St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-16
MARYLAND has probably returned iour

MARYLAND has probably returned IouT
republican and two democratic congress
men, democratic gain of two.
The republicans have elected all their
congressman in Minnesota. Lind, demo-
crat, is elected governor by about 10000
plurality. The other candidates on the
republican ticket, from lieutenant Cover
nor to clerk of the supreme court are
elected by pluralities averaging % 900,
with the exception OF one Judge OF the SUI
preme court, who gets but 5000 Cush-
man K. Davis will succeed himself in the
United States Senate.
The democrats have carried Missouri
by 25 900 and they have 80 majority
on Joint ballot in the legislature. Elec-
tions took place in FIVE OF the IL con-
gressional districts, three democrats and
two republicans being elected.
Gov. Pingree is reelected in Michigan
by 80 900 plurality. A republican legls-
lature has been chosen, but it will not be
controlled by Gov. Pingree. On the con-
trary, Julius Caesar Burrows, who was
fought so savagelv by Pingree, will be
returned to the United States Senate
The congressional delegation is solidly
republican.
The republican majority for the state
ticket in North Dakota is 5000 or over
Spaulding, republican, is elected to Con-
gress over Greed, fusionist. The republic
cans will have large majority in the
legislature, and will elect successor to
United States Senator Roach, democrat.
Unofficial returns from Nebraska Indicate
the election OF Poynton, the fusion can
didate for governor, by 1000 over Hay
ward, republican. The rest OF the fusion
state ticket will have about the same
plurality. The legislature will be repub-
lican on Joint ballot by from six to eight,
insuring the election OF republican to
succeed Senator Allen.
The vote for governor in Nevada was
close, but Mcmillan, republican, was
elected governor. Congressman New
land, silver democrat, is reelected, and
the legislature will be controlled by the
silverites on Joint ballot. 1t is not likely
to return Senator Stewart.
Interest in New York surpassed all
other contests and Col. Theodore Roose-
welt, republican, heat Van Wyck, Tam
many's cadidate by 1851 majority.
Van Wycks plurality in the Greater New
York is SO, 1888, and in Manhattan and
the Bronx 60,622.
As compared with the election Of 1896,
when Black defeated Porter, this shows
democratic gain of from 100000 to
1876, 900. Roosevelt came to the Harlem
river with 100000 plurality, and Van
Wyck had but $4,000 in greater New
York with which to meet him.
Stone, the republican candidate for
governor, has carried Pennsylvania by a
majority of 1875 900 to 10000. OF the
80 congressman 20 are republicans, with
two OF the other ten districts in doubt.
The last delegation stood 81 republicans
and three democrats. Senator Quay has
announced that he is candidate for re-
election to succeed himself.
The late returns in North Crrolina
show that the republicans have
elected two congressman, Linney in the
Eighth district and George H. White, the
the negro, in the second district.
democratic majorities for the Legislature
candidates continue to increase and the
democrats will control that body by a
two-thirds vote. Gov. Russell may be
impeached when the Legislature meets.
In Oklahoma, Dennis T. Flynn, repub-
lican, is elected delegate to congress by
probably 5000 plurality. Both branch
es of the territorial legislature are safely
republican, and the republicans claim to
have elected their local tickets in ma.
joiity of the counties.
North Dakota elects B. F. Spaulding,
republican, to congress over Fl. M. Creel,
Fusion, by probably $500 majority,
and the republican state ticket, headed
by F. G. Fancher for governor, by proba-
bly, 1000. The legislature will be repub.
lican on Joint ballot. insuring the election
of republican United States Senator to
succeed W. N. Roach, democratic.
Voorhees, was elected governor in New
Jersey by over 1000 plurality. The
legislature is republican by 21 majority
This insures in January the election of a
republican United States senator.
Texas elected one republican congress
man and the rest are democratic.
The republicans of Washington elect
Frank w. Cushman and w. L. Jones to
congress by $500 to $500 plurality and
two supreme court judges. The legisla.
ture is overwhelmingly republican. The
entire state is surprised at the landslide
which has overcome populism and free
silverism by such decisive vote. Thi:
vote shows a complete change of front
on the part of 10 per cent of the voter.
of the state.
From Utah the returns indicate tn,
election of Roberts (den) for congress.
by possibly 10000 plurality. The dem
ocratic candidate for congress in 1896
received 1880 plurality. The falling of
in the democratic vote is due in part tc
the fact that Roberts, the democratic
democratic candidate, is polygamist.
In West Virginia the republicans hav,
elected three out of the four congressman
In Wisconsin Gov. Schofeld is reelected
by 10000 and the. rest of the state ticket
by $4,000 or more. The legislature il
republican by good majority and it will
elect republican successor to Senator
Mitchell. The congressional delegation
is solidly republican.
Returns from ten of the thirteen coun
ties of Wyoming give Frank W. Mondell
republican candidate for congress, 159(
majority; DeForest Richards, republican
tor governor, 1900, and the rest of tn
republican ticket 1900. Three COUNTIES
to hear from will increase these MAORI
ties several hundred. The republican
have so out of 81 members of the stat
legislature on joint ballot, and will re
elect United States senator in January