a Sn THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE Early Returns Indicate Sweep- ing Republican Victory BIG STATES GO REPUBLICAN @hio, New York, Pennsylvania and Blew Jersey Desert Democracy. Many Old Timers “Come > Back.” Washington, D. C. — Returns from @ongressional districts throughout the eountry indicate that Democratic con- #rol of the National House of Repre- @entatives has been reduced to a bare working majority, if it has not been wiped out altogether as a result of she Republican landslide in senatorial and congressional elections. Pennsylvania, of course, led the way for sweeping House gains, the indica- gions being that in-the next delegation will stand 27 Republicans, seven Dem- ecrats and two Progressives. This is a distinct loss for both Democratic and Progressive parties. Many of the old-time war horses of ghe Republican party have been decis- #vely elected. These include former iBpeaker Joseph G. Cannon of Dan- wille, I1l.; former Representative Wil- liam B. McKinley of Champaign, IL; {Sereno E. Payne, of Auburn, N. Y.; ‘Joseph W. Fordney, re-elected in Mich- dgan; former Representative Nicholas Yongworth of Cincinnati, O. New Jersey returns indicate big Re- \ publican gains in the House. The Re- publicans have not one member from New Jersey in the present House. In- dications are that there will be seven Republicans and only five Democrats in the next House. The Republican victory includes the election of Senators in such States as Pennsylvania, where Boies Penrose is re-elected to succeed himself; Warren ©. Harding, in Ohio, to succeed Sena- for Theodore E. Burton; James W. Wadsworth, in New York, to succeed Elihu Root; Jacob H. Gallinger, in New Hampshire; Frank B. Brandegee, $n Connecticut, and the possibility of Republicans in Indiana and Colorado to succeed Senators Benjamin F. Shively and Charles S, Thomas, Dem- ecrats. ; Results in districts which are still 4n doubt will decide whether the Dem- ecrats are to maintain control of the House by a narrow margin. It is now eertain, however, that the Republican sweep in Pennsylvania, New York, €onnecticut, -New Hampshire and ether States will deciminate the pres- ent Democratic majority of 145. Democratic leaders had expected there would be six Democratic acces- sions in the Senate, but they are doom- ed to disappointment. Illinois is still doubtful, but if Lawrence Y. Sherman wins in Illinois and Harding in Ohio ‘there ‘will not be a single Democratic gain in the Senate, while the Demo- cratic majority in the House will have diminished tothe disappearing point. The election of a Republican Sena- tor in Indiana is predicted. If the final reports bear out the prediction, jt will mean the defeat of Senator Shively, Democrat, and the impair- ment of even the present Democratic strength in the Senate. BAY STATE ELECTS DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR Walsh’s Lead Cut Low, While G. O. P. Gains Three More Congressmen. Boston, Mass.—The vote for Gover- por in 800 out of 1,125 election dis- tricts follows: McCall (Rep.) 120,215, Walker Prog.) 20,468, Walsh (Dem.) 142,522. P. F. Teague, Democrat, was elected to Congress in the Tenth Massachu- setts District. A. T. Treadway, (Rep.), was re-elected in the First. Calvin D. Paige (Rep.), was reelected in the Third district. Bull Moosers returned to the Repub- fican ranks in droves and as a result Governor David I. Walsh barely squeezed through for re-election over Samuel W. McCall, the Republican mominee. The indications are that Walsh has plurality of 15,000, while a year ago he led Charles S. Bird, Pro- gressive, by 55,612, Joseph Walker, ‘the Bull Moose candidate for Gover- nor, polled fewer than 40,000 votes as against 127,655 cast for Bird a year &gO. ¢ Returns from the congressional con- fest are incomplete but show the Re- publicans have added three more and have prospects of winning another. The Legislature is Republican by an increased majority. Governor, city of Boston complete: McCall (Rep.) 25,076, Walker (Prog.) 2,699 and Walsh (Dem.) 50,098. Fall River.