Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-13

,Washington.-Of the % governors
of states elected Tuesday, the Demo;
Gratis elected 10, the Republicans 8,
and the Progressives l.
In national interest the guberna-
torial contests in New York and Illi-
nois surpassed all others, and in both
the Democratic nominee was success
full. William Sulzer, member of con-
gress. captured the Empire state with
comparative ease, Oscar S. Stratus,
Progressive, falling far below what
Job Hedges, the Republican candidate,
was in second place. Sulzer has made
himself very popular In New York city
and the effort to corral the heavy Jew
ish vote there for Straus failed ut
terly.
Governor Deneen Loses.
The contest for the governorship Of
Illinois was bitterly waged, and Gov
ernor Deneen was hammered un-
mercifully and badly defeated for re-
election. His. Progressive rival, Frank
Funk. could not begin to keep pace
with the Roosevelt vote in the state.
and Edward F. Dunno won the prize.
Mr.. Dunno was especially strong in
Chicago, which city he served as
mayor some years ago, and in the
southern part of the state. Funk
polled respectable vote in Chicago,
but his main strength lay in the mid
die counties. Downright Endorsement
of his candidacy by Roosevelt came
late in the campaign and did not seem
to help him much. GoveBnor Deneen
lost immensely by reason Of his waver-
ing course for weeks following the
Progressive convention which nomina-
ted the man whom he had SO eagerly
supported in the Republican conven-
ton.
National attention was directed to
Indiana by the gallant struggle made
by former Senator Albert ]. Beveridge,
Progressive candidate. His personal
popularity carried him far, but he
could not stem the great Democratic
tide and was defeated by Samuel H.
Ralston.
Wisconsin Elect kareI.
time supporter of Colonel Roosevelt
went down to defeat in the person Of
Gov. Francis e. McGovern, the Re-
publican candidate for reelection. 1t
seemed that he was victim Of the
policy of the La Toilette following to
defeat Roosevelt at all hazards, for
enough of them voted the straight
to fn1- f0 n vol
to victory. Charles L. Hill. Progress
sive, did not make much of show
ing. f.
Down south, where the Democrats
had things all their own way, they of
course elected their gubernatorial can
didates also. Blease was reelected in
South Carolina and Colquitt in Texas.
In Tennessee Benton McMillin defeat
ed Gov. Ben Hooper after hot con-
test. Massachusetts reelected Eugene
N. Foss, but Rhode Island rejected A.
J. Pothier and chose T. F. Greene.
Ohio was the scene Of lively fight,
out OF which James NJ Cox, Democrat,
emerged winner over R. B. Brown, Re-
publican, and A.. J. Garford, Progress
sive. @E
In some cases the successful candi.
dates for governor won by pluralities
running into the hundreds of thou
sands, and in others they barely
scraped in with only few hundred
more votes than their nearest COM
petitors.
Woodrow Wilson will not have to
labor under the same handicap as
Grover Cleveland, for the Sixty-third
congress will be in the control of the
Democrats, both in the senate and the
house. Just how large their majority
will be cannot be stated until COM
plete returns are received from many.
states, but 1t will approximate 149 in
the house and will be about two in the
senate. .la-
Senators are to be elected by the
legislatures chosen Tuesday in these
states: Colorado (2), Delaware, Ohio
(2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Mon