The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-12
SENATORS WHO LOSE BY
The LANDSLIDE.

tent similar to the famous tidal wave
Of lSS2, but even more widespread in
iis effects
The national house Of representa-
4 lives was carried by the Democrats.
who will control that branch OF con.
gress by a safe working majority ai
ter March a 1911, reversing the pres
ent Republican majority OF AZ.
The United states senate VIII have
q reduced Republican majority as
suit Of legis atiye elections held in
many states
Summed up, the results OF the yari.
GUS elections were as follows
Democratlc Alabama. Connecticut,
Florida. Indiana, Massachusetts. Sc.
vada, New York. New Jersey. Ohio.
Oklahoma. South Carolina Texas and
Oregon
Republican Colorado, Delaware
Idaho, Michigan. Minnesota. Nebraska.
New Hampshire, North Dakota. Penn.
sylyania. Rhode Island South ia.
kota, Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee aud
Wisconsin.
The New York state ticket wins
by about 10000 plurality for the head
OF the ticket, John A. Dix. The rest
OF the Democratic state ticket is
elected by reduced pluralities The
Republicans lost every member OF con.
eress In Greater New York except
William ~ Calder in Brooklyn The
Legislature on joint ballot will be
Democratic, thus insuring a successor
TO ChRuncey NJ. Depew.
For the first time since 1892, New
Jersey went Democratic. Woodrow
Wilson, president OF Princeton uni.
versity, is elected governor over
Vivian NJ. Lewis, his Republican oppo-
nent. by a plurality that may reach
$1,000 Except In Mr. Lewis own
county the Democratic candidate made
gains in every county in the state,
and all indications point to a legisla-
ture that will be Democratic on the
Joint ballot and name a Democratic as
the successor of United States Sena-
tor John Kean, whose term expires in
1911
Bass, Republican, is elected govern
or Of New Hampshire. Hooper, Repub-
lican and fusion candidate for govern
or. defeats Rob l.. Taylor the Demo-
cratic candidate in Tennessee
In Wisconsin Francis y McGovern
Republican, is elected by reduced
majority and the return OF Senator
La Toilette is assured.
In Minnesota the Republican state
ticket. headed by Governor Eberhart.
was elected
In Iowa Governor Carroll ran be
hind In the cities and the Republicans
pinned their hope ON the country dis
tricts. Carroll won 10y a reduced pln.
rality.
Massachusetts elected Foss, Demo.
crat governor by plurality estimated
in excess of 10000
Uncle Joe Cannon, speaker OF the
house. Is elected By the biggest ma.
jority the district has given Tor ten
years. Serene Il Payne. chairman Of
the ways and means committee. Is
elected by J plurality but little short
OF normal John Dalzell another OF
Sneaker Cannons lieuterants, Is re-
elected in Pennsylvania. J. Sloat
Fasset. a supporter Of Speaker Can.
non, is defeated.
n The next house Of representative
will be Democratic hy a majority Of g.
There viii be 226 Democrats. 1914 re
publlcans. and / Socialist. as compared
with pr Republicans and IA Demo
Gratis In the present house.
Vote on the legislatures In one or
two states Is still very close, but the
returns indicate pretty certainly that
the next senate will have a Republican
majority of -. The Republican ma
jority I'm the present senate II 20, al
lowing for one vacancy. II is appsr-
emf. therefore. that the Republicans In
the upper branch OF congress, while
possessing an absolute voting majority
will be skating on thin Ice.
Senator Nathan Bay Scott. Republi
can. OF IVES, Virginia, will lose his
seat and will be succeeded by a Demo.
crat. The returns from the backwoods
:. districts In that state, turned what
looked like a victory for Scott into .
defeat. West Virginia Legislature j.
Democratic on Joint ballot.
The returns show these Republicans
besides Senator Scott will be succeed.
ed by Democrats; Chauncey NJ Depew
Of New York. John Kean Of New jef-
sey. Charles Dick OF Ohio; Albert J.
Beveridge OF Indiana. Elmer ]. Burkett
OF Nebraska. and William Warner Of
Missouri A Democratic legislature.
elected earlier IN the year In Maine
will add another name 10 the. list as
the successor OF Eugene Hale. Republi.
can. The returns indicated that the
Neveda legislature has gone Repuhll-
can and will return George s. Nixon 90