—-Representative W. S. @©reen (Rep.) has been re-elected in the Fifteenth Congressional district. U. S. SENATORS ELECTED ALABAMA — Oscar W. TUnder- wood, Democrat. ARIZONA — Marcus A. Smith Democrat. > e | ARKANSAS — James P. Clarke | Democrat. | COLORADO—Charles S. Thomas, Democrat. CONNECTICUT—Frank B. Bran- degee, Republican. | FLORIDA — Duncan U. Fletcher, Democrat. GEORGIA — Hoke Smith, Demo- crat. IDAHO—James H. Brady, Repub- lican. ILLINOIS — Roger C. Sullivan, Democrat. IOWA—Albert B. Cummins, Re- publican. KENTUCKY—J. C. W. Beckham, Democrat. LOUISIANA —R. F. Broussard, Dengocrat. MARYLAND—John Walter Smith . Democrat. MISSOURI — William J. Stone, Democrat. NEW HAMPSHIRE — Jacob H. Gallinger, Republican. NEW YORK — James W. Wads- worth, Jr., Republican. NORTH CAROLINA—Lee S. Overman, Democrat. OHIO—Warren G. Harding, Re- publican. OKLAHOMA — Thomas P. Gore Democrat. PENNSYLVANIA—Boies Penrose, Republican. SOUTH CAROLINA — Ellison D. Smith, Democrat. VERMONT — W. P. Dillingham, Republican. PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSMEN Results indicate the election in Pennsylvania of the following mem- bers of the next House of Represen- tatives: | First District—William S. Vare, R., succeeds himself. Second District—George S.Graham, R., succeeds himself. Third District—J. Hampton Moore, R., succeeds himself. Fourth District—George monds, R., succeeds himself. Fifth District—Peter E. Costello, R., succeeds Michael Donohoe, D. Sixth District—George P. Darrow, R., succeeds J. Washington Logue. Seventh District—Thomas S. But- ler, R., succeeds himself. Eighth District—Henry W. Watson, R., succeeds Robert E. Difenderfer, D. Ninth District—William W. Griest, R., succeeds himself. Twelfth District—Thomas D. Hea ton, R., succeeds Robert E. Lee, D. Thirteenth District—Arthur G. De- walt, D., succeeds J. H. Rothermel, D. Fifteenth District—Edgar R. Kress, R., succeeds himself. / Eighteenth District—Aaron S. Krei- der, R., succeeds himself. Nineteenth District—J. S. Hartman, R., succeeds Warren Worth Bailey, D. Twenty-third District—Wooda N. Carr, D., succeeds himself. Twenty-fourth District— Henry W. Temple, Pro., succeeds himself. Twenty-sixth District—H. J. Steele, R., succeeds A. Mitchell Palmer, D. Twenty-ninth District—Stephen G. Porter, R., succeeds himself. Thirtieth District—W. H. Coleman, R., succeeds M. Clyde Kelly, R. » Thirty-first District—John M. Mo- rin, R., succeeds James F. Burke, R. Thirty-second District — Andrew J. Barchfeld, R., succeeds himself. At Large. M. M. Garland, John R. K. Scott, Thomas S. Crago and Daniel Lafean were chosen congressmen-at-large, succeeding Arthur M. Rupley, Pro.; John M. Morin, R.; Andrew H. Wal- ters, R., and Fred E. Lewis, R. - # * GOVERNORS ELECTED WwW. Ed- ALABAMA — Charles Henderson, Democrat. ARKANSAS — George W. Hays, Democrat. CALIFORNIA — Hiram Johnson, Progressive. CONNECTICUT—M. H. Holcombe, Republican. GEORGIA—N. E. Harris, Demo- crat. IOWA — George W. Clarke, Re- publican. MASSACHUSETTS —David IL Walsh, Democrat. NEW HAMPSHIRE—R. H. Spaul- ding, Republican. NEW YORK — Charles S. Whit- man, Republican. NORTH DAKOTA—D. B. Hanna, Republican. OHIO — Frank B. Willis, Repub- lican. PENNSYLVANIA-—Martin G. Brumbaugh, Republican. SOUTH CAROLINA — Richard IL Manning, Democrat. TENNESSEE — Thomas C. Rye, Democrat. WISCONSIN—E. L. Phillip, Re- publican. * * Idaho Elects Democratic Governor. Grand Forks, N. D.