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Show LANDSLIDE FOR DEMOCRATS MAY GIVE THEM UNITED STATES SENATE . . - . ' r t . Lower House of Congress Already in Pos session of the Opponents of the Repub licans0hio Furnishes the Big Sur prise of the Election-Dix Wins New York' -. the United States senate or shall be succeeded by John W. Kern, was still a question at an early hour today. Roth the Republican and Democratic chairmen claimed the loaisltaurc by a small majority on joint ballot. Nevada Republican. Carson City, New, Nov. 9. Seventy-two Seventy-two precincts complete out of 239 give former United States Senator Nixon, Republican, 2,204; Flttman, Democrat, 1,751. The vote on I'nited States senator is advisory, with legislators pledged to abide by tho popular choice. Washington Strongly Republican. Seattle, Nov. 9. toiler returns in tho state of Washington show ga'ns In tho legislature for the Democrats, but not enough to reduce the large Republican Re-publican majority materially. In King county, George F. Cottcrill, Democratic candidate for United S'ates Bc-nator, lout Tits seat in the state senate. The plurality of the three Republican Republi-can congrcssinen-olect and" the live Republican supreme judges elect are do decisive that there has been no attempt to get the final figures on , their vote. I The swoop of the political tidal wave which rolled over the country Is further emphasized by additional returns and revised figures at hand today. The Democratic majority In the house of representatives will bo at IcaHt 42 and possibly more, as compared com-pared with the present Republican majority of 43. Added to thy reversal in the lower branches of congress, the morning it-turns showed the Republican major-j ity of 20 In the Lnlted States sen-file sen-file rapidly approaching the vanishing vanish-ing point, ulthough the Republicans ."re now reasonably assured of 48 senators, or one more than the necessary neces-sary majority, with a number of Hates still la doubt. The most not-p.blo not-p.blo changes from those presented last nlfcht are summed up as follows: In Ohio, a Democratic legislature lms been elected. Insuring a Democratic Demo-cratic successor to Senator Dlx. Re-jubllean, Re-jubllean, and the plurality of Governor Gov-ernor Harmon Is Increased to 00,000. The West Virginia legislature Is Democratic and will elect a Demo-ciatlc Demo-ciatlc senator. In Indiana the legislature, which chooses a successor to Senator Bevcr-rldRe, Bevcr-rldRe, is In doubt with the Democrats claiming a majority of twelve and the Republicans maintaining Pcvorldge will have a small majority. Iowa Is 6tlll uncertain with both sides claiming tho governor. The Pennsylvania legislature la safely Republican and will elect a Republican Re-publican successor to Senator Oliver. Washington has a Republican legislature legis-lature which appears to Insure the election of Miles Polndexter to the upper house. The Utah legislature, which elects a United States senator, also Is Republican, Re-publican, while that of Montana Is In t'oubt. Indications point to the election of the Republican candidate for governor govern-or of California, B. W. Johnson, by a heavy plurality. Incomplete returns from Oregon Indicate In-dicate tho election of the Democratic Democrat-ic candidate for governor, Oswald Vest, by a email plurality. The Missouri legislature which elects a United States senator, is be--loved to be safely Democratic. Aflde from these changes today, tho n-aults already announced remain practically unchanged. The plurality plural-ity of John A. Dix, Democrat, elected elect-ed governor of Nw York, npproxi-nates, npproxi-nates, G5.000. Early today Governor-elect Governor-elect Dlx left his home at Thomson for a rest in the Adirondacks. Mr. Dix carried the entire Democratic biate ticket with him to victory. The plurality of Woodrow Wilson, in New Jersey, is now plaeod at 3n,-l"i0 3n,-l"i0 and of Judge Baldwin, Demo-erat Demo-erat ,in Connecticut, at 3.500. OREGON HAS GONE WET IN THIS CAMPAIGN Portland, Ore., Nov. 9. Although hardly ten per cent of the vote In Oregon has been counted, Oswald Vest, Dem., and former railroad comuilbsloner, la believed to have been elected to tho governorship of this