Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-07
TIE RESULT OF THE ELEc.
TONS ON TUESDAY.

TlONS ON TUESDAY,
As they scan the returns from the
dinorcnt states ana cities in which
elections were held on Tuesday, th"
members oil both parties will probably
gct some comfort and cheer out OF
them lat tho final analysis will only
tend to emphasize the local character
OF the contests, with perhaps the pos
sihlc exception of New Jersey, no
general or national issues We're in
yoiyed--nothmg that offers a trust
+ worthy index to 1908. In New Jersey
national politics played an Important
pnrt rs Rooscvcltism was distinct
clean ana well defined issue. II was
brought into the campaign by tho
Democrats and the vote shows that 1t
was most popular one. The returns
from that state can he construed in
only one way. and that is n rebuke
10 the President and his methods.
Tho saloon question also played an
important part in the election, but ii
was Roosevelt nnd my policy" that
were paramount In the campaign. If
the Republicans throughout the coun-
try cannot read the handwriting on
the wall, II will he because they are
possessed of case of blindness.
While the battle was not fought on
national issues the mnyorallty contest
in Cleveland had Il plenty of national
politics injected into It, The victor
rom Johnson. had for his opponent a
man WHO was running for the sole
reason That Roosevelt and two mem
hers of his cabinet wanted him to run
ny running Theodore Burton, Roose.
welt thought he would he able to gam
victory that would be OF material
benefit 10 his man TAFT, and OF cor
responding discomfort for Foraker.
The people of Cleveland, however,
voted rs the nation expected that
they would. and the defeat Of Bur
ton did not create any surprise. The
people OF Cleveland showed in an I'M
mistaliablc manner that they did not
propose to allow Roosevelt to make
catspaw CT rnem. The meddling OF
The administration in the munlcipali
ty's affairs invited just such result
sand it is wholesome rather than 9TH
crwise The rebuke is most de-
served one.
In Virginia the expected occurred
Int nevertheless it is none The less
gratifying that the Old Dominion
showed her colors in such a splendid
manner. The legislature will con.
iinue overwhelmingly Democratic and
the administration of the common.
weaith's affairs will he conducted on
safe, sane and sound lines. II is not
unlikely that the liquor question will
play an important part at the com
ing session, Tut what the outcome
Will be is purely problematical.
The unusually large plurality by
which the Republicans elected their
Governor in Massachusetts contains
nothing that is discomaging for the
Democratic party Mt large. Massachu.
sets today stands just as firmly for
tariff reform as if did when It elected
Douglas, Democrat. Governor. The
campaign in that State this year was
marsed by factlonal quarrels among
the Democrats, and there were two
tickets in the field, with the Indepen
dent League candidate also drawing
largely from the regular Democratic
nominee If there is any surpris,
ut all attached to the result in til,
Old Bay state, 1t is that Governor
Guild was not elected by even larg
ar plurality than he did receive.
The victory of Tammany in New