The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-11-09
ELECTION SUMMARY
THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT
HUGHES DEFEATS HEARST.
No Material Changes, Democrats
Have Oklahoma, New Mexico anu
Arizona Reject Statehood.

Elections were held November b III
sorty-two states and while the ie
suits in number of instances "ei9
of unusual interest, it may De Salu
that generally speaking there were no
great surprises. lHrouShou'
South the Democratic state ana con
gressional tickets have been electeu
by the usual majoritieS. In the West
and East the states that were allgheu
two wears ago in the Democratic ol
Republican columns show no material
change. the Democrats making gains
in some instances and the Republicans
in others. The Republicans retain
control of Congress by a good major
ity. ...--4
Perhans the widest general interest
in the elections centeTs in the feilafh-
able fight for governor, which mas
been Waged in New York state pe-
tween Chas. E. Hughes, the Repupli-
can candidate, who throughout tile
campaign, had the support OF FreSi
dent Roosevelt, and William II. f1ea[S.,
who has been running as the IeSuldi
Democratic and independence Ledsue
nominee The latest returns aVaildole
show that Mr. Hughes, while losihs
nearly all of the principal cues VI
the state. was successful by about 90
600 plurality. The rural dlstrlc'S
brought about the Republican victory.
In New York city the Tammany Han
Independence League judiciary ticket
was successful, with possibly one ex-
ception. over the candidates named
by the non-partisan Judiciary nomi-
nators."
Massachusetts has reelected Curtis
Guild. Jr., Republican. as governor,
over District Attorney John b. Nor
an of Boston, who was the candidate
of the Democratic party, the lndepeh-
dence League and the Prohlbltlonlsts.
In Chicago it is estimated that the
independence League ticket polled
10000, but there was a Republican
plurality for the state officers.
PENNSYLVANIA has elected Stuart,
Republican, governor over fusion OPP
position by the usual Republican piur-
ality.
Michigan Iowa, New Hampshire.
North Dakota, Connecticut Indiana
and Wisconsin have rolled up Republt
can pluralities, although there was
some falling off from the usual vote
in Iowa Nebraska shows big Repub-
lican gains Johnson, the Democratic
gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota,
was elected Ohio also shows Repub
lican gains over the Pattison vote OF
last year. The Republicans expect
a plurality of 10000 in the state.
The constitution of the new state
of Oklahoma will be written by Demo
Gratis. The Indians voted the Demo
crat ticket almost solidly. Oklaho-
ma also went strongly Democratic IN
choosing delegates to the constitu.
tional convention.
The vote for statehood was closer
in New Mexico than had been anti
cipated by both parties, who had en-
dorsed the Hamilton bill, but from
present indications it will have at least
5000 majority. Big inroads have been
made on expected Republican MAORI
jorities in Bernalillo and other coun-
ties, which will probably reduce the
majority for Andrews, Republican, Tor
Congress, to less than 1000. But Arl'
IONA voted unfavorably on the propo'
sition to enter the Union jointly as
single state, thus defeating statehood.
Governor Hoch seems to be reflect
ed in Kansas by slightly reduced ma
iority.
The result in Missouri was in doubt
at late hour. the Democrats expect
ing to gain some of the COMPRESSION
al districts they lost two years ago.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth
was reelected in Cincinnati. Congress
man J. W. 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, Wyo-
ming and Washington and seem to
have lost Nevada, while both parties
are claiming Colorado
Montana seems 70 have been carried
by the Republicans and Texas takes
its usual place in the Democratic
column.
Congressman Babcock, of Wiscon-
sin, formerly chairman of the Repub-
lican Congressional Committee. fail
ed of election In Rhode Island James
II. Higgins, Democrat. was elected
governor.