The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-11-17
ion of eight Republican

ton of eight Republican con
gressmen is conceded.
In Rhode Island Governor Pothier
Republican candidate for reelection
is elected governor by reduction o.
about 900 in the previous plurality.
In Tennessee the fusion candidate
W. Hooper, is elected by 5000 plu
rality.
In Michigan, Chase S. Osborn, Re
publican, is elected governor by plu
rality estimated at $4,000.
In Wisconsin, Francis e. McGovern
Republican, is elected by reduced
majority of 10000 and the return OF
Senator La Toilette is assured.
Democratic governors were elected
in Alabama and South Carolina.
Lee Cruce, democratic candidate for
governor, and the entire democratic
state ticket, has been elected by at
least 10000 majority according to in
complete returns. It appears the dem
ocrats will control the legislature.
Bird S. MCGUIRE (rep.), in the first
district, claims his election over N. E..
Mcneil (dem.). In the second district
both E. l.. Fulton (dem.) and Dick T.
Morgan (rep.) are claiming the elec-
ton. Late returns confirm the defeat
of the constitutional amendment to
substitute local option for statewide
prohibition. The amendment to grant
women the right of suffrage is in
doubt.
The Minnesota Results.
Governor Eberhart's election will be
by majority of about 10000. It
was landslide for the Republican
candidate for governor.
The entire Republican state ticket
is elected with Governor Eberhart.
Minnesota will send it's usual delega-
ton to congress with the one excep.
ton of Sydney Anderson of the First
district.
Probably one of the most notable
fights was that of the First district
where Sydney Anderson, the man who
defeated James A. Tawney, was pit
ted against H. L. Buck, the Democrat.
ic candidate. Anderson appears to
have won by majority ranging from
$500 to 5000. In the Second district,
where strenuous fight was on be-
tween Congressman w. s. Hammond
and F. F. Ellsworth, Hammond
seems to have won by small major
fty, but the result is in doubt and will |
remain so until the final results are
obtained.
With official preliminary returns
from all except one precinct Mayor
Haynes is leading w. E. Satterlee, his
nearest competitor, by "a votes.
Beveridge Is Defeated.
houses of the legislature. Albert ].
Beveridge will be succeeded in the
Senate by John w. Kern. The Demo.
Gratis made clean sweep of Marion
county (Indianapolis), electing the en-.
tire legislative ticket. Vanderburg
county (Evansville), is also carried by
he Democrats, where they gained
,hree members of the legislature.
OF the 10 Indiana members in the
rational house of representatives, IL
will be Democrats, Edgar Dean Crum-
indianapolis, ind. - The Democrat
C state ticket is elected, including both
packer, of the tenth district, being the
'nly Republican elected.
Democrats Control House.
Complete Democratic control of
he next house of representa-
ives is certainty.
In order to secure control of the
louise it was necessary for the Demo-
rats to secure "a new members. With
! net increase OF 43 they appear to
AVE gained 10 members in excess of
he number necessary to control At
he same time the Republican strength
lad been reduced by the election of a
Socialist in Wisconsin district normal
y Republican.
The greatest gain in any one state
vas in New York, where the present
delegation of ~ Democrats was in
reased by 10, making the division as
o New York in the next house %
democrats, Is Republicans. The rep
esentation from New York in the Z
ixty-first congress is Is Republicans,
2 Democrats.
The next largest increase was in
illinois, where the Democrats on the
ace of the returns made six gains.
In Pennsylvania the Democratic
aims were 5, New Jersey 5, Ohio 4, 5
forth Carolina 2, West Virginia 2, !,
1issouri 2, Maryland 2, Maine 2, pre-
iously elected, and one each in Con.
ecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Oklahoma and Rhode
sland.
The Republican gains were one each
1 Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New {
'ork and Pennsylvania.
IS New congressman. =
The crop of lame ducks" is the
reatest in the recent history of con-
ress. According to the officials at
republican congressional headquar- '
ers here, there will not be less than I,
new faces, both Democratic and
in the 62nd congress.