Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-09
FOR REORGANIZATION
Burning Question Already
With the Democrats.
AFTER ELECTION TALK
NEW YORK LEADERS SPECULAT.
ING OVER CAUSES OF DEFEAT.
Republicans Surprised Over Magnitude
of Popular Vote-Comment Over
Result in Empire State.
AFTER ELECTION TALK
Special From staf Correspondent.


ocrats is reorganization" Mr.. VIII
liam ]. Bryan. Mr.. Thomas E. Watson and
Mr. William r. Hearst are to meet IN a
short time and lay the plans for wrestling
| control of the democratic party from the
hands of the Bemonts. the Sheehans ana
| the McCarrens. and reorganizing along
| more radical lines
No one will ever be able to tell how much
| was contributed to the surprising Roose-
welt vote in Greater New York by the Bry-
antics. No one will ever find out how
much was contributed to 1t by the Tam
manyites and by the populists. 1t has been
evident for some time that there would
be defections in the ranks of these fac
tionists, who preferred Roosevelt to Par
ker.
The two most jubilant men are Mr.. wat
son and Mr.. Hearst. 1t is a safe guess that
Mr.. Bryan is doing a little grinning Also
Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Watson have been in
| sympathy throughout the campaign and an
| open allience between them is prophesed
| Seeking Causes for Defeat.
The democrats today trying to dis
cover what hit them In this state 1t Is
| fact that they are absolutely dumfounded
| over the result. Giving precedence TO
Roosevelt's personal popularity as the main-
| SDrlnS OF lHe movement tiiNs
| varying opinions of the other elements In
| the combination.
Some think defeat came because the
| democracy was not radical enough; others
because the protective tariff was attacked
| in a land that lives by the tariff.
The>republicans are surprised at the mag
nitude of the popular vote. The managers,
| to my personal knowledge, counted on EAR
rying all the doubtful states, but never
| dreamed of such pluralities as were rolled
They account Tor the NOlo
| through the adherence of former democrats
to Roosevelt and protectiop
The result in this state In the esuina'ion ,o.
! O. thoughtful men. puts New York in the
| republican column henceforth to STICK
| along with Pennsylvania and as safely re-
| publican as Pennsylvania. There is goHB
| to be some reorganization in the republican
| party in New York. The factional troubles
| ir, their ranks have not healed, and THIS
| election leaves scars. If GOV. Odeli changes
his mind and attempts to go to the senate
in nIace of Senator Depew there will be
mcre trouble Gov. Odell says now he does
not want to go to the Senate
Result and the Tariff.
Another question which is interesting the
republicans Is. how should these returns
he construed as denoting public sentiment
on proposed tariff revision? Do they indi-
cate that the country is satisfied to STAND
nat on the tariff. or should the tarin DC
revised by its friends?
The leaders are not gloating over the
sweeping congressional victory, lot lnSS
know from experience that smaller Work
ing majority would be more satisfactory
Such a big majority is unwieldly, hard 10
handle and also less harmonious In team
work. -,
The officials of the republican congress
s,onal committee were up until O'Clock
this morning. receiving returns from the
doubtful congressional districts. Nothing
definite came from the third Wisconsin. Mr..
Rabcocks district, and when the force werfe
on duty again at o'clock this morning II
was still a question whether Mr.. Babcock
election was assured or not
Chairman Babcock received the Following
message from Chairman Cowherd OF the
democratic congressional committee:
WASHINGTON, d. c., November s.
ITO Hon. ]. w. Babcock, Republican Con-
gressional Committee, New York:
"Congra tulate you on great republican
victory. Leave us enough for seed.
(SgnedD wv. S. COWHERD.''
Chairman Babcock replied to Chairman
Cowherd as follows:
NEW YORK CITY, November 8.
ITO W. s. Cowherd. Washington. ID. c.:
Accept thanks for your kind congratu-
lations. 1 assure you that you and your
colleagu shall have the same kind consid-
Grafton in the future you have had in the
past We love you as a minority, but fear
(Signed) u w. BABcoCK."
The Congressional Situation.
The early morning hours were fraught
with a great deal of anxiety at republican
congressional committee headquarters No
definite word could be obtained from Wis
consin as to the result in Babcock's district,
the third. The telegraph wire and the long,
distance telephone were used without avail
to raise the county managers and get posi-
tive information.
Chairman Babcock called up Chairman
Cowherd of the democratic committee on
the telephone and was surprised to hear
that Mr.. Cowherd was also on the anxious
seat. The reports from Mr.. Cowherd's dis
trict at that hour were not encouraging 10
him, and the two opposing chairmen chaffed
each other freely about their respective
chances.
Latest reports to the republican congress
sion committee indicate the House to be
follows: California. all districts republican
except the second. which is in doubt: Colo
RADIO, second district republican. other two
in doubt Connecticut. all republican; Della
ware. republican: Idaho. republican; Illi-
nois, republicans carry all districts except
the fourth, fifth. twentieth and twenty
first which are democrat c. and the twenty
fourth and twenty-hfth in doubt; Indiana,
the third and fourth democratic, the second
in doubt and all others republic an; Iowa.
all republican; Kansas, all republican,; Ken
lucky, all democratic except eleventh,
which is republican. and the third and fifth
in doubt; Maryland. the first. third. fifth
and sixth republican. the second and fourth
democratic; Massachusetts the ninth and
tenth democratic. the eleventh in doubt and
all the others republican; NJ chigan and
Minnesota. all republican; Missouri, tenth
republican, fifth. fifteenth and sixteenth in
doubt, and all the others Democratic; Mon
tana republican; Nebraska. all republican
except the third. which Is doubtful;
Nevada, republican: New Hampshire re-
publican. New Jersey. all republican. ex-
cept the tenth district; New York demo-
Gratis carry second. seventh. eighth, ninth,
tenth. eleventh. twelfth, fourteenth. six
teenth, eighteenth and thirty-ffth. all the
rest republicans; North Carolina, eighth and
tenth in doubt. others democratic: North
Dakota. republican, Ohio democrats carry
fourth and thirteenth. fifth is doubtful and
all others republican,: Pennsylvania. demo-
Gratis carry thirteenth and sixteenth, tenth
and twenty-sixth are doubtful and all
others republican,; Rhode Island, all re-
publican; South Dakota, republican, Ten