Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-11-13
ELECTION RETURNS.
REPUBLICANS MAKE SMALL
GAINS.
Ohio. lows, M sssAch usetts, and Kentucky
Elect Republican Governors. Mary
land, Mississippi and Nebraska
Are Democratic.

all states holding elections have beer
received, with the same results gener
ally as in the presidential election
though majorities were often reduced
From the results neither party can
claim any decided gains from a ma
tioDal standpoint. Small gains were
made by the Republicans in Kansas
and South Dakota, which places both
states in the Republican column. In
Kentucky Goebel's defeat can not be
taken as Republican gain. because
the election turned on local issues and
the unpopularity of the Democratic
candidate.
In Republican states the majorities
are not SO great as they were two
years ago, but compare favcrably with
those OF four years ago. The same is
true OF Democratic strongholds, the
explanation being, probably, that the
full vote is not gotten out.
Iowa gave the Republican ticket
plurality of from so, 900 to 60, 900.
Kansas gave a Republican majority,
electing majority of the county
officers. There was no state ticket
Kentucky went Republican, electing
Taylor over Goebel by about 10000
majority.
Massachusetts, gave a Republican
majority. The question of expansion
was an issue in one district, the Re-
publicans winning on it.
In New York the Republicans will
have majority in the assembly OF 80,
gain Of ii seats
New Jersey gave Republican ma
jorty Of 10000.
In Ohio, Nash, Republican, is elected
by 10000.
Pennsylvania returns plurality of
$4,000 for Barnett, Republican, for
treasurer.
South Dakota falls into the Republi-
can column with 5000 majority.
Maryland has been carried by the !
Democrats by about 10. O00
Mississippi gives 10000 for the De-
hoNioNy oh a iiB nv NOtc.
Nebraska still retains her place as
fusion state by 10000 to Is, 0o0
Virginia remains as it always has
overwhelmingly Democratic.
San Francisco and Detroit elect DEM
cratic mayors.
In Denver the Democrats made a
sweep, the county of Arapahoe giving
1900 to 5000 plurality.
In Ohio, where the hardest fight was
made, the Republicans carried the
state, but by smaller majorities than
two years ago, though they were larger
than the majorities of Jour years ago,
when Bushnell was elected by 10000
In New York City, Tammany de-
feated Mazet, who has been prime
mover in the Investigations into Tam
many methods, and chairman of the
committee. for the legis
ature.
Mayor Jones of Toledo, who was
on a municipal reform ticket,
received a good vote, drawing from
both sides Regarding the result, he
aid: 1.-THE result of the election is ex-
remely gratifying to me, as it must be
% every lover of liberty. The vote for |
he non-partisan idea is large enough I
% justify the claim that the cause has ,
Won the greatest victory ever recorded 6
n the political history of the state.
~ believe that the moral force will
ause the Legislature to pass the munic- :
pal code commission bill, which pro-
ides that every municipal officer in }
'hio shall be elected by the non-parti- =,
an plan, doing away entirely with .
official parties in all our cities. Fur
hermore, the vote of the non-partisan :
sues next year. There will be more .
morals in the national platforms by
he reason of it. ! am thankful that :,
ne non-partisan vote of Ohio may be o
ecorded as favoring Christian policy O
oward the Philippines :
by the combined efforts of the Re- a
ublicans and anti-Goebelites. w. S. 4
aylor, Republican, has been elected y
overnor of Kentucky by a majority
ariously estimated from 1900 to Is, 200
yer Goebel, Democrat. Returns indi- r
tie the election of the entire Republic
IN ticket, while the complexion of the
gislature is in doubt. The fgh. on =
oeoel was bitter personal one, which
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