The Press., 1894-11-08
The Election.

The news QulJ0 taxes the Df0atn away No such complete overturn has ever been known in politics. Democrats who have so often been told that they had voted for free trade in 1899, when they had sup posed something quite different, have inn proved the opportunity to vote this time in manner that will not be so interpreted. Connecticut elects Gov. Coffin by a popular majority of over 5000 and plu- rality of over 17,000! Four republican congressman, three of whom replace dem ocrats. The state senate stands 23 re- publicans to 1 democrat, the house 224 republican, 29 democrats. Every county in the state has a republican sheriff, gain of 5 out of the 8.
 In New York Morton's plurality over Hill for governor is 5000. In the city Strong, republican, is elected mayor over Grant, the anti-tam'any democrats helping to elect Strong. Hills majority in New York city was but about 2,000, while Brooklyn gave 5000 against him.
 New Jersey elects republican legisla- ture, insu1ing a republican gain of U. $. senator. All republican congressman are chosen in the state.
 In West Virginia Congressman Wilson of Wilson bill fame is defeated, and four republican congressman take the places of four democrats in the next house. AL a republican legislature secures a gain in the U. s. senate. Pennsylvania is republican by 25O,00 with a consequent gain of nine congress- men.
 Louisiana elects three republican con- gressmen-all gains.
 Delaware is republican, insuring the re- election of U. S. Senator Higgins.
 Massachusetts gives Gov. Greenhalge GA, 900 plurality, and elects 12 republican congressman out of 13, gain of 3.
 Ohio is republican by over 135, ,000 plu- rality, with gain of g congressman.
 Rhode Island goes republican by the greatest majority ever known.
 In Maryland the republicans elect three, and possibly four, out of six congressman. In North Carolina the democratic ma- jority is much reduced, and two congress sional districts are republican.
 South Carolina elects Tilmanite gov ernor by 30,OOO majority. Florida is democratic. So is Texas, but the repub- licans may have gotten two congressman in the latter state. Virginia shows gen. eral republican gains.
 Iowa elects all republican congressman. So does Wisconsin.
 In Minnesota the democrats generally voted the populist ticket, but the state remains republican, with gain of two congressman.
 Nebraska is republican, so is Michigan, where the republicans gain two congress- men.
 In South Dakota the republicans have everything that was in sight, and in Colo rado the republicans regain the state from the populists by 18,000 majority gaining two congressman.
 Illinois is republican by 90,OOO majori ty, with republican legislature.
 Indiana is republican by nearly 50,00O and the congressional delegation unani mously republican.
 Tennessee elects republican governor and out of 10 congressman.
 Kentucky has republican and dem Ocratic congressman.
 Michigan has legislature and congres sional delegation unanimously republican
 Kansas is republican, with gain O four congressman.
 California elects democratic governor but everything else is republican.
 HOLLAND COUNTY ENTERTAINMENTS:
 Holland - William Sumner, r-gain Radcliffe Hicks, d.
 Andover-Charles l.. Backus, r.
 Bolton-William E. Alvord, r-gain.
 Columbia-William Battey, r-gain.
 Ellington-John Thompson, r-gain.
 Hebron-William J. Warner, r; George c. Tennant, r.
 Mansfield-Fred O. Vinton, r; Charles H. Weeks, r-gain.
 Somers-Oscar Keeney, r; Nathanie A. Patten, r-gain.
 Stafford J. Carl Converse, r-gain John R. Washburn, r-gain.
 Union-George Wallace, r-gain; Free J. Aldrich, d.
 Vernon-John E. Fahey, r-gain; Hor ace c: Talcott, r-gain.
 Willington-Arthur E. Eldridge, r; w H. Hall, r.
 Coventry-J. F. Champlin, c. F. La throp, dems.
 SENATORS ELECTED.
 1-John H. Hall, of Hartford, d.
 2-Alembert o. Crosby, of Glastonbury, r 3-Charles Coffey, of Granby, r.
 4-John Birge, of Bristol, r.
 5-Daniel F. Webster, of Waterbury, I 6-John Walter Mix, of Wallingford, r. 7-Johnson D. Dayton, of Birmingham, I 8-Lyman H. Johnson, of New Haven, I 9-Benjamin H. Lee, of New Londen, I 10-W. H. Palmer, Jr., of Norwich, r. 11-William F. Gates, of Lebanon, r. 12-George E. Bloomsbury of Ridgefeld, I 13-John H. Ferris, of Norwalk, r. 14-William H. Marigold, of Bridgeport, 15-Henry Bernd, of Danbury, r. 16-RandolphH Chandler, of Thompson, ,l 17-Claramon Hunt, of Sterling, r. 18-George W. Smith, of New Hartford, 19-Donald T. Warner, of Salisbury, r. Policeman O. Averill. of Washington, ,l 21-Charles B. Chapman, of Westbrook, 22-Thomas R. Pickering, of Portland, 23-James P. Little, of Columbia, r. A-Edward E. Fuller, of Holland.
 CoNGREssMEN ELECTED.
 First District-E. Stevens Henry, Vel non, r-gain.
 Second District-Nehemiah D. Sperr, New Haven, r-gain.
 Third District - Charles A. Russell Killingly, r.
 Fourth District J. Hill, No walk, r-gain.
 Chairman Babcock of the republica congressional committee sends the fo lowing telegram to ex-Speaker Reed ''The returns are so overwhelmingly rt publican that it is difficult to give an est mate of our majority in the next house