River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-17
ton Of eight Republican con-
gressmen is conceded.

ton of eight Republican con.
| gressmen il conceded.
| In Rhode Island Governor Pothfer.
Republican candidate for reelection,
is elected governor by a reduction of
about 900 in the previous plurality.
In Tennessee the fusion candidate,
w. Hooper, is elected by 5000 plu-
raIity.
In Michigan, Chase 8. Osborn, Re-
publican, is elected governor by plu-
rality estimated at 10000.
In Wisconsin, Francis E.. McGovern,
Republican, is elected by reduced
majority of 10000 and the return OF
Senator La Toilette is assured.
1 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. 1t 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 cleo
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 a majority of about 10000. II
was a 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 &C
have won by majority ranging from
$500 to 5000. In the Second district
where a strenuous fight was on be
tween Congressman w. S. Hammond
and F. F. Ellsworth, Hammond
seems to have won by small major
ity, 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 J.
Beveridge will be succeeded in the
Senate by John w. Kern. The Demo
Gratis made clean sweep of Marion
county Qndianapolis) electing the en-
tire legislative ticket. Vanderburg
county (Evansville), is also carried by
the Democrats, where they gained
three members of the legislature.
Of the 13 Indiana members in the
national house of representatives IL
will be Democrats, Edgar Dean CrHm
Indianapolis, ind. = The Democrat
ic state ticket is elected, including both
packer, of the tenth district, being the
only Republican elected.
Democrats Control House.
Complete Democratic control OF
the next house Of representa-
tives is a certainty.
In order to secure control of the
! fOr hn
Gratis to secure "a new members. With
a net increase of 43 they appear to
have gained 10 members in excess OF
the number necessary to control AT
the same time the Republican strength
had been reduced by the election of a
Socialist in Wisconsin district normal
ly Republican.
The greatest gain in any one state
was in New York, where the present
delegation of II Democrats was in
creased by 10, making the division as
to New York in the next house %
Democrats, Is Republicans. The rep.
resentation from New York in the
sixty-first congress is 25 Republicans
IL Democrats.
The next largest increase was. in
Illinois, where the Democrats on the
face of the returns made six gains.
In Pennsylvania the Democratic
gains were 5, New Jersey 5, Ohio 4,
North Carolina 2, West Virginia 2.
Missouri 2, Maryland 2, Maine 2, pre-.
viously elected, and one each in Con
necticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Rhode
| Island.
The Republican gains were one each
| in Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New
York and Pennsylvania.
IS New Congressman.
The crop of lame ducks" is the
greatest in the recent history of con-
gress. According to the officials at
Republican congressional headquar-
tiers here, there will not be less than
So new faces, both Democratic and
Republican, in the 62nd congress.
Carroll Is Reelected.
The Republicans have elected nine
congressman and the entire state tick
ct headed by Gov. Carroll. The latter's
plurality probably wis reach 1900.