Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-03
ELECTIONS HELD TOMORROW.
Republicans Will Elect More than 200
Congressman and Control the
National House.
Indications as to the Results Of the
Election in the Several States
Holding Elections.
New York Will Probably Elect Re-
publican Ticket-Results in the
Other States.

The principal interest in the cleo.
tlons throughout the country tomor-
row lies in the election of congress
men, upon which depends the control
of the national house Of representa-
tives The republicans who, have had
charge of the congressional campaign
are confident of electing majority of
the congressman, and consider the
election of 200 republican congress
men as nearly certain. Other esti-
mates place the number of republican
congressman as high as 223. In
either event the republicans will have
majority of the next house of repre-
sertctives. " -
There has been a vast deal of talk
about apathy during this campaign.
The Developments of the last ten days
have convinced republican managers
what they have mistaken for apathy
is. in fact, only an evidence of general
satisfaction with the republican ad-
From every part of the country
come reports that the republican vote
Will be cast heavily and generously,
and that those who have failed to
show any great interest in the time
worn rallies of the campaign are ready
to show by their ballots that they need
no arguments except the splendid
record of the Roosevelt administra-
ton.
|, In addition to the election of con-
gresEmen, there are state tickets to be
elected in many of the state, full tick
cts in some and minor state officers
IN others. In New York state, in ad-
dition to the election of congressman,
there is a governor and state ticket to
be elected. The contest is between B.
B. Cdell the present republican gov
ernor, and Bird S. Coler. democrat t.
1T is generally admitted that the fight
will be close although the republicans
claim the election of Governor Odell
by 10000 and the democrats the elec-
ton of Ccler by 10000. Former
Senator David B. Hill is in charge of
the campaign for the democrats and
Ccler is his nominee. With the rural
republican voters active, the republi-
cans will in all probability carry the
state.
! In Ohio the campaign has been
largely a personal one, with Mayor
Tom Johnson stumping the state for
the democrats and Senator Hanna at
the front Of the republican campaign.
A falling off in the total vote is ex-
pectel Two years ago the repubii-
cans had a majority of 67,467 in the
state.
In Wisconsin. Robt. M LaFollette is
the republican candidate for governor
against David S. Rose. the democratic
mayor CT Milwaukee. The election of
LaFollette is predicted. by reduced
plurality. owing to disaffection and
factional quarrels among the republi-
cans. The election of republican
legislature to elect a successor to Sem
ator Spooner is predicted.
Michigan elects a state ticket and a
legislature which will choose a SEN
ator to succeed the late James IcMil-
Ian. The republicans claim the cleo
t1cn of the state ticket the democrats
claiming the election of their candi-
date for governor. The legislature
will probably be republican.
Montana democrats are suffering
from a bitter factional fight, which has
split the party. The republicans are
hopeful that this will improve their
chances for electing their ticket, al
though the vote of Montana is nor
mally democratic
The election of the republican ticket
in Iowa is conceded. The republicans
claim the election of every congress
man. The democrats claim they will
elect two congressman. #
Connecticut elects a state ticket and
a legislature that will choose a United
States senator The republicans are
confident OF carrying the state and leg
islatnre by large majorities.
Pennsylvania will doubtless return
/ its usual republican majority although
the democrats have hopes of electins
\ Pattison for governor The stats
elects legislature that chooses {
4 United States senator.
South Dakota will probably give