appear to be elected
the plurality for William II. Halle of
Springfield for Acknowledgements being
about 1000 The congressional delegation
from the state will stand seven Democrats
to five Republicans Sherman Hoar of Wal
than defeating Fox. Moses 7. Stevens Of
North Andover defeating Mr. Greenhalge.
who has made a brilliant record in this
Congress George Fred Williams defeating
Mr. Gambler in the Ninth district, and John
c. Crosby of Pittsheld defeating Mr.. Rock
well in the Twelfth A grain of comfort
is the return of Henry Cabot Lodge from
the Sixth district
Ir our other nearby neighbor, New
Hampshire there was no choice Of COVER
nor by the people. and the election goes to
the legislature, which both parties claim,
but which it now seems probable that the
Republicans have carried 10y a small major
ity Il it proves otherwise it means
ID mo ratio governor and Democratic
senator % succeed Mr. Blair Two Dem
ocratic congressman are elected thing
exceedingly to he regretted is the de
feat of Hon. o. c. Moore in the Second
district In Connecticut, also, there is no
choice of governor hv the people but the
Democrats have IA clear majority in the LEG
islatnre and have elected three out of four
members Of Congress.
In Ne,, York city in spite of the stout
fgh, made Toy the fusion ticket, Tammany
maze large EhlitN anu NfIdul WAS IttlttltNl
mayor bv an overwhelming majority In
the state at large the Democrats have Sc
cured majority IN the legislature and the
World saws that Gov David B. Hill vii
succeed William NJ Evarts in the United
States Senate The congressional delega
ton from the state appears to stand IA Re
pubhcans To 20 Democrats The most sig
nihcant feature in all the elections was the
result in Pennsy wanna In that stancl
Republican state Pattison, the Democrati
candidate for governor, Us elected by
plurality of more than l6 600 over Della
meter the Republican candidate The con
gressiunal delegation will stand Is Republi
cans to 10 Democrats-a Republican loss o
three, the present delegation standing >
Republicans To seven Democrats In Obi
the Republican state ticket is elected by
plurality, which will be somewhere fror
100 to 5000. but the Democrats clair
IA of the 2l representatives in Congress
What is more to be regretted than anythiu
else is the defeat of Major Mckinley, tn
representative of the new tariff bill, in tn
Sixteenth district The first reports ind
Gated Mr. McKiuleys election by sma
majority, but the fact proves to be othel
wise The result, however, is in effect,
splendid personal triumph for him. I'll
Democratic legislature SO gerrymandere
his district as TO change the Repubica
majority TO IA Democratic minority of 25OU
but in spite of this seemingly hopeless on
look he made a fight which cut this DEM
cratic majority down to less than 200. Ma
McKinleys reelection, could 1t have bee
brought about, would have made brig
spot in day of almost universal reverse
In New Jersey the Democrats have co
troll of the Legislature on joint ballot by
votes Only two out Of the seven co
gressmen are Republicans The Repu
Leans carried only one county, Camde
The Republicans Of Illinois succeeded
electing their state officers, a treasurer al
superintendent of public instruction
from 5000 to 10000 plurality. Mr.. Ca
non is defeated for reelection 70 Congre
IN the Fifteenth district Partial retur
from Indiana indicate a Democratic plur
ity on the state ticket of from II 900 to Il
600, II Democratic congressman out of
and Democratic majority of 81 on joi
ballot in the Legislature.
Iowa furnishes a little relief IN the p
ture by report of Republican gan
amounting to some 5000 or 5000 Tn
however, is offset in Kansas, when tn,
was a veritable land slide The Republic
majority of - 600 has disappeared a
in its place comes IA Farmers Alliance g,
ernor by IA safe majority. Only one of
seven Republican congressman is return
and the delegation will stand Republic
one, Democrat one Farmers Altar
five Another surprise lies in the proba
defeat of Senator Ingalls, for reelection,
Legislature standing 20 Farmers Altar
and Democrats 10 30 Republicans.
Michigan and Wisconsin the election
Democratic state tickets and legislatu
and a majority of the congressman is C
ceded In Minnesota the democratic st
ticket is elected by small plurality,
that party has made gains in the cong
sOnRl delegation
Nebraska which stood by the Repu
cans even through the dark days of u
anu AN'.~F nus hNNtl ~ e+i'A4N 80 viz
eral rush, and three Democratic congr
men will succeed three Republicans
state mas gone Democratic for the tirst [
since the Republican party was organi
In California the Republicans have p
ably elected their state ticket and ma
ity of the Legislature The six congr
men are also probably Republican.
Colorado Republicans have reelected t
congressman and also elected all Of {
state ticket except the candidate for TT
urer The legislature is Republican. WI
ington elects Republican con FRESHMAN
legislature In South Dakota the gove
and legislature are Republican. The
suit in North Dakota Is IN doubt.
parties clam Montana
West Virginia was swept boy the DE-
cratic wave, though one out of the
congressman Is a Republican. Ia Mss
ali the congressman are Democratic.
where throughout the South the sto
monotonous. Those states are solid
the Democratic party as usual, th'
there are indications that the full ret
NAV show one or two relief spots II
election of Republican congressman