—Republicans scored a sweeping victory in North Dakota, returns at midnight indicated. United States Senator A. J. Gronna and Congressman H. T. Helgesen, George M. Young and P. D. Morton were re-elected, and the complete Re- publican state ticket, headed by Gov- ernor L. B. Hanna, appears to have been successful. The woman suffrage amendment was defeated overwhelm- ingly. PENROSE AND © BRUMBAUCH Entire Republican Ticket Wins in Pennsylvania PALMER AHEAD OF PINCHOT The Majorities for State Candidates Run Into the Six Figure Propor- tions, Indicating the Great Change in Sentiment of the Voters. Philadelphia,—Republicans made a clean-up in Tuesday's election in Pennsylvania. They regained much of their old time power and elected their State candidates, as follows: United States Senator—Boies Pen- rose. Governor—Martin G. Brumbaugh. Lieutenant Governor—Frank B. Mc- Clain. Secretary of Internal Affairs—Hen- ry Houck. Congressman-at-Large—John R. K. Scott, Daniel F. Lafean, Mahlon M. Garland and Thomas S. Crago. Brumbaugh’s majority for Governor- ship over Vance C. McCormick, the Democratic-Washington party nomi- nee, probably is in excess of 100,000. Penrose may have a plurality of equal size over his nearest opponent, as the vote against him was divided between Gifford Pinchot, Washington party candidate, and A. Mitchell Palmer, Democratic nominee. BOIES PENROSE, Re-Elected to United States Senate. Judge Frank M. Trexler, the ap- pointee of Governor Tener to the Su- perior Court, was elected by a big ma- jority over James E. Clark on the Non-partisan ticket. Judge Robert S. Frazer, for Justice of the State Supreme Court, probably is elected. The voie for Supreme Court Judge in 34 of the 48 wards in Philadelphia was: Frazer, 77,154; Kunkel, 43,891. MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH, Next Governor of Pennsylvania. The political division of the dele- gation now is 18 Republicans, 12 Dem- ocrats and six Progressives. In the new Congress, the Republican mem- bers from the State may total 29 apd the Democrats three. the Republicans will be in a‘'great ma- jority. HON. ROBERT S. FRAZER Elected Supreme Court Judge. Democrats Win In Missouri. St. Louis—Returns from Missouri early indicated that William J. Stone, Democrat, had been re-elected to the United States Senate by a modest majority. Thomas J. Akins, the Re- publican nominee, had a good lead in ®t Louis in the early returns. Re- smblican gains were shown in the state and Republican headquarters slaimed that the result was in doubt. Bedications were that woman suffrage was overwhelming defeated. Th Pemocrats appa lected 14 16 congressmen, but only two were certain—Clark in the Ninth district and Borland in the Fifth. New Jersey Elects Republicans. Boise.—Scattered returns from 60 precincts of 744 indicate the election of James H. Brady, Republican, id- cumbent as United States Senator, and Addison T. Smith, Republican, in- cumbent, and Robert McCracken, Re- publican, as congressman and that Governor John M. Haines, Republi- | can, has been defeated. Ferris Wins In Michigan. Detroit, Mich. — Fragmentary re- turns bore out the prediction of all party leaders that the Michigan gu- bernatorial contest between Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris, Dem., and for- mer Governor Chase S. Osborne, Rep., would be an exciting one. Lackawanna County Returns. Scranton, Pa.—Eighty-four districts in Lackawanna county give for Sena- In the new Pennsylvania Legislature | Rhode Island Close. Providence, R. IL—R. Livingston Beekmen, Republican candidate for governor, had a lead of nearly 5,000 votes over his Democratic opponent, Patrick P. Quinn, with returns from one-third of the state at hand. In the 65 voting districts of 186, the Republican vote showed a gain of 4,996 over the vote two ‘years ago. Suffrage Elections. Ohio—Returns indicate the woman’s suffrage amendment to the constitu- tion has been defeated. North Dakota—Woman’s amendment defeat indicated. South Dakota—Woban’s suffrage de- feat indicated. Missouri—Woman’s suffrage amend- ment defeated. suffrage One thousand two hundred and eighteen of 1,259 election districts