The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-11
BOTH PARTIES
 FIND HOPE IN
 ELECTION RETURNS


 Both che Democratic and Republi. can parties lind hope in the returns from last weeks elections. In offic. iai statements given out both parties show that Che Progressive party has about gone to pieces. but the Demo. crats claim that Q large part of it is going to them The Republicans also claim they are returning to that par. ty. TheRepublicons admitted that In Kentucky tho Democrats saved them selves from defeat by bringing In Ma tionol Issues They were divided by facdonal differences.
 Democratic Statement
 A statement just issued from the headquarters Of the Democratic na- tional committee said:
 "rhe results yesterday show that
 "phe election results shcw that have gotten together in some states. the Democracy has made large gains from the Progressive ranks
 "Thls is notably true In Massachu- setts. from which state the first oi- 1cial returns arc available. The Democratic gubernatoriai candidate Gov Walsh made wonderful race. He boiled the largest vote ever given Q Democrat, while Mir Mccall the Republican candidate, ran way behind the normal Republican vote given party nominees in recent years. The boast of the Republicans in Massa- chusetts that they would carry the state by from 25.OoO to 10000 major ity remains untitled
 Comparison Of Vote
 "The total vote given Walsh yes- terday was 229312, while Mccall re- ceived 235.91S votes The vote for Gov. Walsh was nearly 10000 greater than he received two years ago and 3I000 more than he received in 1912 President Wilson received 17S,4OO votes. as against 29S.175 for Taft and Roosevelt. Taft received 265,966 votes in 1908. which is 30,000 more than the vote given Mccall yesterday
 "In this connection the important fact should not be overlooked that ! Massachusetts is one Of the old lino ! Republican states. It has elected Re- ! publican legislators and Republican ] United States senators for genera ] dons. The Democratic party. which ! has always been the minority party ! is stronger in the state today than ! it has ever been before.
 Victories For Democrats
 There were three state results yesterday where governors were chos- en. The Democrats elected the state ticket in two out of the three states While they lost the governorship in Massachusetts. a heretofore strong Re- publican state, they elected @ Demo crat to replace the present Republi- can governor in Maryland In Ken lucky the Democrats elected their cam didate for governor, Hon. A. O. Stan ley. whose election was opposed by a number Of Republican spellbinders of national reputation. including for mcr vice president Fairbanks. The fine victories in two of these closely states. and the very remark able race made by tho party leader in the other is highly gratifying to the national democracy for an Of the states have been in the Republican fold during the past few years.
 "The results yesterday are full of encouragement to Democrats. demon strating conclusIvely that it is the constructive and gaining party while the Republicans have failed signally in their efforts to force back into the ranks progressive and Independent Re- pubiicans."
 Republican Statement