Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-11
DEMOCRATS WIN SWEEPING
VICTORY IN MANY STATES
Dix Carries New York by Majority 9
Landslide Proportions

464
Election returns received wednesday
Indicate . more astounding democr st
ic laudsliie, than was believed conl1
occur There is hardly . section in
the entire country In which the repuh
licau vote d. not slump nat srially,
aui in many cases disastrously for
that party In the places where Roose.
welt made speeches and those TO which
m ,mbers of the Taft cabinet were
sent. the stamp was particularly neti-
ceable
The sixty secou1 congress will be
10 nocratic by fine working majori-
ty, while in the senate the republicsns
will have only scant lead over their
opponents.
Four inf 1sutial Eastern statss, New
York, Massachusetts,. Connecticut and
New Jersey, take tneir places At the
head q the procession with De nocrat.
ic governors and strong democratic
REPRESENTATION in thsir legislatures.
Ohio also is de nocratic.
The great leaders of the republican
party, Taft and Roosevelt, alike met
sfeat in their own states. Roosevelt g
home to wn of OYSTER Bay went against
hi n his congressional district chose
democratic representative to replace
Congressman W. w. Cocks, Roose-
velt's warn personal frien1; his state
repudiatsd the republican candidate
for governor by 20, 600 plurality.
President Taft finis himself face to
face with the one danger which he has
most Dreaded and which he besought
the republican voters Of the nation to
prevent, q hostile house of representa-
tives to nuilify what re Mains of his
Legislative program.
A striking feature of the voting
throughout the country was the repu-
1istion of republican Leaders in their
su homes.
Vice President Sher mans home
to wn. Utica, went democratic by sew.
eral bun1red
Serene E Payne's home city. Auburn,
lafsatei hi n by 400 votes. Although
the rural districts round about cane
to his rescue aud made mis- seat secure
II another tern
In New York city Congressman
William s. Beunett was beaten by
4 larry George Jr and Herbert Par
s,1s by Jefferson NJ Levy, owner OF
Mo 'ricsllo, at Charl ,ttesville, Va
% iuecticut has elected q democrat
/ governor for thu first tine since
93 in the person of ia ige 81 neou
: BaIu win. The chief feature Of
illye Bal1xiD's campaign was his
,ug drawuoat controversy with Colo
al R,,sevels over their respective
ess of CON 3ulsory CD npe1satiou fol
o king neu injured IN industrial ac-
), isnts J1igs Ballwiu's pluralit.
war Uharlss 4. Good win is aboat 5 :
)O).
81 n nary of the results, made up
fro returns received mp to Last night
TAI telezrsphel to the Dispatch and
News is as follo1s:
FosG carried Massachusetts by SO, 600.
balance of state ticket is republican.
chs legislature is republican bat sena.
or Lo lge ia in danger Butler A mes
lav sacceed him.
Rhode island is republican by 800 a
isnooratic gain of il, 800. A deadlock
is expacted in the legislature over tn
election Of 8 n Itor
Baldwin carries Conns-tiout by $500
b dance of thu ticket aul legislator
republican.
Dix carries New York by $50. 90,
all state ticket aud legislature
ie nocratic Elk Depaw
New Jersey goss for Wilson by co..
100 to 40. 600. legislature Is denocrstic
Exit Keau,
Pennsylvania goes for Tener by 20,
0D plurality.
West Virginia's Legislature is demo.
cratic. Exit Scott, to b. succs1iel
" de nocrat. All coagrss nsn arr
d ,nocrats except Hug les.
Sic up is elected by 200 Stuart cou.
sdes it North Car DINA sends solid
d IN ocratic delegation to congress.
Tennessee is Fusion by $4,000. Leg
i,latnre in 1oubt.
ndiaua Beverage is beaten bat
" ont concede it.
Ohio elected Harmon bv 80. 600 aud
an entire de noclatic state ticket and
sgisiature. Exit Senator Dick, who
will be succeeded by AIDE nocrat
Iowa is probably republican BY snail
plurality.
Dahl nan was beaten in Nebraska,
but the legislature is de nocatic ami
gilbert NJ. Hitchcock will succsed
Senator Burkett.
Stubs wins in Kansas by 5000
but the Legislature is in doubt.
Moutaua's legislature is in doubt.
North Dakota RI. elects Burke de no.
crat governor. Otherwise state goes
cANAN-It's name is significant. 440
acres, 300 acres of which is level