The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
VICTORY TOO BIG
FOR DEMOCRATIC
WELFARE IN 1912
Majority Unwieldy Is Talk
Three Days After Coun-
try-Wide Sweep.
HOUSE FIGURES
NOW FIFTY-NINE
Election Discussion SINNERS Down,
and Presidential Probabilities
are Coming to Front.
By JOHN SNURE.

! Reports from various parts OF the
/ country on the third day after election
! are concerned chiefly with the size OF
! plurahties, with the results in a few
| close Congressional districts. with legis-
Iative and senatorial situations and The
| like
| In essential particulars, there is little
I TO change the complexion Of things as
/ they stood on the first day after the bal
! loting
The Democratic plurality I'm the House
has settled down 10 ifty-nine. with pos
sibilities Of slight changes In either the
Republican or the Democratic direction.
In few districts. only the official count
can decide and there Is no doubt sew
e. al contests viii result in close dis
t--icts. There will doubtless be a con-
test over the results in the Twenty
sixth New York district where there
seems 10 be a tie vote between Repre-
sentative Alexander and Charles 3.
Smith, the Democratic candidate.
Governor Judson Harmon. of Ohio.
has come out Of the fight with a re-
markabIe plurality. II amounts 10 more
than 10000. This is the largest ever
given a Democratic candidate for gov
ernOr in Ohio. Harmon's friends are
tubiiant. They think it makes him more
formidable than ever as a candidate
for 1872
Wilson Also Jubilant
But Governor Harmon is not the only
Democrat, who has tie right 10 feel
Jubilant. For instance, Woodrow VIII
sons plurality in New Jersey ranges
about 5000. This is a much larger
figure than his friends expected They
were talking about 5000 before election.
Some Of them hazarded Is.000. But few
got above that
As in the case Of Harmon. the size
Of Wilson plurality makes him more
than ever a man 10 be reckOned with
when it comes TO considering 1872 one
man who has been eliminated is Francis
Of Missouri, who has been beaten FOR
the Senate. In connection with the talk
of Mayor GaynOr, Of New York, for the
Democratic nomination in 1872, II is OF
interest that ne Is being talked Of for
the Senate from New York TO succeed
Senator Depew. Judge Alton B. Par
ker has declared ne does not want the
Senatorshir from mis- State
Developments in the Massachusetts
Senatorial situation point 10 the re-elec-
ton Of Senator Lodge. Thus far, no
prominent Republican has been found
who Will run against Ledge for the
Senate. Representative Butler Ames IS
willing to run, but he could not get the
support Of the conservative Republicans
in the Massach usetts legislature even II
Lodge stepped down and out.
One Of the surprising features Of the
election is the Democratic plurality in
Wyoming Former Senator Carey was
elected on the Democratic ticket by
over 5000. This is eXplanable only as
a revolt against the Republican machine
there, in which Senator Warren is a
leading figure The legislature. however
remains Republican and Senator Clark
viii be returned.
The Montana situation continues in
doubt, but on the face Of the returns
thus far the Democrats have won the
legislature and Senator Thomas H Car
ter Will be defeated for reelection
Root Blocked For Bench.
One OF the interesting phases Of the
election results is that the carrying by
the Democrats Of the New York legis-
lature will prevent the appointment Of
Senator Root to the Supreme Court
Some talk Of this has been going the
rounds But if Root were to be ap-
pointed to the Supreme Court, that
would make II incumbent on the New
York legislature to elect a successor
and this would mean two Democrats in
the Senate from New York instead o.
one Hence, Senator Root may be elm
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