Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-05

Pennsylvania district to the republican
nominee, Henry w. Palmer, who de-
feated John Bigelow, and who thus be
comes the successor to MIR. Lenahan,
the present democratic member.
The republicans also regained the
Third Wisconsin district, which was
lost TO Joseph w. Babcock two years
age. MIR. Babcock was defeated by
James W. Murphy, and MIR. Murphy
now appears to have gone down before
nee.
Old Timers Back.
There will be many familiar faces in
the next congress- including Speaker
Cannon and his chief lieutenants,
Messrs. Payne, Dalzell, Tawney, Bur
ton Of Ohio; Mccall. of Massachu-
setts, and Bartholdt, of Missouri
There was especially vigorous oppo-
sition to Messrs. Cannon Tawney and
Dal2en, but they are all victorious
ON the democratic side Champ
Clark and Nh DeArmond. of Missouri,
clayton, OF Alabama: Rainey, OF Illi-
hois Ollie James, of Kentucky; Rams
deli. OF Louisiana. and Francis Burton
Harrison and Fitzgerald. OF New York,
are all certainly returned. Delaware
will send new republican, Mr.. Head,
in place Of Representative Burton:
Georgia, new democrat. in the per-
son of Mr. Hughes in the place OF Mr.
Lewis and James NJ Graham.
(denocrat I'm place of Mr.. Cald-
Well (democrat) Francis Dodge Ore
publican) comes from Michigan, In
place of Mr.. Barragh, while Clarence
r. Miller (republicam will occupy the
seat of Adam Bede.
Clark to Load Minority.
For the first time for rs years the
Eighth Mississippi district win be rep-
resented by another than John Sharp
Williams. for several years past the
democratic leader on the floor of the
House. He refused to seek a renom-
nation on account of his election to
the Senate II is presumed that he
will be succeeded in leadership by Mr..
Clark, of Missouri
Likewise Bourke Cochran gives way
to Michael +. Conroy, who is also a
democrat
charles S. Wilmington, republican,
VIII succeed faft's running mate, Mr..
sherman, as representative of the
Twenty seventh New York district
John Wesley Gaines. of Tennessee.
smother democrat.
Cannon Elected ny 10000.
)anvile. m. Nov. 4.-Jos. q. Cam
non has been reelected to congress by
a plurality considerably above the nor
NAL. Returns arc still incomplete, but
enough figures have been obtained to
SHOW that he will probably have II plu-
rality OF at least 10.50O The result has
been something of Il surprise even to
the friends of Mr.. Cannon.
The fight made against him by va
iioNs church organizations. the Anti
saloon league and organized labor,
coupled With the fact that the demo
Gratis had. for the first time since 1858,
a complete organization In this dis
tric; led the republicans to believe MIR.
Cannons plurality would not be over
1000.
In HE heaviest union sections. how
ever, Cannon received AZ large a vote
as he eve, received before, and i'm some
OF Them ne made decided gains
The poalSer expressed himself as ex-
tremaly glatified over the vote of con-
iidenre given him by his constituents.
CONGRESSMAN ELLIS BEATEN.
Kansas city. Nov. 4.-The democrats
of this county not only unseatcd Con-
gresham +. q. Ellis and elected w. T.,
Borland. but also rolled mp Il heavy
majority. probably 5000 for C'owherd
democrat. for governor over Hadlcy
Both the candidates live here.