Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-08

majority In its history, W1ping out nos only the Mckinley plurality of 85 900, but going above the high water mark set by John Trough in 1863 of 101 ,000. It is thought that official returns will show a republican plurality of 140, GOO to 150, 900.
 Colorado has repudiated populist doc- trines aud swung back into the republican column electing full republican ticket and both congressman.
 Kansas, too, has returned to the repub- lican feth, aud Jerry Simpson is buried in the landslide, along with other populist candidates.
 Wisconsin has reversed her verdict of two years ago and has elected a republican state government and nine out Of ten congressman of the same political faith.
 In Illinois the democrats have met a crushing defeat. Not only has the state shown preference for republican candi- dates, as expressed by some 40, ,0J0 or 50,- 900 plurality, but the congressional dele- gatfon has been turned over almost bodily to the republicans, William M. Springer going down with his party in the Seven teenth district.
 The city of Chicago, too, has cast 25, 900 plurality against the democrats. The leg islature is republican on joint ballot, and the result of the ballotEg completes the reversal of the political situation.
 Indiana is in full fashion, too, and re- turns are incomplete, but there seems little reason to doubt that the republican state ticket will have from 20, 900 to 25, 1000 plu- TdlIby, ana Wltn VlcUOry VIII gain four cOn- gressmeD. It Is significant that .in the general upset that the election of Hon. William Holman, in the Fourth district, is more than doubtful, and tue republicans claim that the official count will retire the great objector from national legislation .,--
 Minnesota is republican by 30, 900 to 40,- 900 plurality, Nelson winning against the democrats and popullsts.
 Michigan gives the republicans plural- ity of 40 ,000, and unless the official count Al IL A H.. gressional delegation will be republican.
 Practically the same may be said of Iowa, although the democrats of the Hawkeye state have prospect of saving one con- gressmap-Hayes in the Second district.
 The state of Washington is republican by 5000 to 10, ,000 plurality, including the con- gressman.
 Idaho's contribution to the landslide is 25, ,000 plurality and the congressman from that state.
 North Dakota has indorsed the republi- can ticket by 1000 to 5000 plurality, and in the territory of Oklahoma the republicans have elected Il delegate to congress by plurality of 25 GOO.
 So much for the states with republican pluralities. Turning to those which retain their allegiance to democracy, there are still evidences of the prevailing trend of political opinion.
 Arkansas returns solid democratic del- egation, but by reduced plurelities.
 
 able that the Ashland district, heretofore the bulwark of democracy, will be repre- sented in the Fifty fourth congress by MT. Denny, republican. This will, however. be due more to the disaffection of the Breckinridge democrats than to any growth of republican sentiment.
 In Louisiana the democratic pluralities have been cut down to such an extent that 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 congressman, and even the result of the gubernatorial contest appears to be involved in some doubt, ow- ing to serious defections in middle Ten- nes5ee.
 Down in Texas the republicans for the first time have made fight with hope of winning, and as a result two congressional districts, the Tenth and Twelfth, are in doubt.
 fest In the reduced democratic pluralities for the state ticket, and claims of the re- publicans that they will gain one or two congressman.
 Mississippi appears to have the lonesome distin ction of standing firm in the demo- of that party by practically normal major ities.
 Montana has not been heard from, other than in a vague and indefinite way. The D6ODl0 OI CQe 6GdIo dT6 lutSToSbSQ III LuS state capital question more than in any thing else, but such returns as have been received indicate the election of Hunt, re- publican, for supreme court justice, and Hartman of the same party for ngress.
 This completes the list, and it is not likely that the situation as outlined will be changed materially by the official count.
 The populist vote, which was an uncer- I tain q quantity before the election, can now be pretty accurately given.
 In Illinoisit probably contributed some- what to the defeat Of the democrats, al- though it is doubtful if the result would have been changed had the third party not been in the field.
 In Kansas and Colorado 1t Is evident that the populists are on the wane, while in Minnesota strong fight was made by Owen for the governorship, which indi- cates that the propaganda has taken strong hold.
 In other states the populists did not seem to cut much of figure, and the expscta- tion that there would be increased repre- sentation of that party in the next con gress has proved to be mistake.
 The prohibitionists showed their usual small strength, and the much discussed American Protective association influence has apparently vanished into thin air. It was not in evidence to any perceptible ex- tent anywhere throughout the west.
 The whole verdict of yesterday's election seems to be that the great parties were squarely opposed to each other, and that the repub blicans got the most votes on side ho1l