The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06
REPUBLICANS IN

Island. West Virginia, South Dakota
and Nebraska.
While New Jersey does not show a
gain for Republicans in the senate.
Baird and Edge, Republicans. have
been elected for the short and long
| terms respectively. One of the seats
was that which was held by William
Hughes Democrat, made vacant by his
death. ts'--
Soldiers May Decide.
| In New York. the governorship
contest is so close that the soldier
deciding factor. The final plurality of
Smith, Democrat, in Greater New
| York was 25S,544. When the count
ing stopped at 4 a. m. Whitman's
plurality outside of the city was 229.-
| O05 with $50 rural districts to be
heard from. This means that Whit
man. the Republican candidate. rum
Ing to succeed himself, needs to gain
plurality of 1858 in the upstate sec
| ton. The last 81 rural districts heard
from before the counting cloced until
later today. gave Whitman plurality
| 81 per district.
| For Governor.
! Reports this morning showed that
| governorship contests in the various
states had resulted as follows:
| Alabama, T. E. Kirby, Democrat;
Arizona. T. r. Campbell, Republican
probably elected); Arkansas. c. H.
Brough, Democrat; California, W. E.
Stephens, Republican tprobably elect
ed); Colorado. o. H. Shoup. Republi-
can; Connecticut, NJ. H. Holcomb. Re-
publican; Georgia, H. NJ. Dorsey, DEM
ocrat; Idaho d. w. Davis, Republican;
Iowa, w. L. Harding, Republican;
Massachusetts. c. Coolidge, Republi-
can; Michigan, A E. Sleeper, Repub-
lican.
Minnesota, ]. A. A. Burnquist, Re-
publican; Nebraska. s. r. McKelvie,
Republican; Nevada. E. D: Boyle.
Hampshire. J. H. Bartlett, Republi-
can; New Mexico, o. o. Larrazolo, Re-
publican, (probably elected); New
York. A. E. Smith, Democrat, Every
nearly tied with Governor Charles S.
Whitman, Republican,; North Dako-
NJ. Cox. Democrat. (probably elected)
Oregon, ]. Withycombe. Republican;
Pennsylvania, W. C. Sproul, Republi-
can; Rhode Island, r. L. Beeckman,
Republican,; South Carolina, r. A
Cooper, Democrat; South Dakota, p
Norbeck, Republican: Tennessee, A. H
Roberts, Democrat; Texas, 7. p. Hob
by. Democrat: Vermont, P. w. Glenn
ent. Republican,; Wisconsin, E. L.
Phillip. Republican; Wyoming, r. D
Carey, Republican.
% Accounted For.
Out OF forty senators being elected
twenty-eight lad been accounted for
early today. They were:
Alabama, Bankhead. CD; Arkan.
sas, Robinson. Cd; Delaware, Ball
(R); Georgia. Harris, CD; Idaho
Borah, (R.) Illinois, Mccormick. Or. J
Iowa. Kenyon, (R.); Kansas, Capper
(R.): Louisiana, Ransdell and Gay
| T-s
last September. Massachusetts, Walsh
Cd Minnesota, Nelson. (R.); Missis.
sippi, Harrison, CD: Missouri, Spen.
Ger, (R.) Nebraska, Norris, (R.) New
Hampshire. Keyes and Moses (R.)
New Jersey, Edge, Qong term) ant
eayoaa esh simm tarm H oT Meral
!: Mulkey. (short term) (R.) RHODE Is
land, Colt, (R.); South Carolina, Dial
: long term), Pollock (short term,
CD South Dakota, Sterling. (R.)
Tennessee. Shields, Cd; Virginia
Martin, CD
Cannon's 22nd Term.
In the election for the house, for
mer Speaker Cannon was returned t.
: his seat from Illinois for what will b,
his twenty-second term. Meyer Lon
don, the only Socialist in the house
was defeated by former Representa-
: tive Henry NJ. Goldfogle, a Democrat
: TIE loss Of the Socialist seat however
. was offset by the election of anothe
: Socialist, Victor Berger of Milwaukee
: who defeated Representative Stafford
Republican. Berger previously serve,
in the house and at present is unde
indictment charged with having VIC
lated the espionage law.
Senator Walsh, of Montana, wa
running ahead OF Republican and in
dependent opponents.
: Republican Wins.
In California, Governor Stephen.
!: Republican candidate, apparently ha
defeated Theodore Bell. who ran a
an independent.
In Colorado, Senator Shafroth, Dem
ocrat, was having a close contest wit
Phipps, Republican, with the latte
leading at latest reports.
In Delaware, a Republican senate
and a Republican congressman wer
. elected.
In Idaho, the election of the Re
: publican ticket is probable, but Sena
tor Borah has run behind his part,
The race between Senator Nugen
Democrat. and Gooding. the Republ
can candidate, appeared very close.
In Indiana, the Republican cand
dates for congress either had bee
elected or were making very clos
!: races.
:: Burnquist Is Ahead.
Republican. was leading ina five COZ
q nered race. In Kentucky the Reput
lican leaders claimed the election c
John T. Hasswell over Governor Star
= ley. Democrat. I'M Nevada. incon
plete returns show Senator Henderson
Democrat. leading over Represents
: tive Roberts, Republican, with Ann
Martin, the woman candidate for til
senate. running far behind Rhode 1.
land elected senator and all three Re
publican congressman. In South Ds
gotta the election of the Republica
ticket was claimed. =
Vermont returned Republicans
congress. Wyoming results were slo
= in coming in with Senator Warren an
Representative Mondell. Republican
leading.
Eli West Virginia showed the probab
= election of David Elkins, Republican
to the senate but the vote in the cor
e gressional districts was close.