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ELECTION
RETURNS.
NARROW CONGRESSIONAL MARGIN
Forty-two States Choose Representatives — Penny-
packer Governor of Pennsylvania and Odell
Re-Elected in New York—Ohio Republican.
The final returns do not seriously
alter the figures in the general re-
sult. The Republican majority in
Congress will be at least 22, and may
reach 25, compared with 41 in the
present house. The Republicans
gained in Illfnois and Nebraska and
added one congressman each in Kan-
sas and Virginia. The Democrats
gained in California, Kentucky, Mary-
land, New York and Missouri and ad-
ded one each in Iowa and Kansas. It
is significant that in the Middle West,
where the sentiment for tariff re-
vision was considered a possible
danger, the Republicans lost but one
Representative, and that in Iowa,
where the party was most outspoken
platform. Pennsylvania re-
turns 28 Republicans and 4 Demb-
crats, as against 27 Republicans and
3 Democrats now.
On the State contests California is
believed to have been retained by the
Republicans with a majority of some-
thing over 2,000. Colorado is
claimed and ex-Senator Wolcott is
"° SAMUEL W. PENNYPACKER,
Governor-Elect of Pennsylvania.
hurrying back to enter the campaign
against Senator Teller. Nebraska is
safely Republican. The Democrats
appear to have cavtured Rhode Is-
land. In New York Odell’s plurality
is about 10,000. Tom Johnson saved
Cleveland from the wreck and is out
in active warfare against McLean for
control of the Ohio Democracy in
the next national convention.
One of the most curious results is-
in Delaware, where the Republicans
have won the Legislature, but find
themselves in the same position as
before. Addicks still controls enough
members to prevent the election of
anyone to the Senate. The net re-
sult of his influence has been to give
the Democrats a Congressman.
A significant feature of the general
election returns is the way in which
the western states lost to the Repub-
lican party on the silver issue are
changing. The Dakotas, Wyoming,
Montana, Utah, Washington, Nebras-
ka, and Colorado have ranged them-
selves in the Republican column
again.
Returns from forty-two states show
that the next congress will have a Re-
publican majority. The membership
of the house is 386. The next con-
gress will stand: Republican, 204;
Democrat, 179, with three, the Eighth
Tennessee and the First and Second
California districts to hear from yet.
In Pennsylvania Samuel W. Penny-
packer’s plurality is about 135,000.
In New York the returns indicate
that Governor Odell has been re-elect-
ed by a plurality ranging between
11,000 and 12,000.
Ohio presented the surprise of the
year by resuming her place at the
head of the Republican states with a
majority for the state ticket approxi-
mating 100,000.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Republicans Have Majority in Both
Branches of Legislature.
Practically complete returns from
the state indicate a plurality for
Samuel W. Pennypacker (R.), for gov-
ernor, of ahout 135,000. Of the 32
congressmen glected 28 are Republi-
cans and four Democrats, the latter
heing George F. Howell, Tenth dis-
trict; Marcus C. I.. Kline, Thirteenth
“district; Charles H. Dickerman, Six-
teenth district, and Joseph H. Shull,
Twenty-sixth district. The incoming
house of representatives will be made
up of 157 Republicans and 47 Demo-
crats, and the senate will contain 39
Republicans and 11 Democrats. On
joint ballot 128 votes are required to
elect a United States senator, and
Boise Penrose claims to have elected
more than enough members pledged
to him to insure his re-election to the.
senate in January next. Complete
returns from all but ten counties in
Pennsylvania show a Republican plu-
rality for governor of 93.255. Of the
10 missing counties eight are Repub-
lican and two Democratic. The eight
Republican counties show an estimai-
ed plurality for Pennypacker of 43,-
800, while the Democratic counties
give an estimated plurality for Patti
son of 2,600, a net Republican plural-
ity in the missing counties of 41,200,
or a total plurality for Pennypacker
in the state of 134,455. Pennypacker
ran ahead of both William M. and
Isaac B. Brown more than 40,000
votes, while Pattison also led the
Democratic ticket by several thou-
sand votes.
