Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-11-17
Mill Buried Under a Hundred and
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Ohio Gees Republican by Over a 100000
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pear to be in California and Nevada.
In the former state the democratic
candidate for governor (Budd) is APP
parently In advance of Estee, his re-
publican competitor, although the rest
of the republican state ticket seems to
be certain of election,
In Nevada, the silver party which
exists as n party in that state only, has,
TO all appearances, beaten the repub-
leans, the democrats and regular popu-
lists, electing state ticket and con-
gresham.
There is an element of doubt in Ne
brasha, where the election OF Majors,
republican, over Holcomb, populist-
democrat, Is 10y no means assured.
With these exceptions, however, the
tide of republican success appears to be
overwhelming.
Ohio has given the largest republican
majority in its history, beating not only
McKinley's plurality of $1,000, but GO
ing above the high water mark set by
John Brough in 1863 of l0l 900. 1t is
thought the official returns will show
a republican plurality of 100000 to
100, 900.
Colorado has repudiated the ~populist
doctrine and swung back into the re-
publican column, electing a full ropub-
loan ticket and both congressman.
Kansas, too, has returned to the re-
publican faith and Jerry Simpson Is
buried under the landslide along with
the other populist candidates.
Wisconsin has reversed her verdict Of
two years ago and has elected n repub-
lican state government and nine out Of
ten congressional candidates of the
same political faith.
In Illinois the democrats have met
with crushing defeat. Not only has
the state shown a preference for repub-
lican legislative candidates as cX-
pressed by some 10000 or 80, 0G0 plural
ity. but the congressional delegation
hos been turned over almost bodily to
the republicans. Springer going down
with his party in the Seventeenth dis
triot. The city of Chicago, too, has cast
IS, 600 plurality against he democrats.
The Legislature is republican on joint
ballot and the result of the balloting is
. complete reversal of the political sit
uation.
Indiana is In fall fashion, too, returns
are incomplete. but there seems little
rcpson to doubt the republican state
ticket will have from 5000 to 20, 600
plurality, aud the victors will gain four
congressman. Significant of the gem
eral upset the election of Hon. William
Holman in the Fourth district is more
than doubtful, and republicans claim
that the official count will retire the
great o6jector from the national legis-
lature.
Minnesota is republican by 80, 900 to
10000 plurality, Nelson, republican,
winning against democrats and. popu-.
Michigan gives a republican plural
ity of 40, 900 and unless the official
count changes the outlook greatly the
entire congressional delegation will be
republican.
The indications are that Iowa has
gone solidly republican, electing eleven
congressman.
The state Of Washington is republi-
can by 5000 To 10000 plurality, in
Guiding congressman. Idaho's contri-
button TO the landslide is 25, 900 plural
ity and congressman from that state.
North Dakota has Endorsed TIE re-
publican ticket by 1000 to 5000 plural
ity and in the territory Of Oklahoma
the republicans have elected a delegate
to congress by plurality of $500.
The Democratic states.
So much for the states with repub-
lican pluralities. Turning to those
which retain their allegiance to democ-
racy there are still evidences of the
prevailing trend Of political opinion.
Arkansas returns a solid democratic
delegation but by reduced pluralities.
In Kentucky it is possible and even
probable the Ashland district, hereto
fore the bulwark of democracy, will be
represented in congress by Mr.. Denny,
q republican.
In Louisiana the democratic plurali-
ties have been cut down to such an eX-
tent hat the republicans claim two
congressman, whether upon good
grounds or not, the official count will
determine.
Tennessee is all mixed up. There
are conflicting claims as TO congress
man, and even the result of the guber-
Material contest appears to be involved
in some doubt, owing to the serious
OBJECTIONS In middle Tennessee. 1t
can hardly be doubted, however, that
the returns will show the election of
Turney, democrat. by a safe plurality.
In Texas the republicans for the first
time have made a fight with the hope
OF winning and as a result two con-
gressiopal districts, the Tenth and
Twelfth, are in doubt.
In Missouri the prevailing drift" is
manifest in reduced democratic plural
tiles for the state ticket. The con-
gressional delegation will stand IL
democrats and 3 republicans.
Mississippi appears 70 have the lone
some ~distinction OF standing hrm In
the,democratic faith. She will elect
all candidates of that party by practic-
ally normal majorities.
Montana has not been heard from
other tina in n vague and indefinite
way. Returns which nave peer re-
ceived Indicate the election of Hunt,
republican, for supreme court justice
and Hartman of the same party for
congress. This completes the list, n
1t is not likely the situation outlined
will be changed materially by the Off
cial count.
The Populist Vote.
The populist vote, which was an un
certain quantity before election, can
now be pretty accurately guaged.
In Illinois it probably contributed
somewhat to the defeat of the
democrats, although 1t is doubtful
IL the result would have been
changed had II third party not been in
the field. In Kansas and Colorado it is
evident populism Is on the wans, while
In Minnesota the strong fight made by
Owen for the governorship indicates
the propaganda has taken a strong
hold. In other states the populists did
o develop much strength and the ex
poctation that there would be an in
CREASED representation Of hat party In
the next congress has proved to be mis-
taken.
The Prohibs and A. p. A.
frohibitionists cut about their usual
figure, and the much discussed A. p. A.
tphusnce has apparently vanished into
thin air. IL was not in evidence to any
psrcsptible extent anywhere through
ont the west.