The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-08
Swing Back to Grand Old Party
!, is On from Maine to
1 California.
BALL0ilS TELL THE STORY
Republicans Gain 203 Percent,
Democrats Lose SO Percent
1 lin Minnesota Election.
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ling Democratic and Progressive
losses. A careful analysis Of these
Figures, just completed. shows unmis.
stakably the trend of political senti-
sment from Maine to California. The
swing back to Republican victory is
ION.
4 The figures show that the condi-
,tion that resulted in the election
of Wilson is wiped out and that the
readj ustment has been favorable to
the Republican party in every in
stance. The total vote in primaries
and congressional elections was, in
most cases. less than that in the
presidential election two years ago.
but even in these instances the Re-
publicans gained. In the Seventh
district OF New Jersey, the total vote
In the congressional election fell
away forty per cent. yet the Repub-
lican gain was 90 per cent over 1912.
In the Second Iowa district, the de-
crease in the total vote, compared
with 1912. was SO per cent, yet the
Republican gain was "a per cent. In
mia. the total vote was forty-nine per
cent less than the total vote in the
presidential election two years ago.
but the Republican gain was 81 per
cent.
One of the most significant of the
returns is that of the Minnesota
election for governor, in which the
Republican gain was 203 per cent, in
spite of the fact that the total vote
was % per cent less than the vote
for president in 1912.
A comparison Of the votes cast at
recent elections and primaries and
the results of registration, with the
VOTES cast for Wilson, Taft and
Roosevelt in 1912 follows:
Special Congressional Elections.
Third district, Maine-September s.,
1913 Wilson 1852, Taft 1853, Roose-
welt 1925, 'Pattangail 1856 Peters
! 1901, Lawrence 6,55S. Democratic
loss 9-100 per cent. Republican gain,
Ito per cent, Progressive loss fifty per
cent. Total vote increased two per
cent.
First district, West virginia-octo-
her IA. 1918. Wilson 23,212, Taft 49,
T02, Roosevelt 1927, Nicely. IA, o93,
Hearne 1904, Laughlin 3,717. Demo-
cratic loss thirty-nine per cent. Re-
publican loss fifteen per cent. Pro-
gressive loss seventy-two per cent.
Total vote decreased forty-one per
cent.
Second district, 1owa-February 10,
1914. Wilson 1881, Taft 5000, Roose-
welt 1892, Vollmer 12,4S8. Hull .10,-
COS, Hanley 3,71s. Democratic loss
thirty-five per cent. Republican gain
twenty-seven per cent, Progressive
loss seventy-six per cent. Total vote
decreased thirty-eight per cent.
Seventh district, New Jersey-April
z, 1914 Wilson 1880, Taft 5,349,
Roosevelt 11,7O1, O'Byrne 5,240, Druk-
ker 10,620, Whitehead 719. Demo-
cratic loss tifty-one per cent; Repub-
lfcan gain ninety-eight per cent, Pro-
gressive loss ninety-four per cent.
Total vote decreased forty per cent.
Results of State Elections.
New York state election-President
1919, chief Judge, 1913. Wilson $685.
5f3, Taft 455,4S7, Roosevelt 800, 093,
Bartlett 600,375, Werner 597, 357, Hand
195,097. Democratic loss eight per
cent, Republican gain thirty-ope per
cent, Progressive loss forty-nine per
cent. Total vote decreased seven per
cent.
Maryland state election-President
1912; senator 1918. Wilson 1854,
Taft 1896, Roosevelt 57,786, Lee 112,-
4s5, Parran 1890. Wellington 1898.
Democratic loss onestenth per cent,
Republican gain thirty-three per cent,
Progressive loss eighty-sevep per cent.
Total vote decreased fourteen per
cent.
New Jersey state election-Pres
dent 1912: governor 1918. Wilson
17S,299, Taft 1885, Roosevelt 145,410,
Fielder 17S,14s, Stokes 14029s, Colby
4t;132. Democratic loss two per cent,
Republican gain eighty per cent, Pro-
gressive loss seventy-one per cent.
Result of Primary Elections.
Pennsylvania-Presl 1919; u.
s. Senator 1914. Wilson S95,619,
Taft 273,305, Roosevelt 447,426.
Total Democratic 1S9,554, total Re-
publican 332,265, total Progressive
.46,7S2. Loss SO per cent, gain 81.
per cent, loss SO per cent. Total
vote decreased 40 per cent.
Iowa-President 1912, U. S. Sena-
tor 1914. Wilson ] So, 1926, Taft 49,
sos, Roosevelt 161,819. Total Demo-
cratic 76,413, total Republican 140,-
277, total Progressive $3.50. Loss
So per cent. gain II per cent. loss
86 per cent. Total vote decreased
a. per cent.
Minnesota-President 1912; Gov
ernor 1914. Wilson LOG 1926, raft
s64.334, Roosevelt 1856. Total
Democratic 1898, total Republican
195,29S, total Progressive 1895. Loss
SO per cent. gain 203. per cent, loss
81 per cent. Total vote decreased %
per cent.
Oregon President 1912; Governor
and U. 9. Senator 1914. Wilson A.
+, . :, Taft 1853, Roosevelt $4,000.
Total Democratic .35.9SS. total Re-
publican Ss,l00, total Progressive
2,524. Loss % per cent, gain 155
per cent, loss 80 per cent. Total vote
decreased Z per cent.
Registrations.
California to June 6, 1917. WI
son 2S3, 4y6. Taft 1914, Roosevelt
S1S.e10s Democratic 164,40T, Re-
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