The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-11-21
Gurrrut nrms.
THE ELECTIONS.

The election on Nov. was n surprise
all around. In California the Republicans
elected their state and congressional
tickets and they carried the San Francisco
election with hardly an exception. BY
Wednesday evening the Democrats con.
ceded the election OF Markham for gov
ernor and OF the legislature by a clear
working majority In both houses.
The notorious DIR. G. G. o'Donnell came
very close TO an election as mayor OF San
Francisco over both tho Republican and
Democratic nominees. most OF his votes
being scratched In on the regular Repub-
lIean and Democratic tickets. The in
dependent Democratic and other side
show tickets did not cut much OF n figure.
The Chronicle made bitter warfare ON
Luman wadllam. the Republican nominee
for public administrator, he being friend
OF the Spreckels family, and defeated
him; A. G. Freese, his opponent being
the only Democrat elected 10 any Inn
portant Office in the city.
In the general elections throughout the
country the Democrats made such a sweep
that instead OF the comfortable majority
the Republicans have In the present con-
gress, there will be clear Democratic
majority OF about 100. This Is mainly due
10 the Farmers Alliance and Farmers'
Mutual Benefit Association. which had
sprung into prominence within the past
eight months. The Alliance petitioned
congress for free coinage OF silver. and
did not get II. It also wanted reduction
/ OF the tariff, and the passage OF the
Mckinley bill filed the Alliance with
anger against the Republican party.
Farmers have organized heretofore and
proposed political action, but when elec.
tion day came most of them were whipped
into their old party organizations. This
time they astonished the country by
staying with their new organization, and
the result Is the rout OF the Republicans.
In most sections OF the country the
Alliance favors free trade or a tariff for
revenue only. and this has helped the
Democrats into power.
In Ohio Mckinley. the father Of the
tariff act, was defeated. though the Re-
publican state tieket-seeretary OF state,
Judge of the supreme court aud board
OF public works-was elected. The Con-
gressional delegation stands IA Democrats
to Republicans.
Illinois elected "A Democratic treasurer
and superintendent OF public instruction.
The legislature Is Democratic, and the
Democrats elected IL congressman and
| the Republicans I. The San Francisco
Chronicle on the eve OF the election stated
the case thus in dispatch from Chicago
THE great issue In Illinois has been the
tariff, and il has been feariessly fought
/ by both parties" The farmers were
organized against it, and there was also
a strong Democr ltic vote from Latherans
and Catholics who opposed a Republican
measure for compulsory education.
Palmer will be elected United States
senator.
In Indiana the Democrats elected IL
congressman, a gain of |. and the Re-
tpublieans ?. The entire Democratic state
ticket was elected by $4,000 majority, and
the legislature Is Democratic.
New York, which had 20 Republican and
IA Democratic congressman before, elected
% Democrats and IA Republicans. The
Tammany candidate for mayor OF New
York city was elected, his (anti-Tam-
many, Democratic and Republican, fusion
opponent losing votes on account of the
opposition to the Mckinley law. The
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Republicans, and Evarts will not be re-
elected to the senate.
Iowa elected Democrats and Repub-
licans TO congress. The Republican state
ticket was elected by small majority.
The Farmers Alliance carried Kansas,
electing congressman, while the Re-
publicens got 2. The Republican state
ticket was elected. The Alliance and the
Democrats have 95 votes against 80 Re-
publicans In the legislature. making the
defeat of Ingalls, for the United States
senate certain.
In Michigan the Democrats elected the
state ticket, and with the aid OF the
members elected on the Industrial ticket
will control the legislature. There were
four tickets, Industrial, Prohibition, DEM
oeratic and Republican. The congressional
delegation is Democratic, 8 to 3.
Missouri went Democratic by 10000
majority.
Nebraska elected Democratic governor.
The prohibitory amendment was defeated.
The Farmers Alliance carried the legis-
lature.
The Democrats elected the governor
: and auditor in Massachusetts, and made
gains in the legislature, which is still
Republican. The prohibition candidate
for governor got 1881 votes. The DEM
ocrats gained 5 congressman, eleeting z,
to Republicans.
In Pennsylvania the Democrats elected
, the governor, and the Republicans the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and secretary of
internal affairs. The congressional delega-
ton stands II Republicans to IL DEM
ocrats. The delegation stood q Repub-
licans TO Z Democrats. The Republicans
will have a majority of Sc i'm the legis-
lature on joint ballot.
In Minnesota the Democrats elected 3
congressman and the Farmers Alliance
! 2. A Republican governor was elected.
Washington stats went Republican. as
did Nevada.
Montana went Democratic.
Oklahoma elected a Republican delegate
to Congress.
In Wisconsin the Pennett compulsory
school law and the Republican party
> were defeated by the combined efforts of
the Democrats and the Lutherans and
Catholics. The new governor is Peck,
) father OF Peck's bad boy. The house il
e Democratic. The Democrats elect OF
[ the 10 congressman. They had but z
before and the legislature was over.
whelmingly Republican in both branches
t In Tennessee the Democrats carried
everything. The Prohibition candidate
for governor got 10000 votes.
r New Hamoshire elected Republican