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SIXTEEN PAGES.
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Gov Walsh’s Re-election.
Mr McCall “came very fast" in the
last week of the state campaign, but his
handicap was too great to be overcome
and Gov Walsh’s re-election by a small
plurality is not in the least a surprise.
The heavy republican gains over last year,
however, constitute a republican triumph
in an important particular. While it has
failed for the fifth consecutive year to
elect its candidate for governor, the re
publican party of Massachusetts has
"come back.” Its position as one of the
two leading parties of the commonwealth
is placed beyond dispute, and its future
evidently is assured.
Mr Walker has fallen so far short of
Mr Bird's performance last year that his
leadership of the progressive party must
tie judged a failure. Mr Bird was ideal
as a flaming apostle of protest: Mr Walk
er was a poor imitation, and the voters
have so rated him. But Mr Walker also
had to contend against a strong current
that affected the entire country. The
progressive tide everywhere was running
out. Mr Roosevelt’s own state has left
one in no doubt on that point. Yet com
pared with results in other common
wealths, this one at home may prove to
have been creditable to the Massachu
setts adherents of the progressive cause.
Final comparisons will reveal very much
of interest concerning the present posi
tion of the progressive party.
That the normal party equilibrium in
Massachusetts is being restored appears
again in the success of the republicans in
capturing the minor state offices. It is a
not unfamiliar condition of affairs when the
governor is a democrat, while the lieuten
ant-governor, secretary of state, treasurer,
auditor and attorney-general are republic
ans. The return to this old-time division
of the offices is the preliminary, doubtless,
to the capture of the whole state adminis
tration by the republicans in the near fu
ture. For Massachusetts is not naturally
a democratic state, and possession of the
state government by a minority party can
not continue indefinitely.
The success of Gov Walsh is mainly due
to his personal record as chief executive.
He was stronger than his party. He has
deserved re-election on account of faithful,
meritorious service marred by very few
mistakes. He must again work with a
Legislature controled by the opposition,
but a political division of power has seldom
harmed the commonwealth.
The German Naval Success.
The outstanding fact in the German
Baval victory off the Chilian coast is that
a majority of the swift German ships
which singly and in twos had for three
months evaded pursuit over the seven seas
were able, by accomplishing an unlooked
for concentration, to fall upon a weaker
British detachment and virtually destroy
it Two large but comparatively slow,
weakly gunned and obsolete British
armored cruisers appear to have been
sunk, while their more up-to-date, but
smaller, consort, the protected cruiser
Glasgow, alone managed to escape by rea
son of her speed and to take refuge in a
neutral port. This is a bitter blow to the
British public, impatient for news that
the hitherto scattered German ships had
been stopped from further depredations
on British commerce. Nor is the specta
cle of the Glasgow escaping destruction
merely through flight to a neutral port, in
which she must apparently interne for the
rest of rhe war, anything but humiliat
ing to the nation whose proud boast has
been that Britannia rules the waves. Yet
there is no dishonor for the British cap
tains and crews; the three cniisers as a
fleet were utterly outmatched in numbers,
gun powers snd speed.
There arc English and Japanese dread
nought battle cruisers, one from each
navy, scouring the seas whose speed sur
passes tliat of the German fleet and whose
big guns far outweigh their heaviest. Few
if any of the 70 other pursuing vessels
are at the «»me time both faster and
more powerful in guns than their Ger
man quarries. The British and their
aXto nn faced, therefore, with the im-
mediate necessity of concentrating their
ships into separate fleets individu
ally capable of dealing with the
German fleet on equal terms—if they
can catch it. Otherwise, the hunters
will become the hunted, and continue to
be picked off. In some degree, the British
may have already prepared for this situa
tion, but they must prepare better.
It would not be surprising if the British
Mediterranean fleet of four battle cruisers
were at once detached from service there
and ordered to search for the German
fleet. The French navy should be equal
to the double task of keeping the Austrian
fleet bottled up at Pola and the German
reinforced Turkish fleet from venturing
out of the Dardanelles.
But. if thus pursued by n fleet both
faster, as a whole, and immensely more
powerful, the German fleet, several of
whose smaller vessels are individually
even faster than the British battle
cruisers, could again separate into units
with some new and prearranged render
vous for a second concentration. In this
there are obvious possibilities of further
harassment. The fact is that the British
admiralty has rated the German ships too
lightly and is paying for its blunder.
Eventually, they must be rounded up. lor
the odds are too great, but they have
scored brilliantly thus far.
Enter Turkey.
