The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-13
Little Consolation For Repub-
Iicans In Results.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
Ohio Against the Administra-
tion by $4,000.
Imperialism and Militariasim
Not Endorsed.

w. J. Bryan under pressure OA petSOlld4
and political friends and New York
newspapers favorable to him, has given
out an extended statement on the gen
eraI results. He says:
while the returns from the elections
of last Tuesday are not complete,
enough is now known to enable one to
estimate their political significance.
In Massachusetts the Republican
majority is less than it was last year
and 100, 600 less than it was in 1896, ana
the Democrats have gained in the leg
islature. The Massachusetts Demo
Gratis not only reaffirmed the Chlcago
platform in whole and IN detalI, out
they took the strong ground agalnst
the trusts, against m11IarlSIn anu
against imperialism. After three years
of Republican administration the Re-
publican party is weaker in this Re
publican stronghold than 1t was Wheh
it entered into power, March 4, 1851
In New York the Republicans nave
made a gain in the legislature, but ac-
cording to a dispatch which appeared IN
the papers yesterday morning, the Ike
publican plurality in the state, paseu
upon the vote cast in assembly districts
is less than it was last year.
IN New Jersey the Republican ma
5ority in the state, based upon the vote
for legislative candidates, is small COM
pared with the majority in 1896.
In Pennsylvania the Democrats re
affirmed the Chicago platform, denounc-
ed the trusts militarism and reduced
the Republican majority One-half-
Maryland, which gave majority OF
&c, 900 for the Republican ticket IN 1872
is now safely Democratic.
The result in Kentucky does not give
any encOura cement to the Republicans
The latest returns show that the con
test between Mr.. Goebel and Mr.. Tay-
lOr is very close. The Democrats claim
the election of Gobei and the enIlre
state ticket by small pluraIllleS- me
legislature is safely Democratic in both
branches and the election of Blackburn
to succeed Lindsay is assured. No one
who has watched the contest VIII
doubt that with Democracy united up
on national Issues Kentucky can be re
lied upon for majority of 10000 or 30
O0O
What consolation can the Repubi-
cans draw from the Ohio election?
Mr.. Hanna secured the nomination
of his candidate for governor upon a
platform indOrsing the Republican ad-
ministratiOn. And While the returns
indicate that Nash has a plurality OF
about 50 600 over Mclean, Mclean and
Jones together have a majority OF
something like 10000 over the Repubh-
can candidate. Mclean ran upon q
platform emphatically indors1ng the
Chicago platform and cOndemn1ng the
trusts, militarism and imperialism and
he made a gallant fight against great
''Ohio is the home of the president. It
is the home of Mr.. Hanna, chairman OF
the Republican national committee
were urged to contribute money to save
Ohio. Mr.. Hanna took the stump him
self and called upon every Republican
to support the ticket and 1ndOrSe the
policies of the administration. And yet
in spite of all that could be done, Mr..
Hanna'S own county was carried by
| Mr. Jones' and the Republican party,
which had a majority Of nearly $4,000
in 1896 is now overwhelmed by a ma
! jority apprOXimating $4,000. The Jones
( vote is anti-Republican. Mr.. Jones
L hoe oh esr
/ Mr.. Hanna and his methods, and the
| Republican party has turned its bat
| teries against Mr.. Jones and his follow
| ers.
IN Iowa the Republicans have in
| creased their majority over the major
/ ity of 1897, but I have not the data at
! hand to compare Mr.. Shaw's majority
| this year with the majority received
! last year by the Republican candidates
! for congress in that state The sena-
/ tOrfal contest between Mr.. Gear and
/ Mr. Cummings probably had some in
/ fluence in bringing out the Republican
| In South Dakota the Republicans
/ have made gains since 1896. I have not
the data to compare the Republican
/ majority this year with the majOrities
| received by the Republican candidates
! for congress last year.
] The Nebraska campaign was fought
on national issues and the fusion candl-
| date for judge received about IL 4 ; wv pIur-
| atty this years as against 5-o0O last year
for the fusion candidate for governor,
/
| ant Secretary of War MeikIejohn came
from Washington 70 plead with me T9JerS
| tors ThurstOn and Hayward were on the
/ late the president Senator Fairbanks
and other prominent Republicans from
| outside the stage lent their influence, out
| notwithstanding the efforts put forth the
/ fusion forces gained signal victory.
| Their candidate Judge Holcomb, carried
! fire of the congressional districts out of
/ the six and lost the remaining district
| Ghe Frist) by only 1000
| THE fusiOnists made net gain of three
! distriof judges and a large gain in county
/ Officers III vote cast this year IN Ne
| last year, though the only state Officers
| voice for this year were supreme judge
| last year Nebraska elected all state offic-
| ers, members of congress and state leg
| ENCOURAGED FOR 1900
/ Taken as whole, the election returns
| to those who hope for the overthrow Of
| the Republican party in 1900 1t is evil
/ cag5 platform in 1896 stiH believe in it.
/ It is also evident that the hostility to the
Chicago platform among those who OPP
| In 1895 1t is apparent also that there is
| a growing hostility to the monopoIes
| admins ira ton. 1t is safe to say that the
| American people would by a large ma
| raise the standing army to 100000, and il
| is equally certain that upon a direct vote
| upon the issue a large majority of the
| perialistic Motley which would devotion
| here a colonial system after the pattern
CT european governments We made a
considerable gain this year among the
| foreign horn voters the questions OF
mthtariSm and imperialism, and I am sat
IsAf4 that the gain in 1900 will be far
| greater II the admin IratiOu DurSueS its
present rolicy on these questions
| -, W ms II was sufficient to indicate thai
| the peopie were not satisfied with Repub-
icient to stay the Course Of the RepEbli-
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