The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-11-12
More Complete Returns Emphasize
Democratic Success.
REPUBLICAN LOSS WAS GENERAL
some Of Most R%oekribbed Repu9li'
cans stronaholds Have Turned 10
the opposltion-What Presi-
dent Taft Feared.

the Renublican vote did not slump d.
notably and in many cases disastrous
". IAN 10 d
The sixty-second congress VIII Dc
Democratic by a clear working ma /,
ior,sv. while in the. United States sen Z
ate he Republicans will have only q
scaut head over their opponents n
roar influential Eastern states, New :
YORK Massachusetts, Connecticut and
New Jersey, take their places at the =
head of the procession, which Demo ,
cratic governors and strong Demo
cratic representation in their legisla'
lures Ohio too, is Democratic.
The " great leaders Of the ke-
publican party, Taft aud Roosevelt
alike met defeat in their states
What President Taft Dreaded
President Taft finds himself face
10 face with the one danger which
he has most dreaded and which he be-
sought the Republican voters OF the
Nation to prevent-a hostile house OF
r~enresentatives to nullify what re
mains of his legislative program. A
democratic house, President Taft has
pointed out, will paralyze the admins
ration and make any party legislation
Imnossible. On the other hand, the
Effectiveness Of the Democratic ma
iority in the lower house viii be large
IL nullifed by the hold which the ke-
Apnblieans still retain in the senate.
Leaders Lost at Home.
striking feature Of the voting
throughout the country was the re-
Dudiation of Republican leaders in
their own home. vice-Pre sident sher-
mans home town, Utica, went Demo-
cratic by several hundred. Serene
D. Payne's home city, Auburn, de-
heated him by 400 votes, although the
rural districts roundabout came to his
rescue and made his seat secure Tor
another term. In New York city Con
gressman William S. Bennett was
beaten by Henry George, Jr, and
Herbert Parsons by Jefferson M. Levy
Congressman J. Sloat Fassett OF El
mira, who went down to defeat Il
1891, as a Republican candidate 10
governor, lost his seat in the lowe
house, and Hamilton Fish was defeat
ed for reelection as the Repubhca'
candidate in the Twenty-irst Ne'
York congressional district.
Another unusual feature Of the vo
ing in the East was the fact that
a majority of the big cities the RepuI
ucans gained while they lost in tn
country.
How the States Stand,
Summed up, the result Of the val
II state elections we're as follows;
CONGRATULATIONS, Connectier
Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts,, \
yada, New Jersey, New York, OH
Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texi
Republican-Kansas Colorado, D
aware, Idaho, Michigan, Minneso'
Nebraska, New Hampshire, Nor
Dakota. Pennsylvania, Rhode Isla1
South Dakota, Tennessee and w
consin.
Doubtful-Iowa.
One Of the most ASTONISHING ov
\ turns was in the rockribbed RepuI
IAN state Of Massachusetts,, witt
eugene ". Foss, Democrat, has a 7
|ioritv Of 10000. The Massachuse
legislature is Republican tand
elect Senator Lodge.
In New Jersey, DR.. Woodrow y
eon who resigned the presidency
Princeton university TO take up
work Of the campaign. was swept !
he governors chair by 10000 vo
Aarrying with him a Democratic
jority in the joint session OF the le
lature and insuring 9 Democratic
cessor to Senator John Kean. y
of New Jerseys ten congressman
sit with the Democratic party in
sixty-second congress.
First in 22 Years.
Connecticut has elected a De
cratic governor for the first time S
1893. In the person Of Judge Sin
r. Baldwin. The rest of the state
fcials will be Republican,.
The Republicans lost heavily
Rhode Island, re~-electing Gov A
]. Pothier by a scant 1900 votes
against hts plurality of about 12,OS
the last election. Senator Aldr
successor will be a Republican.
New Hampshire's new goyeTn'
Robert p. Bass, Republican, who
the nomination on a progressive
form. Diminished Republican pll
ties were the rule throughout
state
Pennsylvania elected John K. !
the straight Republican candidat
a reduced plurality. Berry, Dem
running on the Keystone Indepei
ticket, led him a hard fight ali
the line.
Tennessee elected q fusion
date, Ben w. Hooper, by a gen
margin: Michigan WIS oyerwhel
ly in favor Of Charles s. osEori
Republican nominees while Wis.,
chose Frank E.. McGoyern, Re
can, by a reduced plurality.