Aliegheny County.—Gives Penny-
packer 30,000 plurality.
The Democratic-Citizens Fusion
| ticket carried the county by majority
of 7,000, and claims to have elected
four Congressmen, both State Sena-
tors, and all the members of the Leg-
islature, except three. It will re-
quire the official count to decide who
is elected.
Forty-nine out of 88 districts in
Allegheny City gave a majority of 1,-
141 to George Shiras, the anti-ma-
chine candidate for Congress,
against W. H. Graham and about 1,-
200 to the fusion county ticket.
Armstrong County.—The Republi,
can state and county ticket will carry
the coundy with 1,500 plurality. The
only contest is third place for con-
missioner between James Gallagher,
of Kittanning, and Andrew Gallagher,
of Apollo. It will probably take the
official count to decide.
Beaver County.—Complete semi-of-
ficial returns are: Pennypacker,
5,136; Pattison, 3,563. Congress,
Acheson, Republican, 3,319: Eckert,
Democrat, 3,411. Senate, Samuel P.
‘White, Republican, 5,359; Lewis W.
Reed, Democrat, 3,413. Assembly,
Ira F. Mansfield, Republican, 5,652;
John T. Taylor, Republican, 5,168;
Henry H. Wilson, Democrat, 3,444;
T. Frank Covert, Democrat, 3,193.
Bedford County. — Complete re-
turns give Pennypacker 4,021, Patti-
son 3,796. For Congress, Evans, Re-
publican, has a majority of 882, Mil-
ler, Republican, is elected to the
Senate, and Alsip, Republican, and
Doty Democrat, to the assembly.
Balance of ticket is Republican.
Blair County. — Returns of the
county indicate that Pennypacker’'s
plurality for Governor will be about
1,500. Alvin = Evans, Republican
candidate for Congress, is running
ahead of the ticket.
Bucks County.—Complete returns
show a mixed result in the lagislature
fight, the winners being Warren I.
Cressman, Republican; Frank G. Ed-
wards, Republican, and Fusion, and
H. J. Zane, Democrat and Fusion.
Hampton W. Rice, the third Fusion-
ist, was defeated by 110 votes.
Butler County.—The Republican
state ticket will have a majority of
1,000. George F. Huff, Republican;
for congress, and the entire Republi-
can county ticket win.
Cambria County.—Compiete returns
give Pennypacker, 8,908; Pattison, 8,-
504. Congress—Evans, Republican,
9,309; Cresswell, Democrat, 8,187.
Legislature—Davis, Republican, 9,102;
Hohmann, Republican, 8,790; Itell,
Democrat, 8,329; Somerville, Denio-
crat, 8,390. :
Cameron County—Gives Pennypack:
er 300 majority; Dresser for congress,
250; legislature.in doubt. :
Chester County. Estimates gives
Pennypacker a majority of 1,000, a
Democratic gain of 2,002. Butler, for
congress, receives 3,500 plurality in
the county.
Clarion County. — Complete re
turns from 37 districts out of 41 in
this county show that Pattison will
have 1,100 plurality in the county.
J. K. P. Hall is elected to the State
Senate without opposition. L. .
Arner, Democrat, for Legislature,
has 850 majority. J. H. F. Hoy,
Democrat, is re-elected to the Legis-
lature by 600 majority. John Saxton,
Republican, was re-elected county
commissioner. The ‘Democrats elect-
ed the balance of thelr county ticket.
Clearfield County.—Estimates give
Pennypacker 500 plurality, a Repub-
lican gain of 916. For the Legisla-
ture Boulton and Scofield, Republi-
cans, are elected. For Congress S.
R. Dresser, Republican, has 800 plur-
ality in the county. Patton, Repub-
lican, receives 1,500 plurality for
Senator.
Clinton County. — Has elected
every candidate on the Republican
ticket. Pattison, for Governor, has
546 majority; Deemer, Republican,
for Congress, has 99 majority in the
county. Kelsey, Republican, is elect-
ed to the Legislature.
