Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1894, Page 1

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. WILSON IS DEFEATED] CHAIRMAN FAULKNER TALKS| BALANCE OF POWER His Opponent’s Majority Estimated From 1,200 to 2,000. REPUBLICANS ARE SURPRISED Legislature Also Lost to the Democrats. EVEN ELKINS FOR THE SENATE Special From a Staff Correspondent. GRAFTON, W. Va. November 7—The Gefeat of William L. Wilson is now abso- lutely assured and the majority of his op- ponent is variously estimated at trom twelve hundred to two thousand. Even the republicans are astounded at the magnitude of the landslide, while the democratic man- agers are simply paralyzed. At 10 o'clock today Chairman McGraw admitted that the vote In the agricultural region cannot possibly overcome the as- torishing gains which the republicans have made in the industrial regions. Moreover, the legislature is conceded to be iost to the democrats and Senator Camden will be sue- ceeded by a republican. Two republican Congressmen from West Virginia ure as- sured, while the indications are that the entire delegation, four in number, will be republicans. Every one speaks of Stephen B. Elkins as the probable choice of the legislature for the United States Senate. Whea Chairman McGraw of the demo- cratic committee conceded the defeat of the democrats this morning he gave to The Star correspordent his opinion of the cause of the democratic disaster. No one was more surprised at the outcome than Col. McGraw, for his reports up to last even- ing .were of the most er.couraging nature. ‘The fact has been demonstrated that it was the unknown and uncertain element in the campaign which, as predicted, has proven the deciding force. Col. McGraw thinks there were several causes tending to the defeat of the democrats. One was the disaffection in the ranks of the party over the patronage question and the tariff bili. “I thought all those objections had been dissipated,” sald Col. McGraw, “but it proves that while they were smoothed over on the surface, they existed in fact, and the democrats voted against the ticket.” “The calamity howl bore an important share in the outcome,” he said, “and, to- gether with the dissatisfaction existing among the laboring classes, influenced thou- sands of votes.” Col. McGraw is convinced, he says, that workingmen were intimidated into voting the republican ticket by their employers, and that the republicans’ brought large sums of money into the district at the last moment. It is evident, however, that Col. McGraw does not attach as much weight to his last named reason as to the, others. Congressman-elect Dayton is here, und with the republican managers, gives his opinion of the outcome. He says it was a square fight between protection and free trade, clearly recognized as such an Issue, and that the vote was the verdict of the people for protection. He says the republi- cans have waged the campaign upon that issue, and it has simply resulted in the logical way. The democrats are bitterly disappuinted over the loss of the legislature, as it defeats their plan of sending Mr. Wilson to the Senate. It will be several days before the oficial count can be ascertained, owing to the maccessiLility of seme of the districts, but the following partial estimate of re- publican majorities and gains by counties bas been telegraphed to the republican com- mittee by the chairmen of the county com- mittees: Berk gain, Mineral, 400; gain 320, Marion, 200; gain, 205. Tucker, 250; gain, 287. Barbour, 159, a former democratic county; gain, 144. E Monongalla, 1,000; gain, 264. Grant, 917; gain, 169. Preston, 1,850; gain, 317. Morgan, 500; gain, 170. Taylor, 606; gain, 170. This does not include the democratic counties of Hampsbire, Jefferson and others, whose vote, howey»r, cannot overcome the sweeping gains aiready made. The demo- crats have shut up shop and ceased to esti- mate, leaving it to the republicans to figure cut majorities. N.O. M. —_—_-> MINNESOTA 40,000. eley county, 271 majority; republican The End Not Yet of the Republican Plarality. ST. PAUL, Minn., November 7—The re- turns from all but nine precincts in the Paul give Nelson, republican, the’ vote standing: Nelson, ; Becker, 5,483; Owen, 6,414. This tremendous republican vote in the Benner democratic county of the state is simply a sample of the way things went yesterday. Early in the night it became a question of plurality, and by daylight fig- ures had reached 40,00 republiean plurality and the end did not yet seem to come. LOOKS LIKE A LANDSLIDE. Republican Gains in Alderson’s West Virginia District. CHARLESTON, W. Va., November 7.