The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-08


congressman of the same political faith.
In Illinois the democrats have met a
crushing defeat. Not only has the state
SHOWN a preference for the republican
candidates, as expressed by some 40
900 or $4,000 plurality, but the congressional
delegation has been turned over almost
bodily to the republicans. William NJ.
Springer going down with his party in the
seventeenth district The city of Chi
cogo, too, has cast 25,000 plurality against
the democrats. The legislature is repub-
lican on joint ballot and the result of the
balloting is complete reversal of the
political situation.
Indiana is in fall fashion, too Returns
are incomplete, but there seems little
reason to doubt that the republican state
ticket will have from 10000 to 25 900 plu-
rality and the Victors will gain four con-
gressmen. 1t is significant of the general
upset that the election of Hon. William
Holman in the Fourth district is more
than doubtful, and the republicans claim
that the official count will retire the great
objector from the national legislature
Minnesota is republican by 10000 to 40
900 plurality, Nelson winning against the
democrats and populists.
Michigan gives a republican plurality of
10000, ana unless the official count changes
the outlook greatly the entire congress
sional delegation will be republican.
Practically the same may be said of
Iowa, although the democrats of the
Hawkeye state have a prospect of saving
one congressman, Hayes, in the Second
district
The state of Washington is republican
by 5000 to 10000 plurality, including a con-
! gressman.
Idaho's contribution to the landslide is
| $500 plurality, and congressman from
that state.
North Dakota has indorsed the republ-
can ticket by 1000 to 5000 plurality, and in
the territory of Oklahoma the republicans
have elected a delegate to congress by
| a plurality of $500
So much for the states with republican
pluralities. Turning to those which re-
tain their allegiance to democracy there
are still evidences of the prevailing trend
of political opinion-Arkansa returns a
solid democratic delegation, but by re-
duced pluraltes.
In Kentucky it is possible, and even
probable, that the Ashland district here
tofore the bulwaTk of democracy, will
be represented in the Fifty-fourth con-
| gress by Mr.. Denny, rep. This will, how
ever be due more to the disaffection
of Breckenridge democrats than to any
! growth of republican sentiment.
In Louisiana the democratic pluralites
| have been cut down to such an extent
| that the republicans claim two congress-
men. Whether upon good grounds or not
the official count will determine.
Tennessee is all mixed up. There are
conflicting claims as to congressman, and
| even the result of the gubernatorial con-
test appears to be involved in some doubt
owing to serious. defections in Middle Ten
! nessee 1t can hardly be doubted, how
ever, that the returns will show the cleo
| ton of Turney, dem. by a safe plurality.
! Down in Texas the republicans for the
first time have made a fight with the
! - ,f,,r- at,1 FWuyn
| gressional districts, the Tenth and
Twelfth, are in doubt
In Missouri the prevailing drift is mani
| testify reduced democratic pluralities for
! the state ticket and claims of the repub-
licans that they will gain one or two con-
! gressmeh.
Mississippi appears to have the lonesome
distinction of standing firm in the dem
ocratic faith She will elect all the candi-
dates of that party by practically normal
maiorities.
Montana has not been heard from other
than in a vague and indefinite way. The
! people of that state are interested in the
| state capital question more than anything
else, but such returns as have been re-
| ceived indicate the election Of republican
| for supreme court justice and Hartman
Of the same party for congress.
1t is not likely that the situation out
| lined will be changed materially by the
official count. The populist vote, which
| was an uncertain quantity before the
! election, can now be pretty accurately
! gauged in Illinois. 1t probably contrib
uted somewhat to the defeat of the demo-
! Gratis, although it is doubtful if the re-
! suit would have been changed had the
/ third party not been in the field. In Kan
! sas and Colorado it is evident that popu-
! lism is on the wane, while in Minnesota
| the strong fight made by Bowen for gov
] fpd 10 T1n
| seem to cut much of a figure and the eX-
| pectation that there would be an increased
| representation of that party in the next
| congress has proved to be a mistake.
| Prohibitionists showed their usual small
| strength, and the much discussed Ameri-
can Protective Association influence has
apparently vanished into thin air. 1t was
not in evidence to any possible extent
| anywhere throughout the west. The
| whole verdict Of yesterdays election
seems to be that the two great parties
we're squarely opposed to each other and
that the republicans got the most votes.
! Side issues and new parties had little or
no influence on the result.
New York, Nov. mot since war times
have the republicans swept the eastern
! states as they did al the polls yesterday
| The size of their victory grows as fuller
returns come in. In no state, and in no
| city have the democrats been able to
! check the stampede or voters 10 the re-
publican standard bearers. In rock ribbed
republican states like Pennsylvania enor-
nous pluralites have been piled up, and
| in states like New York and New Jersey,
which are usually classed in the demo-
cratic column, the republicans have made
a clean sweep. Morton has carried New
! York state by close to 15o 900, The con-
| gressional delegation, which stood nine
| teen democrats TO fifteen republicans in
/ the Fifty-third congress, Will be twenty
| nine republicans and five democrats in
the Fifty fourth congress. The state as
sembly will stand 14 republicans to "a
/ democrats. In the middle and eastern
states the democratic congressman seem
to have almost entirely disappeared. In
the New England states there IS appar-
| entity but one democrat elected 10 con-
gress. Fitzgerald Of Boston. New York
! has five and Pennsylvania two, "A total Of
| eight democrats out OF 100 members. Even
| Tennessee has gone republican, and Gov
| Turney Is defeated by II. Clay Evans
! In New Jersey the state legislature
/ with the exception Of four democrats
| appears 20 have been captured by the re-
/ publicans, and John r. Mcpherson viii
l be succeeded by "a republican. I'm the