Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11
REPUBLICANS ARE
COMPLETELY ROUTED
BY THE DEMOCRATS
Latter viii Have gid Congress
by Fine Working Majority,
With Scant G. o. P. Lead in
the Senate

The sweep OF the political tidal wave
which rolled over the country yesterday
Is further emphasized by additional re-
turns and revised figures at hand today.
The Democratic majority i'm the house
OF representatives viii be at least 81 and
possibly more, as compared with the
present Republican majority OF g.
ADDED TO the reversal in the lower
branch OF congress. the morning returns
showed the Republican majority OF % IN
the United states senate rapidly ap-
preaching the vanishing point. although
the Republicans are noN reasonably as
sured OF = senator's. or one more than
the necessary majority. with a NUMBER
OF states sull in doubt.
The most notable changes are summed
up as follows
In Ohio a Democratic legislature has
been elected. insuring Democratic sue
cesSor to Senator Dick, Republican, ana
the plural!t. of Governor Harmon is in
creased 70 so,0oo.
The Vest Virginia legislature is Demo
cratic and will elect Democratic sena-
tor TO succeed Senator Scott. Repuoh-
can
IN Indiana. the legislature, which
-.choOses successor TO Senator BeVer-
gdge is IN doubt, with the Democrats
ella ming a majority OF l. and the Re
publicans maintaining that Beverage
will have a small margin.
- IOWA UNCERTAIN
Is Iowa is stiu uncertain with both sides
Claiming the governOrship.
The Pennsylvania legislature is safely
= Republican and will elect a Republican
: successor 10 Senator Oliver.
Washington has a Republican legisla-
ture which appears to insure the election
! OF Miles Poindexter TO the senate
The Utah legislature. which elects
s United States senator. also is Republi-
! can.--whfle that Of Montana is in doubt
: indications point to the election of the
Rennblican candidate for governor of
ssCahfornia. Hiram w. Johnson. by
: heavy plurality.
Incomplete returns from Oregon indi-
4 cate the election Of the Democratic can
dgdate for governor, Oswald West. by a
small plurality. The Missouri legislature,
: which elects a United States senator, Is
believed TO be safely Democratic
aside from these main Developments to-
day the result announced remains
practically unchanged
The plurality of John A. Dix. Demo
crat elected governor of New York APP
proximates s.eea
IA Early today Governor-elect Dix left
his home at Thomson for a rest in the
Adirondack. Mr. Dix carried the entire
tory.
! The plurality Of woodrow Wilson. Dem
ocratSc in New Jersey. is now placed At
sned0 and of Ju- Baldwin. Democrat,
in Connecticut. at 5.5o0
The two great leaders OF the Republ-
=. can Marty. Taft and Roosevelt alike met
defeat In their own states ROosevelts
home town Of Oyster Bay went against
!. him: his congressional district chose
Democratic representative to reDlace
4 Congressman w. W. Cocks. ROoseveltS
warm personal friend, his state repudi-
4 ated the Republican candidate for gov
9 ernor by 5000 plurality As an addition
~ al blow. the New York state legislature
! IS Democratic and will elect a Demo-
cratic senator to succeed Chauncey NJ
Depew-
:. President Taft today finds himself face
10 face with the one danger which he
has most dreaded and which he besought
the Republican voters Of the nation TO
prevent-a hostile house OF representa-
tives to nulIify what remains OF his leg
fSiatfve program. a Democratic house,
President Taft has pointed out, win par
alyze the administration and make any
i party legislation impossible On the
othpr hand. the effectiveness of the DEM
ocratfc majority in the lower house will
=. t. largely nuilified by the hold which the
Republicans stiIl retain in the senate.
Al striking feature of the voting
8 ton OF Republican leaders ,in their own
home. Vice President Sherman's home
town. Utica. went Democratic by sew
eral hundred. Serene +. Payne's home
: city Auburn, defeated him by 450 votes,
although the rural districts round about
came to his rescue and made his seat
secure for another term. In New York
city. CONGRESSMAN William S. Bennett
was beaten by Henry George. Jr.. and
= Herbert Parsons BY Jefferson NJ. Levy.
e Congressman j. Sloat Fassett. of EImira.
who went down 10 defeat in 1891 as
Republican candidate for governor, yes
terday lose his seat in the lower house
and Hamilton Fish was defeated for
reelection as the Republican candidate
in the 21st New York congressional dis
trict.
Another unusual feature of the voting
I'm the east was the fact that in major
ity OF the big cities the Republicans
gained. while they lost in the country.
In New York state, for instance, the
early returns from the upstate cities
seemed to indicate the election OF
Republican governor. The story changed
a. soon as the returns from the rural
districts began 20 come in. In Ohio. sim
Harry. Harmon. the Democratic guberna-
torFal candidate lost heavily 10 the city
and gained in the country. The Repub-
fcan leaders here explain this as due TO
the hostility OF the labor vote 10 the
Democratic candidate
HOW IT WENT.
Summed up. the result of the various
state elections were as follows:
Democratic - Alabama. Connecticut,
- Florida. Indiana. Massachusetts. Nevada,
New Jersey. New York Ohio. Oklahoma.
South Carolina and Texas.
#ess northumberland Delaware. Idaho.
Michigan Minnesota. Nebraska, New
81 HAMPSHIRE North Dakota Pennsylvania.
- Rhode Island. South Dakota, Tennessee
- and Wisconsin
- .DOu5tful-Iowa and Kansas