If Turkey is really committed to the
war, as now seems to be the case, it is the
first diplomatic triumph thus far scored
by Germany, which has made a better
figure on the battlefield. How much
Turkish aid is worth in a military sense
is somewhat problematical because it is
not yet certain what further complications
there may be, and it is no doubt in the
interest of these prospective further com
plications that the allied powers have been
so slow to take up Turkey’s brusque chal
lenge. While they were exerting pressure
at Constantinople to keep Turkey out of
it. they were, of course, using every effort
to build up an anti-Turkish coalition,
the effect of which would be either to
persuade the porte to reconsider or if
that failed to neutralize Turkey's power.
The available elements for such a
coalition are Greece. Rumania, Bulgaria
and Italy. Greece can be couuted upon;
it has been chronically at the point of
war with Turkey. Rumania is more un
certain; it held aloof from the* Balkan
states iu 1912, but did not scruple to de
mand a part of the spoils when Turkey
had been beaten. Since the recent death
of King Charles a strong influence iu
favor of benevolent neutrality in Ger
many's interest has been removed, and
since Turkey's first threats in August.
Russia has been assiduously at work with
threats and promises to bring the Ru
manian government over to its side. Bul
garia's position is even more enigmatic.
It has in some measure composed its old
quarrel with Austria, which favored Bul
garia against Servia and Greece, and it is
still sulky toward the czar, who tried to
prevent the second Balkan war by threat
ening whoever should begin hostilities,
which meant Bulgaria. He never had oc
casion to carry his threat into force. O'-
cause Bulgaria got punishment enough at
the hands of Servia and Greece, but the.
sting remains and the feud with Servia,
which Russia fa'vcred, is very bitter. Ou
the other hand rhe Bulgarians are sup
posed to be the least emotional and most
practical people in the Balkans, and they
know very well that their bread and Tur
key's are not buttered on the same side.
It may be that consideration of self-in
terest will again bring Bulgaria into line
with Greece and Servia.
Even more complicated is the case of
Italy, which is still nominally a member
of the triple alliance, and would find it
hard honorably to attack its allies without
provocation. Hitherto a state of equilibri
um has been maintained by contending in
ternal forces. The irredentists, of course,
are hot for war with or without pretext
to win the Italian provinces in Austria,
and they are seconded by all the national
ists who have been roused to dreams of
expansion by the successful adventure in
Tripoli. But opposed to these is a power
ful junta of diverse interests, including
the capitalists, who fear the ruin war
would bring, the socialists, who tolerate
only defensive warfare, and the clericals,
who are for peace on general principles.
But this equilibrium has become much
more difficult to maintain, and if the Bal
kans blaze up again Italian interests in
the Adriatic may seem to compel action.
If the Balkan states stand solidly togeth
er. they may look out sufficiently well for
themselves, and in that case Italy’s posi
tion would depend chiefly upon the course
taken by Turkey in North Africa. Its
colonies are next to Egypt, and a Turkish
attack on Egypt would stir apprehension,
and perhaps compel Italy to resume its
war with Turkey where the treaty of Lau
sanne left, it, which would of course be
tantamount to siding with the allies.
Out. of these uncertain elements it is pos
sible to construct many combinations which
would diversely affect the military situa
tion. If Turkey alone enters the war Ger
many will gain, yet not in proportion to the
power of the Turkish army, which is not
favorably situated for direct action, because
Turkey's back door is exposed to attack
from the reserve army which Russia has
no doubt ready in the Caucasus. I’pon the
western arena, however, Turkey's action
may have a considerable influence since it
must compel England and France to divert
to North Africa energy which otherwise
would he available for the campaign in
France and Belgium.
To a considerable extent this gain
would he neutralized if even Greece
should attack Turkey, unless Bulgaria or
Rumania or both should join forces
with Germany, Iu the latter event
Germany-Austria would be greatly
strengthened unless this threatening com
bination, which would menace Italy both
in the Adriatic and in Tripoli, should
oblige the Italian government to yield to
popular pressure and join the allies, when
the balance would be restored, and the
situation would be much as now except
that the war would he bigger and more
destructive. There remains the possibility
that Rumania may join Russia and that
Bulgaria may follow the same course or
remain neutral, in which case the scale
would tip in a greater or lesser degree
toward the allies.
Nearly the whole of Europe is now in
the melting pot, and unhappily we can
not be sure that the end ha# yet come.
Turkey is the 10th power to be drawn in.
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1914.
and Portugal would make 11. Turkey's
decision may tip the scale one way or
the other, and it may make an end of the
Turkish empire. If Germany wins Turk
ish integrity will be safeguarded—it is
only the milk in the cocoanut that Ger
many wants, and she will have colonies
enough elsewhere. But Constantinople,
like Antwerp, will be under her control.
If the allies win Russia will require Con
stantinople, and it will hardly be refused.
