Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Result of the Election Is a
Sweeping One.
BIG MAJ0RITIEs IN MOST CASES.
What Can Be Seen by a General SUI
vey Of the Field After
the Battle.
BIG MAJoRITIEs IN MOST CASES
WISCONSIN Is REPUBLICAN AGAIN,

Iican Coiumn-The Democratic Candi-
date for Governor OF California Appar-
emily in Advance Of His Republican OPP
ponent--NevatIn silverites Carry the Day
In That State-RcpubIican Majority In
Indiana-The Prohibition and POpulist
Vote Throughout the Country.
CHICAGO, Nov. IA survey Of the re-
turns Of election show that In tho west,
the northwest and on tho Pnciflc const
the Republican landslide seems to bc over
whelming and in the southwest Repub-
lican gains aro reported. Tho only exccp-
tions TO the rule appear to be In Cali
fornin and Nevada. In the former state
the Democratic candidate for governor
iBudd) Is apparently IN advance of Estcc,
his Republican competitor, although tho
rest of the Republican state ticket seems
to bc certain of election. In Nevada the
silver party, which exists rs IL party In
TINT state only, has to MI appearances
beaten tho Republicans, tho Democrats,
and the regular Populists, olcctinR Its
state ticket and tho congressman.
There IL also IN element of doubt In
JNtDfUSkU NJltTt IllC tlftllbl VI hHJJIbI
Bop, over IIolcoub Pop. Dem, Is by no
means assured. With these exceptions,
however, tho tide Of Republican success
appears to 10 overwhelming. Ohio hns
given tho largest Republican majority In
its history, wipinR out not only the Nc
Kinlcy plurality Of $1,000, but going above
The high-wnter mark set by John Brough
in 1863 of l0l 900. 1t IL thought that tho
"a, a,
plurality Of 1iOD0 to 10000.
Colorado Republican Again.
Colorado has swung back into tho Ro-
publican column, clcctinR full Repub
lcnn ticket and both congressman.
Kansas, too, has returned to tho Ropub-
Iicnn faith and Jerry Simpson Is buried
under the landslide along with the other
Popuist candidates, Wisconsin hns re-
vcrsed her verdict of two years ngo and
has elected Republican state govern
mcnt and nine out Of ten congressman Of
the snmo political faith
In Illinois tho Democrats havo met u
crushing defeat Not only has the state
shown preference for the Republican
candidates "a expressed by some TO- CO., or
10000 plurality, but the congressional
delegation has been turned over almost
bodily 10 tho Republicans William
NJ. Springer going down with his
party in the Seventeenth district. Tho
city OF Chicago, too, has cast "a, 900 plural.
ity against the Democrats, the legislature
IS Republican on joint ballot, and tho re-
suit Of the bnlloting Is u complete reversal
of the political situation.
Indiana il In the fall fashion, too Tho
returns nrc incomplete, but there seems
little reason to doubt Tint the Republican
itate ticket VIII have from 10000 to % 600
plurality, and tho yictors will gain four
congressman. II IL significant Of the gen
crnl upset that the election Of William
Holman In the Fourth district Is moro
than doubtful, and the Republicans claim
that the official count viii retire the great
objector from the national legislature.
Minnasnt, and Michigan.
Minnesota Is Republican by 10000 to
10000 plurality, Nelson winning against
Democrats and populists. Michigan gives
II Republican plurality Of 10000 and un-
less tho official count changes tho out.
look greatly tho entire congressional dele
Cation will he Republican. Practically
the saiuc inny hc sud of Iowa, although
tho Democrats of the llnwkcyo state have
II prospect Of saving ono cungrrssm an
Hayes in the Second district The state
of Washington II Republican from cellar
10 garrett Ivy 1900 to 10000 plurality, in
Guiding the congressman ldnho's cuntri-
button to tho LANDSLIDE IL 1000 plurality
md the congressman from that state.
North Dakota has indorScd the Republic
m ticket by l,OOO to 5000 plurality, aud in
the territory Of oklahoma the Snpuhic-
ans have clectcl the delegate to congress
by plurality of Of . 800
Down IN Texas the Republicans, for the
first time, have made n fight with u hope
of winning, and MS n result, two congrcs.
sional districts, the Tenth aud Twelfth,
nro In doubt In Missouri the prevailing
drift is manifest In the reduced Dcmo-
cratic pluralitirs for the state ticket, and
tho claims of the Republicans that they
will gain ono or two congressman. Mis-
sissippi was carried by tho Democrats
The ropuiist Vote.
The lopulist vote, which was mn uu.
certain quantity before tho election, can
now be pretty accurately gauRcd, In lNi-
nois II probably contributed somewhat to
thu defeat Of tho Democrats, although II Is
doubtful II tho result would have boon
changed had the third party not been In
the field. In Kansas and Colorado II is
evident thnt populIsm 4, en- tho wnnc,
while In minnesota the strong fight made
byowrn for the governors hipindicatcs that
the propaganda has taken u strong holds
In other states the popuiists did not seem
to cut much of u figure and the cxprctn
ton that there would he an increased
representation of that party IN the ncXt
congress has proved tu hc mistaken.
Tho Prohihtionists cut about thrir
usual figure and tho much discussed a. T.
A. influence has apparently vanished into
thin air, II was not In evidence To any
pcrccptiblc extent anywhere throughout
the west. Tho whole verdict Of the rlro-
ton seems to m that tho two great parties
were opposed to each other and that the
Republicans got the most votes, side Is.
sues and new parties had little or no innu,
Cnce on the result.
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