Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-11-08
THE ELECTION.

Inc 6LESAAONs
The election on Tuesday resulted
in Republican victories of the usual
sort-there was nothing to indicate
that there is any desire on the part
of the people generally to change e1.
listing conditions, and the voters sup
ported the Republican candidates as
against the Democrats and independ-
ents.
Congress will still be strongly Re-
publican. The returns indicate that
that party vii have majority of 81
in the House of Representatives.
Several prominent Republican leaders
were defeated, however, among them
being Congressman Babcock, Of Wis
consin, Congressman Wadsworth. of
New York. and Congressman Nc
Cleary, of Minnesota.
The contest in which most interest
was manifested was that for Governor
of New York. VIM. R. Hearst, Dem
ocrat, made great campaign against
Chas. E. Hughes, Republican, but he
went down before the combined forces
of the trusts and corporations and the
Republican organization. Hughes
has a plurality of about $4,000. New
York City gave Hearst plurality of
$4,000, but the balance of the State
overcame this.
The Republicans elected all of their
candidates for Congress by safe ma
iorities in West Virginia. In the
second district Mr.. Sturgiss won by a
majority of about 1000 over Judge
Dent, and in the first Hubbard de-
feated Riley BY 5000 The Legisla-
tur. will be safely Republican and
Senator Elkins's election Is pretty
sure.
In Pennsylvania the Republicans
elected Edwin S. Stuart by majority
of $1,000 over Lewis Emery, Demo
crat and Fusion candidate. The Re-
publican machine, which was fought
so bitterly, swept Philadelphia and
the entire State, routing the reform
ers at all points.
In Maryland the Democrats elected
three Congressman and the Republi-
cans three. Congressman Pearre, Re-
publican, was reelected in the sixth
district by about 1000 majority.
While, as above suggested, there is
no remarkable change in public SEN
timent, the Democrats have no need
to be discouraged, for they have more
than held their own in the country
generally. While Hughes was elected
Governor of New York, it was the
personal unpopularity Of Hearst that
lost him his fight, the balance of the
Democratic ticket being elected.
Missouri, which went Republican last
election, has swung back into the
Democratic column. electing twelve
out of sixteen Congressman. In Min
mes TIA the Democrats reelected Gov
e1nor johnson, and James B. Higgins,
Democrat, was elected Governor of
Rhode Island. The Democrats swept
Nevada and made extensive gains in
Kansas, New Jersey, North Dakota
and other States.
The Republicans carried Berkeley
county, electing every one of their
candidates. Sturgiss got 1913 plural
ity in the county. Ryneal and Wood,
Republicans, were elected to the Leg
islature over Kilmer and Westphall,
Ryneal's plurality being 232 and
Woods 1914. D. P. Lemaster was
elected county commissioner over Tice
by 1913 plurality, and the county
court will hereafter be Republican
serious blow to the Democratic party
in the county. Evans was elected
county superintendent of schools over
Tabler by II plurality. Outcalt, for
the State Senate, had plurality over
Silver of So. Silver, however, is safe
ly elected, Hampshire and Jefferson
counties having savedhind.
There was great slump in the
Democratic vote in Jefferson county,
the plurality for Dent being but 729,
or about one.half of the usual Demo-
cratic majority. All Of the Demo.
cratic candidates in the county and
the several districts were elected, save
in Harper's Ferry district, where Geo.
II. Child, Republican, was elected
president of the board of education
over @. B. Moler, Democrat. The
vote of Jefferson county was Dent
1852, Sturgiss, 934.