Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-14

The Republicans Will Have n Majority
In the Fifty-scventh Congress - Gov
crnors and Other state Officials Elect
= ed in Thirty states - Legislatures
Which Elect n United States Scn,tor.
Washington, ID. G. (SpeciaD. - The
latest returns received from all over
the country show that William Nc
Kinley ana Theodore Roosevelt. the
Republican candidates for President
and Nicc-president We're elected by
an unprecedented electoral ,otc. Pres
ident Mckinley carried twenty-cight
States having 292 electoral votes. and
William Jennings Bryan carried seven
teen States, which will give him 100
votes in the Electoral College. The
Republicans also succeeded in sccur-
ing control of the Fifty-scventh Con.
srcSs. their majority being twenty
TWO IN the Senate and forty-thrcc i'm
the House. The Republicans carried
iii the Eastern States. all the doubt
,ul States in the Middle West. the Pa
'liic Coast States. and Kansas. Ne.
hraSka, South Dakota. Utah and wv
omlng, which they did not get i'm 1896.
The Democrats carried all the South.
erh States they Won in 1876. and Ken
tucly, Idaho, Montana and Nevada.
The Republican majority i'm bc:.
branches of Congress will be so lnra,c
that ii will be possible to pass aI.y bill
or other measure that has been an
proved by III" party In the Senate
IA - ~.
thirty-four Democrats and all others
Il Aepupilcal majority of twenty-five.
The republicans will have two Scna
tors from each of twenty-five States.
including Nebraska, and one Senator
from each of seven ,atcs. The Dem
ocrats Will have two Senators from
elch OF twelve States and one from
each of seven States. There will he
several changes in the personnel of
the Senate. Senator Pettigrcw. of
Soulh Dakota. Will I've succeeded by Il
Republican; Senator Wolcott. of Colo.
rado, VIII be succeeded by a Fusion
list; William \. Clark. of Montana
VINO WAS last winter refused Il seat on
'nc ground that he was not legally
eiected' VIII he re elected by the State
Legislature; senator Allen. of Nchras-
Na' VIII he succeeded by Il Rcpubli-'
can, and in all probability NJ. :. Quay
VIII represent Pennsylvania when the
senate convcnes on March next. In
TIN" House the Republicans will have
-oo members. and the Democrats. Sn.
verlteS and Populists a combined
strength of l5I members. This will
give the Republicans. majority over
all OF forty-thgcc. In the Eifty-siXth
congress tie Republican majority is
eighteen. The Republicans. therefore
nave made gain of twenty five.
Ihc following States elected solid
Republican delegations to the House:
california. Connecticut. iowa. Kan
>as, Maryland, Michigan. Minnesota.
New Hampshire, Rhode Island. South
Dakota, Vermont, Washington West
Virginia and W lsconSin. Those which
elected solil Democratic delegations
are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida.
Georgia, Louisiana Mississippi, South
Carolina. Texas and Virginia.
In twcnty-siX States Governors and
other State officials were voted for
ana in four other States minor State
officials We're elected. The Rcpubli-
cans elected State tickets rs follows:
Connecticut. Il Delaware. Illinois, In,
ulana, Iowa, Kansas. Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska. NcVa-
ia, New York. North Dakota. Ohio,
Pennsylvania. South Dakota. Utah.
Washington, " est Virginia, Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming. 'rhc Democrats
elected State tickets in Colorado Ida.
no. Kentucky, Missouri, Montana.
South Carolina. Tennessee aud Texas.
Republican Legislatures were elected
In California. New Hampshire. New
Jersey and Oregon The Democrats
elected Legislature in Georgia.
The Republicans elected Legi4Ia-
trrcs which elect United states Sen
ator as follows: Delaware. Illinois.
Iowa, Kansas. Massachusetts. Michi-
gan. MiInesota. -,ebraslla. New EamD-
shire, New Jersey. South Dakota. West
Virginia and WyominS The Demo
cratic Legislatures winch elect Un:-
ted States Sc2atc" are: Colorado. Ida
no, Montana, SoGtA Carolina TcaYes.
see and Texas.