But with it will go the strip around the
Black sea which Russi a has long
coveted, and the rest of Armenia of which
Russia already has a third. Turkey in Eu
rope will cease to exist, and Turkey in
Asia may shrink to insignificance. This
is what the Ottoman government stakes
in now taking sides with Germany. Its
course, quite apart from the advantage,
not yet. quite clear, which it may give to
one side or the other, is to be deeply re
gretted as expanding a war which is al
ready huge enough and costly enough in
human life to satisfy the most ardent
militarist. This last extension and the
fear of more to come give new force to
the phrase “a general war, ’ the terrible
significance of which only far-sighted
thinkers have till now comprehended.
Indicting New Haven Directors.
It can be very safely said of most of
the directors and former directors of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad that if they were engaged in a
criminal conspiracy to monopolize com
merce in violation of the Sherman antitrust
law. they were quite unconscious of the
fact. Certainly if they had foreseen that
the Mellen policy was to bring federal
grand jury indictments, they would have
given some other fellows the job of being
directors in that corporation. Now we
shall see what is to happen to the 21 men
who were placed under indictment Mon
day. The tragedy of the New Haven
road promises to be long drawn out. and
there are many angles to it. The time
when the dead past will be permitted to
bury its dead in that matter seems far
away—a fact which is not to the advan
tage of the property.
It is difficult to understand how the
lines have been drawn in this matter.
Among the list of the indicted appears the
name of Theodore N. Vail, who did every
thing that he could, acting from a high
sense of public duty, to save the com
pany from its troubles. Those who know
the work which Mr Vail did are aware
of the fact that he worked so hard at this
job as to impair his health. Then there
are Edward Milligan of Hartford and
Francis T. Maxwell of Rockville. two
men of first-class ability and standing, ’
who went into the board of directors in
1910, after the things the government
complains of had been done. In fact five
members of the present strong board,
which has been doing excellent work in
rehabilitating the property, are indicted.
As if to make the muddle all the more
inexplicable to disinterested observers,
the man who led iu the policy of
acrandizcment, of gathering up corpora
tions, is not among those indicted. It
would seem as if Mr Meljen’s name should
lead all the rest, but it is not there. The
explanation appears to be that by testify
ing before the grand jury the late presi
dent of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad has secured immunity
from prosecution.
There are plainly to be found in the
government’s-net some who do not deserve
to be there, because they were as innocent
of the original offending as any of the
agents of the department of justice. It can
scarcely be held in common sense that
men who have been called in to help rescue
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad from its difficulties, so as to pro
tcct its stockholders, are among those who
sought to "monopolize commerce'’ in viola
tion of the Sherman antitrust law.
Aliena of Hoatile Nationality.
How deeply the espionage craze has
infected England is shown by the out
rageous proposal, made quite seriously by
a London paper, to treat naturalized
aliens as though they had not been nat
uralized. Such bad faith would do far
more harm than could be worked by the
treachery of any naturalized foreigner who
might use his British citizenship as a
cover for hostile acts.
No doubt the government is in a hard
case; the resident aliens are numerous,
aud among them may be supposed to be
not a few secret agents of a hostile gov
ernment, but to discriminate is difficult.
Yet it is neither reasonable nor politic to
treat as an enemy an alien who has lived
perhaps 40 years in England, lias mar
ried an Englishwoman, and perhaps has
sons in the English army. The great
majority of those who have thus cast iu
their lot with the English must be sup
posed to be cither pro-British or benevo
lently neutral, and the government ,anuut
afford to risk alienating their sympathies.
If they know England well, they know
the difficulty of discrimination in the en
forcement of the law. but the law can at
least be so administered as to make them
feel that they are being treated with dis
tinguished consideration, and not punished
for their foreign birth.
The whole question of the treatment of
aliens has come to lie a serious matter,
both because of the wide diffusion of pop
ulation which the conditions of modern
commerce aud culture have brought about,
and because of the desperate character of
modern warfare, which leaves no stone
unturned to achieve its ends, aud has
made use of opportunities which in less
scientific day^vere ignored. In one sense
these tendencies have been increased by
prolonged peace, because the warlike en
ergies which found no outlet oa the buttle
field have been restlessly at work study
ing out ways to do a possible enemy u
mischief, and whatever could be done
without an actual declaration of war has
been done.
This ceaseless plotting, harmless enough
in peaceable times, does mischief in
a crisis, and if war actually breaks
cut it puts in an unenviable !)Og j.
tiou the multitudes of innocent foreign
ers who have no connection whatever
with plots or espionage and are en
grossed wholly with their innocent pri
vaie affairs. It was the contention of the
humanitarian Rousseau. that neutrality
should be possible for individuals as wed
as for states, but the drift since his time has
been all the other way, partly because since
tin- French revolution wars have tended
to tsßome national rather than dynastic,
aud partly because the growth of uni
versal military service has destroyed the
line between the soldier and the private
citizen. This entanglement of vast mul
titudes of innocent civilians who would
gladly remain neutral is one of the things
which go to make war monstrous in these
days. And it is one of the many good
reasons why the United .States should do
its best to avoid a war with any Euro
pean country. , b
GREAT REPUBLICAN GAINS
NEW YORK ELECTS WHITMAN
GENERAL PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE
CONGRESS IS STILL DEMOCRATIC
Senate Remains Under Democratic
Control—Penrose, Gallinger, Bran
degee Re-elected —Mr Cannon
Comes Back—Close Contests
In Many States—Sulzer’s
Large Vote.
