Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-11-17
FRESH SUMMARIZED FROM RE-
F1SED RETURNS.
NEBRASKA REMAINS FUSION
Both Branches of Congress Republi-
can-Lind, Dem, Carries Minneso-
ia by Great Majority-Only %
Democrats in the Wisconsin Legis-
lature-Figures from All States.


earlier reports. The United States
senate has a straight republican ma
| jority OF 20 or more while the repub
lican majority in the house is reduc ed
| from Al to about 13 and probably less
! The senate after March 4, 1899, will
probably stand: Republicans, 81; dem
ocrats, %; populists, 4; sDter repubI-
! cans, +. The senate at present has "a
| republicans, 81 democrats, populiSts
and silver republicans, an opposition
majority of 8. The republicans gam
II senators.
A very sensational change from first
reports is that the fusionists hold Ne
| braska by $500, though the repubIi-
cans get the legislature. Another re-
markable result is that, while John
| Lind, dem, is elected governor of Min
nesota by $4,000 or more, the rest Of
| the state ticket goes in. SEQ
fields majority in Wisconsin is about
$4,000 Or 37,OOO,-the rest of his ticket
| 5000 more. The delegation in con-
| gress is, as now, solidly republican.
| There will be only % democrats IN
both houses OF the legislature, the re-
! publicans having ITO. The results
otherwise may be thus summarized:
The results in the various states,
compared with the pluralities for Nc
Kinley or Bryan in 1896, when the last
previous elections by a large number
of states were held. are summarized
as follows:
California-Henry T. Gage, repub-
lican, elected governor by 10000 plu-
rally McKinley's plurality in 1896
1891
Colorado.-Charles S. Thomas, fu-
sionist, elected governor by $4,000 olu-
rality. Bryan's majority, 1912.
Delaware.-Lewis H. Ball, republi-
can, elected state treasurer by 1900
plurality. McKinley's plurality, 1850
Florida. B. Whitfield, democrat
elected state treasurer by $4,000 plu-
rality. Bryan's plurality, 21,44S
Idaho.-Frank Stunenberg, fusion
list, elected governor by 5000 plurality
Bryan's plurality, 1868.
Illinois.-Floyd w. Whittemore, re-
publican, elected state treasurer hy
$4,000 plurality. McKinley's plurality
141,517.
Indiana-Union B. Hunt, republi-
can, elected secretary of state by 15,-
900 plurality. McKinley's plurality
$4,000
Iowa.-George L. Dobson, republi-
can, elected secretary of state by co.
0V0 plurality. McKinley's plurality
65,452
Kansas-W. E. Hanley, republican
elected governor by 10000 plurality
Bryan's plurality, 1860.
MISUNDERSTANDING Wolcott, le-
publican, elected governor by S3,3iS
plurality. McKinleys plurality, 49,,
| 265.
Mathematician S. Pingree, repub-
lican, elected governor by 10000 plu.
rality. McKinley's plurality, 56,S6S.
Minnesota.-John Lind, fusionist,
elected governor by $4,000 plurality
though republican candidates for II
other offices have 10000. Mckinley s
plurality, 53,875.
Missouri.-W. C. Marshall and Lc-
roy B. Valiant, democrats, elected Su-
preme court justices by $4,000 plurali-
| ty. Bryan's plurality, 5S,727.
| Montana.-W. Y. Pemberton, demo-
crat, elected chief justice Of supreme
court by 1000 plurality. Bryan's plu-
rality, ol,O43.
Reconsideration nominee elected
governor by 5000 plurality; Bryan's
plurality, $500.
Nevada.-William Mcmillan, repub-
lican, elected governor by 1000 plu-
rality. Bryan's plurality, 6,439.
New ampshire.-F'rank W. Rollins,
republican, elected governor by 10000
plurality. McKinleys plurality, 1874.
New Jersey-Foster NJ. Voorhees,,
republican, elected governor by 5000
plurality. McKinIey's plurality, s.
692.
New York.-Theodore Roosevelt, re-
publican, elected governor by 10000
plurality. McKinley's plurality, $685.
469. In New York county the demo-
Gratis elected their three candidates for
justices of the supreme court. The
plurality for Van Wyck for governor
was $1,000 in the city.
North Carolina.-Six democratic
judges of the superior court elected
by 10000 plurality. Bryan's plurality,
1926.
North Dakota.-F. B. Fancher, re-
publican, elected governor by 4,600
plurality. McKinley's plurality, 1866.
Ohio.-Charles Kinney, republican,
elected secretary of state by $4,000 olu-
rality. McKinley's plurality, 51,O19.
Pennsylvania A. Stone, re-
publican, elected governor by 100000
plurality. McKinley's plurality, 1885,
072.
South Dakota.-Lee, populist, elect
ed governor by 500 plurality. McKin-
ley's plurality, 1873.
Tennessee.-Benton McMillin, dem
ocrat, elected governor by $4,000 plu-
rality. Bryans plurality, 19,4O3.
Texas.-Joseph D. Savers, democrat,
elected governor by 100000 plurality.
Bryan's plurality, 2O2,914.
Utah.-R n. BaskiH. democrat,
elected justice of supreme court by
1000 plurality. Bryan's plurality, 81
116
Washington.-Mark A. Fullerton
and T. J. Anders, republicans, elected
supreme court justices by 5000 plI-
rality. Bryan's plurality, 12,493.
Wisconsin, Scofield, re-
publican, elected governor by $1,000
plurality. McKinley's plurality, 1922
612.