— Indications this morning are that James H republican for Congress, Is elected over John D. Alderson, democrat, Republicans claim 2,000. executive committee® has 1 Huling’s election. Private McDowell to Huling by r by 200. Alderson got Sum- 0 plurality. The entire republi- ncluding the legislature, good majority. G. W. Ps probably beaten R. 8. State senate. It looks an be obtained Upshur gives Hul- by 1 iurality. mocratic The 4 RETORN PETTIGREW. South tai Dakota Legislature Cer- Republiean, The mber 7.—So far verat, is slightly ibition. dered doubt- k, Beadle, Codding- Jereud and But- enty-five legislators, can. Republican le by over thirty-one joint 200, Skeldon, for st, 904; Ward, n legislative He Gives Some of the Causes of the Re- publican Avalanche. Richard Croker Was the Only Man Who Intimated What tht Re- sult Would Be. An atmosphere of complete and utter desolation pervaded the apartments of the democratic congressional campaign commit- tee in the Wormley annex today. It pressed down heavily upon the officers and clerks whose hearts had been so full of hope and pleasant anticipation a few short hours ago and depressed them more than words can tell, Senator Faulkner, the chairman, and Mr. Lawrence Gardner, the secretary of the committee, were on hand early, and for the first time in their long participation in the active management of campaigns they had no consolation to extend to the callers who came by ones and twos as the hours wore on. Surprised and Disappointed. It was evident that both gentlemen were wonderfully surprised and terribly disap- pointed at the result of the elections. They had been perfectly honest in their confi- dence that a democratic majority would be returned to the next House of Representa- tives. In all the reports received from the various democratic organizations in the several states there had been no intimation of conditions that led them to expect such an overwheiming disaster for the party. On the other hand, the reports had expressed faith in the power of the democracy to re- tain at least a working majority in Con- gress, and this information had made them all the more eager to continue the aggres- sive fight they were waging. The chairman and the secretary were together when the representative of The Star called at head- quarters. They were gratified that the party had held its own in the south, especially in the doubtful districts,with the exception of West Virginia and Maryland. Senator Faulkner was requested to give his opinion upon the result and the causes that were responsible for it. Senator Faulkner Explains. “I do not desire to go into a discussion of the causes leading to the tidal wave wuich has placed the republicans in power again in the House,” he remarked. “But I think it is proper to note that these evidences of apparent popular approval in the election of so large a majority of a party to the control of the House are no indications of a change by the voter of his political princi- les.”” PicThe history of politics will show," con- tinued the Senator, “that every landslide is the result of dissatisfaction, discontent and want of contidence of the members of the majority party, whose action produces the result that surprises and astonishes the peo- ple—not by voting the opposite ticket, but simply by remaining from the polls. The resuits of this election when ascertained will, 1 am sure, verify this conclusion. We have as many voters in the country as we had in '92, who believe in the principles of the democratic party, but the recent busi- ness paralysis, financial stringency, eco- nomic legislation—the benefits of which have not been developed—party dissensions, crimi- nations and recriminations have resulted in such apathy as to cause the stay-at-home yote to produce the surprising result of yes- terday. That is my honest judgment. It we hope for success in '#, we should main- tain with fearlessness and determination the attitude we assumed in ‘D2; let personal and party bickerings of the past bury their dead, and unite in an earnest effort to har- monize those differences which have so seriously affected our organizations.” “To what do you attribute the result in West Virginia? inquired ‘The Star reporter. “The same causes that have affected and influenced the voters throughout the coun- try, which I have already enumerated to you,” he replied. Richard Croker’s Intimation. “Of course I am surprised beyond nmieas- ure at the immensity of the avalancne,” continued the Se1ator. “There was cnly one man who ever intimated to me that such a landslide was possible, and that man was Richard Croker. Some tithe ago he was present at a meeting of the committee in New York. He then declared that no mat- ter how much we fought or how well the republicans would sweep the country. Hill would be ‘beaten, he asserted, New York city would be lost and the whole country would go the same way. I asked him how he, who said he was out of roll- tics, could find reasons upon which to base such an opinion. . “‘Oh,’” he explained with a wave of his hand toward the gentlemen in question, ‘when I want to find out what the political sentiment is I don’t ask Martin or Gilroy or the leaders, I got on street cars and go down the street and talk with the men who. have votes and who don't know who I am, and find out that way the real drift.’ “Yes,” continued Senator Faulkner, “Croker was the only man, I repeat, who ever intimated the result, and he did the same thing before the election in 186). No one expected such a democratic victory then, but Richard Croker declared there would be a landslide in our favor.” ‘There were very few telegrams received by the committee this morning, and most of these were from the south confirming the election of demotratic Congressmen in various districts, ee CLAIMING WAITE’S ELECTION. ints in Colorado Have Not Yet Given Up. DENVER, Col., November 7.—At daylight returns were in from less than one-third of the precincts in this city, with the repub- Mean strongholds yet to be heard from, the majority for McIntyre for governor over Waite being 5,000. The returns from the state outside of Denver are very meager, but those so far recetved Indicate the elec- tion of McIntyre and the entire republican state ticket by 15,000 or 20,000 plurality. ‘The republicans claim to have carried even the Cripple Creek district, which was ex- pected to give a large majority for Waite. Chairman Clark of the populist state cen- tral committee claims: the election of Waite by 8,000 plurality. No returns have yet been received as to the legislature, but it will probably go re- publican by a large majority. John | F. Shafroth, republican, is elected to Congress in the first district. Both sides are claiming the second distric oe WASHBURNS SEAT SECURE. . Minnesota Republicans Elect Congressmen and Legislature. MINNEAPOLIS, November 7.—The re- publicans swept Hennepin county, giving Nelson, for governor, 6,000 plurality; elect- ing Toren Fletcher to Congress by 7,000; electing Robert Pratt mayor of Minneapolis by 3,000, and winning on the county and city tickets. Minnesota elects six republican Congress- men, with the result in the third still doubt- ful. The legislature will be heavily repub- lican, sending a republican Senator to suc- ceed Washburn. reeoen MICHIGAN'S PLURALITY. Six The Wolverine Republicans Surpass All Records. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 7.— ‘There is absolutely no doubt as to how Michigan went yesterday. The republican plurality will surpass all previous records, and the old high-water mark was 54,000. The Michiganalelegation in Congress will be solidly republican and the legislature will be four-fifths republican. The Populists May Hold It in the Senate. DIFFICULTIES IN ORGANIZATION What the Third Party Men May Demand. POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS It seems inevitable that the populists shall have cortrol of the next Senate by holding the balance of power after the 4th of March, 1895, Just what this signifies can- not now be foretold with accuracy, for the aumber of possible combinations that the third-party men might make either with the republicans or democrats are quite numer- ous. The republicans are very badly handicap- ped in this election with regard to the Sen- ate, as they have a large margin to goin over the now dominant party, owing to the latter’s majority among the hold-overs. In order to present an intelligent view of the situatior it should be stated that of the Senators who are now sitting whose terms expire in 1897 eleven are republicans, fifteen are democrats and thre2 are inde- pendents or popul'sts. Of the twenty-six sitting members retiring in 1890 nine are republicans, fifteen are democrats and two are populists. This makes a total of twen- ty republicers, thirty democrats and five populists among the 0ld-over Senators. Large Number to Be Elected. There is an uausually large number of Senators to be elected by legislatures chosen yesterday, or previously, to take their seats on the 4th of next month, The ordinary classification of “"%5 Senators” includes thirty, but to these are added three seats in the northwest, one each from Montana, Washington and Wyoming, which have been vacant since a year ago last spring, owing to the action of the Senate in refus- ing to admit Mess:s. Allen, Mantle and Beckwith. This makes a