Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-11-09
"A Democratic Tidal Wave
Sweeps Over Entire
Nation
IDAHO STANDS BY q. %. u
Republicans Hold Balance Of
Power in Senate, Demo-
Gratis in Lower House

house, Victor L. berger, OF Wisconsin
was defeated for reelection by Rep.
resentative William H. Stafford, a Re.
publican, nominated on a fusion ticket
with the Democrats supporting him.
Democratic gains in congress have
been made as follows:
Five in New Jersey; one In Indiana;
two in Texas; one in Louisfana; one in
Florida; one in Ge~gia; five in Con-
necticut; one In Alabama; one In
Iowa; and eight in New York In
Wisconsin two more elected nominally
on Democratic ticket from Republi-
can districts, though they were actual
ly named by fusion following. A
number of the Republican representa-
tives returned were given the Progress
sive Endorsement.
A gain of two Democratic seats In
the United States senate was secured
by the returns from Delaware and New
Jersey. The legislature OF Rhode Is.
land will be Democratic, insuring a
Democratic successor to Wetmote, Re.
publican, retired.
Many hundreds of thousands turned
to the Democratic party who had pre-
viously voted the Republican ticket.
The Democrats held their strength,
however, and made steady, general
gains over the Bryan vote of four
years ago. But the Republican party
split over the Chicago convention be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt divided the
vote. That is the answer to the tabu-
lated vote that shows Governor Will
son carried more states and got a
larger electoral vote than was ever
given any president before.
The Roosevelt vote was simply the
Progressive Republican vote, plus a
very small percentage Of the Demo.
cratic vote. The Taft vote was the
conservative Republican vote, minus a
small percentage OF anti-Roosevelt
votes in certain states, which went to
Wilson.
There was one gratifying thing
about the election. There was no
doubt about the general result from
the time the first returns began to
come in. Flashes of few precincts
from Massachusetts and New York
settled the issue to the laymen as well
as to the expert guessers. Those early
returns showed that Wilson was hold.
ing the Democratic vote while Taft and
Roosevelt were splitting the Republi-
can vote something like even. And
that settled the case.
Congressman William Sulzer was
elected governor of New York over
Job e. Hedges, the Republican nomi.
nee, who, In turn, led Oscar Straus,
of the Progressive ticket.
William Barnes, jr, chairman of the
Republican state committee, issued the
following statement:
"The result of the election in the
state of New York demonstrates one
thing; that the Roosevelt movement
was simply Republican bolt. With
all of the frantic efforts that were
made to secure votes from people gen.
orally, the result shows that practi.
cally none but former Republicans join
ed the Roosevelt movement
"The decisive victory OF Taft and
Hedges over Roosevelt and Straus is
q demonstration that the Republicans
of New York desired the denomination
of President Taft and that the dele
gates from this state properly ex.
pressed the preference OF the Republi.
sans when large majority voted for
Taft at Chicago"
The three-cornered presidential con-
est sent to the polls voters who took
IN unprecedented interest in the out |
come Of campaign that has been
waged with unusual bitterness.
In addition to the election of presi /
dent and vice-president and members
Of congress, thirty-three states voted
or governor and thirty-six for legisla
lures which will fill vacancies in the !
United States senate,