Cumberland County.-—Pattison cax-
ried the county by a majority of 1,070.
Congress—Olmsted, Republican, has a
majority over Forster, Democrat.
State senate—McePherson, Republican,
5,284; Plank, Democrat, 2,208. Ilegis-
lature—Myers, Democrat, 5311;
Dougherty, Democrat, 5,277; Davis,
Republican, 5,063; Brinkerhoff, Re-
publican, 5,287. McPherson, Republi-
can, defeats Plank, Democrat, in
Thirty-second district over 1,000 ma-
jority.
Dauphin. County.—Complete returns
give Pennypacker, 10,201; Pattison,
8,441; Swallow, 717. Congress, Olm-
sted, 10,137. l.egislature, First dis-
trict, Kunkel, Republican, 5,314;
Keath, Democrat, 3,516; Ulrich, Re-
publican. 5,874; Ober, Republican,
5,788; Stroup, Republican, 5,898; Mes-
senger, Democrat, 3,340: Hanna, Dem-
ocrat, 3,457; Budd, Democrat, 3,325.
Elk County.—Democrats ciaim Elk
county by 2,000 for head of the ticket
and 1,800 for county candidates.
Erie County.—Partial city and
county returns indicate that Penny-
packer will carry Erie county by
2,200. The two Republican Assem-
blymen in the county will be elected.
Schultz, Democrat, will carry the
city Assembly district by 700, re-
placing a Republican. Bates, Re-
publican, will be re-elected to Con-
gress.
Fayette County.—Estimates is that
the state and county Republican tick-
ets are elected. It is estimated by
Democrats that O. W. Kennedy, Dem-
ocrat, has an estimated plurality over
A. F. Cooper; Republican, for con-
gress, of 1,500 in the county.
Forest County.—Estimates give
Pennypacker a plurality of 200, a
Dericcratic gain of 69. For Congress,
Sibley, Republican, has a plurality of
250. The. Legislature: is very uncer-
tain, with both sides. claiming vic-
tory.. .
Fulton County.—Estimates give
Potiison for Governor 325 plurality.
S. Wesley Kirk, Democrat, is elect-
ed for the Legislature, and H. I.
Huber, Democrat, will have a plural-
ity in the county of 300 for Congress.
Greene County. Estimates gives
Pattison a plurality of 1,500, a Demo-
cratic gain of 33. For congress O. W.
Kennedy (D.), has a plurality in the
county of 100.
Huniingdon County.—Sixteen out of
62 districts of Huntingdon county
give Pennypacker, for governor, 966,
Pattison, 666. Pennypacker will carry
the county by perhaps 900. McMahon,
Republican, for congress, has a safe
majority.
Jefferson County.—Unofficial figures
for Jefferson county are as follows:
Governor—Pennypacker, 3,881; Patti-
son, 3,413; Swallow, 266. <Congress--
Smith, Republican, 4,524; Smiiey,
Democrat, 2,830. Assembly —Vasbin-
der, Republican, 4,134; States, Demo-
crat, 3,218. :
Lancaster County.—The entire Re-
publican ticket in Lancaster county
is elected by increased majorities.
Estimated, Governor, Pennypacker
11,000 plurality. Congress, H. Burd
Cassel, Republican, is “elected by
11.500."
Lackawanna County.—The Demo-
cratic sweep was almost complete,
the Republicans saving but one candi-
date, James. who is re-elected repre-
sentative in the Third disiriet. Patti-
sor’s plurality reaches nearly 6,000.
Howell, for congress, has about 700
plurality over Connell. Calpin, for
state senator, has 3,000 over Jordan.
‘The Democrats elected to the legisla-
ture are Timothy D. Hayes, in the
First district; Frederick Phillips, in
the Second, and P. J. White in the
Fourth.
