Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06
ECHOES FROM THE WAR
Tuesdays Battle of Ballots Brought
Many Surprises.

Colorado voted out saloons. Ohio and
California refused to do so.
Woman suffrage won in Montana
and Nevada and came very close in
Nebraska.
According to returns from the gen.
eral election throughout the country
on Tuesday, Democrats have elected
226 members to the national house Of
representatives, Republicans 1872, Pro-
gressives 10, and Socialists /. The
Democratic majority in the house is
reduced from las to %, and the hith-
erto narrow majority in the senate has
been increased to IA. The Progress
sive representation in the house goes
down from 19 to 10.
The twelve southern states will send
105 Democratic representatives to the
next congress out Of possible III.
The opposition to the Democrts in the
south is distributed as follows:
Tennessee-S. R. Sells, Republican,
First district; Shorod Austin, Repub-
lican, Second district.
Oklahoma-Dick T. Morgan, Repub-
lican, Eighth district; ]. P. A. Gill, Re-
publican, First district.
North Carolina-James ]. Britt, Re
publican, Tenth district.
Virginia-C. B. Slemp, Republican,
Ninth district.
Louisiana-W. H. Martin, Progress
sive, Third district.
The Tenth North Carolina, the First
Oklahoma and the Third Louisiana
seats in congress were held by Demo-
Gratis the last session of congress.
Senator Boise Penrose, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, has been returned to
the senate, overwhelmingly defeating
Clifford Pinchot, Progressive, and A.
nF.. III Dol
G. Brumbough, Republican, was elect
ed governor Of Pennsylvania over Va,
C. Mccormick, Democrat.
In Colorado, Herbert Work, Repub-
lican, defeated Senator Thomas, DEM
ocrat, for the senate.
Senator Reed Smoot, Republican, OF
Utah, has been returned to the senate
from that state.
Governor Ben w. Hooper, Republi-
can governor Of Tennessee, was over
whelmingly defeated for reelection by
Thomas c. Rye, Democrat.
Lawrence Y. Sherman, Republican,
was reelected United States senator
from Illinois over Roger c. Sullivan,
Democrat, and Raymond Robins. Pro-
gressive.
In Ohio, Warren G. Harding, Re-
publican, was elected to the senate
over llInOtTy .. 11oSdl, DehioH o' siN
Arthur L. Garfield, Progressive. Jas.
M. Cox, Democratic governor of Ohio,
was defeated for reelection by Frank
B. Wells, Republican.
Arthur Capper. Republican, editor
Of the Topeka Capital, was elected
governor of Kansas by 10000 ma
jority over Gov. Hodges, Democrat
seeking reelection.
Gov. McGovern, Republican, OF
Wisconsin, was elected to the United
States senate over Paul O.. Husting,
Democrat. by plurality Of $500.
]. B. Kendrick, Democrat, was
elected governor Of Wyoming.
In Indiana. B. F. Shively was elect.
ed to the senate by plurality OF
$4,000. The entire Democratic state
ticket was elected.
United States Senator George E..
Chamberlain, Democrat, Of Oregon,
was reelected Governor West, DEM
ocrat, was defeated for reelection by
a Republican.
Charles S. Whitman, former district
attorney for New York, who figured
so prominently in the Rosenthal
murder trial, has been overwhelming
ly elected governor of New York over
Martin H. Glynn, Tammany candi-
date. James w. Wadsworth, Jr,
Republican. has been elected to the
United States senate from that state.
James r. Mann Of Illinois, leader
of the minority in the house, has been
returned to congress.
United States Senator Thomas r.
Gore Of Oklahoma, Democrat, retains
his seat by a $4,000 majority.
Joseph G. Cannon, former speaker
of the house Of representatives, de-
monstrated his ability to come back,
defeating the Democratic candidate
from the Twenty-third Illinois dis
trict by a large majority.
Governor Walsh Of Massachusetts
Democrat. was reelected.
Five Democratic congressman in
Connecticut are to be succeeded by
five Republicans.
Among the Democratic members OF
the house retired were Fitzhenry
O'Hair. Brochers and BALI of Illinois:
Korbley Of Indiana; Phelan and
Thacker of Massachusetts; Townsend
and Walsh Of New Jersey; OBrien,
Ten Eyck, Clancy, Gillins of New
York; Bowdle of Ohio; Donahue,
Logue of Pennsylvania. NJ. Clyde
Kelley, Progressive, Of Pennsylvania,
also was defeated. Democrats gained
one member in Kansas, w. A. Ayers
being elected to the place made vacant
by the candidacy Of Victor Murdoch
for the senate.