Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-09
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN OHIO
PsttisOa is Elected esvsrnOr by Plurality
Of About Fsrty Thousand.
REPUBLICANS ALSO LOSE LEGISLATURE
Senator Foraker says Defeat il
Largely Due TO Resent-
ment Against slate
Makers.


Pattison has been elected governor for the
next three years by plurality running we'll
above 1900 is settled tonight. as is also
the working majority OF the democrats in
both houses i'm the legislature. but there is
some uncertainty as to the remainder OF
the state ticket. The earlier returns were
apparently from sections favorable to the
governor, for he held lead over the rest
OF his ticket until today, when fuller re-
turns from the country districts cut into
his vote severely, and by the middle of the
afternoon he seemed to be over 1000 votes
behind his ticket II that difference stands,
the victory of these other Offices will depend
on the size OF the Pattison plurality, with
the chances in favor Of the choice Of the
entire democratic list Chairman CARRIER
tonight figured piuralities for Pattison that
aggregated close to IS 600, in which event
the entire democratic ticket was safe. The
republicans have given out no later esti-
mates since that OF Chairman Dick con-
ceding the election of Pattison by 5000
plurality, but later reports received at
Headquarters indicate that larger figure
is correct.
Republican estimates tonight give the
democrats two to five majority in the next
senate and from ten to fifteen in the house,
mates The democratic claim is a majority
of FIVE in the senate and twenty-seven in
the house. The widespread scratching Of
the tickets had caused such delay in the
counting that thirty hours after the close
of the polls there was still uncertainty
notwiths anding the overwhelming nature Of
the democratic victory.
Senator Foraker's Explanation.
CINCINNATI, Nov. s-Following the de-
feat OF the republican party in this city and
state, United States Senator ]. B. Foraker
today authorized the following statement:
THE defeats we have sustained in the city
and state have no relation to national poll
tics but are due solely to local causes.
Whether rightly so OF not, the belief OBJ
tains that the great mass Of voters have
not had any proper representation in NOM
mating conventions and that a man with
an ambition to engage in the public service
had no opportunity unless he was fortunate
enough to be put on prearranged slate. 1t
was natural to expect that sooner or later
that this would be resented. In large part
that is what the defeats of yesterday
meant. II will be easy to cure this trouble.
The way is to return to the old-fashioned
practice of having real conventions, at
which all who aspire to nominations will
causes that contributed to our defeat that
will occur TO everyone familiar with the sit
uation, but l do not care to discuss them
for they will pass away with this election"
Officers serve Three Years.
The state officers and legislators chosen
yesterday will serve three years instead of
two, as heretofore, the constitutional
amendment for biennial elections providing
hot he tarr nf off ad M
time shall expire on January l. 1903, at
which time the state officers and legislators
chosen in November, 1908, will assume
Office The legislature chosen in 1908 win
chose a United States senator in succession
to Senator Foraker For some time there
was confusion on this point and it was
widely. but Incorrectly, asserted that the
legislature just closed would name For
akers successor.
The report 10 Chairman CARRIER from all
sections of the state indicated a plurality
for Patt!son of more than 5000, and he
said he believed that IL the gains continued
it might reach G0.0OO. Republican advices
indicated that leaving out the Ave large
counties, the Herrick loss in the remaining
eighty-three counties would average 600
votes 20 the county, or difference of
nearly 5000 between the vote cast for Her
rick and that for the remainder OF the re-
publican ticket The other republicans be-
ing thus about 5000 ahead of their chief.
would win If Pattison was less than 5000
ahead of Herrick, but as the figures indi-
Gated that Pattison had considerably more
than the necessary 5000, while the differ
! ence between Herrick and the other repub-
lican candidates seemed to be narrowing
! slightly, it was safe TO assume that the en-
tire democratic ticket had been elected.
even though the fullest report had not been
! received as to the vote for these Offices.