Lawrence County.—Returns from
Felection follow: Governor—Penny-
packer, 4,026; Pattison, 2,159. = Con-
gress—Acheson, Republican, 3,059;
Eckert, Democrat, 1,776. Assembly
—Pomeroy Republican, 4,261; Mec-
Connell, Republican, 4,090; McKee,
Democrat 1,756; Walker, Democrat,
1,646. The Republican county tick-
et is elected. * *
Luzerne County .—Palmer, Repub-
lican, for Congress, defeats Martin,
Democrat. Legislature, First dis-
trict, Hartman, Republican; Second,
Roose, Republican; Third, Morgan,
Republican; Fourth, Ferry, Demo-
crat; Fifth, Burke, Democrat; Sixth,
Holcomb, Republican.
Lycoming County.—Mansel, Demo-
crat, carries Lycoming county over
Deemer, Republican, by 1,468 major-
ity. For legislature—Troxell, Castne
and Horner, Democrats, are elected.
Cochran, Democrat, wins for senate
over Reese, Socialist, by big majority.
Mercer County.—Complete returns
give Pennypacker 5,378, Pattison 4.-
920. Sibley’s majority for Congress
is 1,710 in the county. The entire
Legislative and county tickets are
elected by pluralities running from
900. to 2,400.
McKean County.—Estimates give
Pennypacker 500 majority, a Demo-
crati¢ gain of 441.
Mifflin County.—Pattison carried
the county by a majority of 45.
Mahon, Republican, for congress, and
‘Webb, Republican, for assembly, have
majorities.
Monroe County.—Estimates give
Pattison for Governor, a plurality of
1,900. J. B. Place, Democrat, is
elected for the Legislature. For
Congress J. H. Schull, Democrat,
‘has a plurality of 2,400. Senator
Mulhern, Democrat, has 500 plural-
ity. i y
Philadelphia County.—Has
Pennypacker 95,026 plurality.
Potter County.—Estimates gives
Pennypacker for governor a plurality
of 400, a Democratic gain of 659. For
congress, Deemer, Republican, has a
plurality cf 900.
Schuylkill County.—Returns from
all parts of the county indicate Dem-
ocratic gains. Pattison will have at
Jeast 3,000 majority, but fails to car-
ry the county ticket, and Ryan, Dem-
ocrat, are in a neck and neck race
for Congress.
Somerset County.—Returns of the
election in Somerset county received
from 13 districts follow: Governor,
Pennypacker, 1,240; Pattison, 532.
Congress, Cooper, Republican, 1,277;
Kennedy, Democrat, 499. The
County chairman estimates that the
entire Republican ticket will have a
majority of 3,000. .
Union County.— Estimates gives
Pennypacker 600 majority, a Demo-
cratic gain of 129. Mahon, Republi-
can, has a plurality of 500 for 'con-
gress in the county. The entire Re-
pulican county ticket is elected.
Northumberland County. — God-
charles, Republican, for Congress,
in the Sixteenth district, carries this
county by 475 over Dickerman, Dem-
ocrat.
Venango County.—Returns received
from 19 districts out of 54, including
Franklin complete and two districts
out of nine in Oil City, give a plurality
of 415 for Pennypacker in Venango
county and 1,391 plurality for Joseph
Ct. Sibley, Republican, for congress.
It is estimated that Pennypacker will
Lave a plurality of 700 in the county.
Washington County.— Unofficial re-
turns give Pennypacker a majority of
2,338. The whole Republican ticket
is eleeted and Captain J. B. Gibson
wili be the Democratic member of the
board of county commissioners, Ache-
son’s majority is 4,127. He was noti-
fiea that he had a majority of 1,592
in Lawrence county, and that Beaver
had gone against him by 150 votes,
leaving him a majority in the district
of 5,279.
Westmoreland County. — Returns
from 148 of the 150 election precincts
point to the election of the entire Re-
publican ticket. Pennypacker will
carry the county by 800. Colonel Geo.
F. Huff, candidate for congress, has
a majority of at least 5,600. The iez-
islative candidates will have majori-
ties of 1,509.
given
York County.—lafeau, "Republican,
for congress. carries the county ever
McClean, Democrat, by a majority of
370. For assembly, Myers, McClellan,
Sterner and Strine, Democrats, ar
elected. For senate, McConkey, Re-
publican, defeats Herbert, Democrat,
by 788 majority. ‘
OHIO.
