Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-07
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Reports up to late hour indicate that
the Republicans have carried the state by
crane 2U 81 the 10 f Repablean State Commit
tee last night claimed the state by not
less than 10000 plurality.
and eve es fsfra indicates that It viii
turns are in t may prove to be 10000.
The ms p sseted 22 out
ing the election of A. B. Kittredge of
this city as his successor in the United
States senate. The ten remaining mem
bers of the legislature are in doubt, with
the chances favoring the Republicans
The Fusionists have probably not elect
ed over seven or eight members: Repub-
turned out surprisingly we'll to vote and a
greater percentage of their votes was
polled than was anticipated. considering
day. ASGs Gov. Herried's home town Eureka.
paid him a handsome compliment by CIV
Ing him all but ten votes.
v. s. Senate.
Washington, Nov. b.-The next United
States senate will be republican by at
least sixteen majority, against the pres
ent majority of twenty.
republicans and. thirty-four democrats.
in total of ninety seats. there being
faed to eee
The terms of thirty senators expire
with the present congress. There is alsa
vacancy from M nia!;,, caused by the
OF these thirty-one seats to be filled,
but including the Mcmillan vacancy.
are democratic, Wellington Of Maryland
being classified republican and Harris
Of Kansas. McLaurin of South Caroline
Seven states have already elected sem
ators to take their seats March 4. 1903.
Maryland has chosen, German. dem
can; Kentucky, McCreary. democrat,
to succeed Deboe, republican; Iowa has
reelected Allison, republican; Ohio has
lana has reelected McEnery, a demo-
crat; Vermont has reelected Dillingham;.
a republican, and Georgia has re-
dSray sna fnree
therefore, already are elected: leaving
sixteen republican and eight dmocratic
seats to be filled.
Congressional.
Washington, Nov. 5.-Although the re-
turns from the. doubtful congressional
districts were slow in arriving, the in.
publicans would control the next house
Of representatives by narrow margin.
In the present house, with member.
jority. Under the new apportionment the
fifty eighth house will consist of 3St
members, majority of which Is 1874.
ing West Virginia, bu, including Mis-
souri,, have 125 representatives.
The DEMOCRATS a Is have carried l1s Of these
in Tennessee, in Kentucky and 3 ir
Missouri, with 2 in North Carolina, 1 II
Virginia and in Alabama doubtful, &C.
cording to the latest returns.
To obtain majority in the next house
1t was necessary, therefore, for the dem
ocrats to secure seventy-eight votes IL
the north and west.
In this territory they have at presen
ffty-two representatives.
The latest returns indicate that thi
strength has been held: with the excep
tana and Nevada, as to which the re
turns at this hour are inconclusive
Adding e forty-nine TO ll6 gives the dem
The democrats show they have made
a gain Of three in Pennsylvania, one II
Nebraska, one in Delaware, one in Wis
end probsSly four IN New YORK sWenf
This leaves them sixteen short of :
full southern. districts TO be heard from
and doubtful districts in the north an,
west from which the returns are as we
inadequate as follows:
Illinois. 2; Iowa. i; Nebraska. i: Kan
sas. 1; Minnesota, q. Michigan. i. Cali
At midnight Chairman Babcock of the
republican congressional committee sem
the following, telegram from New Yorl
tional republican committee:
Returns coming in slowly. Very sat
isfastory. outside Of New York 70 city,
members is safe. Have elected four Q
the six congressman from Maryland.
/ New York.
New York, Nov. BIN spite of
and Kings county for Bird S. Coler
demesfat 1.-THE the returns up to late hou
tamin B. Odell, republican, to the cover
norshiip Of New York state by from 500
above the claim made by Charles F. Muir
ply, leader of Tammany hall, but eve
that large vote was not sufficient to over
the state. Odelps vote In the countr
districts was lighter than two years age
but Coler's was also lower than Stanch
In New York City Colers plurality wa
approximately 117,500. made up as fol
lows:
/ New York county. 81. 900; Kings coun
5 sy's;oS Ss''00' Queens $4,000 and Richmond
Oyster Bay. where President ,Roose
Z VelI 3 country IlOIle Is situated ana WNer
he voted, was carried by Coler, hi
plurality being 131. Two years ag
Odelrs plurality was 512.
The, republican state ticket in full
rs follows:
Observation-Disclosures B. Odell.
Lieutenant Governor Frank W. Hig
gins.
| Comptroller-Nathan L. Miller.
| Treasurer-John q. Wickser.
| Attorney General-Henry B. Croman.
State Engtneer-Edward A. Bond.
Figures from the congressional dis
tricts in the state gave the delegatio
as twenty republicans to seventeen dem
| ocrats. The present state republican rep
resentation is % to ~ democrats.
| All returns indicated that Judge Gray
democratic candidate for judge of tn
court of appeals, ran somewhat ahead G
his ticket.
The democrats made gains in the stat
legislature, but they were not sufficien
to endanger the republican hold on tn
seat in the United States senate nov
held by Thomas c. Platt.
Illinois.
Chicago, Nov. 5.-Meager returns pre-
| vented. at midnight, anything like a
I accurate statement Of the result of tn
| election in the state Of Illinois, althoug
publican ticket has been elected by
The next legislature will be republ
can, without doubt, and the SucceSSC