The herald., 1898-11-10

The result of the election showed that the final effort to
the Republican party from its apathy was partially sue
cessful. If the election had occurred a
A GLANCE month ago it would undoubtedly have
go AT THE been less favorable to the Republicans.
RETURNS The genius of Marcus A. Hanna to
the Just in time. The idea that
Republican defeat would block the settlement and posi-
bly, renewal of hostiles effective artifce
ridiculous idea but people who abhor and whose
feelings wrought up by the terrible suengs of our sol
certainly influenced After Mr. Hanna struck the
keynote this evnth hour device for arousng the party
dinned into the peoples by every Republican
paper and in the land Sustain the administration,
the Spanars will break off negotiations 1t utterly
absurd, but it evidently worked effectively.
The partial aroung of the dormant party result Of
Senator craness. led its salvation. The returns
that Republican have returned Republican pura
their tickets but the puraities
materially reduced California is the only conspicuous
ton the rule. This state has habit of giving political
surprise parties and this year fairly outdd itself In the
great Republican tidal of 1894 when New York
city elected Republican by nearly fifty thousand pu
raty, California elected a Democratic governor.
Whether California would have gone Republican this year
without the active and energetic interference of the Southern
Pacific Railway company matter which any thoughtful
person ponder for himself Two years ago.
citing presidential election and with the heaviest vote
cast the state the Republican plurality less than three
thousand The large plurality reported for Mr.. Gage
dcates that the railway managers determined take
chances of defeat Having publicly announced that they
taking hand in the it may be presumed that they
in to They had the power to swell the Republican
vote to almost desired figure and they have
turned all the volts in the machine.
Aside from the fact that the Republicans have
red Republican states, they will find but little
laton when they up the entire of
the They saved the governorshp of New York,
by Senator Hannas eleventhhour proclamation and the
blunder of Boss Croker in antagonzng the judiciary
the whole legal fraternity of the Thousands
dependent turned against the Democratic
of that bunder. That Croker had idea silent
change that late in the canvass shown
ance election day. that Van Wycks plurality would
less than fifty thousand. Senator Murphy placed much
higher.
Whether the Republicans have succeeded Sustaining the
administration" is another question. We shall know that
complete from all congress districts From the
hand it is evident that the present large Repub-
lcan majority in the house will be greatly reduced
bly, wiped In New York, for instance, Republicans
lost many congressman. The Fourteenth district which
years ago elected local boss Qugg by thousand p-
ray, has this year elected the Democratic nominee.
The Dutch taken Holand"the Republicans car
ed their by generally reduced maores with
exception of California If the grand old party has
in Sustaining the administration in the election of
Of congress- the undepnnng will be weak and shaky best
1t is still to be hoped that the reform elements in Cali
forna in the majority but they have not yet been su
GENTLY consolidated to demonstrate theil
FUSION AND full strength. In the campaign just
CONFUSION these elements operated in three organiza