St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-13
A Great Republican Victory

A Washington dispatch says: As the
election returns approach completeness
the more astonishing seem the proper
tons OF the republican victory. "Of
wears are usually years OF decreased ma
JorItIes tor the party in power.
1t was pointed out in the Boston
Transcript dispatches the day before cleo
ton that both Iowa and Ohio had in
1897 cut in two the republican majority
OF 1896, the presidential year. This time
they have each given notable additions
to the republican plurality OF the presi-
dentlal year. In 1897 Iowa went repub-
lican BY less than 10000; this year,
CummInS, the republican candidate. wins
By 81 GOO, and it was assumed that he
would lose some votes on account of his
boiling the republican ticket several years
ago when prohibition was the issue.
Ohio republicans have broken the Re cord
OF of year" majorities, and Governor
| Nash has not run so vel as those below
| him on the ticket.
| Nebraska. where the fuSionsts were
making last desperate effort to regain
| lost ground, shows itsel quite as securely
IN the republican column as in the pres-
| Dental contest. Even New Jersey, where
the democrats had named a strong can.
d1date, and were making a great fghtfor
the restoration Of party harmony, has
chosen for governor the republican can
dldate Dy majority nearly double that
given his predecessor at the last state
contest. Were the congressional eltc.
lions decided by the vote cast on Tues
day he republicans would control even
more seats IN the House than they now
have. Hence the abandonment OF free
silver, the passing of Bryan, and the eff
forts OF the 'so-called reorganization" OF
the democratic party have proved I'M
availing.
The country is evidently increas.
ingly satisfied with republican mol.
icies and republican management,
and proposes to make no change.
This is an important message to
congress as it is about to assemble
from the American people in the states
"hers baiioting took place, and it NAV
be assumed that the currents OF public
opinion are moving n the same direction
elsewhere.
The only approximation to a demo-
cratic victory is in the old democratic |
state OF MARYLAND, where results are so |
close and indeclslve as to leave little glory |
to the democrats, if successful and offer |
encouragement to their opponents. This |
was Senator Germans great struggle to
regain power and to get back into the |
Senate, which he hopes to make the step.
pngstone to the presidential nomination. |
For years his clans have been gathering
to capture this legislature. They captur. !
ed the last one so thoroughly that they |
have bold-over majority Of seven in the |
senate, without which they would TODAY |
be hopelessly distanced.
But not content to rest on past condi- |
tons of political warfare, Senator Cor
man put through the legislature an eIec-
ton Law intended to disiranchise the
negroes, who number less than 20 Der
cent. of the population OF Maryland, and
So do not constitute a disturbing ele-
ment. This DISTINGUISHING measure has
been followed by series of FRAUDULENT
schemes at the polls which have revived
the worst traditions of the state. Crook.
ed lines on the Australian ballot so as
to mystlty the voter as to where his cross
belonged, and other schemes to deceive
have been connected. Moreover, Repub.
lean Senator WeIlington's home county,
which has always been a re-
publican stronghold, has elected demo-.
cratic senator and split ticket on the
house of delegates, But for this and the
Followers German would still be defeat
d, for Baltimore returns II republicans
and one democrat to the assembly, prov.
ng itself to have become one of the re.
publican cities Of the country. IfGorman
lnder these circumstances reaches the
senate. his success will be singularly de-
7old of glory. That the Booker Wash.
ngton dinner has not proved Of great
iamage is suggested by these MARYLAND
'esuIts, and also by the notable gains
which the republicans made in the Vir.
5lnia legislature, which has larger min.
'rlty representation than in many years.