The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-05
NEW MEXICO REPUBLICANS
ELECT HERNANDEZ 8 WILLIAMS
Republican Gains All Over the Country Proves that the
c. O. p. Has Swallowed up the Bull Moosers and
Are the Real Come Backs"

cation will be dominated by repub-
Leans.
South Dakota Charles +. Burke.
Republican. elected To senate. Gov
ernOr Byrne, Republican reelected.
Woman suffrage defeated
North Dakota Senator A. j.
Gronna. Republican. reelected Gov
ernor l. b, Hanna, Republican re-
elected. Entire congressional dele
cation Republican. Woman sufferage
defeated. Entire Republican state
ticket successful.
Oklahoma Robert l.. William.
Democrat elected by 1000 over John
! Field, Republican for governor.
Senator Gore, Democrat, reelected.
with one exception, entire Democrat
ic ticket elected to congress.
Missouri WilliamH Stone, Demo-
crat, elected senator. Democratic
state ticket successful: Eleven
Democratic and two Republicans
elected to congress. Fifteen pro-
posed constitutional amendments
failed.
Pennsylvania Senator Boies Pen
rose, Republican, reelected Mar
tin G.. Brumbaugh, Republican, cleo
ted governor All Republican state
candidates successful Republicans
elected four congressman at large.
Indiana Senator Il. +. Shively.
Democrat, reelected Entire Demo-
cratic state ticket elected. Progress
i've poor third.
Michigan Governor w. n. Ferris
Democrat, reelected by from 1900
to 10000 majority over former
governor Chase Osborne, Republican.
Wisconsin f.. l.. Philip, Republ-
can. elected governor entire Repub-
lican state ticket successful. Cover
nor Frances h. McGovern, Repub-
lican elected senator. All but one
of the present congressman reelec-
ted. All proposed constitutional
amendments defeated.
Vermont William +. Dillingham;,
Republican, reelected senator. Re-
publican, retained control of the con-
gressional delegation. State officers
and Legislature. Charles w. Gates
Republican, elected governor.
The political campaign, consisting
chiefly If struggle for control of
the houses of congress, has ended
and the result will soon be known.
Interest is heightened by the fact
that all successful candidates for the
senate and house will be chosen by
direct vote of the people.
In the house DIS members are ne
cessary for majority. The present
Democratic standing is 2S5, Republi-
can l22, Progressive Republican 2,
Progressive" -, independent !,
and vacancies q, which seats were
last occupied by Democrats. To
change the political complexion Of
the house, opposition parties must
maintain their present strength and
win Is additional seats.
| OF hardly less interest are the con-
tests over state tickets. Governors
are to he elected in 2S states and
some of the camaigns, notably those
in New York. California and Pennsyl-
vania have been waged with much
bitterness.
Efforts of the Democratic party to
retain control of the lower house
and Of their opponents to rest il
from them have called forth the full
strength of all parties. In few pre-
vious off year campaigns have the
chief figures of the national admins
4 tration been engaged 10 generally.
4 President Wilson has made no
speaking tours, but has writ en-
4 many letters of endol sement t.
Democratic candidates in doubtful
states. Most of the members of the
cabinet have spent much of the lost
fortnight in campaining. The lead
ing men of the Republican and
Progressive" parties, with the note.
worthy exception of former President
Taft, have been similarly engaged