The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-11-15
Hearst Loses Fights in New
York, Massachusetts,, lin
els and California.
GAINS MADE IN SENATE
Republicans Increase Their Lead There
Dryden. Babeoek. wads~orth,
Lacey and Mecisary Are
Dcfea ted.


II was n spectacular election after
all. The people did strange things with
their ballots on Tuesday. and the result
Of their voting will be felt In different
sections of the country for many q leng
day.
There wns n vast amount Of scratch
inE. The independent voter was out In
force. and tho people took IL upon them
selves to enforce their own ideas la =
way not often seen In this country.
even IN an on year.
Machines were smashed everywhere.
men OF national reputation were retired
from politics. Hearst was beaten IN
New York state. congress is safely re-
publican. and there were n dozes other
features any ono OF which would be
enough 20 make the election Of 1906
notable from political point OF view.
or course the fight In New York state
against Hearst overshadowed 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 II. Moran.
the noisy district attorney OF Boston.
was beaten out OF his boots for gov
crnor Of Massachusetts. The Hearst
ticket In Chicago was left out OF sight.
and a similar fate bafcll his candidate
for governor In California. II Mr..
Hearst chooses To be candidate for
the presidency. which IL something he
has declared over his own signature he
viii not take under consideration. he
Will not be able tn go before a demo
cratic national convention with any
thing ia the way Of clean bill OF
health so far az Tuesdays election II
concerned.
So Tar as national affairs are con-
cerncd. the thing In Tuesdays election
which probably will excite the greatest
interest. aside from the Hearst defeat
will be the backsliding OF Missouri. II
was only two years ago that the "Mys-
terious Stranger left his unexpected
tracks I'm the waste places between the
democratic and the republican columns
He was welcomed as newcomers gcncr-
ally are I'm politics. and the enthusins-
tic republicans of Missouri predicted
that the state was unalterable In Its
adhesion to republican policy. They
elected a republican tn the United
States senate and then sat down and
gloried In their political greatness.
But they Will glory no more. The
Mysterious Stranger did not come TO
stay. The Stranger has gone back to
his old associates. and Missouri has be-
come "A democratic state once more by
safe majority. clecting n large per-
ccntagc OF democrats TO the house Of
representatives. and probably msuring
the ELECTORAL vote TO the democracy
two years from now.
Republicans Gain IN Senate.
Late returns indicate an unexpccted
gain for the republicans In the United
States senate. out OF Colorado comes
the news that the legislature IL almost
.tsl L.. - "A.
feat OF Senator Patterson. lie was the
one democrat In the senate who dared
Ia stand UP publicly and praise Roosc-
Welt and his policy. He stood by the
administration Ia several tight places.
and he seemed to have deserved bet
ter fate. He VIII be succeeded IN all
probability by republican OF the name
o. Simon GugEenhelm.
Tho senate viii contains sixty-onc re-
publicans, more than two-thirds OF the
whole thus making possible the ratifi-
cation OF treaties ana confirmation OF
appointments without calling on the
minority.
The term OF W. a. Clark. tho multi
millionaire OF Montana. cxpirps next
March. at one time he said hc would
not be u candidate FOR reelection. hut
lately be has reported to have changed
his mind. He viii probably change his
mind back again. however. upon learn
ms that. according To the latest re-
turns. the republicans will have A ma
Jority In the Legislature.
Idaho has elected = republican lcgis-
laturc. thus retiring Senator Dubois.
democrat
Glum Outlook for Dryden.
There will be- change In the per-
sonnet OF the senate from New Jersey.
The opposition To senator Dryden. the
life Insurance. president. has been par
tiCularly fierce. He has primary NOM
ination behind him. but the majority
OF tho republicans In the legislature
VIII bc 80 small that other candidates
are sure To spring up among the repub-
ucans. and he VIII have To- light for HIS
HE. with possibility OF losing hts
seal after all.
Talking OF the senate reminds one
that two new members OF that body
VIII soon 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
fold Tor many years to come.
The chances are that no republican
administration viii propose statehood
cor them until they get down on their
knees and ask for 81. The United States
senate Is surely republican for many
years To come, so that the prospect OF
statehood for Arizona and New Mex
leo IT, extremely remote. no matter what
might be the result Of the next prcsl-
Dental election.
Several Big Lights Go Out.
Tuesdays elections retired from poll
.ticg several OF the best known mon
on tho republican side OF the house uf
representatives. wadswurth uf New
York. MCClcary Of Minnesota. Habco,k
OF Wisconsin and Lacey of Iowa viii
not b" GA the rolls when the ,lrrk calls
the house ut representative to order
for the beginning OF the sixticth con-
grvss. WadsWoyths case e. more or
less ~ peculiar type His son mar
ricd The daughter 90 Secretary Hay.
and President Roosevelt WAS person
ally Instrumental In making his son
speaker of the New York assembly
Babcock VA wisconsin and Lacey IN
Iowa were the victims uf unforfunat,
factioUal fights. BabcoCk and Senator
Spooncr hny" for a long time In Wis
Cunsin been the leaders 81 the staiwar,
republican move. which has fought la
Toilette In season aEd out ~ season
BabcUCk VAS marked for slaughter hy
I.aFo'!citc'S friends many years ago
lie always managed 20 secure an cleo
ton. In spite of the fac that much III
his time during the campaign was TAX