Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-11-10
West Virginia Redeemed.
New York, New Jersey, Ohio,
Indiana and Connecticut
Go Democratic.
Democrats Control Congress.


The election on Tuesday resulted in a
Democratic landslide throughout the
country. The people showed IN all un-
mistakable manner their opinion OF the
outrageous swindle known as the Aldrich
tariff bill and the very unsatisfactory ad-
miniStratlon of President TAFT. The next
House of Representatives will be Demo-
cratic by safe working majority, and
CannoniSm is definitely defeated.
Ofall the election surprises on Tuesday,
none is greater than the result in West
Virginia. The Democrats gain four
members of Congress, the one lone Re-
publican who managed to pull through
being James Hughes. OF the fifth district,
who saved enough of the big Republican
majority to defeat Rankin Wiley by about
200. In the second district VIM. o..
Brown is elected over George {. SturglSS
by $3.50. Preston county, even, went
Democratic for the first time in its history.
In the first district John w. Davis, OF
ClarkSburg, one of the ablest Democrats
in the State, defeated Charles E. Carrigan
by ,361 majority. Two years ago the
district went Republican by 1000. In the
fourth district John M. Hamilton, Demo-
crat, wins by 2,074, defeating Harry {.
woodward, who has had the district in
his vest pocket for many years. In the
third district Adam Littlepage defeated
Joseph H. Gaines by Ats majority. Mr..
Gaines is one of the ableSt men in Con-
gress, but has been pronounced stand
patter and a ready lieutenant OF Speaker
Cannon, and this brought about his de-
feat.
The next West Virginia Legislature
will be Democratic on joint ballot by
from Is to 30. The Democrats will have
good working majority in the House OF
Delegates, and will probably also control
the Senate, though at present the Senate
seems pretty evenly divided. Among
the able Democrats who are elected to
the Senate are Sam. V. Woods, former
Governor w. A. MacCdrkle and w. q.
Peterkin.
One OF the most gratifying results of
the election from a Democratic standpoint
was the victory OF DR.. Woodrow Wilson
in New Jersey. He is chosen Governor
by plurality OF about $1,000, and the
Democrats also gain four or five seats in
Congress from that State. DR.. Wilson,
who was the brainy and scholarly head
Of Princeton University, was nominated
over the heads of the ring Democrats,
and now wins a sweeping victory over
the Republican bosses and all the forces
of corruption. He made clean, brilliant
campaign after his own methods, ard the
people rallied TO him eagerly. He is now
right in line for the Democratic rreSiden-
tial nomination.
New York State elected John A. Dix,
Democrat, Governor overthe Republican
candidate, StimSon, by about 10000 plur-
atty. This is hard blow to Roosevelt,
who controlled the convention and forced
the nomination OF StimSon, and afterward
made a spectacular campaign urging his
election. The more Roosevelt abused
the Democrats, the stronger they became.
The whole Democratic State ticket was
elected, and the Democrats have also
elected a majority of the Legislature, in
surfing a Senator OF this party in place OF
Senator Chauncy Depew.
Maryland returns five Democrats to
Congress, the one lone Republican elect
ed being Thomas Parran, OF the fifth dis
trict. In the sixth district David J. Lewis,
Democrat, of Cumberland, is elected by
plurality of 726 over B. H. Warner, Jr.,
of Montgomery county. Washington
county went Democratic by l2l, Allegany
by 81, and Montgomery by CAB. War
ner carried Frederick county by 72O and
Garrett county by lS9. The sixth dis
trict has been Republican for IS years.
JudSon Harmon, the splendid Demo-
cratic Governor OF Ohio, was reelected
by majority OF $4,000. The Democrats
also elect Is of the 81 Congressman, and
will have big majority in the LegiSla-
ture, allowing them to elect a successor
to Senator Dick.
The Democrats won a great victory
in Indiana. They elect twelve OF the
thirteen Congressman, and the Legislature
will be Democratic on joint ballot by 81
majority. John w. Kern will probably
be elected Senator to succeed Senator
Beveridge.
The Democrats swept Massachusetts,,
electing E. N. FoSS Governor by major
ity of some $4,000 Although the Leg
islature will De Republican, Senator
Lodge will be retired.
Connecticut elects as its Governor SIM
con E. Baldwin, Democrat, by plurality
of 1000. This is another blow at Roose-
welt, who so roundly abused Judge Bald
win.
In Jefferson county the entire Dem
ocratic ticket was elected. Brown for
Congress, had plurality OF l.099, the
vote standing: Brown ,97S, Sturgiss S79.
For the Legislature, Wetzel's majority
over Child was $50, the vote being: Wet
eel 1,S75, Child 995. Silver, for the State
Senate, was cut heavily by the Demo-
Gratis, his plurality being but GOT, the low
est on the ticket. His vote was 1,673 and
that of Jeffords 1866. His vote would
have been still less, had it notbeen for the
fact that a considerable number of wet"
Republicans supported him. The fullvote