Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-17
MISSOURTS VICTORY.
TIE DEMOCRATIC STATE TIcKFT
WINS BY AT LEAST u.s.
600 MAJORITY.
TWELVE CONGRESSMEN SAFE.
The Legislature Will be Democratic
in Both Houses, Insuring the
Triumphant Reelection
of.Cockrell.
TWELVE CONGRESSMEN SAFE.
From the st. Louis Repablio.


vote of Missouri is announced by the
Secretary of State But enough is
known at this time for all practical
purposes. II is not believed that the
Democratic plurality in the state will
fall below 5000 and will probably be
an increase on these figures. Evil
dontly, Judge Valiant led the DEM
ocratic state ticket.
II il impossible to give the exact
figures concerning the political COM
plexion OF the General Assembly.
Undoubtedly the Democrats have
elected . safe majority In both
branches and the majorities on joint
ballot will be between 30 and IS. In
the Senate the Democrats will have
. majority OF II out Of 81 votes. The
Democratic majority In the House
will be from 10 to 20. Several Fusion
candidates have been elected.
For practical purposes, the Dem
ocrats have as much of . majority in
each branch Of the General Assembly
- they ought to have. The history
of the State Legislature shows that
when the Democratic majority is
overwhelming, dissentions crop out
and less is accomplished than when
there is but q good working majority.
The Democratic majorities in the
18th Congressional Districts outside
of st. Louis proved something Of a
surprise to the Republicans and a
source of qualification to the Demo-
orats. The Republicans had fondly
hoped to carry two, and possibly
three, of the country districts. They
made their hardest fight to beat
Bland and Champ CLARK, and made a
miserable failure In each instance. In
general, the Democratic candidates
show . loss of votes equal to about 10
per cont. bat the Republicans suffered
quite - much of failing OF. Bland
is elected by probably 2,5oo majority,
and it is thought that Clark's majority
will not fall below 1900.
During the last 10 days OF the cam-
paign the Republicans made desper-
ate efforts to carry all the close coun-
ties, DO far - members of the Leg
islature were concerned. This, no
doubt, accounts for gains they made
in several counties. But what they
gained In some localities they lost In
others. The Democrats redeemed Ave
Senatorial Districts and gave the Re-
pubiicans close chase In the Spring
field District, which always has been
Republican.
That the Democratic loss was not
heavy in some Of the counties where
that party is largely In the ascenden-
cy was largely due to the excellent
work OF Chairman Cook of the State
Committee and State Auditor Seibert
In fact, there is an abundance of evil
dence to show that the state cam
paign was well managed from start to
finish, and the apathy which all DEM
ocrats feared was doubtless reduced
to the minimum as q result OF good
management by those who took an
active part In the canvass and d.
recting affairs from state headquart-
ers.
Chairman Atkins, Of the Republi-
can State Committee, feels greatly
chagrined over the result. But he
was not responsible for the defeat ad-
ministered to his party. Col. Kerens
was Q varitabIe Old Man Of the Sea
to the State Committee.
But much OF dead weight as Col.
Kerens proved to the State Commit
tee, the great shadow that crossed its
path was the Ziegenhein organiza'
ton In this city.
Chairman Cook, OF the Democratic
State Committee, expressed himself
last night ss feeling very much graft
fed with the result In the state, ant
he reasons that It means death blow
to the hopes of the Republicans for 6
long time to come.
Many are asking: "Wnat Of th'
Populist yote-the Middle Of the
Roaders?" It 10 q hard matter to fint
where they were election day. 81
small was their vote In many local.
ties that no account was made of II II
the unofficial raturns Evidently the,
are out of the aght In this state in tn,
future.