Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-07
yrsrFpn.y,s OBJECTIONS.

GINA shows that the State has gone
democratic By less than the nominal
maiorities The republicans succeed
ed 10 retaining the Ninth district IN
spite OF the hopes and work OF the demo.
Gratis to wrest victory from them ana
send 3 solid democratic delegation to
Congress. General spaihy among the
voters throughout the State was sppar-
ent, except in the Nioth and Fifth dis
tricts, and in the latter the vote was
comparatively small TIE democratic
plurality 10 the State will probably ex'
coed 30, coo
The Ninth district was the real fight
log ground. The democrats made sub
stsnii-l gains throughout toe district.
Slemp's estimated plurality over Bruce
is about !, 200. Slemp's estimated me-
j9riiies reported are: Wise county, $40;
Dicken.oD, so; Lee, 27O; Russell, 300;
Scott, $50. Bruce carried Bristol BY
ia and Washington county by 200, 4
dem crsiic gain in Washington county
of 40. Corrected returns give Bruce
Pulaski county by $50, and Bruce's ma-
jority ia Bland county is 200. Slemp's
msiority in Wythe county is 456. With
two small precincis TO hear from, Giles
county gives Bruce 1914 msj1rity over
Slemp, republican.
In lhs Fifth district Judge E w.
Saunders, of franklin, the democratic
nominee. won over J. w. Simm )us, OF
Marlinsyille, BY the small plurality OF
900. The apathy among the voters in
the Fifth was very marked.
la the other districts in the State there
was 10 Iea' opposition. The republicans
ha put up candidates 10 all districts
except the Fourth, but this was only for
the purpose OF holdiDg the party together
for other fights.
The republicans retain control OF the
House Of Congress by about 90 majori,y.
Mrsl e the old leaders, Speaker Cannon,
Chairman Payne, Of the ways aud means
committee; Chairman Tawney, OF the
appropriations committee, and leader Of
the majority; Representative Dalzell, OF
the rules committee; Representative
LoDgworth, the son.in-lSw Of President
Roosevelt, are reelected.
Tae present Senate consists of 81 re-
pu5licans ard SO democrats, republ :
can U ,jJ.ity Of ri. The returns ind
cate that in the Sixlieth Congress the
Senate will stand republicans, 81 dem
ocra's, 30; republican majority, 30,
TIE pr,sen standing OF the House is :
republicans, 2i9; democrats, 1877; repub
lican majority, ll2. The indications are
that the republicans 10 the next Congress
will have over 60 majority.
In New York, Charles f Hughes,
republican, while losing nearly all OF
the principal cities of the State, defeated
William Il. Hearst for governor by about
35, 900 plurality. fhe rural districts
brought about tho republican victory.
Hughes received about $4,000 abave
the Bronx while Hearst carried greater
New York by shout $4,000. Ia New
York City the Independence
League judiciary ticket was successful,
with possibly one exception, over the
candidates named by the noupartisan
Judiciary nomiDalors." Hearst carried
every borough of the greater city. His
pluraiilies in round numbers were :
NJ nhstian and The Bronx, 10000;
Brooklyn 5000; Queens, 6,OO0; Rich
mond, 1000. His plurality in The whole
city was therefore about 5000.
Massachusetts, has reelected Curtis
GULL, republican, as governor o1er Dis
trict Attorney John b. Moran, of Bos
ton, who was the candidate of the dem
ocratic party, the independence lesglo,
aud the prohi5ilionists.
10 Chicago it is estimated that the
independence league ticket polled 40, 600
bu. there was republican plurality Tor
the State officers
New Hampshire, North Dakota, Con-
necticnt and Wisconsin have ro..el up
republican pluraliIie', although there
wss some falling off from the ususl vote
in Iowa. Nebraska, Mr.. Bryan's State,
shows big republican gains. Ohio shows
republican gains over the Pattison vote
Of last year. The republicans expect a
plurality of IS, 600 in the State.
The constitution of the new State Of
Oklahama will be written by democrats.
The Indians voted the dempcrstic ticket
slmost- solidly. Oklahoma also went
strongly democratic in delegates 10 the
constitutional convention.
New Mexico voted fsyorably on the
proposition TO enter the Union jointly
with Arizona az a single State, but
Arizano voted three 10 one against joint
statehood and reelected Smith, democrat,
as d-lrgsle to Congress.
Gov Hoch, republican, is re elected 10
Kansas by slightly reduced majority.
The vote in Missouri was close. The
democrats gained come Of the Congress
sionsl districts they lost two years ago.
The most exciting campaign 10 Penn
sylgsDis in twenty-five years ended in a
triumph for Stuart (rep.), for governor,
over Lewis Emery, jr. dem. and Lin
cDIn parts), by plurality that the re-
publ can leaders claim will reach lOO,-
600. Rotan Yep J was elected district at
torney in Philadelphia by a vote which
his friends claim will exceed $1,000, de-
feating Gibboney, who had the support
Of tho reform forces and the democrats.
The incoming legislature will be strong
ly republican.
Maryland will send divided delega-
ton to Congtess, the division being the
same as now, three democrats and three
republicans. The republicans gained
one member in the First district, but
lost a member in the Third. Exon
gres.m jackson republican car
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