The elections in the United States Tues
day were notable for great republican gains
aud the practical obliteration of the pro
gressive party as a rival of the republican
party. Everywhere, except in California,
progressive candidates made a very meager
showing. The republican reaction in the
country reached a climax in New York
state, in the overwhelming victory of
Charles S. Whitman for governor, and of
.Tames W. Wadsworth to succeed Elihu
Root in the United States Senate. Sulzer
polled, about 65.000 votes and was a ma
terial factor iu Gov Glynn’s defeat. Daven
port, progressive, ran a poor fourth.
The return to Congress of former Speak
er Joseph G. Cannon, decisive republican
gains in New Y’ork and Illinois in the
House membership, and the overwhelming
defeat of Representative A. Mitchel Pal
mer by Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsyl
vania, were features of the early returns.
Democratic leaders, however, were pleased
bv a triumph in this state, where Samuel
W. McCall was defeated for the governor
ship by Gov Witish.
Early returns indicated that the demo
crats would retain control of Congress,
with practically no change in the Senate
majority, but with a decidedly reduced ma
jority in the House. At a late hour, re
sults in Illinois, Indiana, California and
Colorado as to the senatorship were in
doubt.
Late returns show that the republicans
have gained upward of 50 seats in the
House, with many close districts still to
be heard from. Republican congressional
leaders were hopeful of more gains.
In Illinois. Roger C. Sullivan, who had
the indorsement of most administration
leaders, Secretary of State Bryan excepted,
was leading in Chicago and Cook county
by a large plurality over Senator L, Y.
Sherman, republican.and Raymond Robins,
progressive, but Senator Sherman was run
ning ahead in the country districts and
was claiming the elction.
The increased republican vote affected
the results in several state contests. New
York, New Hampshire and Colorado,
which now have democratic governors,
elected republicans. Incomplete returns
from Kansas, now under democratic ad
ministration, showed that the republican
ticket was in the lead, and in Oklahoma
the election of the democratic candidate
was not assured.
In Connecticut,^ the republicans swept
the state in; remaTltable ‘style, completely
reversing the rAsultif two years ago. They
not only elected their state ticket, but de
feated Gov Baldwin for the United States
Senate mid captured'the five seats in the
national House.
Gov Hiram Johnson maintained his su
premacy in California, his victory forming
a notable exception to the general run of
progressive candidacies.
Woman suffrage was defeated in Ohio,
Missouri and North Dakota, and probition
in Ohio.
SULZER AHEAD OF DAVENPORT
WOMAN SUFFRAGE DEFEATED
Senator Penrose Triumphs—McKinley
and Cannon Come Back in Illinois.
Republican candidates swept New York
state in the general election Tuesday
District Attorney Charles S. Whitman of
New York defeated the present gover
nor. Martin H. Glynn, by approximately
131.435. James Wadsworth, Jr., of Gene
see defeated James W, Gerard, embassa
dor to Germany, for United States sena
tor by au estimated plurality of 51.390.
William Sulzer, who was impeached as
governor last October, finished third in
the race for governor on the American
and prohibition party tickets with a vote
of about 65.000. Frederick M. Daven
port, the progressive nominee for gov
ernor, ran a poor fourth. He appealed to
have polled about 40,(Klt> votes. Bain
bridge Colby, the progressive senatorial
nominee, probably did not poll in excess
of 40,000 votes.
Although the returns on the minor
places on the state ticket are far from
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GOV-ELECT WHITMAN OF NEW YORK,
complete, it is believed the republican can
dintes have been carried through by Whit
man's overwhelming majority. The re
publican delegates to the constitutional
convention are believed to be elected. For
the first time since 1910 the republicans
will have a majority in each house of the
Legislature. Ninety-nine republicans and
51 democrats have been elected to the As
semW- Thirty-five republicans and 16
democrats have been chosen senators.
At 2 a. m. 4898 districts out of 5661 in
New York state for governor gave: Glynn
(dem), 490,314; Whitman (rep), 614,848;
Davenport fnrogb 43,307; Suker (pro-
Amer), 100.50 J. At 2 a. m. 3824 dis
tricts o»t of 5061 in New York state for
United States senator gave Gerard (dem)
420,603, Wadsworth (rep), 452,388, Colby
(prog) 45,695-
Gov Glynn declined to comment on the
election, but late in the evening sent the
following telegram, to District Attorney
Whitman: “I congratulate you on your vic
tory.”
