Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-11-10

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EDwIN f. STUART.
few OF the congressional districts.
Members OF the house OF representa-
uves and county officers were elected
In nearly every county. and state sen
ators were chosen in % of the 90 dis
tricts
Samuel p. Rotan. r.. was elected dis
trlct attorney In Philadelphia by a
vote which viii exceed 10000. defeat
ing ID. Clarence Cibboney. who had
the support OF the reform forces and
the Democrats.
The Incoming legislature VIII be
strongly Republican. although not so
overwhelmingly for that party as IL
was two years ago.
The new personal registration law,
which went into effect since the last
election. reduced the normal vote in
many OF the cities. The corrupt prac-
tees act, which also became opor-
alive since the last election. also oper-
ated 90 cut down the vote in some To-
calites. The act prohibits the use or
money az elections. except for legiti-
mate purposes. and is claimed to have
deferred many poll workers from buy
ing votes.
One OF the chief issues IN the state
campaign was the new capitol. which
was dedicated on October L. The En-
sionists claimed that several million
dollars OF overcharges and duplica-
lions arc represented in furnishing and
cQuipplnR the building The Republl-
can candidates pledged themselves 81
elected to honestly investigate those
charges and TO place the responsibility
for the alleged extravaganza where II
rightfully belonged
OF the congressional contests the
hottest was that against John DalzeI.
one OF the Republican floor leaders.
Dalzell was opposed by DR.. r. j.
Black. who was nominated by the
F'usionists because 10 was thought he
would be popular with the labor un-
ions. which are strong In this district.
There we're contests against Con
grossmah Acheson in the washington
district; Olmsted ia the Dauphin dis
trict; Lafean in the York district:
Lilly in the Bradford district. and Dale
in the Lackawanna district. Thomas
u. Nichols district president OF the
United Mine Workers, was the Demo
cratic nominee and was elected over
Dale Deemer was defeated by VIII
liam r. Wilson. D.. national secretary
and treasurer of the Mine Workers.
John Mitchell. president of the United
Mine Workers. made speeches for
Nichols and Wilson in their districts.
The state senators who were elected
will serve IN the next two regular ses-
sions OF the legislature. and will vote
for a United States senator in the
session OF 1909. when a successor to
BOies Penrose will DO chosen. The
state was apportioned by the legisla-
ture at the extra session. and Tues
days election was the first under the
new apportonmcnt
State Senators Elected.
The following state senators were
elected:
I'd district-John NJ. Scott, r.
6th-F. s. Mcnhenny. +.
sth-John T. Murphy. r.
12th--A. b. Roberts. r.
1.-THE. Frank Rowland, d.
2Oth-E. F. James. r.
9th. Henry Cochran, d.
26th-A. c. Dewalt d.
2sth-B. Frank Miller D.: Warren
!. CreEsman. r.
30th-C. o. Templeton. r.
33d-E +. Blewitt, d.
S4th-G. NJ. Dimeking, d.
35th-W. G. Miller. r.
Seth-J K. p. Hall. d.
2Sth-C. II. Kline. r.
4Oth-R. J. Cunningham, r.
42d-Elliot Rodgers, r.
AIN. A. LAngfitt, r..
46th-D. j. Welton. r.
4sth-Wfllis J. Hslings. r.
Goth y Campbell, r.
HEAVY REPUBLICAN GAINS