The San Francisco call., 1898-11-09

NEW YORK. Nov. S.-To-d days cleo tons are a general victory for the Re publicans. A successful fight against Crokerism was waged in New York, and Roosevelt's election is indicated by majority of about 10000. Congress will be Republican, but by a narrow majority in the House of Representa- tives. In the Senate the Republicans will have majority of six.
 At midnight the returns indicate that the Republicans have carried New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Mas sachusetts, New Hampshire, Michigan, West Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Cali fornia-
 The Democrats have carried Ne braska, Virginia, Minnesota, North Carolina and Texas, and the Populists have won in Kansas.
 The next New York Legislature will be Republican by about twenty on joint ballot. thus assuring the election of a Republican successor to United States Senator Murphy.
 f1 the country at large the Repub- Icans have scored many successes and sustained several reverses. While they will control the United States Senate they have probably lost control of the House, which is very close. It will probably be safe for sound money with the aid of gold Democratic votes. Ac- cording to the latest returns from Con- gressional districts throughout the country the Republicans are certain of a good working majority in the Senate of the Fifty-sixth Congress, while the House will be very close between the Republicans and the allied opposition
 These are the figures for each House of the new Congress as shown by the latest returns received from all States:
 Senate-Republican 50, Democrats 2S. Silverites $, Populists 5, indepen- dent, l.
 House Republicans 174, Democrats l67. Populists 5, fusionists 3, Silverites 8.
 In the present House of Representa- tives the Republican majority is fifty seven.
 [ In to-day's election they lost In the k1ast on account of the return of thou Hands of gold Democrats to the regular organization, and they made slight gains in the West on account of the breaking up of the Populist forces and of the popularity of the Presidents pol Icy of territorial expansion in that sec tiCtl of the country.
 Sound-money Democrats in the West nlso voted with the Republicans more generally than in the East, as the financial issue was made more promi- nent in the campaign in the West.
 The Republican control of both houses means Congressional support for the President in dealing with the terri tory acquired from Spain in the war. ,I,1g party will be able to carry through the currency and bank reform measures.
 At any rate, there can be no free sil yer legislation, for even if revised re- turns should deprive the Republicans of the control of the House, the strong Republican majority in the Senate would make the House powerless to en- act the silver law, even if the sound money Democrats could not be depend ed upon to act with the Republicans in opposition to the silver forces.
 All the Democrats elected ran as nominees of the regular organization. Efforts to obtain pledges from some of them on the money question during the campaign were fruitless, but there are Eastern States who can be depended upon to aid in defeating proposed silver legislation, even if they will not help enact the banking and currency law.
 The Democratic vote in Greater New York proved a disappointment to the friends of Judge Van Wyck. In round numbers the greater city gives Van y-yck 80, 900 more votes than Colonel Roosevelt The vote is divided about as follows: Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx, 60,O0O; borough of Brook lyn. 17 7,000; borough of Queens, 21O0; borough of Richmond, 22o0
 Thus the greater city, instead of roll ing up the 100 900 Croker was counting on. got together 80 900 plurality, which Roosevelt had to overcome up the State. He has done this in very fine style, notwithstanding the fact that he was handicapped by the canal frauds, by the Raines law in Democratic cities and bv the indifference of politicians who espoused the cause of Governor Black at the Saratoga convention. Erie County went Democratic by about 250O. the German voters of Buffalo Aocl1ing to Judge Van Wyck on the Raines law issue. There was also heavy Republican falling off in Mon- roe County, which is the home of George w. Aldridge, one or Black NeutenantS and Superintendent Of PuD- lie Works Aldridge had claimed his ability to give Roosevelt 5000 plurality in this county. As matter of fact, II will probably not reach 1500. Rensse- laer also went heavily against Roose- welt. This is the home of Governor Black and also of United States Sena- tor Murphy Various estimates are at hand. but it is believed that the county has gone Democratic by between two and three thousand.
 The election in the city of New York passed off quietly. There was very lit tie trouble at the polls, and the vote is admitted to have been fair. Practically every Congressional district in Greater New York has elected a Democrat. LemueI E. Quigg's defeat in the Four teenth District by Captain William