The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-15
VICTORIES
Enormous Majority for Republicans In
Iowa Massachusetts. New York for
@. o. P.-Dcmocrauc Gains in South.

NEW YORK, November 5.-Thirteen
states held important elections today.
The weather was generally cold and I'm
many cases very disagreeable. The Re
publican states show heavy pluralties
for an off-year election.
The Democrats have secured the Leg
islaturcs i'm Maryland and Kentucky
insurng a gain of two United states
Senators.
New York's new Assembly is heavily
Republican, and the Republicans have
made gains up the state.
PENNSYLVANIA has reelected Justice
Potter 0O, to the Supreme Court
bench, though he was extensively cut
all over the States. The union forces
made a great fight in Philadelphia, but
Weaver (RD. for District Attorney
seems to have about $4,000 plurality
New Jersey. according to unofficial
returns. has elected Murphy (R), Gov
ernor by about 10 600 plurality. The
Legislature is largely Republican.
Massachusetts has given Governor
w Murray Crane ORD, for reelection
an old-time plurality Of over 10000.
In Rhode Island the Republicans re-
elected Governor William Gregory and
the State ticket by plurality OF 5OOO
on a light vote. This is a loss of 5000
from last year.
virginia elected A. J Montague Gov
ernor and with him the whole Demo-
cratic ticket on a light vote by $4,000
majority, and nine-tenths of the Legis-
lature Is Democratic.
Kentucky has elected an Assembly
that will be Democratic from ten to fif-
teen.
Maryland also has elected a Demo-
cratic Legislature. which VIII return
! Senator German to the chair in the
United States Senate. from which We'll
lington ousted him FIVE years ago. The
colored voters in the country districts
were much bothered by the new ballot
law, as was intended, and their vote
was light. Baltimore was carried by
the Democrats by about 5000 majority.
Iowa has elected Cummins Governor
and the whole Republican ticket by a
plurality of nearly 100000 though the
total vote fell off fully 100000.
In Ohio the Republicans have re-
elected Governor Nash and the State
ticket. Nashs plurality is over 10000
Hamilton county has gone Republican
and the Legislature is Republican, in
surfing FOraker's reelection to the SEN
ate.
Nebraska, though voting for minor
candidates only, shows decided Repub-
lican gains and the probably Republi-
can majority over fusionists of from
5000 to 10000
The Mississippi Democrats elected as
State Treasurer and Secretary of State
the incumbents
Connecticut chose delegates to con-
venton to revise the constitution. The
Republicans will direct the work.
DENVER, November 1.-The returns
received up to 11:30 o'clock indicate that
in this (Arapahoe) county the entire
Democratic ticket is elected by from
1000 to 5000. Some of the Democratic
candidates were scratched heavily but
all are elected. Returns from the State
are very meager. Dispatches from Pue-
bio indicate that Pueblo has gone Re-
publican.
TOPEKA, (Kansas), November s.
Local elections were held in every coun-
ty in Kansas, County Commissioners
and School Trustees being the only Of
ficers elected. Republicans were gen.
orally successful. The Republicans
claim that in the results of today they
can forecast a safe majority for the
Republicans in the next Legislature.