Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-05
Democratic Majority in the
Lower House Of Congress
Is Cut to the Minimum
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
NO LONGER FACTOR
Vote Shows That Roosevelt
Followers Have Gone
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,Incompsete returns from the
twenty-nine states. where guber-
natorial elections were head Show
I'd today that eleven demoerats
and ten republicans had been esec-
ted and that In seven states the
result was apparently undeter-
mined. In these seven states the
republican candidates were lead
Ina Ii five and the democrats IN
two. California, apparently had
reelected Governor Hiram john
son, progressive.
Of these twenty-nine states, six
teen at the present time have
democratic governors, eleven re-
publican governors and two pro-
aressive governors.
States electino democratic gov
ernors were: Alabama, Arizona,
Georgia, Massachusetts, Minneso-
ia, Michigan, Nebraska, Okla
homa, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Texas. Republican COVER
nors were elected in Connecticut,
Iowa, New Hampshire, New York,
North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, Vermont and
Wisconsin. In Colorado, Kansas,
Nevada, Oregon and South Dakota,
the republican candidates were
Leading in early returns; in Idaho
the democratic candidate was
leading, and in Wyoming the DEM
ocratic and progressive candidate.
New York, New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Colorado and Ohio
elected republicans to succeed
democrats; Minnesota and Ten
nessee chose democrats to sue
ceed republicans.
New York, Nov. 4.-The democratic
,arty, through yesterdays elections
retains control of botl
branches of congress, although gain
made by the republicans in the lowe.
louse threaten to reduce the demo
,ratic majority to minimum. Thi!
S the outstanding feature of yester
lays general election, aside from
which the most significant develop
nent was the dwindling away of the
strength of the progressive party. Re
urns from every section of the coun
ry indicate that the progressives, wht
asst a larger vote than the republicans
n 1912, have been absorbed in large
,art by that party. In almost every
'ase there was a decisive falling of
n the progressive vote, with the con
picuous exception of California
which apparently has elected Hiram
ohnson, it's progressive governor.
Republican gains were made in ev
~ section of the country and lead
RS of that party asserted that the tar
# issue has been instrumental il
ringing about that result. Some o.
he more optimistic of the leaders as
erted early today that there was g
hance that the democratic majority
n the house of representatives woulG
e overturned but there appeared tc
e small prospect of such an outcome
States ess Defirite.
The result of state elections was
ess definite In a number of cases
emocratic administrations were over
urned, but these were Offset by in
tances in which the reverse was the
ase. Republican leaders were elat
d, however, by the showing made in
yew York, where District Attorney
,harles S. Whitman was elected to
ucceed Governor Glynn, the demo
ratio incumbent, by what bid fair tc
e record vote. AS the late returns
anne in Mr. Whitman's plurality
steadily, and early today it
vas estimated that he would win by
early 10000. In Pennsylvania there
,as a huge increase in the republican
Ote.
Successful Democrats.
Complete returns show the follow
ag democrats elected to the senate:
Oscar w. Underwood, Alabama /;
Iarcus A. Smith, Arizona; James P.
larke, Arkansas; Duncan U. Fletch-
r, Florida; Hoke Smith (long term,
'homas w. Hardwick (term ends
919), Georgia; J. c. w. Beckham,
long term, Johnson N. Camden
term ends March 8, 1919, Kentucky;
!. F. Broussard, Louisiana; William:
Stone, Missouri; Lee s. Overman,
'orth Carolina; Thomas P. Gore, Ok
ahoma: Ellison B. Saith, South Car
lima; John Walter Smith, Maryland.
Incomplete returns indicate the elec-
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