Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
HOLD Us, SOMEBODY!
The g. O. z. Goes Down Under a
Democratic Landslide.
Old Democratic Maiorities Increased
and Triumphs Reported
From New Fields.
The Result 10 Massachusetts, 8 Surprise, the
Republicans Dumbfoundsd, and Point
With Condemnation to the Tariff.
Huge Republican DIajorities of Former
Years Wiped Out-AIcFinley, Cannon
and Dslemater Defeated.
Safe to Place the Democratic Majority In the
Next National House at Eighty.
Cleveland Interviewed
GENERAL RESUME.

khSUM1s
! Special to the Gazette.
| NEW YORK, Noy. 5.-In Illinois the
Democratic state committee claim the
state by a good majority, with gain of
three and probably five congressman.
The Republican state committee OF
! Iowa claim the state by 5000 majority.
Congressman Game, 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-Goy-
| Hare, Democrat.
The Democratic committee In McRiu-
| ley's 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 III the Fourth and Sixth
| districts.
THE NEXT HOUSE.
| Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The New York
Tribune claims Republican majority of
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.
tssNsavsrH wHIRLwINp MOVEMENT.
kpscial to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The Republicans
have gone down under q land slide. Re-
ports Of Democratic triumphs come from
every quarter.
The youthful statesman, William f.
Russell, has succeeded in his third can
didaoy for the governorship of Massa-
chusetts, being elected over Bracket by
over 10 ZOO majority.
The Democrats elected seven congress-
men out of twelve in the old Bay state.
New Hampshire, the hrst 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, 00G and returns delegation TO
congress of fourteen Democrats and eight
Republicans, Democratic gain of nine.
In Connecticut Morris Cd has a plu-
rality for governor of over 5000, but in
large number of towns the full prohibit
ton vote was not polled, and the official
vote may show no one has a mariority,
and the leglsla ture will elect. Two con-
gressmer gained by the Democrats.
In Wisconsin the state and legislature is
conceded to the Democrats, ana the con-
gressional delegation stands seven DEM
ocrsts, 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 by 49,
GOO, 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 1000.
South Dakota elects q Republican gov
ernor and the state ticket by a small ma
jority.
Both parties claim a 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 increased 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 concede.
The complete overturning in Massa-
chusetts is q complete surprise to both
parties. The Republicans believed they
FOR or
gressmen. whereas they got but FIVE.
RusselI's %. majority for governor of
Massachusetts, is about 5000. Lodges
margin of 1923 is contrasted with his 1894
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 it
to the tariff.
In New Hampshire there is no choice
for governor. and the legislature will
elect. Both congressman were elected
by the Democrats, a gain of two.
The Ohio Republican state committee
has conceded the defeat of Poorman in
the Seventeenth, Lewis in the Thirteenth,
Brigham In the Sixth, Foster In the
Eighth and Mckinley in the Sixteenth,
the latter being defeated by 500. Foster |
was defeated by Hare by 100. The next |
,Qtio 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 conoede, 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 a small majority, |
and gain OF two congressman. The |
legislature Is probably Republican on
joint. ballot by small majority, not e1-
needing four.
In Virginia full Democratic congress
sional delegation is returned, a gain of |
four.
In Kansas the Republican majority of !