In Tennessee, also, a change of party
control was indicated. Early returns
pointed to the defeat of Gov Ben W.
Hooper, the republican incumbent, by
Thomas C. Rye, democrat. In Pennsyl
vania, where occurred one pf the most
spirited campaigns, Martin G. Brum
baugh, republican, early took a long lead
over Vance McCormick, democratic can
didate for governor, who was indorsed by
the progressives. In Ohio the race for
governor between James M. Cox, the dem
ocratic incumbent, aud Frank B. Willis,
republican, was close, with Gov Cox in
the lead on early returns.
Defeat of woman suffrage in Missouri
and North Dakota was indicated. Meager
returns from California showed Gov Hiram
Johnson, progressive, leading Fredericks,
republican, ani Curtin, democrat, by a
slight margin. The senatorial situation
was also in doubt. Representative Joseph
R. Knowland, republican, James D. Phelan,
democrat, and Francis J. Heney, progres
sive, all showing strength.
In Ohio the prohibition issue was upper
most. In Cleveland and Dayton the
"wets” were victorious by large major
ities.
The defeat of Representative Charles A.
Korbly, democrat, of Indiana, bv Merrill
Moores also marked the general trend of
republican gains throughout the country.
Sereno E. Payne, republican, of New
York, one of the oldest members of the
House in point of service, was re-elected
without difficulty.
In Colorado, Senator Charles S. Thom
as, democrat, was being hard pressed by
Hubert Work, the republican candidate.
The triumph of Senator Penrose in
Pennsylvania over A. Mitchell Palmer,
democrat, who was one of the original sup
porters of 'Woodrow Wilson, and Gifford
Pinchot, progressive, was overwhelming.
The senatorial fight in Kansas also was
uncertain, according to early- returns.
Charles Curtis, former republican sena
tor, Congressman George A. Neeley,
democrat, and Representative Victor Mur
dock. progressive, engaged in a spirited
contest for the seat of Joseph L. Bris
tow.
Senators re-elected as the result of hard
battles were: Frank B. Brandegee, re
publican, of Connecticut, who was op
posed by Gov Simeon E. Baldwin: Al
bert B. Cummins, republican, of lowa,
who defeated Representative Maurice
Connolly; John Walter Smith, democrat,
of Maryland; William J. Stone, demo
crat of Missouri; Jacob H. Gallinger, re
publican, of New Hampshire, who was
opposed by Representative R. B. Stevens.
Democratic senators in the South were
re-elected without difficulty, new sena
tors from southern states chosen being
Representative Oscar W. Underwood of
Alabama and Representative Thomas W.
Hardwick of Georgia. Former Gov J. C.
W. Beckham, democrat, of Kentucky,
was chosen for the long term.
The triumph of former Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon, republican, over Frank I.
O'Hair for representative in the 18th
Illinois district seemed certain on the
early returns. Other Illinois representa
tives who were turned out of the House
in the last democratic landslide who will
be returned to Congress were William B.
McKinley, Charles E. Fuller and John A,
Sterling.
Francis E. McGovern, republican, was
elected, according to the early returns, to
succeed Senator Stephenson, republican,
from Wisconsin.
CONNECTICUT IS REPUBLICAN.
Solid Republican Congressional Dele
gation Indicated—Moeae on Chutes.
Connecticut returned to the republican
fold Tuesday by making a clean sweep.
Frank B. Brandegee was re-elected to the
United States Senate over Gov Simeon E.
Baldwin by a safe majority. With the vote
nearly all counted, indications pointed to
the election of a solid republican congres
sional delegation. Among those probably
elected to Congress is ex-Representative
Ebenezer J. Hill, a former leading mem
ber of the ways and means committee.
One feature of the election was the
slump in the progressive vote. While the
progressives polled nearly 35.000 votes last
year, barely more than 5000 voted Tues
day. Judge Marcus IL Holcomb was elect
ed governor by a majority of about 30.000.
The Senate and House will be republican.
DILLINGHAM WINS IN VERMONT.
A Republican Governor and State Of
ficers.
Indications at midnight Tuesday were
that. William P. Dillingham, repub
lican. would be returned to the Unit
ed States Senate from Vermont by
a large majority over Charles A.
Prouty, former interstate commerce
commissioner, who was indorsed by the
democrats, progressives and prohibition
ists. Returns from 224 out of 246 election
districts iu the state gate: Dillingham,
33.207; Prouty, 25,455.
