Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-09
THE ELECTION.

presidency III 1oJ-. IL H1S SiSSeSN
governors in New York, New Jersey
Massachusetts, Connecticut. and Ohio
has upset tue republican majority IL
the House, and has insured a greatly
reduced majority in the Senate.
Cooper, republican, and fusion can
didate for governor, defeats R. l.. Tay,
lor, the democratic candidate in Ten
ncssee.
Incomplete returns from Montana
indicate'a close fight in the legislature
which will elect successor to U. >.
Senator Carter. Pray, republican, is
reelected to Congress.
In New York the democratic candi-
date for governor. John A. Dix, is
elected by plurality OF approximately
Go, 900.
Col. Roosevelt lost his own election
district by so, his own county OF
Nassau by 300, and probably his own
congressional district.
Senator Beveridge, according to re.
turns now at hand, was defeated in
Indiana by John w. Kern, and II out
of the IS congressional districts ir
Indiana went democratic.
Massachusetts elected Foss, demo
crat, governor by plurality estimated
in excess OF 20, 600.
Connecticut has elected Judge
Simeon E. Baldwin, democrat, by 9
small plurality.
In Ohio, Gov Judson E. Harmon was
easily reelected
The democrats also carried New
Jersey, electing Woodrow Wilson
former president Of Princeton Uniyer.
sity, by handsome plurality.
In Nebraska, where, as in Indiana
election Of senators is practically by
popular vote. Hitchcock, auti-Bryar
democrat, is elected over Senator Bur
/ kett, republican, by 10000.
Mayor Dahltnan, Of Omaha, who los
the democratic revolt against Bryan il
Nebraska, carried the city OF Omali
in his campaign for governor by 9,0Ou
but AIdrich, republican, is leading il
the interior of the state, and the indi
cations are that his rluraliLies in th'
other counties will more than Offset th'
plurality OF Mayor Dahlnran in Dougla
county, which includes the city 0
Omaha.
The democrats will control the mex
House of Representatives by a maiorIt.
OF about 50. The present House is re
ruhijcan by fOrty-Scycn
There will he two socialists from Wis
consin. They will probably allil!at
with the insurgent republicans.
The republican majority in the Sen
ale will be reduced from twenty-five t
about u. The losses are sustained il
Maine, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Ne'
Jersey, Nebraska, and possibly i'll Mon
tara.
The solid delegation from Connect
cut is broken, one democrat comiu
from the Second district.
Delaware remains in the republican
Column.
Illinois makes big change. Accord
ing to late reports, the delegation vii
stand 16 to 9 in favor OF the democrats
| Conditions in Iowa are somewha
chaotic. II is likely that another dem
ocral may b. added to the delegation.
The republicans lost one in Kentucky
The Maryland delegation will consis
Of five democrats and one republican
The democrats gained two congrcssmel
KONG and Lcwis-in districts whlcl
were formerly represented by republl
cans.
Democracy also may have gained tw
in Massachusetts.
! Nebraska is so close that the standin
of the delegation is in doubt.
New Jersey is likely to show turn
over with the democrats in control O
the delegation.
The democrats made decided gain
in New York. In Manhattan and tn
Bronx they elected all their congress
men.
In Ohio and Pennsylvania the partie
broke even.
Virginia will likely have solid dele
CATION. The late returns show Bascon
Slemp to have gone down in defeat.
Democracy in West Virginia alst
turned a trick. Control OF the delega
ton hangs in the balance. The 6. 0
P. claims three out OF the five. =.
North Carolina election returns inai
cate democratic majority OF abou
80, 900, with all ten congressman demo
cratic.
In Pennsylvania the election Of Johr
H. Tener, republican candidate fol
governor, is concluded bya large pln
rality.
In Rhode Island, Governor Pothier
republican candidate for governor, was
reelected over Lewis A. Waterman,
democratic candidate, with a plurality
much reduced from that Of 1909.
In Wisconsin the election OF the re-
publican candidate for governor, Fran
els E. McGoyern, is claimed by re-
duced majority. and the return Of Sen
ator La Toilette to the United States
Senate is assured.
The senators who loose their togas
are: Hale, Maine; Depew, New York !;
Kean, New Jersey; Dick, Ohio; Bever
dge, Indiana; Burkett, Nebraska;
Nixon, Nevadl.
The cornerstone Of Richmond's new
.nillion-dolIar postoffice, under con
structiop, will be laid some time in
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