The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-11-23
tMaIl Special to the Advertiser,

over the most peculiar election OF
years. They have not figured out yet
Just what 1t signifies In the broad field
of politics. Hearst was beaten for
governor in New York, to the great
delight Of President Roosevelt, and
probably removed as a possibility for
the Democratic presidential nomination
in 1908. But the rest of the Democratic
ticket in New York was elected
The Republicans retain control of
the House Of Representatives. but their
majority Will be around fifty where It
is now 112. a number of prominent
Republicans fell by the way side and
many more pulled through by scratch
Majorities were reduced all along the
line but how much 1t was due to fac
tional quarrels in several states and
how much to the usual off-year indif-
ference is quite as difficult as 1t Is to
tell how much the Presidents plea for
the reelection of a Republican House
was effective.
Representative McCleary, of Minne-
sofa, In a class with Speaker Cannon
and Representative John Dalzell, as
arch standpatters, is left at home.
Tariff revision did 1t. although his dis
trict is normally Republican by a Big
vote. Representative j. w. Babcock.
of Wisconsin, revisionist. was also
found in the minority but by reason Of
other old scores his constituents had
against him. Yes, ladies, Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth, Of Ohio, is
safe and some of the politicians are
willing to concede that the campaign
ing of his fair wife, formerly Miss
Alice Roosevelt, had lot to do with
the big vote he received. But Mr..
Longworth had to stipulate with the
Cincinnati organization that he would
not again be candidate. otherwise
they might have beaten him. He will
go out of Congress the same day his
father-in-law goes out of the White
House.
Representative Lacey. of Iowa, one
of the finest of men who has weather.
ed many a political blizzard out Oska-
loosa way, was showed under. He has
been a useful member of the House for
more than ten years, but went down
because the young progressives of Iowa
did not like his criticisms of Cummins.
Young Fred Lands, from one OF the
rockribbed Indiana district, a stripping
who unexpectedly won a nomination In
the district convention four years ago,
was voted out by bullfrog chorus, as
the indictments styled themselves. He
was befriended by Representative and
Mrs. Longworth, who visited his dis
trict during the campaign. Another
brother. c. B. Lands, was reelected
from an Indiana district by reduced
majority.
And so one might go on down the
line of long list of congressional aspi-
rations that were frostbitten. That Of
Representative James w. Wadsworth,
Of New York, should not be overlooked.
for he was beaten because he received
a scoring from the President for his
attitude against the BeveIidge meat
inspection rider. The President after
ward apologized for the scathing let
ter he wrote Mr.. Wadsworth, 1t hav-
ing transpired that prominent Sem
ator misrepresented the situation with
reference to Wadsworth to the Pres
ident. However, the apology was
hcNcI pubiiO anu w
opponent. an Independent Republican.
Peter A. Porter, got into office by a
good margin.
DEMOCRATIC MORTALITY.
The Democratic senators north of
Mason and Dixon's line were almost
wiped Off the map. Idaho. Montana
and Colorado, states that were drawn
into the free silver swirl of 1896 and
elected senators before returning to
the Republican column. that are still
serving. all elected Republican legis-
latures. Two Of these inter-pountain
senators are still NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Teller. OF Colorado, and Newlands, of
Nevada. But there will be several
Democratic governors of northern
states. Little Rhode Island. which has
been going Democratic occasionally In
recent years, put out a Republican
governor, Utter, and elected Higgins, a
young Democrat, who was student
in Georgetown Law School In this city
q few years ago. Minnesota gave n
complete surprise by rejecting Gov.
John A. Johnson, a Democrat. by a
great big majority. AS the Republicans
were supposed to be united again, Gov
Johnson's reelection was hardly looked
for. Even rockribbed North Dakota,
little state that has stood for Re-
publicanism through thick and thin has
elected Democratic governor. Even
Kansas has come very near electing an
ex-Confederate, ex-senator Harris, as
governor and the official count may
show that he has more votes than
Gov Hoch. Gov. Cummins' plurality
was SO small that his defeat was feared
for a time. There were also other hair
breadth escapes. Nevada stood
staunchly Democratic, electing gov
ernor of that faith, but California came
near going over to the Democracy. The
vicious fight that Hearst made against
the Democratic candidate for governor
enabled the Republican. Representative
James N. Gillett, to win. just as hap
pened two years ago.
ALL AT SEA.
Accordingly II is little wonder that
the politicians are all at sea and specu-
late much about what the election real
ly means, Had II not been for Roos-
evelt's popularity and for his appeals
10 support the ticket the Republicans
might have gone down In bitter
defeat. He wrote letters and otherwise