The Glenwood post., 1906-11-10
ELECTION news
RETAIN CONTROL
OF CONGRESS.
HUGHES WINS IN new YORK
Massachusetts Elects Republican Gov
ernor, As Do Other Northern
States Except Minnesota. Joint
Statehood Defeated in Arizona.

States Except Minnesota. Joint
Statehood Defeated in Arizona.
| Denver. The News Wednesday
| follows:
Elections were held yesterday in
fCrty-two states and, while the results
in a number of instances were of un-
usual interest, it may be said that,
generally speaking, there were no
great surprises.
The Republicans retain control Of
Congress by good majority
! Perhaps the widest general interest
in the elections centered in the re-
markable fight for governor which has
| been waged in New York state be-
tween Charles Z. Hughes and William
Randolph Hearst The latest returns
available show that Hughes while los
ing nearly all of the principal cities
OF the state, was successful by about
$4,000 plurality The rural districts
brought about the Republican victory.
| Massachusetts has reelected Cur
tis Guild (Rep) as governor over Dis
trict Attorney John B. Moran of Bos
ten, who was the candidate of the
Democratic party, the Independence
League and the Prohbitionists.
In Chicago it is estimated that the
Independence League ticket polled
10000, but there was a heavy Republi-
can plurality for the state officers.
Pennsylvania has elected Stuart
| (Rep.) governor over Fusion opposi-
! tion by the usual Republican plurality.
Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire,
! North Dakota, Connecticut, Indiana
and Wisconsin have rolled up Repub-
lican pluralities although there was
some falling off from the usual vote in
Iowa
| In Minnesota, Governor Johnson
johnson CDem) was reelected by the
largest majority ever given a Demo-
crat in the state.
Nebraska shows big Republican
gains. Ohio also shows gains over
the Pattison vo.e of last year The
Republicans expect a plurality of 49,
600 in the state.
The constitution of the new state
of Oklahoma will be written by Dem
| ocrats.
Joint statehood for New Mexico and
Arizona is defeated in Arizona, which
defeats the proposition.
Governor Hoch is probably re-
! elected in Kansas by a greatly reduced
| majority.
The result in Missouri was in doubt
at late hour. The Democrats re.
/ gained some of the congressional dis
tricts they lost two years ago.
New York.-Returns from the state
| of New York. including Greater New
| York, with 205 districts out of 4,5OO
missing, give Hughes 81 ,773 plurality.
Hearst Tuesday night issued a state
ment admitting his defeat
Hughes plurality upstate is 1870, 900,
and Hearst's plurality in the city is
$4,000.
! 1t is almost certain that the Tam
| many judicial nominees are elected
with one exception
Brooklyn broke nearly even, and the
upstate counties showed remarkable
Republican gains, but the cities went
the other way.
The congressional delegation and the
Legislature of the state will remain
in Republican control.
The widest general interest in to.
days elections centered in the re-
markable fight for governor which has
been waged in New York between
Charles E. Hughes, the Republican can
didate, who throughout the campaign
has had the support of President
Roosevelt, and William Randolph
Hearst, WHO has been running as the
regular Democratic and Independence
league nominee.
The latest returns available show
that Mr.. Hughes, while losing nearly
all of the principal cities of the state
was successful by about $4,000 plu
rality The rural districts brought
about the Republican victory.
Two years ago Governor Higgins
was elected on the Republican ticket
by S0.56O
columbus, Ohio.-At II o'clock this
morning Senator Dick, chairman of
the state Republican committee. sent
the following telegram to President
Roosevelt and to the chairman of the
congressional committee:
ONO Republican ~ not less than
$4,000 and elects seventeen Republ
can congressman, three Democrats
with one district in doubt"
Figures are yet incomplete but such
returns as have been received indi.
cate Republican plurality of not less
than that secured by Pattison, Demo.
Graf, last year when he won by 40
900. w.
San Francisco.-From meagre re.
turns received from the various SEQ.
tions of the state up to 10 p. m. Gillett
Republican, tor governor, is probably
elected by about 10000 majority, with
Bell, Democratic and Union Labor
second. and Langdon. Independence
League third.
San Francisco, which was expected
to give Bell a big vote, will probably
give Gillett about 10000 majority
while In Los Angeles, normally a
heavy Republican city, the vote was
comparatively close.
Des Mc'nes, Ia.-For the first time
IN many years the gubernatorial re.
suit In Iowa has been in doubt. but re-