Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-07
THE ELECTIONS
Republicans Retain Their
 Grip on Congress.

UHp W congress.
 neturns Frsm Many Points Indicate . Light Vote Except In statci Whore Bis Battles For supremaey Were On-New Yerk City, Bunalo
 Rochester,, Utica, Troy. Elmira,
 Rome. Little Falls and Johnstown
 Gave Plurality to the Democratic
 and Independence League CanAi-
 date. the Republicans Not Gaining
 Single City. ] WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-President Roosevelt will have another Republic an house of representatives to support him in national legislation. The un- usual Republican majority of 112 in the present house, however, will be re- duced, indications pointing to a Repub. lican majority in the new house of about seventy.
 Speaker Cannon was returned from his Illinois district and probably will be reelected speaker
 The next house of representatives will stand about as follows: Republic ans, 22S; Democrats, 15S.
 Massachusetts remains Republican, re-electing Governor Curtis Guild, Jr., by about 34,000, q majority over John B. Moran, district attorney of Boston, who carried that city by reduced plu. rality.
 The Republican state officers and congressman were reelected in Con necticut by about the same pluralities as two years ago.
 In West Virginia all five Republican congress nominees were elected. Sena- tor Elkins' reelection is assured.
 The Republicans and Democrats di- vided the congress districts in Mary land, each side taking three.
 Minnesota elected the Republican ticket except governor. Governor John A. Johnson Dem.) was reelected by . probable majority of 10000.
 Michigan went Republican by from 6OO00 to 100000, electing large ma jority in the state legislature.
 Governor Cummins of Iowa failed of reelection probably by 10000.
 Stuart (RepD was elected governor of Pennsylvania by an estimated plurality of 100000.
 A Repub m legislature in Delaware will elect a successor to Senator Alice.
 New Jersey elected Republican as- scmbly and three out of six Republic an senators, but by reduced majorities. The legislature remains safely Repub lican on joint ballot. Hudson and Es- sex counties went Democratic. Newark elected Democratic mayor.
 It was estimated that Ohio elected twenty Republican congressmen as well as the. whole Republican state ticket. M
 Henry Clay Evans (Rep). who made . strong fight for election as governor of Tennessee, was defeated by NJ. R. Patterson by between 10000 and 15,- GOO.
 In New Hampshire indications point to the failure of Floyd (Rep), for gov ernor, to secure a majority and the settlement of the contest by the legis- latnre.
 The Republicans will gain a senator by the election of successor to w. A Clark in Montana.
 Next to the election in New York state the greatest interest centered in Massachusetts. Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
 Curtis Guild. Jr. Gtep). present gov ernor of Massachusetts, was reelected over John R. Moran.
 Moran made the same sort of cam paign that w. R. Hearst made in New York and had the indorsement of the Independence league and of the Pro- hlbltionists.
 In Illinois the Independence league was beaten by a tremendous vote. The Republicans carried the state by 75.0O0. The issue was not only oppo- sltion to the Independence league. but also to Bryan. who demanded the de- feat of Roger Sullivan. the Democrat ic leader.
 In Ohio the Republicans lost two rep but Representative Long worth. the presidents son-in-law. was from Cincinnati. although the result in that city on the city ticket was in doubt for q time
 Governor Johnson Dem) was re- elected in Minnesota.
 Senator Penrose last night claimed the election of Stuart tRepJ for gov ernor by more than 100000 plurality and the election of Rotan (Rep.l for district attorney of Philadelphia by 10000.
 The returns show Republican gains the state and indicate the election of Stuart CRepl for governor by large plurality over Emery dFu- s;on).
 In Philadelphia. Rotan CRep.) Is elect l et district attorney. defeating GIbbo- ney CFusionD.
 Returns for governor of Massachu- se,ts from cfo cities and towns. includ- ing Boston give Guile i2a07s and Mo ran 1I0.s2s.
 Same in 1905 gave Guild CRepJ Ioa.- s35 and Bartlett DemJ 1g3.9oo.
 This shows Republican gain of 13