The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-06
ENORMOUS MAJORIfIES In The EAST. PROGRESSIVE
PARTY CUTS PRACTICALLY no FIGURE EXCEPT TO
!. ASSIST DEMOCRATS IN HOLDING WHAT THEY Did
Governor Ferris Reelected : Shiawassee County
Elects Entire Republican Ticket-LeSislature
Almost Solidly Republican.

The election result the country ovel
is about what was generally looked for
at least by Republicans. 1t is not al
that was hoped for and the cause il
quickly apparent to all-the vote OF the
third party which was just large
enough in many instances to give the
victory to the Democrats without doing
the Progressive party any particularly
good. This is especially true in the
senatorial and congressional elections,
the Democrats retaining control OF the
house and probably increasing their
vote in the senate solely for the reason
that those who believe in protection
split their votes, the Republican candi'
dates barely failing to win and the
Progressive candidates falling far to
the rear. With the former Republicans
all back in line-and thousands upon
thousands of them came back on Tues
day to stay-the Dem ocratic party
would have been overwhelmingly de-
feated.
The great contest in Michigan was
for governor. Victory rests with Coy.
Ferris by plurality of about $4,000.
The balance of the Republican ticket
was successful by plurality of So 600
CT more; the congressional delegation
will consist of eleven Republicans and
e4~1vAsepeersts: the legislatnre is almost
solid]y r Republican. 03 of the 100 mem
bers In the house and 30 of the thirty.
two senators; while Republican candi
dates for county officers throughout the
state were generally successful. In
this congressional district. Congressman
FordDev is re elected for the ninth time
BY plurality of about 4.5O0 carrying
each Of the six counties in the district.
y. With one or two districts in doubt,
the Republicans gained Sc seats In the
house of representatives, the member.
ship being Democrats. 229; Republicans,
196; Progressiyes, Z; Socialist. /; I.de-
pendent. /; Democratic plurality Of 33
and maj ,rity of "a, compared with a
plurality OF 1853 and maj ,rity of 144 in
the present congress. The senate will
probable stand, Democrats, "a, Republi.
cans, Al; Progressive, Ia gain for the
former party Of 1.
In the state elections New York and
Pennsylvania went overwhelmingly
Republican, the former by 140,O 600 and
the latter by spproximstely 200, ,OOO and
these are the two states in which ex
President Roosevelt put forth every
possible effort to defeat the Republican
candidates. In New York the Pro
eressiye candidate for governor ran
fourth, even ex Gov. sulzer running as
an independent receiving more votes
than did the candidate of Mr. Roosevelt.
The election of Mr.. Whitman as COVER.
nor makes him loom up as presidential
posi- bility two years hence. Ohio elect
cd Republican governor as did seyer-
al of the western states. 'Uncle Joe"
Cannon won notable victory in his
congressional district and will become
congressman on March 4th next for the
twentieth time.
The states of Arizona. Washington
and Oregon adopted state wide prohi'
bition. making IA states In which the
LIQUOR traffic is now outlawed. Nevada
and Montana adopted women suffrage.
In Shiawaesee county the Republicans
elected their entire ticket by substantial
uluralities. Until the official returns
ere available the following figures will
show the result:
Governor Ferris, democrat, 2,507;
Osborn, republican. 2,OS9; Pattengill,
progressive, 2S2 Plurality 40S
Lieutenant Governor-Dickinson. re.
publican, 2.2el; Beach, democrat, 1,6lo;
Mcbride, progressive. 353. Plurality
65i.
g secretary Of State-Vaughn, republi.
csn, S,21S; McMsnus. democrat, 1.453;
Hstdorf, progressive, gag. Plurality,
7oo.
Congressman-Fordney. republican.
2oI7: Smith. democrat. 2,O.6; Daley,
nrowrsssive, 345 Plurality, 9Ol.
sonetor Foster, republican, 3.44I;