The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-09
Big G. 0. P. LOSSES
SEEN In ILLINOIS
Democrats Gain Four Seats
in House.
MOXLEY ROUTED BY STACK
Republican Plurality Estimated at
10000, Allowing Them TO Retain
Defeated by F1nnegan, and James
n. Mann Also Wins.

Chicago, Nov. s.-The Democrats have
made decisive gains in Illinois to-day and
annexed four new seats in the House of
Representatives. They have ten seats
altogether. as against fifteen for the Re
publicans.
Although he had won his place on the
ticket as a progressive. who had retired
Boutell. a radical Cannon defender, Cans
berger was unable To stem the Democratic
tide OF victory IN the Ninth, He lost ap-
parentiy by a few hundred votes In 100
out Of $50 precincts the vote was:
Gansberger (Rep). s.Sl5; Lyndon Evans
Dem). 957S.
Representative Foss seems 10 be a
loser by several hundred votes in the
Tenth district. Ha carried Lake County
by LOO. but in the parts OF his district
inside Chicago he ran nearly 2,O00 be-
hind the Democratic candidate, Richard
+. Finnegan-
Heroic Efforts for MOxIey.
William j, Monkey. the cleo magnate.
who was placed in Congress by William
Lorimer. was extracted therefrom by the
people of the Sixth district. Although
fort TO save him, MoxIey was beaten
more decisively than any Congressional
candidate for reelection in Chicago.
L0rimer lieutenants sWarmed through
all the city wards of the district Offering
votes for oConnell and Smith in return
for votes for Moxiey
The orders were TO save Monkey at any
cost. But the effort was useless. Monkey,
who had distinguished himself as silent
nonentity in Congress, was disastrously
routed by Edmund Stack, a comparatively
unknown man. The vote in the Sixth was
Enthusiastically a Reputation of LOrimer-
ism. The latest figures in the district are
Al out of l99 precincts and give Stack 4.6os.
Monkey 3,7S7.
buchanan Defeats LundIn.
Frederick Lundin. another Republican
Congressman. who was sent to Congress
two years ago merely because ne was a
Lorimer spear bearer. was retired in the
Seventh district by a decisive vote. The
size of the plurality for Buchanan Is in
dicated by the returns for 100 out of PIG
precincts, which gave Lundin 9,5l2 and
Buchanan l0.772
In the First district Congressman Mad
den appears 10 have won by several hun
dred votes, II the final figures bear out
the incomplete returns. In 100 precincts
out OF 14O Madden polled 1927 votes to
1904 for Maher.
Congressman James r. Mann, who
voted against the Aldrich-Payne tariff
bin and who is considered the most eff
cient lawmaker in the Illinois delegation.
was given the hardest fight Of his career
lie wins by a greatly reduced plurality.
IN 81 precincts out of III the vote stood:
Mann. $50: Vaughn, 6,655.
Even William ". Wilson, the Third
district Congressman, who was the only
Illinois Republican to exhibit anti Cannon
tendencies in the last session, was hit by
the Democratic landslide, Just how badly
the returns do not disclose. He appears,
however, 10 be a safe winner
SABBATH sweeps District.
IN all the normal districts OF the state,
the Democratic victory approached the
proportions of a landslide. In the Fourth.
or stock yards. district. Congressman Nc
Dermott had a walkaway McDermott
was supposed to have suffered in popu-
larity by reason OF his vote for the Can
non rules. but the returns do not bear
out this impression. The latest bulletin
covering 80 out or 106 precincts give Nc
Dermott 1915 and Walsh, LES
The Fifth district also had it's ava
lanche. Congressman SABBATH, who has
distinguished himself as a progressive
Democrat in Washington, swept every
ward in the district overwhelmingly In
our OF the 81 precincts in the district
SABBATH polled sos and Clausman As.
In spite of the heavy Democratic vote
Cook County, Ill, gave the Republican
ticket a plurality sufficient TO assure the
Republican control OF the next general
assembly.
An estimate on incomplete returns gives
the Republicans a plurality of approx
mately 50000 for the State ticket, this al
lowing the Democrats a plurality of Is, OOO
in Cook County.