The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-07
Some of the Party'S Old
est Warehouses Go
Down to Defeat.
UNEXPECTED GAINS MADE
Surprises Were Recorded
All Along Line, as Re-
suits Show.


On the whole the result OF the Con-
geessional election is a gratifying sur
prise to Republicans and Waterloo to
Democratic hopes. Down underneath
the confident claims OF both sides, for
the public only. there was something
very like the meeting OF the minds on
the proposition that the Republicans
would get the House By about forty
Instead they have carried 1t by much
larger number, from all indications The
present House is III Republican.
Indications are that the Democrats.
who claim a gain Of ten in New York.
will instead get only one there. by the
defeat OF the veteran, James Wads-
worth. Peter A. Porter. his Demoera-
tic opponent. is the winner. Mr.. Wads-
worth had troubles in most OF his dis
trfet during the nomination campaign.
and the debt OF grudges was paid at
tho polls.
Babcock Loses Seat.
Another House Republican leader
probably defeated IL Babcoek, Of Wis
consin. chairman Of the District OF Co
lumbia Committee. Two years ago he
barely won, after a bitter fight, running
several thousands behind Roosevelt.
There was no such active night this year.
but the feeling engendered two years
ago found expression nevertheless Ia
the vote, and the Third Wisconsin will
probably be represented by James w.
Murphy. Democrat.
Stnl another possible victim OF local
sntagonism Is Major Lacey, ten times
chosen from che Sixth Iowa He was
the most bitter Of all the opponents Of
Cummins. and was quoted as saying
he would rather lose his own seat than
see Cummius win. Indications are that
he has been accommo dated-he and
Cummins are both in serious doubt OF
their elections. Iowa may also lose a
Republican in the First district. where
reports indicate u IS close between Ken
needy. Republican. and Tracy, Democrat.
Chances. however. favor Kennedy.
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, owner OF the
Omaha World HeraId, and political
hacker of William Jennings Bryan, Is
elected once more in the Omaha dis
trict OF Nebraska he was a member
OF the Fifty-eiRhth Congress; was de-
feated for the Fifty-ninth By John l..
Kennedy. and now IN turn defeats Ken
nedy.
General G-osvenor ENDORSED.
sun another interesting hght was that
IN the Eleventh Ohio. Albert Douglas.
after years OF effort, had endorsed
Grosvenor for the Republican nomina-
ton. and now Douglas Is himself I'M
done by the verdict at the polls, The
Grosvenor people are accused OF doing
il. and the Douglas element will be more
bitter than ever against Grosvenor when
the latter asks, as he doubtless Will,
the nomination two years hence.
John palzell. Pittsburg's prince OF
standpatters was the object OF a de-
terminsd tight. in which his majority
was cut to about half but II was too
big To be wiped. and he comes back
FOR about 5000.
In Illinois the Republicans appear TO
have lost four OF the seats they gained.
IN Democratic districts. bv the landslide
two years ago. Frank Dickson, In the
Twenty-third, Is beaten by Martin D.
Foster; Zeno j. Rives. IN the Twenty
drst Is defeated by Ben r. Caldwell
whom Rives beat two years ago; An
thony Michalek. of Chicago, the acct
dent OF two years ago, who was alleged
never to have been naturallzed. is prob
ably retired In favor OF a. J. SABBATH.
and the chances are that Chas. s. WhsT-
ton. the young man who attained fame
by reason OF meeting up" with John
sharp williams on the opening day OF
the last session. is defeated by James I.
Frank o. Lowden. by the way. comes
from the ThlTtse4th Illinois district
He has been politically ambitious al
most from the time he became the SON
in.iaW If George NJ. Pullman, whose
ravorits daughter he welded He tried
for the governorship and failed. and he
wants 10 be Senator. II is expected he
will be a notable addition 20 washing
ton society, for Mrs. i,oWden Is clever.
ambitious. and socially faciie, as well
as exceedingly rich Martin Madden.
Jim Man; Bill Lorimer. Speaker
Illinois delegation come back. though
several Of them had fights which gave
the Democrats hope-untn the returns
began 20 come in
Missouri Democrats Fail.
Missouri turned Up perhaps the great
est surprise for the Democrats. They
confidently expected to win back most
OF tia House members they had lost
two years ago. Instead. It now appears
that the Republicans lost only two oil
their present Observation-Disclosures hav-
ing been defeated by Charles F. Book
or In the Fourth. and Wellborn losing
10 Hamlin, IN the Seventh. Il looks as
II Missouri would have in the mex
House seven Democrats to nine Republic
cana
Reports from Idaho of the Democratic
sweep OF the State. including the cleo
ton Of legislature that is expected 4
return Fred Dubois 20 the Senate. sug
Rest that Congressman French. Repub
lican, may be defeated, though tn,
State is so close and the vote so SLOW
reporting that 1t may be days befor.
the result Will be certain.
The Republicans lost their lone con
gresham in North Carolina, +. Spencel
Blackburn, who. since he broke into
the House has been so much courted By
gentlemen with Presidential boomg IN
the impression that he owned the Re
publican party Ia the State: but in Vir-
ginia Slomp, the sole Republican. pulled
through safely after hard fight.
Charles II. Weisse, now the lonesome
Democrat from Wisconsin, will have al
least one compatriot In the next. and
probably only one-Murphy. who defeat
ed Babcock. Murphy Will be one OF the
Interesting men Of the new House He
Is young, clever, an excellent politician
and his name suggests how he comes by
MS aptitude Tor politics. II is said IN
his district that the Barney stone col
its powers by kissing him
Nevada's renaissance and its recen
immense Sain in population does no
seem to have affected its political AZ
L n.