Mite over Jay Powerman, Rep, and speaker of the Oregon senate, by a plurality of from 2.S00 to 5,000. The counting of tho ballot contaln-InR contaln-InR a full stato ticket and thirty-two proposed amendments to the constitution, constitu-tion, has been the elowost In the l.lstory of Oregon. Oregon Is sending two Republicans to congress. A W. iafferty, a young lawyer, was elected In the Second district, and In the Third district, Wr. C. HawU-y, Incumbent, was the successful suc-cessful candidate. The Indications are that Oregon has Sorit) "wet," despite the sttenuous f'K'at made by tho "drys." The returns on which the success of the women suffrage amendment to the 6tate constitution are based are meagre, but come mostly from the cities, which the suffrage leaders fear ol would vote acainst them. Everything Democratic In Ohio. Columbus, O., Nov. 9. The Democrats Demo-crats are now claiming the election of the whole stale ticket from Governor Gov-ernor Harmon down, with the possible exception of Attorney General Den-man. Den-man. Owa Is Close. Des Moines, Nov. 9. Tho Daily Capital's estimate based on scattered scat-tered precincts In thirty-seven counties coun-ties predicts the re-election of Governor Gover-nor Carroll by H.riOn. Porter s aides claims ho will have 10.000 plurality at least. Montana In Doubt. Helena, MonL, Nov. 9. Both Chairmen Chair-men Walte of the Republicans and Stewart of the Democrats are out In statements this morning, claiming the legislature on Joint ballot Walte says the Republicans have fifty-four sure, with Indications of fif-, fif-, ty-slx. while Chairman Stewart gives tho Republicans only 44. The legislature Is compoyod of 102 members, making fifty-two necessary to elect a Benator. Should it result In a tie, Lieutenant Governor Allen, a Republican, would cast the deciding vote. Returns are coming in very slowly and in some counties the official of-ficial count may be required New Jersey. TRENTON, N. J , Nov. 9. The election elec-tion In New Jersey yesterday resulted In an overwhelming victory for the Democrats Woodrow Wilson, the party candidate for povernor, defeated defeat-ed his Republican opponent, Vlviaa M. Lewis, by about 20.000. The Democrats carried, at least 12 of the 21 counties nnd will control the house of assembly and havo the legislature on Joint ballot, nnd will therefore be ablo to elect a Democrat to the United States senate to succeed suc-ceed John Kean, Jr They have won In six and probably eight out of ten districts which are represented in the present congiess by seven Republicans and three Dcm-ocrstx. Dcm-ocrstx. The only two districts tho Republicans have surely carried are the First and Second, represented by Henry C. Ixmdenslager aod John J-Gardner, J-Gardner, who were cuudidates for reelection. re-election. The Democrats have probably elected elect-ed William Tuttle in the Fifth. This district Is now represented by Charles Fowler. progressive Republican, whom the crcaulzatlon refused a re-nominat'.on. FOSS HAS 25.000. Bosion, Nov. 9. The Democrats elected for governor In th" urate election elec-tion yesterday. Congressman Eugene N. Fors. of Boston, by a plurality of fver 25,000, The total vote for governor, with six districts mlnslng out of 1,008, gave I-,''s. Deru., jgocS; Draper. Rep.. 1 j2,i50. The Republicans elected, however, the balnnce of the state ticket. The lext legislature will be Republican. ' CaTey Is Elected. Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. 9 Returns from yestcrday',1 election in this state are still far from complete, but there ecnm t0 bo no douht of the election of former United States Senator Jo-"ph Jo-"ph M. Carey, runnlnj ax u Dem--. era' for governor. The count In 176 i prorinets out of 40 ghea Carey 3.2''4; ' V.'iHln. Republican. 1.223. Mondll Is j reflected to conres by n largely do-re.it.f(l do-re.it.f(l plurality. The legislature Is probably Republican. j Johnson in California. I i San Franc sro, Nov. 9. Complete returns from 'no election precinct-., In California ciuUide of Srn Francisco :iYf Jobx ion. Republican, fe.r governor, gover-nor, ::3.537; Bell. iVaioernt. 25.920. Indiana Senator in DOubt. lndlan.ipr i. Nov. 9 Whether Albert. Al-bert. J. Be.eridic shall bo returned to I |
