The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
Democrats and Republicans
Pleased With Returns.
Both Parties See Signs Point
ing to National Victory.
OPPOSING LEADERS, VIEWS
HilleS Says Wilson Admins
tration Has Failed to Satisfy.
Democrats Point to Great
Gains in Massachusetts,.

New York, Nov. 4.-Charles D.
Hilles, chairman of the Republican
national committee, commenting on
Tuesdays elections, said:
1.-The results of Tuesdays election
must be anything but gratifying to The
national administration. The contest
in the Democratic state of Maryland
was so very close that the result will
be in doubt until decided by the Off
cial canvass. In the Democratic state
of Kentucky, where national questions
avoid a drubbing, the Republicans
have shown their old time form we
have carried Cincinnati by the largest
plurality ever given candidate IN
that city.
1.-The Republicans have retained
control of the legislatures in New
York and New Jersey, have elected
local officers in upstate New York
and all officers in Philadelphia They
have swept Massachusetts by plurad-
t1ies ranging from 10000 to 10000,
electing all state officers and $50 Re
publican members of the legislature
against 70 Democrats.
1--WE have carried one congressional
district in Pennsylvania and three ir
New York, one OF which, the Twenty
third New York, has been held by a
Democrat.
1.-THE Boston Post contended that
the national administration was on
trial and that the election of Mccall
would be a vote of lack of confidence
Surely the national administration
cannot point with pride to and pre-
tend to be complimented by the sue
cess of Tammany Hall in securing con-
troll of local New York offices and aid
ing in the defeat of the New York
constitution
Democratic View Point
Washington, Nov. "A statement
issued Wednesday night from the
headquarters of the Democratic ma
rional committee, commenting on the
results of the elections said:
1.-The results show that while the
Republicans and Bull Moose have got
ten together in some states, the Demo-
cratic party has made large gains
from the Progressive ranks. This is
notably true in Massachusetts from
which state the first official returns
are available. The Democratic CUB
ernatorial candidate, Governor Walsh,
made a wonderful race. He pOlled the
largest vote ever given a Democrat in
the state, while Mccall, the Repub-
hcan candidate, ran way behind the
normal Republican vote given party
nominees in recent years. The boast
of the Republicans in Massachusetts
that they would carry the state by 25,-
900 to 10000 majority remained I'M
fulfilled.
There were three state election
results where Democrats were chosen.
The Democrats elected their state tick
cts in two of these three states. While
chusetts, a particularly strong Repub-
lican state, they elected a Democrat
to replace the present Republican
governor in Maryland.
I'm Kentucky the Democrats
elected their candidate for governor,
Hon. A. o. Stanley, whose election
was opposed by a number of Repub-
licans spell binders of national repu-
tation including former Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks. The fine victories in
two of these closely contested states
and the remarkable race made by the
party leader m the other is highly
gratifying to the National Democracy,
for all of these states have been in
the Republican fold during the last
few years.
There is a possibility that Rooney
will run for probate judge at the next
election. The probation officer adj
mits that he els thinking it over"
Rooney is a Republican. There are
two other Republican candidates for
the office.