Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-05
But Lose In New York, Whtre
Whitman Defeats GIynn
For Governor.
SENATE & HOUSE ALL RIGHT.
Uncle Joe Cannon Comes Into
His Own Again In Illinois
District.


publican gains throughout the coun-
try, which reached climax in this
state by the overwhelming victory
of Charles r. Whitman for governor,
and James w. Wadsworth to sue
ceeded Elihu Root in the United
States Senate, were indicated tonight
in early returns of the election.
Heavy falling of the progressive
vote in many states, the return 20
congre IS of Former Spea er Joseph
G. Cannon, decisive republican gains
in New YorS and Illinois. in the
house membership, and the over
whelming defeat of Representative
A. Mitchell Palmer by Senator Boise
Penrose in Pennsylvania were fea-
lures of the early returns.
Democratic leaders. however, were
pleased by a triumph in Massachu-
sets where Former Representative
Samuel w. Mccall was defeated for
the governorship by Governor Walsh.
Early returns indicated that the
democrats would retain control of
congress with approximately no
change in the senate majority, but
by decidedly reduced majority in
the house.
Senator'S re elected as the result
of hard battles were: Frank B.,
Brandegee, republican, of Connect
cut, opposei by Gov. Simeon E.
Baldwin; Albert B. Cummins, repub-
lican, of Iowa, who defeated Repre-
sentative Maurice Connolly; John
Walter Smith democrat, of Mary
land; William j Stone, democrat, Of
Missouri; Jacob H. Gallinger, repub-
lican, of New Hampshire, who was
opposed by Representative E. B
Stevens.
Illinois indications point with prac-
teal certainty to the election of
Roger Sullivan, democrat to the
United States Senate. The returns,
complete in Chicago, with estimates
on most of the coun les, indicated a
plurality of 20 600 for Sullivan,
while his managers claimed the state
by forty or fifty t ousand plurality,
Election of sixteen republican con-
gressmen in the state, including the
two at large, was claimed by John
c. Eversman, secretary of the re-
publican national congressional COM
mittee.
Democratic senators in the south
were reelected without difficulty,
new senators from southern states
chosen being Representative Oscar
w. Underwood, of Alabama and Rep
resentative Thomas w. HardwicR, of
Georgia. Former Governor j. c.
w. Beckham, democrat, of Kentuc-
ky, was chosen for the long term.
Francis E. McGovern, republican,
was elected according to the early
returns, to succeed Senator Stephen
son, republican from Wisconsin.
Election of State officers resulted
in few turn overs. In New York,
Governor Glynn, the democratic can
didate for re. election, was defeated
decisively by District attorney Whit
man. republican. Friedrich M. Dav-
export, progressive nominee, in sup
port of whose candidacy eX-Presi-
dent Roosevelt devoted most of the
campaign, was left far in the rear,
his vote being exceeded by that of
William Suizer, who was deposed as
governor last year.
In Tennessee there was also
change of party control, when Gov
'ernor Ben w. Hooper, the republi-
can incumbent was defeated by
Thomas C. Rye. democrat by 10000.
In Pennsylvania, where occurred
one of the most spirited campaigns,
Martin G. Brumbaugh, republican,
early took a long lead over Vance
Mccormick, democrat candidate for
governor. who was endorsed by the
progressives.