The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-14
HUGHES is VICTORIOUS
He Wins Over Hearst by a
Safe Plurality.
END OF A MEMORABLE CONTEST
Democratic Candidate Sweeps the
Cities but Is Overcome by the Rural
Vote - Results In Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky,
Illinois and Elsewhere.

Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky,
Illinois and Elsewhere.
Washington, Nov. IA survey of
the state elections Tuesday shows that
the old states maintain their usual
position in the political column and
that Of the new states Arizona will be
Republican and Oklahoma Demo
cratic. Generally speaking there were
no great SURPRISES anywhere. In the
south the / emocratic state and con-
gressional tickets have been elected
by the usual majorities. In the west
and east the states that we're aligned
two years ago in the Democratic or
Republican columns show no material
change, the Democrats making gains
in some instances and the Republi-
cans in others. The Republicans retain
control Of congress by a good ma
jority.
Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Connecticut, Minnesota,
Indiana and Wisconsin have rolled up
Republican pluralities, although there
was SOiuO ldliihb Oh sllOh bhS uSuoi
vote in Iowa.
Nebraska shows big Republican
gains. Ohio also shows Republican
gains over the Pattison vote of last
year. The Republicans have a plu-
rality OF $4,000 in the state.
The Republicans carried Utah, Wy
oming and Washington and seem to
have lost Nevada, while both parties
are claiming Colorado.
Montana seems to have been car
ried by the Republicans and Texas
takes its usual place in the Demo
cratic column.
In Rhode Island James H. Higgins
(Dem.) elected governor.
Massachusetts has reelected Curtis
Guild (Rep) as governor over Dis
trict Attorney John b. Moran of Bos-
ton, who was the candidate of the
Democratic party, the Independence
league and the Prohibitionists.
In Chicago It is estimated that the
Independence league ticket polled 40,-
600, but there was a Republican plu-
rality for the state officers
The constitution of the new state Of
Oklahoma will be written by Demo
Gratis. The Indians voted the Demo-
cratic ticket almost sOlidly. Oklahoma
also went strongly Democratic in
choosing delegates to the constitu-
tional convention.
Governor Hoch is reelected in Kan
sas by a slightly reduced majority
The result in Missouri was in doubt
at late hour, the Democrats expect
ing to gain some Of the congressional
districts they lost two years ago.
Arizona has refused Joint statehood
with New Mexico and that the state
constitution Of Oklahoma will be writ
ten by Democrats.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth
was reelected in Cincinnati
Congressman J. w. Wadsworth. for
many years chairman of the house
committee on agriculture at Washing
ton, was defeated in the Thirty-fourth
New York district.
Congressman Babcock of Wiscon-
sin, formerly chairman Of the Repub
lican congressional committee. failed
OF election.
Representative Dalzell of Pitts
burg, whose struggle for reelection at
tracted national attention was as
sured of his election comparatively
early in the evening.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon Of the
Eighteenth Illinois district, was elect
ed to congress for the seventeenth
time, his majority remaining where II
has been for years, at approximately
$4,000. Mr.. Cannon began his con-
gressional service in the Forty-third
congress and has been in congress
continuously since with the exception
of the Fifty-second congress.
Perhaps the widest general interest
in the election centered in the remark.
able fight for governor which was
waged in New York state between
Charles E. Hughes, the Republican
candidate, who throughout the cam
paign 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 plurality. The rural districts
brought about the Republican victory.
In New York city the Tammany In
dependence league judiciary ticket
was successful, with possibly one ex-
ception over the candidates named by
non-partisan Judiciary nominators."
KENTUCKY.
Louisville, KY. Nov. 7.-Returns
indicate that the only change in the
Kentucky delegation to congress will
be in the Third district, where the
Republicans have apparently elected
A. d. James over Congressman James
NJ Richardson. This with the two
they already hold, gives eight Demo
cratic and three Republican congress
men. The returns from the Demo
cratic primary came in slowly and the