The San Francisco call., 1898-11-09
VICTORY FOR REPUBLICANS IN SEVERAL STATES Successful Fight Waged Agoinst Crokerisn iD New
 York.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Elected and tbe Legislature of the Empire Stote
 Is Also Sofe.
Special Dispatch to The cau.

l Astor Chanler, while not unexpected, will create surprise outside or the State.
 Massachusetts lost two Republican i Representatives as a result Of to-day
 election. With this exception every
 thing went the way of the dominant party. Governor Wolcotts plurality will be 7O,Oo0 to So, 900. Returns in Con
 necticut show that George E. Louns- i bury, Republican candidate for Gov ! ernor, has defeated the Democratic
 nominee, Daniel M. Morgan, by ma
 jority of about half that of 1896. Re i publicans have carried all of the tour 1 Congressional districts in the State. l New Jersey elected Foster M. Noor- 1 hees (R.) to the governorShip for three years, a Republican Senate and Assem- i bly, to elect a successor to James Smith Jr. in the United States Senate, and six 1 of the eight members Of Congress. | Pennsylvania has been carried by the Republicans by a plurality not much short of 1000 900. Returns have come in slowly from cities in the State, but State Chairman John F. Elkin claimed at o'clock tonight that enough has been received to bear out his pre- diction made Sunday night that Stone would be elected Governor by 13l, 900 plurality.
 At Democratic State headquarters the election of the Republican State ticket
 
 out. The Republicans will have large majority in the State Legislature, and Senator Quay will doubtless be his own successor.
 The Republicans have elected their entire Ohio State ticket by pluralittes ranging from 25,000 to 45,000, and geI eighteen of twenty-one Congressman. These figures were given out at State headquarters at midnight, and are con ceded practically as correct by the Democrats.
 Indications are that the Illinois Re- publican State ticket is elected by a plurality of 25 900 or 30,000, although scores of districts have not reported at all either on the State Legislature or Congressional tickets. That RepubH- cans will lose several COngressmen is conceded, and indications are that they will lose three and possibly four in Cook County. The Legislature will be Republican bv good working majority in both branches.
 North Dakota returns indicate the election of B. F. Spaulding. Republican, to Congress over A. M. Creel fusion, by $500 plurality. The Republican State ticket, headed by F. B. Fansher for Governor, is probably elected.
 Incomplete returns indicate the cleo tion in Kansas of the entire State ticket headed by John w. Leedy also the election of five out of eight Populist Representatives
 Election returns from Minnesota are sweet music to Democratic ears to- night for the first time in forty years. That John Lind is elected Governor is quite obvious from figures already in He has certainly carried Mime apolis. and returns so far indicate that he has perhaps 10000 plurality in St. Paul Winona, Saltwater, St. Cloud and Duluth have also gone for the Democratic candidate. Republicans elect Tawney in the First District; Me Cleary in the Second; Stevens in the Fourth and Fletcher in the Fifth by 5000. The Seventh has gone for Ring daI Dem.) and the Third and Sixth are in doubt.
 The probabilities are that the Demo- crats of Wyoming have elected the Governor and the Republicans the bal ance of the State ticket, Congressmen and Legislature.
 Pingree is reelected Governor of Michigan and ten out of twelve Repub- lican Congressrnen are elected.
 The Silver forces of Nebraska have carried everything they expected to carry and, while there have been no positive gains as far as can be def1- nitely ascertained tonight, indications are clear that any changes are in favor of the fusion candidates.
 The result of the election in North Carolina is such as to surprise even the most Sanguine Democrats. The Demo- cratic State Chairman said tonight:
 "We have the State by not less than l 25, 900 majority. The indications are that we have elected seven or eight of the nine Congressmen. White (R.) is elected in the Second District, and pos sibly Linney in the Eighth. The Re pubIicanS and PODuliStS at their re- spective headquarters admitted that there was a landslide.
 Maryland furnished some surprises. It was confidently expected that the Republicans would carry five out of the six districts. Instead they carry four, and barely save one of these by 72 plu- rality.
 The Democrats have carried Missouri bv an old-time majority. Chairman Cook of the State Central Committee estimates that the plurality will be 40,- 000 The Legislature will be Democratic bv a good working majority, and Sena- for Francis M. Cocl1relI will be elected to succeed himself. There is no opposition to him. Thirteen of the fifteen new Congressmen will be Democrats.
 The Republican vote has fallen off everywhere in West Virginia, but in some sections the Democrats have sus- fained losses. Tn the First District Iovener. Republican, seems to be elected by perhaps 1900. In the Second McGraw. Democrat, has made some re- noarkable gains. The Fourth is very close with Neal, Democrat, showing
 The Democrats have carried all of the +en CongressionaI districts in Virginia.
 Chairman Treat of the Republican state Central Committee figures that Scofield (R.), for Governor f Wiscon- sfn will carry the State by 10000 plu- ralitv and claiming the Legislature will be largely Republican and at least eight of the ten Representatives will be returned. ,,
 In Iowa the Republicans will carry the State by about 50.000 and elect the entire Congressional delegation.
 The Democratic State ticket was elected without opposition in South
 Little interest was taken in the cleo