Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-11-16

Straightforward campaign. meant
every word I said and would rather
be defeated on my platform than be
defeated on a negative platform such
as my opponent stood on. This cam
paign is simply a preliminary skirmish
in Minnesota. The cause Of Democracy
is bound to win in Minnesota as it
has won in the East"
- Minnesota congressman.
Minnesota will send its 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 to
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.
In Ramsey County.
In Ramsey county, Congressman F.
c. Stevens has won over the barber
candidate, J. L. Gieske, by a comfort
able majority. It was estimated at
| 1000.
In the Fifth or Hennepin district,
Congressman Frank M. Nye has won.
With two precincts to hear from, he
had received majority of 1,710. This
is not the best possible showing for
the Minneapolis congressman and in
dicates that the Boiler Maker" in his
appeal for support, has struck a re-
sponsive chord"
In the Eighth district, Congressman
Clarence B. Miller, the Republican con-
gresham from Duluth, has won by 4
good majority over Alfred jacques, his
Democratic opponent.
In the other districts, where the Re.
publican congressman had no opposi-
ton, there was, of course, no particular
interest, and they have been accorded
nothing but a regular vote.
Probably the greatest interest Gen.
tered in the First district, where a
fight was on between Mr.. Buck and
the progressive candidate for congress.
The Tawney men were out in revolt
and threatened to get the scalp of the
progressive candidate.
With official preliminary returns
from all except one precinct Mayor
Haynes is leading w. E. Satterlee, his
nearest competitor, by "a votes.
Until the revised figures from the
Fifth precinct Of the Sixth ward came
in to City Clerk Knots Office at $3.50
o'clock, only six votes separated the
mayor and Mr.. Satterlee.
The change, however, gave the
mayor a net gain of 10 votes in the
precinct, thereby adding to his slender
plurality.
The change in the figures from that
precinct increased Satterlee's vote
from II to 81 and Van Lear from 81
to 100, but it also increased the
Haynes vote from Is to 68, showing
the net gain for the mayor over Sat-
terlee of Is in that precinct.
The chances for errors in the max
ing of the returns is so great however.
that it is almost certain the defeated
candidates will demand a recount and
it may be long contest will develop
that will terminate in the courts,
Mr.. Van Lear already has announced
his Intention of demanding a recount.
He claims he has been elected.
Reveridge ls"Defeated.
Indianapolis, Ind. - The Democrat
ic state ticket is elected, including both
houses of the legislature. Albert J.
Beveridge will be succeeded in the
Senate by John w. Kern. The Demo.
Gratis made a clean sweep of Marion
county Gndianapolis), 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 Crum-
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
house it was necessary for the Demo:
Gratis to secure "a new members. With
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 IL 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-frst congress is Is 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 S, New Jersey s.. Ohio 4,
North Carolina 2, West Virginia 2,
Missouri 2, Maryland 2, Maine 2, pre-
viously elected, and one each in Con-