The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-11-17
THE SENATE AND HOUSE ARE
REPUBLICAN,.
Results of the Election--Greates Re
publican Gain in State Legislatures
Affecting the National Senate.

ty-siNth congress. The Republicans
gain in each of the nine following
states: California. Delaware, Indiana,
Maryland (Republicans already elect
ed), Nebraska, New York, North Da-
kota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
These changes will give the ReNlbli-
cans a clear majority to work Ii har-
mony with the house of representa-
tives and the Republican executive.
The present senate contains ~ Re-
pubicans, "a Democrats, Populists.
/ Silver Republicans, 2 Silvertes and
1 Independent The silver men, hove
ever, have had majority of ten on all
test questions. In the new senate the
Republicans will have 50 votes out of
total of 80. The following are the
Democratic senators who will give
way to Republicans on the 4th of next
March: Stephen NJ. White of Califor-
mia, George Gray of Delaware, David
Turpie of Indiana, Arthur p. German
of Maryland. William n. Allen of Ne
braska. James Smith, Jr.. of New Jer-
sey, Edward Murphy, Jr., of New
York. w. NJ. Roach of North Dakota,
Charles Faulkner of West Virginia,
and John J.. Mitchell of Wisconsin.
The Republicans have elected 1SS
members to the house, the Democrats
16l and the Populsts and Independ-
ents s, giving the Republicans clear
majority over all of 10. The Suns
| figures have been obtained with the
utmost care and with every attempt
to make them accurate.
Theodore Roosevelt carries the state
of New York by plurality of between
II 900 and $4,000. Van Wycl<'s plural
| ity in Greater New York is S3.93S and
in Manhattan and BroN boroughs co.
622. Woodruff for lieutenant govern
or runs slightly behind Roosevelt for
governor.
| WASHlNGTON. November 9.--Tn a
! statement to the Associated Press this
| evening Chairman BabcocG of the Re-
/ pubrican na1ional committee, saiu:
There can be no longer any reason
able argument over the political COM
pleXion Of the next house of repreSen-
tatives. 1t will be Republican, beyond
the shadow of a doubt Our advices
show the certain election of 1S5 Re-
| publicans, six more than enough to
| give us control. These are straight
! Republicans and our majority will be
over districts in doubt.
''It seems certain" said Secretary
! Kerr of the Democratic committee, to
representative of the Associated
! Press, that we have elected 1873 mem
bers of the next house and the Re
publicans 1863, and that eleven districts
are in doubt In New York we will
have twenty-one members, in Pennsyl-
vania nine, and perhaps ten; in Kan
! nj N
Nebraska four; in North Carolina
nine and in California two or three.
| Information is slow in coming in be-
cause the count in so many of the dis
tricts is very close. Our figures are
based upon definite returns. and 7 am
satisfied that they are entirely accu-
rate"
SAN FRANCISCO, November TO-
Henry T. Gage, Republican, is elected
governor of California over James G
Mcguire, Fusionist, by majority of
about $4,000. One or two Democrats
on the state ticket may be elected.
James ID. Phelan, Democrat. is elec.
ted mayor of San Francisco over Chas
L. Patton. Republican, by 5000. and
DR.. Washington Dodge, Democrat, ov,
er John d. Siebe, Republican, for as
SCISSOR
WASHINGTON, November 9.-The
Republicans have been victorious in
the following states:
California. New Jersey
Connecticut. New York
Delaware. North Dakota.
Illinois. Ohio.
Indiana. Pennsylvania.
Iowa. Rhode Island.
Kansas. South Dakota.
Maryland. Washington.
Massachusetts. Wisconsin.
Michigan. Wyoming.
New Hampshire.
The Democrats carried the following
states:
Alabama. Montana.
Arkansas. North Carolina.
Florida. South Carolina.
Georgia. Tennessee.
Kentucky. Texas.
Louisiana. Utah.
Mississippi Virginia
Missouri.
The Fusionists were successful il
these states:
Colorado. Minnesota.
Idaho
The Silver party carries one state
Nevada, in which Reinhold Sadie
claim an election by 700.
, West Virginia and Nebraska are tn,
doubtful states.
In Maryland the Republicans los
two congressman and elected four
holding their own to that extent. Th
Republicans retain control of the sen
, ate and house of representatives.
The secret of our success lies in tn
value and attractiveness of our shoes
McINERNY.