Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-20
DEMOCRATS CARRY
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
REPUBLICANS BOAST THEY
WOULD HAVE ELECTED PRES
IDENT Is DISPROVED

Republican papers relative to tn
national elections Tuesday, Novem
ber 3, the Democratic National Com
mittee has issued the following state
ment:
"Standpat Republican papers circu
lated story a few days ago in whicl
the claim was made that the Republi
cans would have named the prcsiden
in the electoral college on the basi
of the vote Tuesday.
"Ten states are listed by this stand
pat Republican authority, in which
the Democrats elected either thei
candidates for Governor or United
States senator. The Republicans ar,
not in charge of single branch o.
the government service. They los
three seats in the senate, cutting
down their representation there tc
the lowest point in more than thirty
years. They loct the house, wher
evry precedent testifies tha. they
should have polled a victory, anG
now a fake has been inaugurated tc
give them some apparent credit out
of Tuesdays election results.
Strength in Electoral College.
"In the list of states that these Re
publicans assert would have named
the president in the electoral col.
lege on the basis of Tuesdays vote
are California, Nevada, Oregon, South
Dakota and Wisconsin, which elected
the Democratic candidates for the
United States senate, and Maine
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota
and Wyoming, which elected Demo
cratic governors.
"The issue was clean cut in every
one of these states. 1t was straight.
out fight between Wilson and anti.
Wilson forces. The Democracy won
victories in most every instance where
the contest was statewide. There
were exceptions, like Ohio and New
York, where local questions were to
the front to the exclusion of national
issues.
States Democrats Carried.
1.-THE Democracy would have had
nearly 100 majority in the ELECTORAL
college on the basis of Tuesdays
votes. The states carried by the
Democracy in statewide contests
were:
Alabama, IL; Arizona, 8: Arkan.
sas, 8; California, 1S; Colorado, 6;
Florida, 6; Georgia, IA; Indiana, Is
Kentucky, 13; Louisiana, 10; Maine
6: Maryland, 8; Massachusetts,, 1S;
Michigan. 15; Minnesota, 12; Missis.
sippi. 10: Missouri. 1S; Montana, 4;
Nebraska, 8; Nevada. 3; North Caro-
lima, IL; Oklahoma, 10; Oregon, s;
South Carolina, 8; South Dakota, s;
Tennessee. IL; Texas, 20; Virginia
IL; Wisconsin, 13; Wyoming, 8
Total. 3O7.
Republican states: Connecticut
z; Delaware, 8; Idaho, 4: Illinois
20: Iowa, 13; Kansas. 10; New
Hampshire, 4; New Jersey, IA; New
York, As; North Dakota, 8; Ohio, "a;
Rhode Island. 8: Vermont. 4; Wash
ington. q; West Virginia. 8; Nenn'
sylvania, SO. Total, 220.
"Penrose for President"
Senator collie James of Kentucky
said today:
"The administration of President
Wilson was indorsed by the people ol
the United States last Tuesday. In
but very few states in which the issue
was sQuarely presented. unentangled
with other issues, did the Democratic
party fail to score.
I'm Pennsylvania the issue was the
tariff. Senator Penrose won great
victory. He becomes by reason of thii
and the fact that he IL ranking mem
Der of the finance committee the
leader Of the Republican party in the
senate. Former Speaker Cannon be-
comes the leader of the Republican,
In the house by reason of the fac'
that he served four times as speaker
and his forty years Of service in thai
body.
1--WE shall not fear to meet thes'
rejuvenated leaders Of the Republican
party. Against the standpatism o
the Penrose-Cannon leadership w
place the great constructive, progress
sive administration Of Woodrow viii