The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-10
DEMOCRATS WIN
CONTROL OF HOUSE.
History Repeats and Party in
Power is Defeated After
Tariff Revision

al House of Representatives They |
also placed the Democrats and Pro
gressive Republicans in command in
the United States Senate. The vot-
ers in the AZ doubtful districts decid-
ed the election. There are 391 Con
gress districts under the present con-
stitutional districts under the pres
ent constitutional apportionment, and
very conservative estimate gives
the Democrats a majority of %. If
complete returns verify this estimate
the next House will be made I'D of
20S Democrats and 1873 Republicans,
thus overturning the Republican ma
jority of 43 in the present House.
The Democrats will control the
House for the first time since the
Add Congress. The passage by that
Congress of the Wilson tariff law
resulted in the restoration of the Re-
publicans to power.
History Is Repeated.
The Democratic success seems to
exemplify the saying that a change in
the political complexion of Congress
is sure to follow a revision of the
tariff. The victory found it's incep-
ton in the Aldrich tariff law and the
split which occurred in the Republi-
can party as result Of that law.
The increased cost of living made
thousands of votes for the Democrats
simply because thousands of people
are convinced that IT'S cause is the
tariff protection of the trusts, as
adroitly perpetuated in the Aldrich-
Payne law by the "standpat' Repub.
icans.
congressman, as we'll as state Off
GERS, already had been elected in
Maine and Vermont, but in all the
other states Representatives in the
lower House of the National law
making body were elected on Tues
day. State officers, judges of the
Supreme Court, railroad commission
ers, ETC., were chosen in 38 states,
and Governors and full state tickets
in 20 of these.
27 Senators Undecided.
Members of the Legislatures were
elected in all of the states, and the
chief National interest in these cleo
lions lies in the choice that will be
made for United States Senators by
these bodies within the next year.
The terms of 80 Senators expire
March next. Three Senators al
ready have been elected-those OF
Alabama, Maryland and Vermont
The hottest state ticket fight was
that in New York, in which the per-
sonality of Theodore Roosevelt, his
aims, ambitions and potentially for
good or evil constituted the allah
serving question
Liquor Issue in Three States.
Numerous proposed constitutional
amendments and questions of various
kinds were submitted in many states.
Prohibition was an issue in Florida,
Missouri and Oregon, and in those
states proposed amendments to the
constitution prohibiting the manufac
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors
were voted upon. In Texas the in
coming Legislature will submit to the
voters for approval or rejection
constitutional amendment providing
for prohibition. Oklahoma will vote
incidentally on a proposed constltu-
tional amendment substituting local
option for the present system of state
wide prohibition.
Three states-Oklahoma, South Da-
kota and Washington-voted directly
on the question of granting suffrage
to women, while in Oregon a pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
grants to all taxpayers, regardless OF
sex, the right to suffrage.
Oregon Has Most Issues.
The largest number of questions
voted upon in any one state was IN
Oregon. There 80 initiative and ref
erendum measures were upon the bal
lot. Included in this number, be
sides the proposed suffrage and pro-
hibition amendments to the constltu-
ton, is a bill proposed by the inl-
tiative petition amending the Oregon
primary law and extending its pro-
visions to Presidential nominations,
allowing voters to designate their
choice for President and Vice-Presi-
dent, providing for direct nomination
of party candidates for Presidential
electors
Settled Before Campaign Began.