The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-08
SILVER DICK DEFEATED.
Eight Districts Lost Hy Democrats
i'm Missouri.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 7.-As nearly as
can be ascertained at this hour, the
Democrats have lost the Fourth. Fiji
teerth. Thirteenth, First, Third, Sixth,
Eighth and Eleventh congressional dis
tricts. The Tenth is always Republi-
can. The defeated Democrats are: w.
G. Ellison, c. II. Morgan, j. d. Fox, w.
II. Hatch (anti-option), a. NJ Dockery,
y: A. de Almond, R. P. Bland (silver
lively. TIE successful Republicans are:
George A. Crowthers, c. G. Burton,
John Rainey, c. n. Clark, H. NJ. Or
ton, r. Z. Lewis, ]. O. Hubbard and
Charles F. Joy, respectively.
r; M, Rarthold Rep) continues to
hold the Tenth.
St. Louis. Mo-, Nov. From the lat
est unofficial returns received from
thlrty-flve counties in Missouri, Repub-
llcan gains of 5000 are shown and the
election of their entire state ticket by
a plurality of at least 10000 is assured
The successful candidates are: Walter
NJ Robinson, Judge of the Supreme
court; John R. Kirk, state superin-
tendent of public schools, and Joseph
tlory, railroad and warehouse commits
sioner
The lower house of the state legisla-
ture is Republican, but the Democrats.
who have majority in the senate, will
be able to carry things on a Joint bal
lot Nothing definite can be learned.
however, as to what their majority is
until complete official returns have
been received. Returns from some of
the congressional districts are rather
conflicting, but. on the whole show a
decided Republican gain. At least six
democratic candidates for Congress
were defeated and possibly several
more Wlll be counted in the Republican
column when complete returns are in.
There seems TO be no doubt that the
following are elected: George c. Crow
Their (Rep9, Fourth district; John c.
Iarsney Oem), Fifth; Dearmond
lDem.). Sixth; John P. Tracey Rep1
Seventh; Champ Clark Dem5. Ninth !:
Rlchard Barthold Rep), Tenth: Chas
E. Joy (Rep), Eleventh; Seth W. Cobb
lDemO, Twelfth; John T. Mosely Rep.)
Fourteenth; Chas. G. Burton Rep.)'
Fifteenth. ot''''
The defeat of Hatch in the First dis
trlct by c. N. Clarke, by 400 plurality.
rs claimed by the Republicans. Dock.
cry claims his reelection in the Third
by 400, but the chairman of the Repub-
mean congressional committee asserts
that h. G. Orton is victorious by a plu-
rality OF 400; Bland is probably defeat
ed by j. L. d. Hubbard Rep). Repub-
leans claim the district and Demo
Gratis are not denying the claim. The
second and Thirteenth districts are
claimed by both parties and it viii
take the official returns to decide the
result there.
Kansas City, Nov THE most sur
prtsing of yesterdays unheaval was
the transfer of Missouri from the
Democratic to the Republican column.
This change Of front was not made
apparent until this afternoon. when
the returns from the country precincts
began to come in. Heretofore. these
have shown nothing but strong Dem
ocratic leanings, but the returns show
that Missouri can no longer be count
ed in the solid Democratic column.
Districts and counties that have here
tofore rolled up tremendous Demo-
cratic majorities have completely
changed front, and tonight reports are
received Of Republican victories in
these Democratic strongholds. The
third congressional district. which. In
1892, gave Doelery 3,461 plurality, yes
terday voted for a Republican. Tars-
ney, in the fifth district in 1892 re-
ceived a majority of 5,167. This year
he is not sure of being returned, as
Van Horn claims the district by a few
hundred