The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-16
DEMOCRATIC.

DEMOCkAIll.
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia.
kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, North Carolina, South Carolina
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia.
Theodore ROosevelt's plurality for gov
ernOr Of New York state now seems to be
somewhere about IL, 900. The legislature
will probably have republican majority
of thirty on joint ballot, the senate stand
ing q republicans to % democrats, aud
the assembly So repdblicanst TO g. demo-
Gratis.
COMPLETE VOTE IN THE STATE.
The complete canvass, though not Off
cial in every county, of he vote for gov
ernor gives Stone plurality of llg,S26
over jerks. Stone, however, has 2,6s0
less than the combined vote of jerks and
Swallow. The vote for the three leading
candidates amounts TO 95s. SIG. making it
the heaviest vote ever polled for governor.
Il has been exceeded only in the presi-
dental elections of 1855 1892 and 1895.
DIR. Swallow carried but one county,
Lackawanna, where he has plurality of
$50 over Stone. In 1897 be carried ten
counties. Stoue carried 35 counties and
jerks 81. Swallow was third in every
county except Lackawanna.
REPUBLICANS HAVE CONGRESS.
The Republicans apparently have elect
ed bare majority Of the members Of tse
national house of representatives. On
the face of the latest returns they have
lS5, the democrats los and the populists 6,
giving the republicans majority Of thir
teen over the combined vote of the demo
Gratis and populists.
This will enable them 10 organize the
house and re-elect Speaker Reed.
There are several districts in which the
republicans may still make gains which
may increase their majority.
OF the members elected to the Fifty
sixth congress l4i haye declared for the
free coinage Of silver or have been elected
on free-silver platforms.
SENATE REPUBLICAN BY IL
Returns on the legislative tickets in all
the states indicate that the complexion Of
the next United States Senate will be as
follows; Republican, 81; Democrats. 2s !;
Populists ); Silver Democrats 4; Doubt
ful ?. Giving the Republicans clear
majority of Il over all.
QUAY AN EASY WINNER.
Latest returns from the State show that
Senator Quay has secured an overwhelm
ing majority of the Legislature. The only
fusion candidate who ran against the
Quay men and succeeded in being elected
are Samuel f. Stewart and Harry T. Stall,
in Blair county. and Ii. Frank Walston.
John B. Randall. Plummer E. Jeffries and
John w. Pratt in Chester county. At
present it looks as though Senator Qusy's
re election to the United States Senate
would be practically unopposed.
The Democrats have made gains in the
Legislature. At the last session, at the
adjournment. the party lines were divid-
ed as follows:
In the Senate Republicans, 43; Demo
crats, 6; vacant, l.
In the house-Republicans, l67; Demo
crsts, 81, vacant, 5.
The totals in both houses were Repub-
licans. 2lO; Democrats, IS; vacant, 8; or
a Republican majority Of l72 on joint bal
lot
In the Legislature just elected the Sen
ate will stand: Republicans, 80; Demo-
Gratis, II. Democratic gain of 6. The
House viii stand: Republicans, l26; d. m
ocrats. 76; Independents. 2, a Democratic
gain of 80 On joint ballot the Repu oli
ems will have majority OF "A.