The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-11-07
The ELECTION RESULTS.
The Story Told BY the Ballots in
the States Which Held
Elections Tuesday.
NO GENERAL CHANGE IN COMPLEXION.
Retain Control of the
National House of Representa-
dives. Hut With "a slightly Re
duced Majority aud "A Loss Of
Four In the senate.

New York. Nov. 6.-The elections
were held In, Sday in Il states and
the returns thus far received Indicate
that the control af the NATIONAL con-
gress remains with the republican
party. While official returns may
make the working majority of the
| republican party IN the house a close
one, there Is no doubt that il viii &c
sufficient for ali party purposes. From
national standpoint the control II
| the lower branch Of congress was the
real contest. The majority - The
states elected legislatures which vi.
choose nited States senator's. hat
| the result 90 these directions has In M
way Imperfect the republican najori-
y in the upper body In those states
which elected governors There was no
state in which Tn party IN power was
not continued in that position. n
some of the states. however. there
wdS a decided change from the vote
cast two years ago.
In the east the main interest cen
tered i'm the two great states Of NeW
orN and Pennsylvania. in the latter.
because % the conditions brought
abous by the recent coal strike. ana
in New York because Of it, hearing on
the future ri the party Of the repub-
dean candidate for governor. New
York reelected GOV. n. Il. Odcll and
the entire state ticket, though the
falling off in the republican plurality
As compared with 1900, WAS enormous.
0deli's plurality Is placed at about To-
0oo The democrats made very
slight gain in the legislature but not
enough To injure the election ~ n re-
publican successor To Senator platt.
The democrats also made Slight gains
in the congressional elections. the II
fetal figures placing the delegation at
20 republicans. Il democrats.
III Pennsylvania, Samuel " Penny
packer, republican, WAS elected gov
ernor by a plurality estimated at
more that 10000. while the legisla-
ture IS Overwhelmingly republican.
The democrats elected three. Of the
81 congressman.
The indications in New hampshire
are that Nahem :. Batchelder. repub
hean candidate for governor. was
e.ected over Henry +. Hollis. demo-
crat. by a plurality o. at least 10000
There was heavy shrinllage from
the vote of two yars ago. The legis-
lature is republican in both branches
by large majurities. insuring a repub-
lean successor to Senator Gullinger,
who will probaoiF succeed himself
In the west. Kansas, Idaho and
Utah We're storm centers, because OF
the fight for United States senators,
wnlle in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and
several other states. lose congress
sional districts attracted mach in
tcreSt.
In Illinois, while official figures are
as yet lacking, there is every indica-
ton that the republican ticket l.
elected by a good majority and that
the next legislature viii elect sue
cesSor 10 Hited States Scuator Ma
scn.
Republicans in Connecticut elect
their entire ticket hy a plurality e~ti-
mated TO be at least l5.uou. with the
general assembly safely republican
ON Joint ballot.
In Maryland. the election was only
for congressman, the republicans
.lecting four Of the siN members.
Nirginia's election was confined To
congressman, and the returns Indicate
that the democrats have elected nine
o. the ten, with one Wsfrict Doubt
ful.