The total vote for the state ticket was
running about 3000 behind that for sena
tor, with the result in doubt at mid
night. At that hour the republican candi
dates for governor and other state offices
and for Congress were in the lead. The
republicans appeared to have elected a
safe majority in the Legislature. Returns
for governor* at 1.30 a. m. Tues
day. with 66 towns missing, gave:
Charles W. Gates, republican. 25,-
764: Harland B. Howe. democrat,
10.560: W. R. Aldrich, progressive,
4469. This showed a falling off of about
11,000 in the progressive vote from that
of 1912. The republicans will have a
large majority in the Legislature.
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN.
Democrat* Retain Only Four or Five
Congressmen,
President Wilwm’s home congressional
district, the 4th of New Jersey, has
elected Elijah C. Hutchinson, republican,
to succeed Congressman Allan B. Walsh,
democrat, by about 2000 plurality. Meager
returns at Trenton, N. J., indicate strong
republican gains throughout the state
and the democrats probably will not have
more than four or five of the 12 congress
men. The present delegation is 10 demo
crats aud two republicans. Returns up
to midnight indicate that the democrats
will retain control of the state Senate
by the same vote as last year. 11 to 10,
and that the Assembly, which last year
was democratic, will be republican this
year by about 38 to 22.
G. 0. P. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Senator Gallinger la Returned to the
National Body.
New Hampshire Tuesday abandoned the
democratic regime of the past two years,
electing a republican governor, Rolland H.
Spaulding, by a plurality estimated at
8000 over Albert W, Noone, democrat. The
republican victory extended to the United
States senatorial fight. Senator Jacob H.
Gallinger defeating Congressman Ray
mend B. Stevens. Edward Wason. repub
lican candidate for Stevens’s neat in Con
gress. defeated Charles French democrat,
by a close vote. Cyrus A. SuUoway. for-
mer congressman, was re-elected to Con- I
grass in the Ist district over Eugene E,
Reed, democrat, who defeated Sulloway in
1912.
G. O. P. IN RHODE ISLAND.
Flection of Beeckman for Governor
In Conceded.
On'the basis of returns from 134 Rhode
Island voting districts out of 186, giving R.
Livingston Beeckman (rep.) 28,603, and Col
P. H. Quinn (dem.) 21,616. the election of
the republican governor and state ticket
was conceded Tuesday night by the
democrats. In 1912 the same dis
tricts gave Pothier (rep.) 22.911. The
republicans will get two out of three
congressmen. Congressman Kennedy hav
ing been apparently re-elected in the
3d district, and Walter K. Stiness
(rep.) had defeated Congressman Gerry in
the second. In the Ist district democrats
claimed the re-election of Congressman
George F. O’Shaughnessy.
penbose is Elected.
Pennsylvania Back Stroug In Repub
lican Column.
Pennsylvania came back strongly into the
republican column Tuesday, that party
electing Boies Penrose to the United States
Senate and Martin G. Brumbaugh gov
ernor by pluralities that may exceed 200,-
000. The vote was unexpectedly large, ex
ceeding that cast for president in 1912.
The republicans also elected their candi
dates for lieutenant-governor and secretary
of internal affairs, as well as four con
gressmen-at-large, T- 8, Crago, Mahlon M.
Garland, Daniel F. Lafean and John R.
Scott.
The democratic representation in Con
gress of 12 members from Pennsylvania
has been reduced, the republican landslide
sweeping several of them out of office.
Gifford Pinchot, the progressive candidate
for senator, ran third. A. Mitchell Palmer,
the democratic candidate, being far ahead
of him.
CALIFORNIA FOR JOHNSON,
Landslide for Moose Governor of Pa
cific Coast State.
Scattered returns from all sections of
California indicate a landslide to Gov
Hiram W. Johnson, progressive candidate
for re-election over John D. Fredericks, re
publican. and John D. Curtin, democrat.
For United States Senate, early returns
were too close to hazard a forecast. At
antiprohibition headquarters it was as
serted that prohibition had been defeated,
more than two to one.
SHIVELY CLAIMS INDIANA.
Beveridge for Senator Runs Poor
Third.
A dispatch from Indianapolis Tuesday
night said: The republicans made a clean
sweep in Marion county, Miller, re
publican candidate for senator, leading
Senator Shively by nearly 3000 votes.
Congressman Korbly, democrat, was de
feated by Merrill Moores, republican, by
al-out 5000 votes. The strength of Miller
is a great surprise, but the friends of
Senatore Shively say their candidate will
carry Indianapolis by at least 30,-
000. Beveridge, the progressive can
didate for senator, is running a
poor third. Sixty-nine out of 158
precincts iu Marion county, for Unit
ed States senator, give: Miller, republican,
11.301: Shively, democrat, 10.300;
Beveridge, progressive, 4966.
Republican Gain in Indiana.
From incomplete returns from Indiaha it
was indicated Tuesday that Senator B. F.
