Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-11-10
Election Returns.

The Republicans retain cohuroi "
he House of Congress by about on.
The constitution of the new State
# oklahoma will be written by Dem
,crats The Indians voted the Dem !
,cratic ticket almost solidly. OKia-
Roma also went strongly Democratic
in choosing delegates to the conS'i-
tutional convention: ~. S.
Congressman j. w. Wadswortn, 1or
MANY years chairman OF the HOUSE
on Agriculture, was oe-
feated in the Thirty-fourth New YORK
district. . u,;soor
sin. formerly chairman OF the hePup
lican Congressional commlttee' iaiioo
In Rhode Island, James II. Higgins
Democrat, is elected Governor.
In Maryland while the Repupilcansl
lost the two city congressman, they
elected their candidate for judge OF
the Supreme bench, Elliott, who de-
feated Wheatley (Dem.) by apouU
zoo majority. The congressional del
egation is equally divided:
In Pennsylvania the estimated Plu-
ralitv of GoyernOr-elect stuart, ne
nnhI;can. is placed at about $1,000.
Democrats made gains in Minnesota,
Icovernor Johnson, Democrat, being
re,elected by increased pluralities, the
| solid Republican Congressional oeie-
cation being broken and the Leglsla-
tive majority cut down.
The defeat of Governor Sarles, KEEP
nblican. of North Dakota, for re. elect
lion is conceded by the Repuoilcah
State chairman. :. o4;,,
Governor Hoch, of Kansas, is still
in danger, but the Republicans con-
6dently claim his reelection.
Missouri resumed her old place III
the Dfmocratic column, electing the
State ticket and II of 10 Congress
The Democrats swept Nevada
r The New Jersey Legislature Is Close
, and Senator Dryden may have trouble
, in being reelected.
New York. Nov. 7.-Incomplete re
turns from two-thirds OF the couh!le
2 in the state of New York make IL III
: possible, up to IL O'Clock tonignt, U
e give definite figures on the state tlche
other than for congress.
Charles f. Hughes, republican can
didate for governor, has majority 0
n s.. 900 approximately. Theremainde
G of the candidates are in doubt:
fI Forlieutenantg governor, Lewis Stuy
u vesant Chanler, democrat, indepenc
= ence league candidate, has lead i
|, the CITY of Greater New York OF l34
o 9l1. Up state N. Lynn Bruce, lreput5
loan Candidate. is running slight
y ahead of Hughes vote.
} The Result in Virginia.
" The result of the Congression'
'e election in Virginia shows that III
lie state has gone Democratic. IN
Republicans succeeded in retalnlr
the Ninth district, in spite of I'll
e homes and work of the Democrats,
is wrest victory from them and send
,e solid delegation to the next Congress
oO General apathy throughout the sta
was apparent, except IN the Mn
e. district. The Democratic plurality
ne the State will probably exceed 3O,OC
e. The Ninth district wastherealhg
"A ING ground of the two parties. II
=" so7it in the Republican ranks IN Tn
ms district had imbued the Democra
r. with great hope. Ihere seeme4 w
On a real chance that Bruce, the Dem
IN cratic nominee, would WIN. SEN
" however, the Republican candloal
'e- succeeded in carrying the district, =, .
he nv a greatly decreased majority. l.
bv Democrats made substantial gal
=, throughout the district. Slemp's p
rality is about 1,2OO. -,
ne In the Fifth district, the only OIL
an district in the State where there "
,se anv real fight, Judge E. w. Saunde
Of franklin, the Democratic nomin
VII won over ]. W. Simmons, of Martl
di- Vile. by the small plurality of 800.
a In the other districts there was
no real opposi ion. The Republicans
nut M candidates in all districts
rey Cent the Fourth, but this was only
a the purpose of holding the party
and gether. ox
can The Republicans had up two car
dates in the Third district, Jehnso
Io' negro, opposing Hanson, the II
1--WE white'' nominee. Hanson came
| is ahead of johnson, but Lamb
g Of elected by plurality OF 4,OOO.,
u Following are the successful cal
dates probable pluralities:
First District-W. A. JONES' n
=. mond county, 5000.
irst Second-H. L. Maynard, re
and mouth, 5000.
mise Third-John Lamb, Henrico, 4,
Fourth-F. r. Lassiter, Petersb
no opposition.
veil Fifth-E. w. Saunders, Franz
oun- 600. ohh
dis Sixth-Carter Glass, Lyncho
loan 3, 800. Ma;
lean Seventh-James Hay, Madl
cans 5000. C,,,,
and Eighth-John F. Rixey, Culpe
u 90 5000. y;oo
Ninth-Campbell Slemp, Wise
pun 200. $1,000.
ated Tenth-H. D. Flood, Appoma
} by 5000.