The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

/ III st DiStrict-JameS I. Lloyd (Dem. ).....
Second D!strict-W. W. Ruclier DEM. .....
Th,sd District-John Dougherty CDem-)...
Fourth District-C. f. Cochran Dem.) .....
/ Fifth District-W. S. Cowherd Dem.).
Seventh District-C. w. Hamlin Dem)...
Eighth Dlstrict-D. W. Shackleford Dem
| Ninth District-Champ Clark Oem). ........
| Tenth D!strict-Richard Bartholdt CRep). S
Eleventh District-John T. Hunt Oeu,.) 49,.
| Twelfth District-James ]. Butler Oem.)
| Thirteenth District-Edward Robb Oem.).
| Fourteenth District-W. W. Vandiver Oen
| Fifteenth District-M. p Benton Dem-)....
| Sixteenth District-Robert Lamar Dem.)..
Not until yesterday afternoon did the poll
! ticians realize the extent OF the Democrat
| ic victory in Missouri and 81. Louis. AS
the news came in from the interior of the
, State. the fact that the Democratic ticket
| had carried by good. round majority out
side of the city gave satisfaction. The
| later returns from Kansas City and st.
i Joseph sweiled the total majority.
| AT the headquarters of the Democratic
| State Committee it was announced by EN-
| else Commissioner ]. NJ. Seibert that the
Democrats would have a majority in the
Legislature of IS and in the Senate of IA.
| he basing his calculations on figures which
| had been received by Chairman Rothwell.
State Chairman Atkins and his friends at
| the Republican headquarters in the indell
! Hotel watched the returns from the close
counties They had hoped to come nearer to
carrying the lower branch CT the General
Assembly, but smiled in the same old way
at the cid story of disappointment. The
Federal Offices still remain in their control.
Secretary Of State Sam B. Cook places
the plurality at 40000: ]. NJ. Seibert, ex-
| chairman OF the State Committee. at not
less than $1,000. Governor Dockery says it
would have been 5000 had the weather
been fair election day. He is satisfied the
official figures will place the plurality above
q, coo, and in this view Chairman Rothwell
OF the State Committee is known to concur
There was big slump in some Of the
heavy Democratic counties. the total OF
which will probably reach HO0O or 1900.
but this loss was compensated for in the
gains made In st. Louis, Kansas City, ST.
Joseph and some of the close counties in
the State. st. Louis, Kansas City and St
Joseph exceeded the expectations of Chair
man Rothwell and others connected with
the work Of the campaign.
There is nothing in the returns to give
the Republicans comfort or cause them
substantial grounds OF hope for the future.
The result is even more favorable to the
benuoCrdtS lndu at any OH-yedT cieCtioh
in the past ten years. The official figures
will show that the Republicans have lost
ground in the State While they have won
in few countless. where the Democrats
have a majority, as result of many
Democrats remaining away from the polls.
yet on the general result they lost no in
considerable ground.
The apparent Democratic losses, as the
figures tell the story, can be accounted
for in nearly every instance by the stay
at-home vote. The torrents Of rain which
fell in the greater portion of the State all
day Tuesday undoubtedly kept many
Democrats away from the polls in the
heavy Democratic counties where there
was no local contest. This Is the small
comfort the Republicans have. And they
can thank the Democrats who were afraid
of getting their feet wet election day for
the crumb
The minority parties were completely lost
sight of. From such information has
been received. it is doubtful II all of them
combined polled 5000 votes in the entire
State Many Of the counties do not report
any vote cast for the six orphan tickets
that were in the field.
Although but meager returns have been
received Of the vote on the constitutional
Of them. lave the one relating to the tax
alton Of mortgased property, have been
adopted. The seveath amendment, the ono
concerning the school certificates OF in
debtedness, received heavier vote than
any of the others. and there seems no doubt
that II was adopted. Although the Repub-
licans made party issue on this amend
ment, yet not all the Republicans voted
against it, for it received nearly 1000 more
votes in st. Louis than the Republican
ticket In some localities. however, party
lines were drawn on this amendment. with
the result that the Democrats voted solidly |
for 1t.
A revised list Of the Legislature gives
the Democrats a larger lead than early !
returns indicated While there is a little
doubt regarding three or four members |
of the House. yet the Democrats have a |
good majority in each house. The Senate i
will be composed of twenty-six Demo- |
Gratis and eight Republicans Based on
unofficial returns the Democrats will have |
eighty-one members of the House, in |
which event. If the Republicans secure all |
the other seats, they will have sixty-one |
votes. |
One Of the most gratifying features OF !
the election to the Democratic campaign !
managers is the election of fifteen Demo- /
cratic congressman, and the splendid |
showing made by r. T. Blow against |
Richard Bartholdt in the Tenth District. /
The strength developed by John T Hunt |
Dem.), in the Eleventh District, was also |
in the nature Of pleasant surprise to the |
Democrats
Vale Reyburn is elected Judge Of the st. |
Louis Court Of Appeals by a large ma |
5ority, much larger than his Democratic |
supporters anticipated.
Inc Following is a revised list of those |
elected to Congress, to the State Senate and |
10 the lower house Of the Legislature:
CONGNEssMEN.
Ffrst-Jan,es 7. Lloyd, Democrat,
Second-W. W. Rucker, Democrat, l
Third-John Dougherty. Democrat
Fourth-C. T. Cochran. Democrat
tnth-W. S. Cowherd Democrat
Sixth-David A. De Almond, Democrat
Seventh-C. w. Hamlin, Democrat,
Enghth-Dorsey w. Shackleford, Demo- |
crat.
Ninth-Champ Clark Democrat.
4enth-Richard Bartholdt, Republican,
Eleventh,John I. Hunt Democrat
Iweifth-James j. Butler, Democrat
Thirteenth-Edward Robb. Democrat.
Fourteenth-W. d. Vandiver Democrat
Flfteenth-E NJ. Benton. Democrat
Sixteenth-Robert Lamar, Democrat.
STATE SENATOR'S.
Second-Lawrence A Vorhies, Democrat.
ss,ourthEJohn sour, C. Mckinley. Republican.
John F.. Morton, Democrat.
Ienth-CharleS j. Walker Democrat
Tweifth-E. A. Doweil, Democrat.
ss,ourteentn0oT. J. buchanan. Democrat.
Efghteenth-Ered NJ Best Ren,,hJic,r