in Philadelphia gave Palmer, 31,846; Pin- chot, 43,479; Penrose, 158,295; McCor- mick, 61,315; Brumbaugh, 174,259. One thousand one hundred and thirty-nine districts in Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia gave for sen- ator: Palmer, 43,318; Pinchot, 35,034; Penrose, 75,819. One thousand one hundred and six- teen districts gave for governor: Mc- Cormick, 69,486; Brumbaugh, 84,617. The figures cover about 30 per cent of the districts, not including Phila- delphia, but taking in Allegheny county. One thousand two hundred and for- ty-two districts out of 6,727 in Penn- sylvania gave for United States Sena- tor: Palmer (Dem.) 32,987; Pinchot (Prog.), 31,851; Penrose (Rep.), 119, 628. For Governor: McCormick, '51,349; Brumbaugh, 124,914. The results by counties as follows: Adams. Gettysburg, Pa.—Six districts out of 40 in Adams county: Palmer 218, Pinchot 116, Penrose 202; McCormick 306, Brumbaugh 256. Armstrong. Kittanning, Pa.—In 29 of the pre- cincts heard from in Armstrong coun- ty Penrose is leading hy a big ma- jority. About 80 per cent of the tick- ets were split. The count was as fol- lows: Penrose, 1,113; Pinchot, 914; Palmer, 892. Governor—Brumbaugh, 1,647; McCormick, 1,319. Supreme Court—Frazer, 1,856; Kunkle, 530. Su- perior Court—Clark, 1,023; Trexler, 1,419. Beaver. Beaver, Pa.— Early returns from Beaver county indicate a close fight between Penrose and Pinchot, with Palmer third. Brumbaugh will likely carry the county. Bedford. Bedford, Pa.— Seventeen districts out of 40 give: McCormick, 1,326; Brumbaugh, 1,184; Penrose, 1,027; Palmer, 933; Pinchot, 541. Blair. Altoona, Pa—A tremendous vote was polled in this city and Blair county and incomplete returns being received indicate that the Republican ticket is victorious. Eleven districts out of 87 in the county give Palmer 333, Pinchot 701, Penrose, 1,016. Eight districts give McCormick, 572, Brumbaugh 938. Bradford. Bradford, Pa.—Nineteen districts out of 48 in McKean county, including two districts of Bradford, give; Mec- Cormick, 654; Brumbaugh, 452. For United States Senator—Palmer, 268; Penrose, 386; Pinchot, 545. Butler. Butler, Pa.—Thirty out of 77 dis- tricts in Butler county give: Senator —_Palmer, 827; Pinchot, 894; Penrose, 925. Governor — McCormick, 1,031; Brumbaugh, 1,045. Supreme Court— Frazer, 1,146; Kunkel, 815. Superior Court—Clark, 860; Trexler, 943. Berks. Reading, Pa.— Thirty-five districts out of 152 in Berks county give Pal- mer, 1,809; Pinchot, 133; Penrose, 489; McCormick, 1,894; Brumbaugh, 587. Clearfield. Clearfield, Pa.—Eighteen of the 94 districts in Clearfield county give: Pinchot, 752; Palmer, 644; Penrose, 545; McCormick, 1,207; Brumbaugh, 747. Crawford. Meadville, Pa.— Fifteen precincts out of 64 in Crawford county give | Palmer 458; Pinchot, 223; Penrose, | 458; McCormick, 634; Brumbaugh, | 517. Cumberland. Carlisle, Pa.—Four districts out of 59 in Cumberland county: Palmer 125, Pinchot 25, Penrose 156; McCor- mick 155, Brumbaugh 169. Erie. Erie, Pa—Returns from 38 of the 42 city districts and one-half of the districts of Erie and Crawford coun- ties indicate that Penrose and Brum- baugh are well ahead of their op- ponents. Elk. Ridgway, Pa.—Incomplete election returns would indicate that the entire Republican ticket will run ahead in Elk county by from 1,200 to 1,600. Ridgway borough has given Brum- baugh a majority of 240 for Governor. For judge of the Supreme Court, Rob- ert S. Frazer ran ahead, and for Judge of the Superior Court, Frank M. Trexler leads slightly. Fayette. Uniontown, Pa.—The Republican party carried Fayette county, nearly all its candidates being elected by a large majority. Senator Crow will | carry the county with a majority of | 3,000 and Penrose and Brumbaugh | will have a larger majority. Early | returns showed Palmer, 1,603; Pin- | chot, 887; Penrose, 2,999; Governor, | McCormick, 2,178; Brumbaugh, 3,195. | Huntingdon. | Huntingdon, Pa.