Eighteen of the Twenty-One Congress:
men Claimed by Repubiicans.
A Republican plurality of aboul
90,000 was the main outcome of tae
election in Ohio. Sixteen Republican
and four Democratic represcntatives,
and one district, the Thirteenth, in
doubt. As a result of the' election
Ohio takes rank as the chief Republi-
can state of the Union. All the other
Republican states showed a falling
off, as compared with previous rec-
ords. Ohio Republicans had one of
the largest pluralities in the history
of the state.
With more complete returns the Re-
publicans claim their plurality on the
state ticket will approximate 100,0C0,
and that the Ohio congressmen stand
17 Republicans to four Democrats, as
in the last congress. The pluralities
in all of the four Democratic districts
were greatly reduced, and in the Re-
publican districts increased. The only
changes were in the Twelfth and
Thirteenth districts, and they offset
each other. The Democrats gained: the
Twelfth by clecting Judge DeWitt C.
Badger over Cyrus Huling, and lose 5
the Thirteenth by the defeat of Dr.
James A. Norton, who has been in
congress many years. The plurality
of A. H. Jackson over Norton was
647, but the result was not close in
other districts. The Republicans car-
ried 62 of the 8S counties. The Re-
publicans carried the First, Second,
Third, Sixth, Seventh, Kighth, Ninth,
Tenth, Fleventh, Thirteenth, Four-
teenth, Fifteenth, Sixtcenth, Right-
eenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and
Twenty-first and the Democrats the
Fourth, Fifth, Twelfth and Seven-
teenth districts.
Columbiana County.—The plural-
ity of Kennedy, Republican, for Con-
,gress, is 3,900 in Columbiana county.
Thoma$§ J. Duffy, Union Labor, and
W. J. Foley, Democratic candidate
for Congress, divided the Democratic
votes. For Secretary of State, Lewis
C. Laylin’s plurality 1s 4,000.
Cuyahoga County.—Complete re-
turns give Laylin, Republican, for
Secretary of State, 33,886; Bigelow,
Democrat, 36,247. Bigelow’s plu-
rality, 2,356, Beidler, Republican, for
Congress in the Twentieth district,
with one precinct missing received a
plurality of 3,447. Complete returns
from the Twenty-first district give
Burton, Republican, a plurality of
7,622.
Harrison County.—Nineteen pfe-
cincts out of 24 in Harrison county
give Laylin, Republican, for secretary
of state, 1,513; Bigelow, Democrat,
1,142, a Democratic loss.
Hamilton County.—The plurality
in Hamilton county for ‘Laylin, Re-
publican, for, Secretary of State, is
27,547; Nippert, Republican, for pro-
bate judge, had a plurality of 29,360.
Licking County. — The official
count in this county gives Laylin, Re-
publican, for Secretary of State,
4,915, and Bigelow, Democrat, 5,-
115.
Summit County. — Gen. ‘Charles
Dick for Congress, leads the Repub-
lican ticket in Summit county with
1,815 plurality, and in the Nineteenth
‘district has over 12,000 plurality.
Every Republican candidate on the
county ticket is elected.
Trumbull County.—Complete re-
turns ve a Republican plurality of
3,007, with little variation on State,
district’ and county candidates, all
pluralities exceeding 3,006.
Huron County. Norwalk City and
township complete give Laylin, for
secretary of state, Republican, 1,155;
Bigelow, Democrat, 650. Same pre-
cincts. in 1901 gave Nash 1,140 and
Kilbourne, Democrat, 763.
Jefferson County.—Laylin, Republi-
can, for secretary of state, carries
Jefferson county by 2,600 plurality.
Laylin carried Steubenville by 1,051
plurality. J. J. Gill, Republican, for
congress, leads Laylin 30 in city and
county, and wins in the district by
over 4,000 plurality. He carried his
Lown ward, nominally Democratic, by
150 plurality. The Republican ticket
at Toronto received a plurality of 162
in this place. Gill, Republican, for
congress, received a majority.