Shively (dem.) will be re-elected. His plur
ality probably will be between 30,000 and
35,000. The republicans gained two seats
in Congress, carrying the 7th aud 10th
districts, and are also conceded a chance
in the 2d and 9th districts, where the race
is very close between democratic congress
men and their republican opponents.
REPUBLICAN IN OHIO.
Partial Returns Indicate Substantial
Gain. .
The election of Warren G. Harding, re
publican, to succeed Theodore E. Burton,
republican, in the United States Senate,
was an extremely close race between Gov
James M. Cox, democrat, and Frank B.
Willis, republican, for governor; the de
cisive defeat of both the woman suffrage
and the prohibition amendments, and the
probable passage of “the home rule”
amendment, an act alleged to favor the
“wet” interests, is the result indicated in
Cincinnati late Tuesday night in the Ohio
election. The progressive candidates polled
an exceptionally small vote compared to
that of 1912.
Early partial returns from various pre
cincts throughout Ohio indicate mat the
race for governor is extremely close be
tween the present incumbent. James M.
Cox, democrat, and Frank B. Willis, with
the former slightly in the lead. James
R. Garfield, progressive, was conceded
early to have no chance.
SULLIVAN MAY WIN.
Early Returns Indicated His Success.
Roger Sullivan's tight for the United
States senatorship in Illinois seemed suc
cessful, according to early returns. Me
dill McCormick, progressive national com
mitteeman from Illinois, admitted that
Sullivan would carry Cook county by
40,000. Sullivan's managers claimed the
county by 80,000 to 100,000. Returns
from 242 precincts out of 1705 iu Cook
give: Sullivan, democrat. 22,255: Sher
man, republican, 12,308: Robins, progres
sive, 11,679. The city news bureau esti
mates from early returns that Sullivan
will carry Cook county by 65,000 plural
ity. Robins, progressive, is running a
close third to Sherman, republican.
RESULTS IN WISCONSIN.
Early Returns Seem to Indicate Re
publican Victory.
Early returns from Wisconsin Tuesday
night indicated that Emmanuel L. Philipp,
republican, has defeated Judge John U.
Karel, democrat, for governor by at least
25,000 votes. John J. Blaine, independent,
ran a very poor third. As far as heard
from, republicans have elected six con
gressmen, the democrats one, leaving four
districts in doubt. The contest for Unit
ed States senator is close between Gov
Francis E. McGovern, republican, and
Paul O. Husting, democrat.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC.
Senator Smith Re-elected by 20,000.
Maryland Tuesday returned John
Walter Smith, democrat, to the United
States Senate by an estimated plurality
of 20,000 over E. C. Carrington, re
publican, formerly a progressive. Five
democrats and one republican were
elected representatives in Congress. Sid
ney E. Mudd, son of the late Congress
man Sidney E. Mudd, was elected from
the sth district. The progressive vote did
not exceed 2000 in the state..
ELECTION IN lOWA.
Thirty ot 33»T Precinct* Show Bg.
publican Lend.
Indications in lowa at a late hour Tues
day night pointed to the relection of Sena
tor Albert Gummins, republican, by a
plurality estimated at 50.000 over Maurice
Connolly, democrat, and Casper Schenk,
progressive. Schenk, the progressive can
didate, fell for behind what wm esti-
mated to be his strength. In the governor
ship race Clarke, republican, had a lead
of shghtly more than 4000 votes over
John T. Hamilton, democrat. It was
virtually certain that republican candi
dates for Congress had been elected in
all districts except the 2d and 3d.
The first 30 precincts (20 in Des Moines)
heard from out of 2297 in lowa, gave
Clarke (rep.) for governor 3397: Hamil
ton (dem.), 2430.
Minnesota. Goes Democratic.
Minnesota, bulwark of republican strength,
overwhelmingly elected a democratic gov
ernor, W. S. Hammond, present congress
man. The election of a democrat, equaled
twice before in the history of the state is
particularly significant in the face of the
fact that Hammond until a few days ago
was unable to take part in the campuign.
because of legislative duties at Washing
ton.
Kansas Has Republican Senator.
On incomplete state returns Tuesday
night Charles Curtis, republican, was lead
ing Congressman George A. Neeley, demo
crat, and Congressman Victor Murdock,
progressive, for the United States sena
torship. Curtis had 2614 votes; Neeley,
1835. and Murdock, 1436. Arthur Capper,
republican, was ahead for governor. Mrs
E. M. Murphy, progressive, seemed to be
running third in her district. The vote of
the women was estimated to be about
two-thirds that of the men.
Michigan Has 11 G. O, P. Congreaamen
Scattering returns late Tuesday night in
dicated that at least 11 republican con
gressmen have been elected in Michigan
and the two progressive congressmen de
feated for re-election. Frank E. Doremus,
democrat, appeared certain of re-election,
and Samuel W. W. Beakes. democrat,
was running a close race for re-election
with Mark H. Bacon, republican.
