Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-06
HERALD GIVES
REASONS FOR
RESULT
FARMERS OF NEW YORK SAVED
REPUBLICANS FROM UTTER
DEFEAT BECAUSE OF ADM
RATION FOR ROOSEVELT.


NEW YORK. Nov. 5-Nearly complete
returns show that the American farmer
has saved the Republican party in New
York state from utter ruin and kept con-
gress in the control of the Republican
party.
OdeI wins by about 5000 and congress is
Republican by "a. The result is so close
that there will probably be a contest. In
almost all cities of the state of New
York the Republican party organizations
went to smash before the assault of the
labor vote So great has been the uprising
against the Republican party in the cities
that at this writing it seems that only
three Republican congressman, Dunwell,
in the Second district; and Bristow, in the
Sixth, located in Kings county, and
Douglas, in the Fifteenth, have pulled
through. This is a net loss to the Re
publicans from the present house of four,
but for the fact that in the congressional
districts between New York and Buffalo,
the city vote was Offset by the farmer
vote, the Republicans would have lost
half a dozen congressman in the interior
and the control of the house would have
been lost to the administration.
There is where the farmer came In as
a national factDr His admiration for
President Roosevelt, his gratitude to Gov
ernor Odell for relieving his farm Of all
taxation for state purposes and his gem
eral content with the existing state Of
things have caused the rural vote to be
swollen by thousands of agriculturists
who never beforel voted the Republican
ticket.
The same thing is true in nearly all
the eastern states. 1t is likewise true of
the states in the middle west. The farm
ers have saved such states as Connecti-
cult, Massachusetts, Illinois, Indiana.
Kansas, Wisconsin and Minnesota. At
this writing the probable complexion of
congress is:
Republicans, 2O5; Democrats. 1s1; Repub-
lican majority "A.
Pennypacker has been elected governor
of Pennsylvania by plurality of at least
165, 900
This was done in the face of the Bit
terest campaign that has racked the Key
stone state In recent years of hard fight
ing in the race of discomfort caused by
coal strike, and of a revolt in Allegheny
county, which, when the votes were count
ed, was found to have caused complete
party chaos.
pennsylvania win probably elect "a Re
publican REPRESENTATIVES, and eight Demo-
-cratic REPRESENTATIVES. Quay has saved
the legislature and. having won this vic
tory. Is ready to retire from politics. New
Jersey had an exciting election. Col. VIM.
Barbour has been beaten In the sixth dis
trict although 1t had been counted on until
near the close of the campaign as being
likely to furnish Republican majority.
Such landslides as these have occurred in
spots all over the country.
Connecticut has gone Republican by
probably 1900 and 1t is likely that not
only has Mr.. Lilly, Republican candidate
for Representative at large, been elected.
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trust but that all the four districts have
been carried by the Republicans.
In Ohio the Tom Johnson ticket has
been showed under by the combined eff
forts of Senators Hanna and Foraker. In
some of the Ohio cities the Republicans
made gains showing that Johnson's circus
methods and fantastic political doctrines
had no weight even with the masses in
the centers of population.
In Wisconsin the Republicans have won
in spite of themselves. The bitter quar-
rel between Governor Lafollette and Sen
ator Spooner was carried directly to the
polls The surprising result is that La
toilette has been elected governor and the
legislature is Republican, insuring Spoon
er's return to the senate and ten of the
eleven congressional districts have been
carried by the Republicans.
There was a light vote in Illinois, but
the Republicans apparently held their
own. Indications are that the Republicans
will have the legislature. insuring the
election of Representative Hopkins to the
senate as the successor of William E. Ma
son.
Indiana remains Republican. The legis-
lature will be controlled by Republicans
and Senator Fairbanks will succeed him
self in the first district which is normal
" Democratic. Representative Heming-
way. Republican, has carried the third
time in face of adverse conditions.
There have been heavy Democratic gains
in Massachusetts, but the Republican state
ticket has been elected by a fair majority.
1t is probable that three or four mem
bers of congress have been elected, but
the Democrats of Maryland which now
has six Republican representatives, have
elected four Representatives.
Delaware has probably been carried by
the Democrats and Houston has been
elected to congress. The legislature is
close. but is believed the Democrats will
control and elect two United States SEN
ators.
The result in West Virginia is in doubt
and the returns are very late. The Re
publicans claim to have elected all the
five representatives while the Democrats
are claiming three of them.
In the far west the Republicans have
made gains Colorado is believed to be
safely in their column.
Nevada has probably elected Repub-
lican to congress.
The Pacific coast states are generally
Republican and 1t is believed that the Re-
publicans in California have elected their
state ticket and six of the eight repre-
sentatives.
The indications at half past o'clock.
eastern time, are that the Republicans
have elected two OF the three representa-
tives.
Rhode Island has probably elected a
Democratic governor and two Democratic
members of congress. This is a surpris-
ing result and is due to the uprising of
labor in the cities Of Providence and
| Pawtucket.