The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-09

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~ nent retention of the Philippine Is
lands ard the gold standard were
emphatically Endorsed by the elections yes
terdav. No official is more delighted than
is the President Since his return to the
White House this afternoon he has been
showered with congratulations from all
parts Of the country, one of the most
significant kilograms being from Senator
Foraker, who now stands squarely with
the administration forces.
Mr. Mckinley from the beginning of the
contest never wavered in his confidence
Of Ohio giving a large Republican ma
jority and his predictions, which were
regarded as eXtTaVaga before the cleo
ton, have been strikingly verified. He
said to some of his callers to-day that
considering all circumstances he regarded
the result Of the election in ONO as the
greatest Republican victory in the MIS-
tory of the State. Friends of the Presl-
dent say the anti-expansionists can get
little satisfaction from the returns. They
point out that in every part of the coun-
try where local issues and factional quar-
res did not enter into the campaign and
where the fight was made squarely on
expansion and other national issues
heavy Republican gains are reported.
This is nowhere more noticeable than IN
Iowa, where expansion was the principal
issue.
Administration officials declare that in
Ohio ii was the strength of the expansion
issue among the ldIllltiS that Altiu the
State in line for the President Had Mr..
Nash done no better in the country pre-
cincts than Mr. Mckinley did when he
ran for President in 1896, they say he
would have lost the State.
Administration officials are not disposed
10 attach great Importance to the Repub-
ncan reverse in Maryland, because they
say the disaster was invited by tacuonal
fights in the party. The Republicans get
some satisfaction out of the fact that Mr..
Smith and Mr.. Raynor, the successful
candidates for Governor and Attorney
General, are Incorporating gold Demo-
Gratis, so that Maryland cannot be said
to have Endorsed Organism. Nebraska
vote is believed to insure Bryans renom-
ination next year. Notwithstanding the de-
sire of many Democratic leaders to be rid
There has been much speculation in
Washington on the effect of the over
throw of the Republicans in Cleveland
Senator Hanna's home, and upon the Sen
ators future relations with the admins
committee. Mr.. Jones success there is
generally assumed TO be a severe blow at
the prestige of the Senator, and predic-
tons are freely made that 1t Will force
him to give up the leadership of the
party, but one official contended that no
such conclusion should be drawn.
The election Of Taylor as Governor, of
Kentucky is regarded as making that
election next year The animosities en-
gendered by the campaign, It Is thought.
year, and with Bryan making the race on
a free coinage platform the Republicans
can give the Democrats a hard fight.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage, COM
menting on the elections, emphasized the
Endorsement they gave to sound money.
He sent telegram to Governor Shaw Of
Iowa congratulating him upon the in
creased sound money majority in that
State upon a platform declaring for the
gold standard.
II was especially pleased by the result
in Iowa. Secretary Gage said, because
the Democratic leaders were predicting
heavy gains there and were insisting that
the German voters We're more opposed TO
the policy Of the President in the Pacific
than they were to free silver. The result
seems to show that whatever their opin-
realized the paramount Importance Of put
ting the country on a sound monetary
basis"
Secretary Hay, Attorney General Griggs
and Secretary Wilson all expressed sat
isfaction with the result