The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-11-10


Senate Republicans, So; Democrats,
81. In 1906, Republicans, 81; Demo-
Gratis, SO.
House-Republicanf, 221; Democrats,
l65. In 1905, Republicans, $50; Demo-
Gratis, 1876.
Senate-Republican majority, %.
House-Republican majority, Sc.
Features of New York Battle.
Huges' plurality over Hearst is $4,000 in
entire State.
Huges' plurality up State is 10000.
Hearst carried Greater New York by
about 10000. :.
Hearst carried city OF Buffalo by small
plurality.
Brooklyn went for Hearst by small plu-
rality.
Odell faction is blamed for light vote up
State.
Hearst csrried Rochester, Utica, Troy,
Eimira.
Huges did not gain single city.
Elections were held Tuesday in forty
two States, and while the results in
number of instances were of unusual in
terest, it may be said that, generally
speaking, there we're no surprises.
Throughout the South the Democra-
tic State and Congressional tickets have
been elected by the usual majorities.
In the West and East the States align
ed two years ago in the Democratic or
Republican column show no material
change, the Democrats making gains in
some instances and the Republicans in
others. The Republicans retain control
of Congress by good majority.
Perhaps the widest general interest in
the elections centered in the remarkable
fight for Governor which has been wag-
ed in New York State between Charles
Huges, the Republican candidate, who,
throughout the campaign had the sup
port of President Roosevelt, and William
r. Hearst, who has been running as the
regular Democratic and independence
League nominee.
The latest returns available show Mr..
Huges, while losing nearly all the prin-
cipal cities of the State, was successful
by about $4,000. The rural districts
brought about the Republican victory.
In New York City the Tammany Hall
Independence League judiciary ticket
was successful, with possibly one excep-
ton, over the candidates named by the
non partisan Judiciary nomination"
Massachusetts, has reelected Curtis
Guild, Jr., Republican, as Governor,
over District Attorney John B. Moran,
of Boston, who was the candidate OF the
Democratic party, the independence
League and Prohibitionists.
In Chicago, it is estimated that the
Independence League ticket polled 4OO,-
600 votes, but there was Republican
plurality for the State Offices.
Pennsylvania elected Stuart, Repub-
licaD, over the fusion opposition by the
usual Republican plurality.
Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire, N.
Dakota, Indiana and Wisconsin have
rolled up Republican pluralities, al
though there was some falling off from
the usual vote, Iowa and Nebraska show
ing big Republican gains, and Ohio also
shows Republican gains oyer the Patti
son vote last year. The Republicans ex-
pect plurality of $1,000 in the State.
The constitution of the new State of
Oklahoma will be written by the Demo-
Gratis. The Indians voted the Democra-
tic ticket almost solidly. Oklahoma also
went strongly Democratic in choosing
delegates to the constitutional conven-
ton.
New Mexico and Arizona have voted
favorable on the proposition to enter the
Union as single State.
Governor Hoch was reelected in Kan
ses by a slightly reduced majority.
The result in Missouri was in doubt at
a late hour, the Democrats expecting to
gain some of the Congressional districts
| they lost two years ago.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth was
reelected in Cincinnati.
Congressman j. w. Wadsworth, for
| many years chairman of the House Com
mittee on Agriculture at Washington,
was defeated In the thirty-fourth New
York District.
! The Republicans carried Utah, Wash
ington and Wyoming, and seem to have
lost Nevada, while both parties are
claiming Colorado.
| Montana seems to have been carried
| by the Republicans and Texas takes It's
usual place in the Democratic column.
Congressman Babcock. of Wisconsin,
formerly chairman OF the Republican
Congressional Committee, failed of re-
election.
In Rhode Island, James H. Higgins,
Democrat, was elected Governor.
In Tennessee M. r. Patterson, the
Democratic nominee, has defeated H
Clay Evans, for Governor, by about 25,-
900 majority.
this ordinance be in force and take ef-
feet from and after It's passage.