The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17
Results of Election Are Great Surprise to
Political Prophets-Repubican Can
didate Defeated in New York.
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC
Tennessee Defeats "Fighting Cob"
Taylor and Indiana Turns Down
Senator neutrality-suspicious.
Opposed by Bryan Defeated.

Washington, d. ca political rev.
oluti0n, which has shattered Uadi'
ton and deluged Republicans under
q tidal wave Of Democracy has swept
the country. 1t has upset the prece'
dents Of generation, changed the po-
litical complexion OF tho national
house of representatives and, perhaps,
prcsagcd the outcome Of the national
political fight in 1912.
The full and effective result was not
realized until sober second thought
turned to a consideration Of the out.
come.
The Socialists made amazing gains,
clecting at least one Of their party TO
congress. He will be the first of that
political propaganda to sit in the ma.
tional house. He Is Victor l.. Berger
Of Milwaukee.
With the machinery of the govern.
ment in the hands Of the Democrats,
two far.reachng results are in view;
the election of Representative Champ
Clark Of Missouri, or some other Dem.
ocratc speaker, and the possible re-
vision Of the Payne.Aldrich tariff bill
In the Sixty.second congress.
The Results In Brief.
The general results Of the election
of Tuesday may be briefly summarized
us follows:
Republicans carried Illinois state
ticket by safe majority. Retain con-
troll OF the Legislature and will name
q senator
Next United States congress will be
Democratic: first since 1882.
Dix DEM defeated Stimson (RepO
in New York.
Harmon reelected governor Of Ohio
Legislature OF state doubtful.
Foss (Dem.) defeated Draper tRep)
In Massachusetts by $4,000, Demo
Gratis gain strength in legislature.
Republicans win in Michigan, but
suffer large losses. Osborn elected
governor. Legislature also Repub
lican.
Hooper (Fusion.Rep) carried Ten
nessee by $1,000. Defeated CFiddlinG)
Bob Taylor Democrats claim legisla
| ture.
McGovern. I.aFollotte (Rep) elected
in Wisconsin.
Victor L. Berger (soclalisU prob
ably elected to congress from Mil
waukee. First in history. Republican
majority In state $4,000,
New Jersey elected Wilson Dem
governor. Plurality small. Demo
Gratis claim eight of ten congressional
districts.
Tener (RepD carried Pennsylvania
by 10000 plurality Republicans re
tain legislature and gain in congress.
Champ Clark OF Missouri may b.
next speaker of the house.
Democrats carried Texas with small
majority Colquitt governor. Only
half total vote polled
Caleb Powers won congressional
race in Kentucky; one OF two Rcpnb
liCans to win.
Cannon had easy time winning re
election in Illinois, but probably vii
not be speaker.
Reed defeated Francis for nomina
ton for the United States senate b,
5000 majority. But Mckinley boa
Frank for the Republican nomination
Legislature will be Democratic. Rec,
next u. S. senator.
Vets majority in Missouri estimate
ut 10000.
In Oklahoma woman suffrage wa
voted on and turned down
Insurgents were victorious in TIT
West, but only by Il narrow margin
Cowboy" James Dahlman (Dem.
defeated for governor Of Nebraska
Many Republicans returned to tn
Ohio legislature, practically insurin
the reelection of Senator Dick or an
other Republican to the United State
senate.
Democrats will control the house o
representatives by majority est
mated ut 40.
Indiana and New York will hav
Democratic legislatures Beveridg
and Depew will be succeeded by Den
ocrats.