The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-14
NOTHING SAVED.
THE RE PUBLICAN CYCLONE SWEEPS
ALL IN SIGHT.

the Les,slaure 10 ssfe-Nor'h Caro'i"a
!. Internationally Close.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 7.-The
election over the country yesterday
seems to have been Republican tidal
wave. They have defea'ed the DemOc.
racy In nearly all the States. and have
undoubtedly elected q majority OF the
members Of the next Congress.
In New York Hill, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, was defeated
by Morton, Republican, whose majority
10 about 100000. The Democrats also
lose q number of Congressman In New
York.
In New York City the Republicans
have wiped up the earth with the
Democrats, aud Tammany Is badly In
the soup. The Republicans claim that
they have elected all the Congressman
I'm New York City except one, which is
o Democratic loss of several Congress-
men. -. ,
The Republicans have also carried
the States Of Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware. Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Nebraska, Ohio, Pepnsyl-
yanis, Wisconsin and South Dakota by
majorities ranging from 5000 to 1OO,'
coo. In each Of the above States the
Democrats lose congressman, which
iusures the next House to the Rspuo.
licans by q good majority.
The Democrats bave carried Ala6a-
ma. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia. Ken.
Etucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississtp-
OF. North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee,
VifRinia and West Virginia. In seV
sral. OF these States the Republicans
Lain gains In Congressman. They
Clam the defeat of Wilson; in West
Virginia, the father Of the tariff bill
passed by Congress in the summer.
The Republicans also claim that
owens, who was running In Brecken.
ridges old district In Kentucky, Is
Sdsfsated.: They also claim that they
have elected two Congressman In
.I.ouisiana and two In Maryland. The
) Democrats do not concede these gains
to the Republicans, as the districts
claimed are very close and 1t will re-
quire an official count to determine the
result In them.
It seems that the Republicans have
swept the country. with the exception
of the Solid South which remains solid, !,
ana Is the only bright spot In Tuesdays
disaster. The Populists have Jared
equally as bad al the Democrats as
they have failed to hold their own In
any State. Kansas and some other
Ssates,that they carried In 1892 have
returned to the Republican column.
Definite returns have not been re.
ceiyed from some Of the far Western
states, butt Is likely that they have
Joined In the general landslide to the
Republican party, and have declared
against Democracy and Populists. The
Democrats here, including the Chair.
man lof the Congressional campaign
committee, comedies that the next
House will be Republican by small
msjority, but the Republicans claim a
majority Of about thirty, which figure
Is ABOUT correct.
The Republicans are very jubilant
while the Democrats are very much
cast down. It is great victory for
Republicans, and they know 1t. They
have recaptured all the States the DEM
.0crats captured from them In 1892, and
made great inr0ads In several States
that. have heretofore been -uncompro.
misinaly Democratic.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. IA survey of
the returns Of yesterdays election this
morning confirms the hasty estimates
and partial returns OF last night In
the West, Northwest and On the Pacif-
ic coast the Republican landslide seems
to be overwhelming, and in the South
west the Republican gains reported
are OF such magnitude ss to suggest
almost revolution. The only excep.
tions to the rule appear to be In Cali.
fornia and Nevada. In the former
State the Democratic candidate for
Governor (Badd) ts apparently In ad.
vance OF Estee, his Republican compel.
it0r, although the rest of the Rspubll-
can State ticket seems to be certain Of
selecti0n. In Nevada the silver party,
which exists as patty In that Sta'e
only, has to all appearances beaten the
: Republicans, Democrats and regular
Popuiists, electing Its State ticket and
Congressman. There is also an ele.
ment of doubt in Nebraska, where the
election of Majors (Rep.) over Holcomb
(Pop- Dem.) Is by no means assured.
With these exceptions, however, the
tide Of Republican success appears to
be overwhelming. Ohio has given the
largest Republican maj ority in its his-
tory. wiping ont not only McKinley's
plurality of 85 0O0,. but 9, ipg above
high water mark set by John Brough
in 1853 of 10l 600. It Is thought that
the Official returns will show a Repub
ltcan plurality of 10000 to 10000.
Colorado has repudiated Populist doc
tfines and swung back into the Repub-
lIcan coluED, electina full Republi-
can ticket aud both congressman:
Kansas, toe, has returned to the Re.
publican faith and Jerry Simpson is
buried under q landslide along with
other PopHlist candidates. Wisconsin
has reversed her verdict Of two years
ago and bas elected Republican State
government and nine out of ten Con-
gressmep of the same political faith.
In Illinois the Democrats have met
q crushing defeat. Not only has the
State shown preference for Republican
candidates as expressed by some 40,
600 or 1000 plurality, but the Congres.
sional delegation has been turned over
almost bodily to the Republicans, VIM.
N. Springer going down with his party
In the Seventeenth District. The city
Of Chirago, too. has cast 25, 900 plurality
agains: the Democrats. The Legisla-
ture Is Republican on joint ballot and
the result Of the ua!loLing is a COM
plete reversal of the political situation.
Indiana Is In fall fashion, too. Re-
turns are incomplete, but there seems to
he little doubt that the Republican
State ticket will have from 10000 to
Is 600 plurality and the victors will
gain four congressman. 1t Is signif