Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-03
WHAT IS SAID HERE
Current Comment on the Result of
the Elections.
REPUBLICANS PROFESS NO SURPRISE
Secretary Sherman Satisfied With
the Ohio Outlook.
A SLUMP OF THE "OFF YEAR,

1Ork, ONO, Iowa, Nebraska, COLORADO, Mas
sachusetts. New Jersey. Pennsylvania
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and South
Dakota.
In Virginia the democrats had walk
over, electing ]. Hoge Tyler governor and
the entire state ticket by from $1,000 to
10000 majority. The new legislature
which is two-thirds democratic, will elect
John W. Daniel to succeed himself in the
United States Senate The republicans
were divided and the democrats report ma
terial gains in the negro counties.
Massachusetts, re-elects Roger o. VOL
cott, republican. governor over George
Fred Williams. democrat, and William Ever
ett. national democrat. The vote was gen
orally reduced from the last election. Bos-
ton, which is normally democratic, went
republican
The vote in Pennsylvania shows fall
ing of of about 80 per cent from last year.
The republican candidates for state treas
urer and auditor general are elected by
large majorities. In Philadelphia Clayton
McMichael is elected city treasurer by
about 5000. The proposition to permit the
increase of the city's debt is carried.
The republicans carried Iowa, but by de-
creased majorities-
The fusion ticket was probably elected
in Colorado.
Silver democrats carried Kentucky and
the city of Louisville, electing their mayor
there.
New Jersey elected a republican legisla-
ture.
Fusion (silver party carried Nebraska.
In New York Van Wyck (Tammany's
candidate) was elected mayor and Parker
tdemocraD chief judge of the court of ap-
pealS.
In Ohio there seems now to be no doubt
of the election of Bushnell Crepublican) for
governor and legislature which will re-
turn NJ A Hanna to the United States
Senate.
In Maryland the republicans elected q
mayor in Baltimore and the complexion of
the legislature is still in doubt with the
cnances In favor of the republicans. Even
IL 1t should prove that the democrats had
carried the legislature it would not neces-
sarily insure the reelection Of Senator Cor
man, because there are some hold-oyer
democrats and some elected yesterday who
would not vote for him
All comments on the elections this morn
ing by politicians about Washington were
tempered by the uncertainty as to Mary
lard Among democrats so much interest
Is taken IN the success of German that
even lhe oeieat OF Hanna, had that been
accomplished. would not relieve their de-
preston should the Maryland senator
prove to have been defeated also
RepI clicans, in commenting on the gen.
eral result of the election, profess to feel
TO surprise. and say that there is nothing
disheartenfnS to them in the election They
appeal to history to show that ofr-years
following presidential election nearly al
fhe
placed in power the year before and say
that the elections are generally ON TOO
close margins this time to be regarded as
a disaster Most republicans say simply
that IL Is the usual off-year result though
some acd that disappointment over the cis-
lripution OF patronage and dissatisfac ton
on account of tco much one-man power in
certain sections had a bad influence upon
the party.
Democrats generally view the matter
somewhat more sravely than would be
expected. tenpering their rejoicing With
some feeling of doubt and uncert ajnt,,
Ihis Is due partly to their anxiety about
maryland and parity to the uncertainty as
70 no" . tne overwhelming victory of Tam
Hl'iny Is gong to affect the party in the
future Some are GIstrustful of the Tam
many machine and fear that IL NAV give
them trouble.
Effect ON the Next House.
The general declaration of the democrats
Is. however. that the result is a preat
triumph for Bryanism; that the next
House of Representatives will be demo-
cratic, and that they will have a great
MI toward the election of Mr. Bryan in
I"bo- Even these " no fear that Tammanv
may use its power TO the injury of BRYAN
before the nomination for the next presi-
1ential election contend that the moral in
uueiice tSn ol d victory now cannot fail TO help
the party. and that Tammany will OF
course have TO be loyal to the party Wb,,
III comes to an election. Withal they re-
joice greatly.
conservative, non partisan view oP tho
election taken by a great MANY peonle is
that the result is not direct slap az the
administration nor a vote of lack of con-
nde nee in the republican party but largely
the result OF machine manipulations and
bossism- The opinion is expressed that
the administration is involved in the defeat
no further than it became associated with
the machine in certain localities against
which there was a revolt 1t Is nor con-
ceiyed that any popular reputation of re-
publican principles is indicated.
Secretary Sherman ON Ohio
secretary Sherman arrived in Washing
Ton early this morning and was at his desk
Dusy with affairs of state. looking as fresh
as II ne mad not voted yesterday at Mans
heid. ohio. and made the long trip back
TO Washington night. The Sec
re,ary rad not received any private
was satisfied from the condition of az
Iahs as known TO him last night that the
Iepuoncans fad carried the state ticket
ana the legislature as well. insuring a re-
Hanna " MI
Secretary Long finds his only consolation
ih the returns from Ohio and Massachu-
hetts. am very much rejoiced," he said
az the prospects of Senator Hanna being
returned to the Senate" s
a TELEGRAM from Major Dick at CIeve-
land. Ohio. to Mr.. Bristow. fourth assist-
ant postmaster general says:
Returns made to US indicate certafr
election OF seventy-fve republican renr.
sentauveS and senators, with eight still in
doubt seyenty-three is a majority. The
republcan state ticket is elected BY from
1000 to 1900"
An '-Of Year Slump."
Representative Eddy of Minnesota said
today that he did not regard the republican
reverses as severe- He thought an analysis
of the result would show that things were
net as bad as they might have been. He
did not think there had been any repudia-
ton Of the republican administration, or