Lucag County.—Returns from 90 of
the 146: precincts in Lucas county in-
dicate that the Republican state
ticket will carry the county by 6,000.
Congressman Southard, Republican,
will have 8,000 plurality in the county
and the Republican county ticket will
‘have 5,000 plurality. :
‘Wayne County.—Unofficial returns
from Wayne county give Laylin, Re-
publican, for secretary of state, 3,696;
Bigelow, Democrat, 4,241. Cassing-
ham, Democrat, for congress, has the
same vote. The Democratic county
ticket is elected.
NEW YORK.
Odell Was Re-Elected by a‘ Plurality
ie a of 12,887.
By He revised figures Governor
Odell, '8f New York, ‘has a plurality
of 12,887. President Roosevelt has
sent him this message: “From what
we hear now, I think I can safely con-
gratulate you and the party, which I
do with all my heart.” Senator Platt
said: “We have to be satisfied.
Odell’s plurality is not nearly as large
as I had expected.” Mr. Platt said
that the trust question and the coal
strike had nothing to do with the re-
sult. “The Democrats got togetner,”
he said, “and held together, and a
few Republicans slipped over to
them.” At the Democratic headquar-
ters Bird S. Coler said: “I think it
would be a good thing to watch tie
official count up the state 3
Suppose the Democratic ticket had
received in the neighborhood of 150,
000 majority in Greater New York,
there was nothing to have stopped
the Republicans from claiming ihc
upper section of the state by at least
200,000. I don’t mean that I concede
the election of my opponent. I want
to wait for the official count, for my
latest advices are that the vcte is
very close.” John A. Masen, secre-
tary of the Democratic state commit-
tee, said: “We concede nothing.
Odell’s “election is simply a claim.
We will not admit his election until
cvery defective ballot or alleged dc-
fective ballot has been scrutinized,
and every vote that by right belongs
to our party is counted. The alleged
defective ballots uncounted for the
Democratic ticket by Republican in-
spectors are more than enough to
elect Coler. We have evidence of
wholesale debauchery and corruption
in Orange, Oneida, Albany and Erie
counties, and in the cities along thc
line of the New York Central! rail
road. The defective ballots and the
chicanery practiced in the judicial
districts where the Republican state
machine bent every energy to elect
Attorney General Davies are alone
sufficient to change the result. We
shall contest every foot of ground.”
GOV. BENJAMIN B. ODELL,
Re-Elected in New York.
-
Colonel Dunn, chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, when in-
formed of the report that the Demo-
crate threatened to contest the elec-
tion, said: “If they start anything
of that kind we will give them all ihv
contest they want right here in New
York city, and they will wish they
had never heard of contests.” Gov-
ernor Odell telephoned the following
from Newburg concerning the state-
ment of Secretary Mason, of the Dem-
ocratic state committee: “Let them
claim all they please. I.et them cry
fraud. I am elected and that is ail
there is about it.”
The New York delegation in con-
gress will consist of 20 Republicans
and 17 Democrats. The present dele-
gation is 22 Republicans and 12 Dem-
ocrats. In the newly formed Thir-
teenth district, which was supposed
to be Republican by from 5,000 to
7,000, Francis Burton Harrison, Demo-
crat, was elected.! William Randolph
Hearst was elected from the Eleventh
district. Others elected to the Na-
tional house from New York county
are Timothy D. Sullivan, Tammany,
and Henry M. Goldfogle, Tammany,
who beat Charles Adler, formerly Re-
publican = assemblyman from the
Eighth district. This district wag
carried for assemblyman by the Dem-
ocrats, their candidate, Isidor Cohn,
having a fair plurality. The Deraon-
crats won four assembly districts in
New York county.
The town of Oyster Bay, President
Roosevelt's township, complete, gives
Odell 1,526; Coler, 1,657. In 1900 the
town gave Odell 2,041, and Stanch-
field 1,529. President Roosevelt's own
district, the Fifth, gives a plurality
of 31 for the Democratic state ticket.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Vote Light—Constitutional Amend-
ments Ignored by Voters.
