American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-11-12

REPUBLICANS WILL LOSE CON.
TRoL or THE NEXT HousE
or aEpHGsGNTATivEs.
Democratic Governors Elected In New
York, Ohio, New Jsrsey, Massachu-
setts and conrscticut.-Cannon
Returned 70 conorsss-Hs-
suits In the Weat

Salt Lake City.-The election
throughout the country on Tuesday re
suited In = vevftable landslide for thu
Democratic party. The latest dis
patches show that the national house
Of representatives was carried by thu
Democrats. reversing the present Re
pQblican majority of forty-three.
The United States senate will prob
ably have 4 reduced Republican ma
1orfty as q result of legislative cleo
lions held In many states.
In New York. John A. Dix. Demo
cratic candidate for governor. is elect
ed over Henry l.. Stimson, Republi
can, for whom Colonel Roosevelt
stumped the state. by about $4,000. re
versing the Republican plurality o.
10000 In 1908. for Governor Hughes
Representative w. w. Cocks OF Mas
sau county, Theodore Roosevelt,
home seat. was defeated by Martin
Littleton. william s. Bennett was de
feated for congress by Henry George
Jr.. a son Of the political economist
Serene Payne. father OF the tariff
bill. was reelected. but his hons
town. Auburn. went for Dix. and Vice
President Sherman's candidate fol
congress was defeated by a Democrat
Colonel Roosevelt's home town wen
for DIX. and the Democrats brilliantly
shouted they had beat him to a fraz
xle."
State Senator George u. Agnew
Joint sponsor for the Hughes anti-rac
Ing bills. was defeated by John q
SAKE.
In New Jersey. Woodrow Wilson
Democratic candidate for governor, is
elected over Vivian M. Lewis, Republi
can, by about $4,000.
In Massachusetts. Eugene N. Foss,
Democrat, has defeated Governor
Eben 8. Draper. Republican. for re-
election by about 10000.
In Connecticut, Judge Simeon II,
Baldwin. Democrat, Is elected govern.
or over Charles A. Goodwin. Repub.
lican by about 1000.
In Ohio. Governor Judson Harmon.
Democratic candidate for reelection.
appears to have carried the state by
about $4,000 over Warren q. Hardin,
Republican.
In New Hampshire. Robert p. Bass,
Republican candidate for governor. Is
leading G. II. Carr. Democrat. by about
5000.
In Pennsylvania. the election of John
n. Tener. Republican candidate for
governor. Is claimed by u large plural
ity.
In Rhode Island. Governor Pothier,
Republican candidate for reelection. is
slightly In the lead over Lewis A. Wat
erman. Democrat. with a plurality
much reduced from that of 1909.
In Tennessee. the fusion candidate.
Ben w. Hooper. Is apparently elected
by $4,000.
Joseph G. Cannon. speaker OF the
house of representatives. was re-elect'
ed TO congress from the Eighteenth
Illinois district by a slightly reduced
plurality.
In Indiana. Senator Beveridge was
defeated and the Democratic state
ticket elected. while probably the en-.
tire Indiana delegation In congress
will be Democratic.
Democratic governors have been
elected In Alabama and South Caro-
lima.
In iowa the Democrats claim the
election OF Claude Porter for governor
bat this Is not yet conceded.
In Wisconsin. the election of Repub
lican candidate for governor. Francis
Il. McGovern. is claimed by a reduced
majority. and the return of Senator La
Toilette to the United States senate
IL assured.
In Michigan. Charles s. Osborn, the
Republican candidate for governor. ap
pears to have a safe lead over l.. r
Hemans. Democrat.
The Democrats have gained forty
seats In the national house, assuring
them not only control. but also a sub
stantial majority. The Democratic
gross gain. however. Ia reduced to q
not gain OF thirty-seven ty three Re
publican gains.
In order to gain control of the
house. 1t was necessary for the Demo
Gratis to elect twenty-fonr new mem
bers. Assuming the party will retain
Its representation in states not yet
heard from. 1t is apparent that the
Democrats have thirteen members In
ces of the necessary twenty-four to
give them control.
Champ Clark for Speaker.