The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-11
REPUBLICANS GAIN
SOME IN CONGRESS
INDICATIONS THAT DEMOCRATS
WILL RETAIN BARE WORK.
ING MAJORITY.
WHITMAN IS ELECTED GOV.
clynn is Defeated In Ne" YORK.
Massachusetts Elects a Demo-
cratic Governor.

New York.-Sweeping Republican
gains throughout the country winch
reached a climax in this state py
overwhelming victory Of Charles 5.
Whitman for governor and Jumes W.
Wadsworth to succeed Elihu Root IN
he United States senate, We're mol
Gated in early returns OF the electlons'
Heavy falling off of the Progressive
vote in many states, the return 10
congress of former Speaker Joseph IT,
Cannon decisive Republican gains IN
New York and Illinois in tie house
membership, and the overwhelming
defeat of Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer by Senator Boies Penrose IN
Pennsylvania were features OF the
early returns.
Democratic leaders, ,howe> er, were
pleased by a triumph in Massachusetts
where former Representative Samuel
w. Mccall was defeated for the gov
ernship by Governor Walsh
Early returns ,'.dicated that the
Democrats would retain control OF
congress with approximately no
change in the senate majority but by
a decidedly reduced majority In the
house. At a late hour results In ILL
nois, Indiana, California and Colorado
as to the s%enatorship were in doubt.
In Illinois, Roger c. Sullivan who
had the endorsement of most admin
~istration leaders, Secretary Of State
Bryan, excepted, was leading in, Chi
cago and Cook county by a large plu-
rality over Senator l.. Y. Sherman,
Republican and Raymon Robins, Pro
gressive, but Senator Sherman was
running ahead in the country dis
tricts and was claiming the election.
Senator Shivley, Democrat, found
in the Indiana early returns a strong
opponent in Hugh Miller, the Repab-
lican candidate, with former Senator
Beevridge, the Progressive candidate,
polling a smaller vote than had been
expected. Senator Shively's vote be-
gan to pick up at a late hour and
administration leaders were claiming
his reelection.
In Colorado, Senator Charles S.
Thomas, Democrat, was being hard
pressed by Hubert Work, Republican
candidate.
The triumph Of Senator Penrose in
Pennsylvania yer A. Mitchell Palmer,
Democrat, who vas n Of the origi-
nal supporters Of Woodrow Wilson,
and Clifford Pinchot, Progressive was
overwhelmingly. The senatorial fight
in Kansas also was uncertain, &C.
cording to early returns. Charles
Curtis, former Republican senator,
Congressman George. A. Medley,
Democrat, adm Representative Victor
Murdoch, Progressive, engaged in a
spirited contest for the seat of Joseph
L. Bristow.
Senators reelected as the result Of
hard battles were Frank B. Brande-
goe, Republican, Of Connecticut, op-
posed by Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin; Al
bert B. Cummins, Republican, Of
Iowa, who defeated Representative
Maurice Connolly; John Walter Smith
Democrat, Of Maryland; William J..
Stone, Democrat, of Missouri; Jacob
H. Gallinger, Republican, of New
Hampshire, who was opposed by Rep
r%esentative E. B. Stevens.
Tennessee-First district:
Sam R. Sells, Republican, reflect
ed.
Second district:
r. A. Austen, Republican, reelected.
Indiana: Seventh. district:
Merrill Mores, Republican, re-
elected.