The vote in West Virginia was
light, not more than 75 or 80 per cent
being cast. Returns coming in very
slowly, and at midnight the result in
but one district was known certainly.
Meager returns indicate general Re-
publican losses, compared with the
vote of 1900. In redistricting the
state for ccngress, all present dis-
tricts were Republican in 1900, but
two were Democratic is 1898. Demo-
crats concede the election of Dovener,
Republican, in the: First district, but
claim all others to be in doubt. Dov-
ener’s majority will be largely re-
duced. In the Second district, John
T. McGraw, Democrat, who was de-
feated by Dayton, in 1898, has proba-
bly wiped out the majority of 1,856
given for Dayton, Republican, in 1900,
and appears to be elected by a small
plurality. He carried his own county
of Taylor, which has been normally
Republican by 500, by about 200 ma-
joritiy, and the gains in Monongahela,
Berkeley and Mineral are suflicient to
justify the claim of his election, which
is not conceded by the Republicans. |-
Republican factional fights in several
counties cut down the Republican ma-
jorities. The Third district is in
doubt, claimed by both Miller, Demo-
crat, and Gaines, Republican. Miller
gains heavily in the coal regions
along the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road, but will have to overcome a ma-
jority of 6,000. The result will be
very close in the Fourth, but indi-
cation point to the election of Wood-
yard, Republican. In the Fifth the re-
sult may not be definitely known un-
til iate to-morrow. Johnson has made
substantial gains in the interior coun-
‘ties that have been heard from, but
the Republicans confidently claim the
election of Hughes by from 15,000 to
20,000 majority. Five constitutional
amendments were voted upon, but all
but 5 to 10 per cent of the voters
ignored them entirely. The election
of J. L. Foreman, Republican, to the
state senate from the Fourteenth dis-
trict, is conceded. His majority will
be nearly 4,000. The district is com-
posed of Preston, Mineral, Grant,
Hardy and Tucker counties. Taylor
county gives Dayton (R.) over Mec-
Graw (D.) for congress less than 100
majority. Grafton City gave McGraw
a majority of 142. The entire Repub-
lican ticket is elected in the county.
On the basis of returns received
Dayton, Rep., will carry Monongalia
county by 1,300 majority. Charles W.
Swisher, Rep., for state senate, will
have 700 majority. Both Republican
candidates for the legislature are
elected by 1,300 majority, as are alse
all Republican candidates for county
cftices.
MARYLAND.
Republicans Lose Two Congressmén
and one Slipped in by a Ma-
jority of 100.
The election in Maryland, which
was only for Congressmen, passed off
quietly. Of the six Congressmen
the Republicans elect four and the
Democrats two. The vote in the.
Third district was very close. Woch-
ter having a majority of about 100.
The judges in one precinct of the
Third district had a dispute because
of the imperfect marking of ballots,
and the ballot box was sealed and
placed in the care of the election
supervisors. The disputed precinct
is normally Republican and will not
affect the result. At Cumberland 33
out of the 39 precincts of Allegany
county gave Pearre, Republican, for
Congress 1,500 majority. He carried
Cumberland by a majority of 443
over Kenneweg, Democrat.
The combined Republican majority
in the State is 8,000. Senator Mec-
Comas received the following dis-
patch from President Roosevelt:
“Hearty thanks for your telegram.
Maryland has done excellently.”
OTHER STATES.
CALIFORNIA. — Pardee (Rep.),
probably is elected governor by from
3,000 to 4,000 majority, though the
Democrats claim Cane’s elgction
Lane’s lead of 9,000 in San Francisco
is offset by Pardee’s big pluralities in
the interior. The Democrats have
elected Theodore Bell in the Second
congressional district and W. J.
Wynn, Union Labor, in the Fifth.
IDAHO.— The Republicans sweep
the state by 3,000, electing governor,
congressmen and legislature. Hith.
erto tig Democratic counties swung
over to the Republicans.
