Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-13
A TIDAL WAVE.

A TIDAL WAVE.
rho Result OF the Late Election Greas
Surprise-An Unprecedented Democratic
majority In the Next House.Several Re-
publican States Change Front.
Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. e. Complete
but unofficial returns from every county
in the State give Pattison. D., for Gov
mater. r The Republican candidates
Internal Affairs, Messrs Watres and
Stewart, are no doubt elected, as both
ran far ahead of Delamater.
The latest returns from the twenty
eight Congressional districts Of the State
show the election of 10 Republicans
and 10 Democrats
Twenty-six State Senators were voted
for. The Democrats elected sixtee,.
and the Republicans ten. Twenty Re-
publicans and four Democrats hold
over.
New York.
NEW York, Nov. 6-The returns in
dictate the election of % Democrats and
lature is close, with the Indications of
Democratic majority Of two on joint
ballot
The Post says that the Democratic
majority in the next House will not be
less than so and may be 100.
Massachusetts.
Boston, Nov. 6.-The vote for Cover
| nor has been received from every town
| in the State except Gosnald, and the
! figures show an overwhelming Demo
| cratic victory. The returns on the
votes for minor State officers are not
nearly complete and no exact footings
can be made at present The Demo
| Gratis elect Trefey, Auditor, over Ladd,
the present incumbent by about 6, 900
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Secretary of State,
| Treasurer and Attorney General
The Congressional delegation stands
seven Democrats and five Republicans,
| a gain of five Democrats
| Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb.. Nov. 6.-Returns are
still meager. but indicate the probable
election of Boyd, Democrat fox Cover
ner by good plurality. The Alliance
candidates are looming up strong in the
interior. and the Republican candidates
are alternating between first and second
places in the country towns. The COM
plete returns may possible cleo: either
of the three candidates. but tie large
Democratic gains in Omaha and the
eastern end of the State give Boyd the
| best chances
The election of w. j. Bryan, D., over
| w. j. Connell, R, from the First dis
trict, and William McKeighan, D., and
Alliance candidate in the Sect nd dis
| %r:o Sc
conceded. The Third district is still
| in doubt.
The returns indicate that pre- hibition
is defeated in the State by over 49, OOO
| Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. g. Reports
from all parts of the State show that
the election has been a veritable land
slide for the Democracy. The entire
Democratic State ticket is elected by
increased majorities. and Chairman
Kitchener, of the Republican State Com
mittee. comedies the defeat of his party
by about Is, 600.
Chairman Jewett of the Democratic
Committee furnished the following es-
innate of ma jorities on State and Con-
gress from Indiana: Majority on State
ticket, II. $40; Senators elected, 10; hold
overs, IA; total, SO; Representatives
! elected, 70; Majority on joint ballot go.
| Eleven congressman, being all mem bers
except in the Sixth and Ninth districts.
| ~ Wisconsin,.
| MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 6. --latest
returns from the State indicate a plu-
rality of 20, 900 and upward for G. w.
Peck. The Democrats elect majority
of the Assemblymen and the State Sen
ate. In the lower house they will have
a ma iority of 80 or over and in the Sen.
ate a majority of 2. They elect out
of 9 Congressman.
Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich. Nov. Cup to MID.
night the indications were that the
Democrats had elected their Governor
by about 10, 600 plurality and the rest O.
the State ticket by substantial vote.
The Republicans concede the FRS,
Second, Fifth. Sixth, Seventh and
Tenth Congressional districts to the
Democrats and claim the Third. Fourth
Eighth and Eleventh districts, and the
Ninth going in their favor. The Demo
Gratis concede the Third, Fourth and
Eighth only and claim the Eleventh
and Ninth as doubtful.
J De MONIES, Iowa. Nov. 6.-The lates
) reports show a gain Of four Congress
| men for the Democrats.
Returns from one-third of the State
shows Democratic gains sufficient il
, continued, to wipe out the Republi Cal
majorites of two years ago and give a
small Democratic majority.
Ohio.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 6.-The Repub
lican State Committee has conceded the
defeat of Poorman in the Seventeenth
district Lewis in the Thirteenth
, Brigham in the Sixth, Foster in tn.
Eighth and Mckinley in the Sixteenth
Official reports from McKinley's dis
trict show that Warwick has 2. 900 p1u
f rality in Holmes County and 400 il
Wayne. Mckinley carries Medin;
, County by 1,SO0 and Stark by 600. Thi
, elects Warwick by 500. which is prob
ably correct
Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov. 5-The FRS
Congressional district complete give
, Spooner, s, 116: Lapham, D.. 10, $50.