Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-07
TEN DOUBTFUL DISTRICTS MAY HELP NOR
Three Of Them Already Claim Support Of
Grand Old Party.
DEMOCRATS coNcEDE oDELus RETURN
Say, However, Votes Have Been Improperly
Counted in Some Places.
COLORADO ELECTS BUT THREE FUsIoNlsTS
Superintendent Of schools Goes Back
and Two Congressmen VIII OPP
pose Present National Admin
Istration at Washington.

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-CorgTessman over
street, secretary Of the republican con-
gressional committee, announced today
that 2o6 republican members had been
elected beyond all doubt; that the demo-
Gratis had elected 10 and that there were
ten districts where, on account OF in
complete returns. the result was doubt
full.
These ten districts are: First California.
Twenty-fourth Illinois, Fifth Minnesota,
Eighth and Eleventh north Carolina, Sew
enth Alabama the Nevada. Ninth Virginia
and Thirteenth and Sixteenth Missouri.
The first Eve named are now represented
in congress by republicans and the last
Eve by democrats. The republican candt-
dates in both the doubtful North Carolina
districts, Mr.. Overstreet said. had wired
today that they we're elected, also the
republican nominee in the Twenty-fourlh
Illinois. This left seven districts alto
gethcr in doubt.
with 2O6 members in congress. the
republicans would have majority OF
twenty-six.
The congressional committees head
quarters in this city will be closed to-
night.
Chairman Frank Campbell of the demo
hrlIiott Danforth were in conference this
evening. MIR. Campbell afterward, issued
the following statement Of the position OF
the state committee upon .he results OF the
election:
After having carefully examined the re-
turns gathered by John A Mason seere-
terry of the democratic committee, as hled
in The several county clerks offices in the
different counties of the state, II appears
Sas Sa 'se plurality OF s.i22. These figures do
not include in some of the counties tne
vote cast by the Greater New 10, nork eln demoof &c
Bird s. Coler for governor. This will ma
terialy reduce this apparent plurality.
of John Cuneen as attorney general and the
reelection of John Clinton Gray OF the
We have reliable information of thou
sands OF defective ballots having been cast.
saq 1 y rsns,n Sassisss me %
burned by the inepectors immedntely aIter
iation Of law. as they should be kept six
months by the proper officials before theX
should be destroyed These facts ana All
representatives, OF the party, who will APP
pear before the canvassing boards 10 all
the counties of the state on next TUESDAY
to see that an honest count is had and
until that time the actual results cannot
be stated.
Mr.. Campbell would add nothing to the
above statement. The dismantling Of the
state headquarters followed soon after the
issuance Of the statement.
ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. 6.--Governor Odell
filed his statement OF election expenses to-
day. II consists of one item, 10000,
which was contributed to the republican
state committee for campaign expenses.
Legislature is Divided.
DENVER, Colo. Nov 6.-Although the
returns from Tuesdays election in Colo
RADIO are very far from complete. enough
have been received to show the republicans
will have a majority in the lower house,
while the democrats. with seventeen hold
overs. will have majority in the senate.
From the best reports obtainable the leg
islature seems TO stand on joint ballot
Democrats. 5S republicans, A. OF the
democratic representatives fourteen are
from Arapahoe county and their seats will
be contested by the republicans on the
ground OF frauds in registration and at
the election.
Republican leaders declare that the whole
number will be unseated. thus making the
legislature heavily republican on joint bal
lot. II, is declared by leading democrats
that II this course Is adopted by the repub-
licans the democratic senate viii block the
election OF a senator TO succeed Senator
Teller. Republicans. however. say this
would be impossible.
Already several republican candidates for
the United States senate are mentioned.
They include David II. Moffat, Frank C..
Goudy, Irving Howbert, A. NJ. Stevenson,
A. B. Seaman and others, besides former
Senator Edward o. Wolcott, who Is gen
orally conceded to be the strongest man
in the race II he decides TO enter it.
The republican pluralities on the state
ticket viii probably reach 1000.
The plurality for Peabody, republican. for
roVarnor over CtfueOn e
5000 Franklin E. Brooks. republican for
congressman -at-large, defeated Alva Adams
democrat, by about 1000; Congressman
John T. shafroth. democrat has a plurality
OF about $500 in the First district. and Con
gresham John C. Bell was beaten in the
Second district by Hersehel NJ. Hogg. repub-
lican, whose plurality is figured at $500.
One candidate on the democratic state
ticket was successful. Mrs Helen L. Gren-
felt being reelected superintendent of pub
lie instruction by plurality OF 2.4OO.
Result In California.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 6-The latest
election returns indicate the success oi
DR.. Pardee. the republican candidate for
governor, by plurality Of about $500. His
opponent. +. X Lane. has stated that be
win contest the announced result.
The count OF the vote for congressional
nominees. so far completed. indicates
that hVe republicans. two labor union demo
Gratis and one straight democrat will rep
resent California in the lower house OF con,
gress. The successful republicans are: Gil,
lette in the First. Metcalf In the Third
Needham in the Sixth. MeLAehlan in th,
Seventh and Daniel S. Deith in the Eighth
Lvernash and Wynn. the labor union nomi
nees, have won in the Fourth and Fifth
but the formers election probably will b,
"a kv- TrtIfa Kahu h. u,
eumbent. In the Second Bell democrat
leads COombs by several hundred votes.
The republicans elected thirteen stat
senators, according 10 the returns so IA
received. The democrats have returne,
nHe and there As one democrat and unioi