Democratic Gain in Nebraska.
The first 36 precincts in Douglas coun
ty, Omaha, Neb., give Morehead, dem
ocrat, for governor. 3990; Howell, repub
lican, 2973. This is a decided democratic
gain. Six precincts in York county give
Howell, republican, for governor 491;
Morehead, democrat, 412, a slight demo
cratic gain. York county voted almost
2 to 1 against woman suffrage.
Overman in North Carolina.
Senator Overman, democrat, was re
elected in North Carolina Tuesday. Early
returns indicated that eight of North Car
olina's 10 democratic nominees for Con
gress had been elected, with both demo
crats and republicans claiming success in
the 10th district.
South Carolina in Lino.
United States Senator E. D. Smith,
democrat, was re-elected, and Richard I.
Manning, democrat, was elected governor
in Tuesday’s election in South Carolina.
All seven democratic congressional nomi
nees were elected. Neither Smith nor
Manning was opposed.
Missouri Against Woman Suffrage.
Indication Tuesday night were that wom
an suffrage was overwhelmingly defeated.
The democrats apparently elected 14 of 16
congressmen, but only two were certain —
Clark, in the 9th district and Borland in
the sth.
Democrats in Georgia.
Georgia elected to the United States
Senate the democratic nominees, Hoke
Smith and Thomas W. Hardwick. Nat E.
Harris, democrat, was elected governor. All
democratic congressional nominees were
elected.
North Dakota Republican.
Republicans scored a sweeping victory
in North Dakota, returns at midnight in
dicating United States Senator A. J-
Gronna and Congresmen H. T. Helgeson,
George M. Young and P. D. Morton were
re-elected, and the complete republican
state ticket, headed by Gov L. B. Hanpa.
appears to have been successful. The
woman suffrage amendment was defeated
overwhelmingly.
South Dakota Returns.
Scattering returns show Burke (rep.)
leading for United States senator in
South Dakota. Indications were that the
woman suffrage amendment had been de
feated.
Republicans in Colorado.
George A. Carlson, republican, defeated
former Senator Thomas M. Patterson,
democrat, in the race for the governorship
of Colorado, according to incomplete re
turns Tuesday uigbt. Hubert Work, re
publican, was in the lead over United
States Senator Charles S. Thomas, demo
crat, who was seeking re-election. The
state-wide prohibition amendment still was
in doubt, with the “drys” in the lead.
Tennessee Again Democratic.
Incomplete returns at 8 p. m. Tuesday
indicated the election of Thomas C. Rye,
democratic nominee for governor of Ten
nessee, over Gov Benjamin W. Hooper,
republican incumbent. Rye gains in many
counties over the majorities given the Jem
ocratic nominee in 1912. Indications axe
that all congressmen are re-elected and
that Tennessee will have a democratic Leg
islature.
The Oklahoma Results.
Incomplete and scattering returns re
ceived up to 10 Tuesday night indicate
that Robert L. Williams, democrat, had a
comfortable lead over John Fields, repub
lican. for governor of Oklahoma. United
States Senator Thomas P. Gore is run
ning far ahead of the democratic ticket,
with a plurality probably exceeding 30,000.
Alabama Democratic.
Early returns from Alabama show the
election of Oscar Underwood as United
States senator and the entire state and
congressional democratic ticket, including
Congressman Burnett in the 7th district,
where the only formidable opposition was
made against the democratic nominees.
Republican* In Nevada.
Indications are that Samuel Platt, re
publican, is elected United States senator
from Nevada and the republican congress
men have been elected. Emmett P. Boyle,
democrat, apparently is elected governor.’
Ferris ot Michigan Claim* Re-election
Telegrams were received at the White
House Tuesday night from Gov Ferris of
Michigan and Representative Doremus,
chairman of the democratic congressional
committee, claiming their re-election.
Look* Like Smoot in Utah.
First Utah returns on senatorial candi
dates give Smoot, republican, 1008; Moyle,
fusion, 1725. The vote indicates repub
lican and democratic gains and progressive
losses.
Champ Clark In.
Early returns indicate the re-election of
Champ Clark, democrat, speaker of the
House, by 3000 to 5000 over Johrf C.
Brown, republican.
Florida Democratic.
Senator Fletcher and the entire Florida
democratic congressional delegation were
re-elected Tuesday.
Early returns in Kentucky indicated the
election of J. C. W. Beckham, democrat, to
the United States Senate, full term, and
Johnson N. Camden, democrat, for the un
expired term of the late Senator W. O.
Bradley by heavy majorities.
James P. Clarke, democrat, was re-elect
ed to the United States Senate from Arkan
sas. Ha had no opposition.