Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-07
RESU Its
CAUSE NO
SURPRISE.
Democrats Secure
Several Large
Gains
Interest Centers in the
Defeat Of W. r.
Hearst
Tammany neutrality-suspicious. League
Ticket Successful Aside from
Downfall of Candidate for
Governor
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7-Elections were
held yesterday in forty-two states and
while the results in a number Of in
stances were of unusual interest it may
be said that generally speaking there
were no great surprises
Throughout the south the Democratic
state and congressional tickets have
been elected by the usual majorities.
In the east and the west the states
that were aligned two years ago in the
show no material changes, the Demo-
Gratis making gains in some instances
and the Republicans in others.
The Republicans retain control OF
congress by good majority.
Perhaps the widest general interest
in the elections centered in the re-
markable fight for governor which
has been waged in New Yorok state
between Charles e. Hughes, the Re-
publican candidate, who throughout
the campaign has had the support of
President Roosevelt, and William Ran
dolph Hearst, who has been runningl
as the regular Democratic and Inde-
pendence league nominee.
The last returns available show that
Mr. Hughes, while losing nearly all
of the principal cities in the state, was
successful by about $4,000 plurality.
The rural districts brought about the
Republican victory.
In New York city the Tammany Hall
independence league judiciary ticket
was successful with possibly one ex-
ception over the candidates named by
the non-partisan Judiciary nomina-
tors"
Guild Re-elected
Massachusetts has reelected Curtis
Guild, Republican, as governor over
District Attorney John B. Moran of
Boston, who was the candidate of the
Democratic party. the Independence
league and the Prohibitionists.
In Chicago 1t is estimated that the
Democrats polled 100000 but there was
a heavy Republican plurality for the
state officers.
Pennsylvania has elected Stuart,
Republican, governor over the fusion
opposition by the usual Republican
plurality
Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire,
and Wisconsin have rolled up Republi-
can pluralities, although there was
some falling off from the usual vote in
Iowa.
In Minnesota Governor Johnson,
Democrat. was reelected by the larg-
est majority ever given Democrat In
the state.
Nebraska shows big Republican
gains. Ohio also shows Republican
gains over the Pattison vote of last
year. The Republicans expect a pIu-
rality of $4,000 votes In the state.
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 constitutional
convention.
Hoch Reelected
Governor Hoch is probably reelected
in Kansas by a greatly reduced ma
jority,
The result i'm Missouri was in doubt
at a late hour. The Democrats gained
scme of the congressional districts they
lost two years ago.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth
was reelected in Cincinnati.
Congressman j. Wadsworth, for many
years chairman of the house committee
on agriculture at Washington. was de-
feated In the Thirty-fourth New York
district.
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 carried
by the Republicans, and Texas takes
its usual place in the Democratic
column
Congressman Babcock OF Wisconsin,
formerly chairman of the Republican
congressional committee, failed OF cleo
tion.
In Rhode Island James X. Higgins,
Democrat, was elected governor.
Joint statehood for New Mexico and
Arizona Is defeated In Arizona, which
defeats the proposition.