Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-08
THE BIG TIDAL WAVE
Scattering Election Returns From
Many States.
MORE REPORTS OF REPUBLICAN GAINS
Legislatures That VIII Elect Re-
publican Senators.
OWENS SMALL MAJORITY

OWENS SMALL MAJORITY
The South Carolina legislature is over
whelmingly for Tillman and will elect him
to the United States Senate. Charges of
fraud multiply, but these results will not
be affected.
The total vote was little over 10000.
Evans, the regular democratic candidate, is
elected by 10000 majority over Pope, the IN
dependent candidate. The constitutional
convention was decided upon by majority
of 5000.
Pope charges his defeat to fraud, but has
not decided what steps he will take i'll the
matter, If any.
The Figures in New York.
The following is the total vote of New
York city for governor: Hill, democrat.
126,554; Morton, republican, 1913, 759; Wheel
er, state democrat, S,7S7; Matthews, peoples.
1,530; Mattchett, socialist-labor, 4,077, and
Baldwin, prohibtionist, S34.
Revised election returns from every as
sembly district in the state show that the
republicans have elected lO0 assemblymen
and the democrats D.
GOv.-Elect Bushels Plurality.
Returns from 17S of the 2S4 towns and
wards of New Hampshire give Busiel, re-
publican, a plurality of S,SS7 and a majority
of 1855. The remaining towns will undoubt-
edly swell this plurality to 10000.
The republicans have probably elected 212
members of the house, and they have prob
ably elected nineteen out of the twenty-four
senators.
Solid Wisconsin Delegation.
Nearly complete returns show that the
Wisconsin delegation in the Fifty-fourth
Congress will be solidly republican. Con-
gresham Barwig, democrat is beaten by
pa votes.
The state gives a republican plurality of
10000 on the state ticket. Both houses of
the legislature have been carried by the re-
publicans.
Delaware Republican by 1900.
The majority in Delaware for the iepubli-
can candidate for governor and Congress
man is 100. The next legislature will
stand: Senate, 8 democrats and 4 republi-
cans; house, 81 republicans and demo-
Gratis. A republican majority on joint bal
lot of 10.
Three Contests I'm Louisiana.
Republicans admit that the democratic
candidates in the six Louisiana districts will
receive the certificates. The republicans
will contest the first, second and third dis
tricts.
BreidentbaI Gives 1t Up.
Late returns indicate that Morrill,, repup-
lican, has carried Kansas by from $4,000 to
1900 over Lewelling, populst, for governor.
Chairman Bredenthal Of the peoples party
state central committee comedies the eiec-
ton of the entire republican state ticket
and six of the eight Congressman. He also
comedies that the republicans have elected
a majority of the legislature, which will
elect a Senator.
Hastings Plurality 234, S5S.
The latest returns on the vote for COVER
nor show a plurality for Hastings, republi-
can, in Pennsylvania. of 234.S5S. This may
be slightly increased by later returns from
counties which have not yet completed their
count. The republicans have elected 20 Of
the 80 congressman, 10 of the % senator's,
176 of the 1913 representatives and 10 Of the
IA judges voted for.
Big slump in Minnesota.
Almost complete returns from the eighty
counties of Minnesota show that Nelson,
republican, has carried the state by a plu-
rality of $4,000. The democratic-populis
fusion on Willis for justice of the supreme
court also failed, Collins, republican, being
elected by majority of at least 10000.
st. Paul and Ramsey county, heretofore
stronghold of democracy, went over
whemingly republican, only two democrats
being elected on the county ticket.
The Indiana Legislature.
The republicans have captured both
branches of the Indiana legislature. having
elected 81 out of 100 members of the house,
and enough senators to overcome the dem
ocratic majority in the hold-overs and give
the republicans a majority of ten In that
body.
West Virginia Legislature.
Returns compiled from non-partisan
sources show that the West Virginia senate
will be tie and the republicans will have
majority of 10 In the next house of dele
gates, making possible the passage of bills
redistricting the state, so that the demo-
Gratis will not again gain the ascendancy
for years. These returns are official, with
one or two exceptions, and a republican
Senator will succeed Senator Camden.
Iowa Republican by $4,000.
The latest returns show a republican plu-
raIity of 1900 in Iowa, the election Of the
entire state republican ticket and a republic
can delegation to Congress. In the second
congressional district Curtis, republican,
was elected over Hayes, democrat. by $40
majority. This makes the state wholly re-
publican.
Richards Elected I'm Wyoming.
Complete returns from nearly every coun-
ty in Wyoming show the plurality Of Frank
W. Wondell, republican candidate for Con-
greSS, TO De Z,ODO. NliDdn A. ftlCndrOS,
publican candidate for governor, and the
balance of the state ticket will have 800
plurality The election of two republican
Senators to succeed Senators Warren and
Carey is assured
Montana Legislature Republican.
The republicans will have a majority of
II on joint ballot in the Montana legisa-
ture This insures the election of two
publican United States Senators. Hartman,
republican, for Congress, will have at least
$500 plurality.
The Vote I'm MaryIanJ.