ILLINOIS.—The Republicans car
ried the state by an approximate plu.
rality of 53,000, and ‘secure 18 con:
gressmen out of 25, giving the Demo.
crats seven. The legislature will
‘nave approximately 32 Republicans
and 19 Democrats. Fifteen Repub:
lican senators and nine Democrats
hold over. In the house the Republi:
cans have 117 members. It takes 103
to elect an United States senator.
INDIANA. — Republican Chairman
Goodrich claims the state hy 27,000.
The Republicans elected nine out of
thirteen congressm:=n and the legis.
Jature is Republican in both branches.
The result of the election makes sura
the return of Fairbanks to the sen:
ate.
MINNESOTA.—The entire Repubii
can ticket is elected by large plurali-
ties. Van Sandt’s plurality for gov-
ernor is 39,000 to 50,000, as against
2,200 over Lind at the last election.
The legislature is Republican in both
branches.
PORTO RICO.—The election, which
resulted in a Republican victory pass-
ed off quietly. This was largely due
te the fact that Governor Hunt sent
22 special representatives to adjust
differences summarily. Frederico Da
Getauwas was re-elected resident
commissioner at Washington by a
large majority. The Federals have 10
delegates in the legislature and the
Republicans 25.
. RHODE ISLLAND.—Returns so far
show that the Democrats elect their
candidates for governor and lieuten-
ant governor. The senate Temalna
strongly Republican,
TEXAS.—The vote' in Texas for
state and congressional officers was
lighter than in 1900. The Democrats
caried the state, the ticket headed by
S. W. T. Lanham winning by a heavy
majority. Latest returns shows that
the Democrats elected congressmen
from all 16 districts.
UTAH.—Indications are that Wil
liam M. McCarty (R.), is elected as-
sociate justice of the supreme court
over Richard W. Young (D.) by 2,000
plurality, and that the Republicans
will have a considerable majority in
the legislature, thus ensuring thea
election of a Republican United States
senator to succeed Senator Rawlins.
WASHINGTON—Elects three Re-
publican congressmen by large ma.
jorities. The legislature is also Re-
publican, insuring the election of a
United States senator to succeed
Turner (Dem).
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
R.. “D..Dbt.
Alabama .... '.... 9 9 A
Arkansas =F AK 7 ..
Cnlifornia. = ...... 8 5 2 a
Colorado. ccviene.. 9 it 3
Connecticut ....... 5 5 ip .e
Delaware ......... 3 1 oe
erin... 0... 3 3 .
Gecrgia ........... 11 11 oe
Idaho ............. 1 oe 1
Jiinois ............ 25 14 8 3
Irdiang ........ 0... 13 9 4 ve
Iowa .:...........: 10 1 oe
Konsas ........... 8 8 rd ve
Kentucky: ......... 11 1 10 .e
Louisiana . 7 Sa 7 -
Maine ............ 4 4 ele -
Maryland ......... 6 4 2 .e
Massachusetts .....14 11 3 2
Michigan .......... 12 11 1 Fa
Minnesota ........ 9 1 1 1
Migsigsippl ......... 8 , 8 ie
Missouri .......... 16 1 15 ie
Montana: .......... 1 vie “ 1
Nebraska ..c....0.. 6 2 4 o
Nevada ........... 1 Jy ie 1
New Hampshire ... 2 2 .
New Jersey ....... 10 7 3 :
New York .........37 21 16 Ne
North Carolina ....10 .. 10 o's
North Dakota ..... 2 2 oe .-
Ohiq .. 0. 21 17 4 i=
Oregon ........... 2 2 is ee
Pennsylvania. ......32 28 4 .s
Rhode Island ...... 2 2 ol
South Carolina 7 7 ..
South Dakota ..... 2 2 vy vie
Tennessee ........ 10 2 8 ut
Teyag ............. 16 oe 16 ae
Utah 2. ......... 1 1 ve
Vermont. .......... 2 2. a
virginia... ........ 10 1 9 <a
Washington ....... 3 3 als
West Virginia ..... 5 3 ve 2
Wisconsin: .........14 10 1 3s
Vyoming 1
Total .......... 386 196 180 10