Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-14

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Smith and s. F. Prouty were also
elected from their various districts to
serve in Washington.
| Wisconsin
Senator LaFollette. Republican, was
elected to the upper house OF congress
| by the legislature elected In wiscon-
| sin.
| The election of Francis F. Mccoy.
ern. Republican. for governor. is now
| claimed
| Eight Republicans and one Demo
crat tsixth district) have been elect
ed TO congress. and the fourth is in
doubt. Victor Berger. Socialist Demo.
crat. was elected in the Fifth
Bancroft, regular Republican candi.
date for attorney general. appears to
be elected. over the LaFollette car
didate, Charles II. Crownhart of Sup
| erior who is running as an independ-
ent Republican.
Massachusetts
The Democrats won the state cleo
ton and placed Congressman Eugene
l
chair occupied by Gov. Draper for the
last two years
| Early returns showed the Demo-
Gratis came very near carrying their
victory along to other officers on the
state ticket Those early returns.
however, did not materially ieopar-
die the chances OF the reutrn of U.
s. Senator Henry c. Lodge
| In the Third congressional district
| Congressman Washburn was defeated
by John A. Thayer. Democratic.
Ohio
| hudson Harmon. Democratic, was
elected governor of Ohio.
In fifteen precincts in Cleveland.
Harmon showed gain OF IA votes to
n precinct partly overbalancing the
Republican gain OF 30 to precinct in
Cincinnati. The complexion OF the
Legislature Is in doubt. but Indications
are 1t will be close The rural dis.
| tricts are showing n large Democratic
gain.
Illinois
| itttuinh, tuOuBu lhT lTOhl COulpletei
show twelve Democratic congressman
and eight Republicans have been
elected Illinois present representa-
ton in congress consists Of nineteen
Republicans and six Democrats. II
Is probable that final returns will
show the Democrats as having the
larger number of delegates in the iii.
nois delegation.
As a result OF the Democratic land.
slide the state legislature will under
10 decided change. Less than one
half of the men who sat In the last
legislature and who voted in the bi.
partisan combination have been re-
turned. Three of the state lawmakers
who were Indicted In connection with
the Jackpot scandals. however, were
reelected Among these Is: Lee
O'Neil Browne of Ottawa, legislative
minority leader twice tried and again
facing trial on charge OF bribery OF
legislators to vote for William Lori
mer for United States senator Rep.
resentative Robert r.. Wilson, and
States Senator John Boderick. both
OF Chicago, were the others re-clect
ed.
Returns show that the Democrats
have elected every candidate on the
Cook county ticket
Louisiana
AS usual the Democratic nominees
for congress and state offices were
elected without exception. consti-
tutional amendment providing bond
issue OF $4,000, 900 in support OF the
proposed international exposition to
be held in New Orleans In 1915. was
Overwhelmingly adopted
Alabama
In the Seventh congressional dis.
trict of Alabama. NJ w. Howard, Re.
publican, and John r. Burdett, the
Democratic incumbent both claim vic.
tory. The other Democratic congress
sional candidates were elected.
For governor Emmett O'Neal. Demo.
cratic and local optlonist is elected
by about $4,000 majority.
Texas
The entire Democratic ticket for
state offices. has been elected by ma
jorities larger than those given Gov.
Campbell two years ago. All Demo
cratic congressional nominees were
elected
Pennsylvania
The Republicans met with an UNI
| expected defeat In the congressional
fight In Philadelphia, William F. Foul.
rod. Republican, being defeated for re-
election by Mike Donahue. Democrat
who was also on the Independent tick
ct In the Fifth congressional dis
trict Tener. Republican was elected
governor by large majority
In the congressional fight four Dem
ocrats won out to twenty eight Re-
publicans.
New York
MY iucraaead hio nIuratitv for tho