—Returns from 22 | of the 67 districts of Huntingdon | county gave the following figures: | For Governor—Brumbaugh, Republi- | can, 1,128; McCormick, Democrat and | Washington, 806. United States Sen- | ator—Penrose, 597; Pinchot, 690; Pal- | mer, 313. | Somerset. | Somerset, Pa—Twenty districts in | Somerset county out of 56 give Pin- | chot a lead of 200, with a probability tor: .Palmer, 4,222; Pinchot, 2,449; | that Penrose will carry the county Penrose, 5,449. For Governor: Mec- Cormick, 5,632; Brumbaugh, 6,940. | by several hundred. McCormick has | a safe lead of probably 300 THE RESULTS IN MANY STATES Gains for Republicans Nearly Everywhere WERE NUMEROUS SURPRISES The News From the States Holding Elections This Year as Far as Reported to Headquar- ters of the Parties. Cleveland, —Frank -B. Willis has been elected Governor by upward of 30,000 plurality and Warren G. Hard- ing United States Senator by between 60,000 and 80,000. With them the Republicans have un- doubtedly elected their entire State ticket a majority in both branches of the General Assembly and at least 10 of the 22 Congressmen from Ohio. Governor Cox carried Cuyahoga, Lu- cas and Franklin counties. Willis car- ried Montgomery, the home county of Cox, by 1,000 and Hamilton county by 2,000. Governor Cox banked on a heavy vote in the large counties to elect him, but his defeat in Hamilton county put him out of the running, the rural counties showing unprecedented Re- publican gains and insuring the elec- tion of Willis. . 74 oe FRANK B. WILLIS, Governor-Elect of Ohio. Partial returns gave Willis estimat- ed pluralities of 3,000 in Trumbull county, 800 in Wood, 650 in Knox, 600 in Scioto, 500 in Stark, 500 in Darke, 1,000 in Perry, 200 in Hancock, 1,750 in Greene, 100 in Preble, 600 in High- land, 750 in Richland, and substantial pluralities in Muskingum and Cham- plain counties. Incomplete returns indicated Cox had carried by greatly decreased plu- ralities Sandusky, Seneca, Licking, Erie and Auglaize counties. At no time did the election of Hard- ing for Senator appear in doubt. He ran ahead of his ticket in all parts of the State. Cincinnati.— Partial returns from al- most every part of the State of Ohio indicate that Warren G. Harding, Rep., is establishing a substantial lead over Timothy S. Hogan, Dem., and Ar- United States Senator to succeed Theodore L. Burton, Rep. Partial returns from all parts of Ohio indicate that the amendment ex- tending suffrage to women has been defeated: that the one asking for state-wide prohibition has met a like fate and that the home rule for cities amendment will probably carry. Indiana Re-Elects Shively. Indianapolis.—There were surprises in the election in Indiana, the unex- pected strength of Hugh Miller, the Republican candidate for Senator, and the poor showing of the ‘Progres- sive candidate. Senator. Shively is probably re-elected. . Rhode Island Close. Trenton.—President Wilson’s home congressional district has elected Eli- jah C. Hutchinson, Rep., by about 2,000 plurality. Returns indicate strong Republican gains throughout the state. Democrats will retain control of the state Senate by the same vote as last year, 11 to 10, and that the Assembly that was last year Democratic will this year be Republican by about 38 to 2. Democrats Carry Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.—The election of Thomas C. Rye, Democratic candidate for governor of Tennessee, is conced- ed by managers of the campaign of Governor Ben W. Hooper, Rep.-Fus. candidate for re-election. Cummins Wins in lowa. Des Moines, Ta.