Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16
STRIKING RESULTS
OF ELECTION Gay
Hearst Loses Fights in New
York, Massachusetts,, Him
ois and California.
GAINS MADE IN SENATE
Republicans Increase Their Lead There
Dryden, Babcock, Wadsworth,
Lacey and McCieary Are
Defeated.

Chicago. Nov. 9.-"Raymond," in the
tribune, summarizes last Tuesday S
election as follows:
1t was a spectacular election after
all. The people did strange things with
their ballots OH Tuesday, and the result
OF their voting will be felt in different
sections Of the country for many a lohg
day.
There was a vast amount of scratch
ing. The independent voter was out in
force. and the people took it upon them
selves to enforce their own ideas IN a
way not often seen in this country,
even in an off year.
Machines were smashed everywhere,
men of national reputation were retired
from politics, Hearst vas beaten in
New York state, congress is safely re-
publican, and there were a dozeG other
features any one OF which would be
enough to make the election Of 1906
notable from q political point of view.
OF course the fight in New York state
against Hearst o~vershadowed every
thing else in the way of popular inter
est.
Hearst Lost Everywhere.
More than that, Hearst was singular
unsuccessful everywhere. His per-
sonal political crony, John b. Moran,
HI noisy district attorney of Boston,
was beaten out of his boots for gov
arnor of Massachusetts. The Hearst
ticket in Chicago vas left out of sight,
and a similar fate befell his candidate
for governor in California. II Mr..
dearst chooses to be a candidate for
The presidency, which is something he
has declared over his own signature5he
will not take under consideration, he
will not be able to so before a demo-
cratic national convention with any
thing in the way of a clean bill of
health so far as Tuesdays election is
concerned.
So far as national affairs are con-
arned, the thing in Tuesdays election
which probably will excite the greatest
interest, aside from the Hearst defeat,
will be the ba~cksliding Of Missouri. 1t
VAS only two years ago that the "Mys-
'erious Stranger" left his unexpected
racks in the waste places between the
democratic and the republican columns.
He was welcomed as newcomers gener-
ally are in politics. and the enthusiast
tic republicans Of Missouri predicted
that the state was unalterable in it's
adhesion to republican policy. They
elected a republican TO the United
States senate and then sat down and
gloried in their political greatness.
But they will glory no more. The
Mysterious Stranger lie not come to
stay. The Stranger has gone back to
mis- old associates, and Missouri has be-
come a democratic state once more by
d safe majority, electing a large per-
centage of democrats to the house of
representatives, and probably insuring
the ELECTORAL vote to the democracy
two years from now.
Republicans Gain in Senate.
Late returns indicate an unexpected
gain for the republicans in the United
States senate. Out of Colorado ONE
the news hat the legislature is almost
certainly republican. This means the de-
feat of Senator Patterson. He was the
one democrat in the senate who dared
to stand up publicly and praise Roose-
welt and his policy. He stood by the
administrator in several tight places,
and he seemed to have deserved a bet
ter fate. He will be succeeded in all
probability by q republican Of the name
OF Simon Guggenheim.
The senate will contains sixty-one re-
publicans, more than two-thirds Of the
whole, thus making possible the ratif-
cation of treaties and confirmation Of
appointments without calling on the
minority.
iiG " w. "a. 1idIh, Tie Dlulll-
millionaire of Montana, expires next
March. AT one time he said he would
not be a candidate for reelection, but
lately he has reported to have changed
ms mind. He will probably change his
mind back again, however, upon learn
ing that, according to the latest re-
turns, the republicans will have a ma
Jority in the Legislature.
Idaho has elected a republican legis-
lature, thus retiring Senator Dubois.
democrat.
GIum Outlook for Dryden.
There will be a change in the per-
.onnei or the senate from New Jersey.
Ihe opposition to Senator Dryden. the
Ire insurance president, has been par
ticularly fierce. He has a primary NOM
nation behind him. but the majority
OF n republicans in the legislature
VIII be so small that other candidates
are sure to spring up among the repub-
ncans, n he viii have to fight for his
HE, with n possibility of losing his
seat after all.
Talking of the senate reminds one
tnat two new members of that BODY
VIII o have to be accounted for from
the new state of Oklahoma. They will
probably be democrats. Arizona and
New Mexico will remain outside of the
Iold for many years to come.
the chances are that no republican
administration will propose statehood
Tor them until they get down on their
knees and ask for IL. The United States
senate Is surely republican for MANY
years to come. so that the prospect of
statehood for Arizona and New Mex-
leo is extremely remote, no matter what
might be the result of the next presi-
dental election.
Several Big Lights Go Out.
Tuesdays elections retired from mol
tics several of the best known men
on the republican side of the house al
representatives. Wadsworth of New
York, McCleary of Minnesota, Babcock
or Wisconsin and Lacey of Iowa viii
not be on the rolls when the clerk calls
the house of representatives to orde,
Tor h beginning OF the sixtieth con.
gress. Wadsworth's case Is more O,
less of a peculiar type. His son mar
rled the daughter of Secretary HAY
and President Roosevelt was person
ally instrumental i'm making his sor
speaker of the New York assembly.
Babcock III Wisconsin and Lacey IN
iowa were the victims OF unfortunat,
fractional fights. Babcock and Senate,
Spooner have for a long time In Wis.
consin been the leaders OF the stalwarr
republican move. which has fought La.
lpQllette In season and out of season
Babcock was marked for SLAUGHTER b,
I.aFoiiette's friends many years ago
lie always managed to secure an cleo.
tion. ~ spite ~ the fact that much q,
NJ III 9 during the campaign was taxi
IN ID wit hN work NJ fha r<n,,hlica,