Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-10
SILVER;S GREAT GAIN
MANY coNoREssmEN ELECTED.
Republican Majority In the iIouno Greatly
Reduced - surpr!sing Change In Many
States.


New York to the Republican this morn
Ing says:
| Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was yes
terday elected governor of the state of
| New York by majority which may
reach 10000. .'
The entire Republican state ticket
may be elected although Timothy l..
Woodruff. the Republican candidate
for lieutenant governor. ran far behind
his ticket. and this may put Elliott
| DanfOrth In that office.
The New York Legislature VIII be
Republican OH joint ballot by major
Ity Of about thirty-twO, insuring the
election OF n Republican to succeed Ed
ward Murphy, Jr.. 10 the United States
Senate.
New Jersey had one of the most cS-
citing elections In It's history and Nor-
hccs, Republican. has carried the
state. Returns also indicate that the
Republicans have carried the Legislh-
ture and elected II Republican success
sor TO United States Senator james
Smith. Jr. The Republicans have
made n great sweep In Pennsylvania.
Returns so far received from Ircsi-
dent McKinley's state. Ohio, are from
the cities OF Columbus and Cleveland.
They show that the Republican mnjori-
ties of Two years ago will be very near
Iy cIuallcd.
The Republicans have carried Con
necticut. clcctinr all -four congressman.
| Massachusetts has gone Republican
by reduced maioriiics.
In New hampshire the Republican
majority IL about onc-linlf Of what II
was two years ago.
| Dispatches Indicate that the ltcpub-
iican maIorirics in nearly nll OF the
Western states are somewhat reduced.
| and some OF them Ia n considerable cN-
tent.
Governor Pingrecc las been rc-elrct-
ed IL Michigan by about ic.OU major
ity.
The Republicans have gained one or
two congressman In Virginia.
West Virginia has been carried by
the Republicans and The Legislature
probably i Republican on joint bal
lot.
The Democrats have carried Mime
! sofa John Lind II elected governor
by n majority Of from 10000 to 1909.
The Legislature. however, is Rcpub.
licnn.
Returns naturally are slow coming In
from the Pacific coast. The chairman
Of the Republican state committee
claims California FOR Gngc for COVER
nor by l5.NN rhnlan. Democrat. Is
elected mayor OF san Francisco over
Patton. Republican.
In lilin1is Democrats have made
gains in Congress. both In and omi OF
Cook county.
According To the latest returns from
the congressional districts throughout
the country Republicans are certain u;
a good working majority In the Senate
OF the F'ifiy.siN'h Congress. willie the
House will bp close between the Re
puhlicaus and the allied opposition.
The Republican majority Of - In the
present House appears to have been
wiped out aud II * possible the r"ris-
ion figures viii show II small majority
| Tor the Democrats nud their allies.
ropulis's. Fus,Unisis and Silvcritcs.
| Congressional elections We're held In
| for;"-two states. and while the Dem.
Gratis made decided gains. yet not suf'
ficicnt 10 give them u majority In the
| House. .,.r.
were ny follows: Indiana. !: Ken.
tucky. .: Maryland. =: New Jersey.
I: virgiuin. !: New York. =: Illinois. >:
Montana. I: Pennsylvania. 3: West
Virginia. L: North Carolina. 3: Wis
consiu. I. and Massachusetts. I. The
| Republican gains were: Ohio. l: Mich
igan. .: Nebraska. 1. Texas. 1: Wash
invton. .. and Illinois. ].
This was Iip 10 ! O'Clock this morning
with returns sill incomplete.
| Complete returns have been received
from Gcorgia. Louisiana. South Caro-.
lima. Florida. Missouri. Colorado, Ar
kansas. Texas. Connecticut. Maryland.
Ohio. Montana. Michigan. West vir.
ginia and North Carolina. Elections
,, " ere previously held in Mainc. Oregon.
and Vermont. while congressman We're
not elected this year In the other
states.
The heaviest Democratic gains were
| In Greater New York. where they ear
ricd all hut one district. Among Others
! defeated was Lem Quirs by William
Astor Chnnlcr. Among the Democrats
| elected In Pennsylvania was Joe Sib-
ley. the free sil''cr leader of the state.
| and who was mentioned as Brynn's
ruuning-mair In IS!G but who was
| traded FOR Srwull.
The Republican majority IN the last
house was IL.
Returns received in the Associated
Press office in New York from nll over
| the country. up to 12:3O o'cock~ this
morning. Indicate that -, Republicans
and 100 Democrats have certainly been
| elected 10 seats in the National House.
of Representatives.
The same districts Two years ago rc.
! turned to the lower holis" of Congress
1O5 Republicans and 50 Democrats.
based solely upon the estimates In
these districts. n Republican loss OF ~
ami Democratic gain OF q is indi.
Gated.
These estimates conccde to the Dem.
ocrats all of the congressional districts
In Greater New York except one. the
Fifteenth.
New M~Sir" Elects Ferguson.
Albuquerque. y. NJ. Nov. S.--Returns