—Republican state headquarters claimed the re-election of Senator A. B. Cummins and Gover- nor George W. Clark, and further sweeping Republican victories. thur L. Garford, Prog., in the race for Returns indicate that the ! N. Y. REPUBLICANS MADE CLEAN SWEEP Whitman Elected Governor By Overwhelming Majority New York. — District Attorney Charles S. Whitman (Rep.) was elect- ed Governor of New York by an esti- mated plurality of 110,000 over Martin H. Glynn (Dem.), the incumbent. William Sulzer, who was impeached and removed from office in the fall of 1913, running on the Prohibition and American party tickets, finished third. Prederick M. Davenport (Prog.), ran fourth. : James W. Wadsworth (Rep.), de- feated James W. Gerard (Dem.) for the United States senatorship bY about 45,000. Bainbridge Colby (Prog.) was third with a vote that probably will not exceed 50,000. In 4,081 districts out of 5,661 in the State, the vote for Governor stood: Whitman 529,336, Glynn 153,278, Sulzer 80.540, Davenport 37,963. CHARLES S. WHITMAN, Governor-Elect of New York. In 2,029 districts out of the total of 5,661 the vote for Senator stood: Wadsworth 254,607, Gerard 237,742, Colby 29,602. k \ At Republican headquarters it was asserted that their entire State ticket and a majority of their candidates for both Houses of the Legislature had ‘been elected. Supporters of Gov. Glynn had hoped that he would carry Greater New York by 105,000 and that Mr. Whitman would come down to Harlem with no more than a plurality of 75,000, These hopes soon were dissipated. Virtually complete returns from the city indi- cated that Glynn probably would have a plurality of between 50,000 and 60,- 000 here and that Whitman's up-state lead would be well upwards of 175,000. Wadsworth polled a good vote in Greater New York, approximately two-fifths of the total number of dis- tricts giving Gerard a lead of only 30,000 over his opponent. At the same time Wadsworth had a 50,000 lead in “a little less than one-third of the up- | state districts.: Uncle Joe Returned. | Chicago, IlL.—Roger Sullivan, Demo- cratic candidate for United States Sen- ator, has carried Chicago by at least 65,000 plurality, Robins, Progressive, ‘runs third to Sherman, Republican. Whether Sullivan is elected cannot be definitely stated until later State re- | turns . are received. Representative James R. Mann, Republican House leader, was re-elected in the Scond dis- trict. Former Speaker Joseph G. Can- non has carried the Eighteenth dis- | trict by 3,500 over Frank O’Hair, Dem- "ocratic incumbent. Other gains for Republicans are shown in other Re- publican Congressional districts. Wil- liam B. McKinley being elected in the Nineteenth. | Delaware Defeats Democrats. | Wilmington, Del—Secretary of State T. W. Miller, Republican, was elected as Delaware’s only representative in Congress over Franklin Brockson, Democrat, the present incumbent, by a plurality that will exceed 500. The | legislature will probably be close. The ' Republicans also elected Swain, state | treasurer, and Duff, state auditor. West Virginia Republican. Charleston, W. Va.—Scattered re- iurns indicate Republicans have elect- ed five of six Congressmen, losing the Second district, where Brown will suec- | ceed himself. Probable successful (candidates are: George White, First | district; W. G. Brown, Second; S. B. | Avis, Third; Hunter Noss, Fourth; Ed- | ward Cooper, Fifth, and Howard Suth- erland, at-large. { Vermont Republican. Montpelier, Vt.—Early returns indi. | cate the elegtion of the entire Repub lican state and congressional tickets. | Senator Dillingham, Rep., is leading | Charles A. Prouty, Dem.-Prog., im | early returns and his election is | claimed by the Republican state Com- mittee. Kentucky Elects Democrats. Jouisville—By large majorities, es- timated to range up to 40,000, Ken- tucky elected former Governor J. C. W. Beckham, Dem., for the full term in the United States Senate, and John- son N. Camden, Dem., for the remain- der of the late Senator W. O. Bradley's term. | Champ Clark Re-Elected. { St. Louis, Mo. — Champ Clark (Dem.), speaker of the House, was re- | elected § +