The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-13
ELECTION YIELDS
CURIOUS RESULTS
The Senate / vided on
Geographical Lines.
BUNCH OF SURPRISES


Hearst.
BY THOMAS j. PENCE.
Washington, y. e.. Nov. s.-Thcre
were many interesting features 10 the
result Of the election. but ne more
So than the Democratic loss sustained
in states which are u elect Senators.
Three legislatures. which have Demo
cratic Senators and are 10 choose their
Successors went Republican. The Dem
ocrats who VIII he sue eeded by Re
pubIicans are Clark, OF Montana; Du-
bois. Of Idaho, ana Patterson. Of COL
orado. With their retirement from
public life March fourth there viii not
be another Democrat IN the senate
north, OF the Mason and Dixon line.
Jhls IS Democratic low water mark
in the Senate since the days Of re-
construction.
r Chairman Criggs ana all Democrats
in Washington are highly gratifel over
the election OF Dick Hackett. They
took Il particular interest in the re
suit in the Eighth district ana there
was general rejoicing over the news.
with the House 50 overwhelmingly
Republican Mr.. Hackett win hardly
be worried with q contest. h Re
pubIicans do not want any more ma
jority than they have elected, n
really would have preferred one small
ct in numbers.
GGmpcrS' Campaign Il Failure.
J one Of the peculiar things about
the election is that the Republicans
We're surprised at the showing made
in the Congressional contests. When
Congressman sherman, the Republic
can chairman, gave out his prediction
of a 80 majority. he did not expect it.
an1lIlj19,1 no. foal-41 ON - - m jn1.itN
and they We're confident of winning.
one of the disappDintmentS Of the
campaign was the much talked Of Ia
Dor vote. Mr.. Gompers hasn't Il sim
gle scalp at his belt, and indications
are that his campaign failed to make
an impression on organized abor.
True. two members were elected to
Congress from Pennsylvania, but this
is due to the influence Of John Mitch
ell, who took the stump in their be
half. Mr.. GOmpeTS failed in every one
of his fights where he e~ndeavored to
roll up the full organized labor vote.
y Few Election Surprises.
An election surprise is afforded in
the victory Of JOIN W. Langley, son
North Caroline. who came out ahead
in the Tenth Kentucky district. Nj.
Langley. who is Il Republican. re
signed his position here as appoint
ment clerk in the Census Bureau to
accept the nomination in a Democratic
district. Nh. Langley's election was
not SO surprising. however, as the de-
feat of Fred Lands, who like the
Kitchins is one of two brothers in
Congress. Mr.. Lands had the strongest
Republican district in Indiana and no
body dreamed Of his defeat. SO VITA
McCIeary. Of Minnesota. one Of the
strong men of the House. The Re
p~ublicanS of his district are for re-
vision of the tariff, and in electing a
Democrat they repudiated his stand
pat" views. The defeat of ]. w. BaD-
cock in Wisconsin was not unexpected.
Mr.. Babcock has conducted the Re
publican Congressional campaigns for
ten years previous to the present time,
and his retirement removes q conspIc-
uous membe of the House Another
prominent Republican who hos fallen
by the wayside is J. W. Wadsworth,
chairman of the Agricultural commit
tee. Tho people got after him for hi
favorable attitude towards the beef
trust.
McCarrcu and Croker.
: Republican papers ascribe the re
suits OF TUESDAYS elections to the per
eonaI popularity Of the President, a CIR
that was to be expected. If this be
true. in New York they will have to
give all credit to Pat McCarren ana
iAiClltll 'IchCI I'i lilNil N'l n 80 49,
greater city resulted in Mi. Hearst run
ming more han sixty thousand be
hind the best of the ticket. The <eW
York victory. 50 far as tn" mead -
the ticket is concerned, can be traced
to Croker ana McCarren. and to them,
Mr.. Hughes owes his election.
Foreigners Land at Charleston.
Commissioner of immigration Sar-
geant has returned from Charleston.
rlA nyNI he
Ianding Of the immigrants. who We're
induced to come to this country
through the activity of Commissioners
Of Immigratin Watson. of South Car
DINA. There We're some 500 OF these
foreigners, who are largely Germans.
Belgians and French. M. Sergeant and
his inspectors who accompanied MN,
declared that these immigrants We're
of a very high class and about the
best that have landed in this u
try in many a day. Their prejudice
against the negro, who was a curiosity
to most of them. was very pronounced.
Negroes Angry at Roosevelt.
The negroes in politics are good and
mad as the result of the recent or
der of the President dismisSIng the
COlored troops from the army. They
say the President timed the order 50
it could not have n effect on the
election and are c"Ondermning him tor
waiting to make public his decision
until after the polls had closed. For
the purpose Of voicing their %indigna-
ton negroes in Washington have is
sued a call for a national conference
of cOlOred men TO take acuon with
regard to the incident. h primary
purpose Of the local negroes is to have
representatives from all sections of the
country assemble here and request
Senator Foraker. Of Ohio, to take up
tho ,l1atra- in the Senate RpInSTata-
ment of the troops is h the negroes
demand.
Charlotte Wants an Army Post.
Mayor McNinch. of Charlotte. was
q visitor at the White House again