Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-11-12
REPUBLICANS WILL LOSE CON.
TRoL OF THE NEXT HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Democratic Governors Elected in New
York, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachu-
setts and Connecticut.-Cannon
Returned to Congress.-Re-
suits in the West.


suited in veritable landslide for the
Democratic party.
Latest calculations on the national
house OF representatives, based on
complete but unofficial returns, show
the Democrats will have a safe ma
jority of twenty-eight or more.
The number of Democrats elected to
congress, according to the latest re-
turns, is 224. Democratic leaders,
however, are claiming working ma
jority of 80, with 60 plurality. The
Republican representation will be 166,
or seven seats less than the Demo
Gratis now have in the sixty-first con
gress.
The outcome of the United States
senate is now definitely settled. The
Republicans are assured of seventeen
new senators, which with thirty-four
holdover senators, gives them total
Of fifty-one.
The Democrats are assured of fiji
teen new senator's, which with twenty.
five hold-overs, gives them total OF
forty
One senatorship is still in doubt
the successor of Mr.. Carter in Mon
tana, where there is a prospect of a
tie. The determined totals, however
show the composition of the senate as
follows:
Total membership, 80; number
necessary to majority At; Republi-
cans, 81; Democrats, 40; doubtful, /
Democratic governors were elected
In New York, New Jersey, Connect
cut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Wyoming, Colorado, Ala
bama, South Carolina, Texas and
North Dakota.
Republican governors were elected
in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire
Rhode Island, Iowa, Kansas, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Da
kota, Wisconsin, California and Ne
vada.
A fusion candidate was elected in
Tennessee, while in Idaho the gov
ernorship is in doubt.
In New York, John A. Dix, Demo
cratic candidate for governor, is elect
ed over Henry L. Stimson, Republi
stumped the state, by about $4,000, re
versing the Republican plurality OF
10000 in 1908, for Governor Hughes
Representative w. w. Cocks or Mas
sau county, Theodore Roosevelt's
home seat, was defeated by Martin
Littleton William S. Bennett was de
feated for congress by Henry George
Jr, son of the political economist
Serene Payne, father of the tariff
bill, was reelected, but his homt
town, Auburn, went for Dix. and Vice
President Sherman's candidate FOL
congress was defeated by a Democrat
Colonel Roosevelts home town went
for Dix, and the Democrats jubilantly
shouted they had beat him to fraz
zle."
State Senator George B. Agnew
Joint sponsor for the Hughes anti-rac
ing bills, was defeated by John G
SAKE.
In New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson
Democratic candidate for governor, is
elected over Vivian NJ Lewis, Republi
can, by 10000.
In Massachusetts, Eugene N. Foss
Democrats has defeated Governor
Eben S. Draper, Republican, for re
election by $4,000.
In Connecticut Judge Simeon Fl
Baldwin, Democrat, is elected govern
or over Charles A. Goodwin, Repub
lican by about 1000.
In Ohio, Governor Judson Harmon
Democratic candidate for reelection
carried the state by 10000 over War
rem G. Hardin, Republican.
In New Hampshire, Robert P. Bass
Republican candidate for governor
won over c. e. Carr, Democrat, by
1000.
The Social-Democratic party ap
pears to have achieved notable vic
tory by electing Victor l.. Berger, o
| the Fifth district, to represent Wis
consin in the national congress. Der
ger, If the unofficial returns are cor
rect, will have the distinction of be
ing the first Social-Democrat to sit il
congress.
An official count probably will bt
required to determine whether the
Republicans or the Democrats carried
Missouri for the state ticket
In Pennsylvania, the election of JOIN
r. Tener, Republican candidate TO
governor, is conceded by a pluralit,
of $4,000
In Rhode Island, Governor Pothier
Republican candidate for reelection
has won over Lewis A. Waterman