Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-11-10

IrhlSryear was mucn NEWER tnan IN
1897, and Mr.. Bruce made substantial
gains over George Fred Williams, the
Democratic candidate last year.
Nearly all the interest In the cam
palgn was confined TO the Fifth, Sew
enth, Ninth and Tenth congressional
districts, and both parties fought
hard ON national Issues, but the Re-
publlcans lost two. II not three, OF
their districts. Even with the assls.
tance OF u strong independent DEM
ocratic candidate the Ninth district
remained Democratic and returned
John 10. Fitzgerald for the third time,
while the Tenth district went Demo.
cratic and the Fifth district was In
doubt for some time. The Eighth dis
trlct, which was considered doubtful,
remained In the Republican ranks
and elected Ernest w. Roberts.
Maryland - Baltimore -. Full and
seml-offlcial returns from the city OF
Baltimore and partial returns from
the balance OF the state make II rea.
sonably certain that Maryland has
returned four Republican and two
Democratic congressman, a0ter an
extraordinarily close but entirely
llstless election. This is Democratic
gain OF two. The successful candd-
dates are;
John Walter Smith, Democrat,
First district; William y. Baker, Re
publican, Second district; Frank C.
Wachter, Republican, Third district;
James w. Denny, Democrat. Fourth
district; Sidney Il. Mudd, Fifth dis
trict; and George Y, Pearre, Repub-
lican, SIXTH district by about 5000.
The Democrats succeeded In OBJ
tanning majority of the popular
vote In Baltimore city for the first
time in six years and there is little
doubt they would have sent five COM
gressmen to the next legislature " an
active and aggressive campaign had
been made. The entire delegation,
with the exception OF Messrs. Mudd
and Baker, are new timber and are
looked upon as favormg n gold stan
dard Of currency.
MISUNDERSTANDING j. Cam
pau, chairman of the Democratic
state committee, comedies the re-elec'
ton Of Governor Pingree by plural
ity of perhaps 5000, The Democratic
committee Is much perpleXed ITO ac'
copnt as TO where the big Pingrce
vote came from. since it is known
that he was heavily cut by leaders OF
his own party, ard that in several To-
cal1iies where be met this sort Of OPP
position he ram particularly well
Chairman Campau declined to make
formal statement ON Che results I'M
iii the causes become more evident.
Minnesota St. Paul - Minnesota
has not only always been considered
a doubtful state, but that Is certainly
her position this year. Two years
ago Mckinley had plurality Of
nearly $4,000 for president, and
Clough for governor was elected by
$500, notwithstanding some adverse
local conditions as to the state ticket
This year the state is not only doubt
full, but at midnight was being gem
orally placed in the Democratic col
umn, at least so far as the governor
is concerned,
Eustis, the Republican candidate,
ran behind his ticket in most OF those
precincts where the vote on all the
candidates was given, so that the fact
that much fuller returns will be need
ed to decide between the gubernato'
rial candidates is looked on as pre-.
sumptive evidence that the rest OF
THE Republican ticket is probably
elected. The legislature, which viii
elect successor to Senator Davis,
is concededly Republican. The Re
publicans have certainly elected four
congressman, the other three being
doubtful rather than positively Dem
ocratic.
Missouri - ST. Louis - Chairman
Cook claims tho election Of the entire
Democratic state ticket by plural
tty OF $4,000, the election OF thirteen
and. probably fourteen congressman,
and the return OF n safe majority TO
the legislature, insurlng the re-elec'
ton OF United States Senator Cock
rell.
The election OF the Republican, city
ticket by 5000 plurality is conceded
| While there are no returns at lte'
publican headquarters to warrant
rhe assertion. National Committee
nan Richard Kerens Is very coniid.mt
hat the Republicans WIFI carry. or
,ome near carrying, Missouri than
yer before. lie says that more quiet
rectMe work has been done by the
Republican state committee than IN
my previous campaign, and he ex
Gets to see surprising results.
| Hands recollection to congress
GEMS certain.
braslia-Lincoln-Scatterng pre-
,anct returns up to 10 p. m. indicate
political surprise IN Nebraska, IN
smuch as they forecast the almost
certain election of Hayward, ltepub
can, for governor, by plurality Of
OF ess than 1900. The count thus
ar is wholly on governor so far as
he state ticket IL concerned and as
it is THE belief that Hayward Is run
ming slightly ahead OF his ticket ~