total of thirty- three Senators to be chosen for the incom- ing class, not counting the seat now occu- pied by Senator Perkins of California, who was appointed by the governor to fill ihe va- cancy caused by the death of Leland Stand- ferd. Includ.ng this seat there are thirty- four new men to come to the Senate next month, an altogether unusual number. Of the incoming Senators seven have al- ready been ckosen, as follows: Democrats, Cafirey, Louisiana; Bacon, Georgia, Martin, Virginia; Morgan, Alabama, and Walthall, Mississippi. Republicans, Dolph, Oregon, and Gear, Iowa. Of the remainder the democrats will, it seems, elect successors to Berry, Arkansas; Coke, Texas; Lindsay, Kentucky; Ransom, North Carolina; four in nuriber. The republicans will gain the seats now occupied by three democrats, Cam- den, West Virginia; Martin, Kansas, and McPherson, New Jersey. Present indica. tions are that they will re-elect republicans to succeed Carey of Wyoming, Chandier, New Hampshire; Cullem, Illinois; Dixon, Rhode Island; Frye, Maire; Higgins, Dela- ware; Hoar, Massachusetts; McMillan, Michigan; Pettigrew, South Dakota; Power, Montana; Shoup, Idaho; Washburn, Min- nesota, and Walcott, Colorado; thirteen in all. The pepulists will probably gain one recruit in Governor Tillman, who is to suc- ceed Senator Butler. It is probable that Tillman will announce himself as a populist, or ally himrelf with the third party men. ‘Two Seats in Doubt. This leaves two seats in doubt, that of Harris of Tennessee, a democrat, aud Man. derson of Nebraska, a republican, The re- turns from both states are meager and un- satisfactory, especially in regard to the leg- Islatures. In Nebraska Bryan, at present a Congressman, has made a tremendous canvass for the Senate on a fusion ticket against Senator Manderson. The fusion state ticket seems to be defeated, and the few indications at hand are that the legis- lature will be republican on joint ballot by a stall majority. In ‘Tennessee there has been a most sur- prising result. This state, which has al- ways presented a sclid demccratic front, seems now to have elected a_ republican governor by about 12,600 plurality. If this be true it is possible that the legislature, which is to elect a successor to the vener- able Senator Jiarris, chairman of the Dis- trict committee in the Serate, may also be republican. Serator Harris has, however, great personal popularity in the state, and it is to be presumed, in the absence of defi- nite returns, that this element has overcome the republican tendency. At ail events it will be fair to give tn this estimate a republican Senator from Ne- braska and a denccratic seat from Ten- ressee, thus disposing evenly of the two doubtvul states. All this tends to the fcllowing result: Of the ordinary seats to be filled in the “1901 class” of Senators the republicans have probably elected 19, the democrats 10, and the populists one. In addition, the republi- cans will likely have the three seats from the northwest already mentioned, making 42 in all. The democrats will thus have 40, and the populists 6, a total of 88 Senators, of which number 45 is a majority. What the Republicans Will Need. Thus under this favorable estimate the republicans are three short of a majority and two short of a tie. Should Senator Har- ris be succeeded by a republican the Senate would then stand, on the basis of this cal- culation: Republicans 43, democrats 39, populists 6. ‘Thus it is seen that in order to secure a tle vote in the Senate the republicans will have to secure control of a state-not now thought to be republican, There is no such state in view, and the question therefore reems to be whether the democrats van re- duce this lead of the republicans or whether the populists can maintain the balance of power, which they seem most likely to do. In considering the question of the organ- ization of the Senate by this curious mix- ture of members the closest attention must be pafd to the composition of the little party of independents who stand between the two great parties and an actual majority. Of avowed populists, elected as such and voting as such, there are but three—Peffer of Kan- sas, Kyle of South Dakota and Allen of Nebraska. These men are stanch third- party Senators, firm in their adherence to the theories of populism, and it is not to be expected that they will do otherwise than to insist upon the shrewdest bargain possible with the republicans or the democrats for the organization of the Senate. Peffer usu- ally allies himself with the republicans, e: cept when populistic questions are involved, while Allen and Kyle have come to be known as “assistant democrats” through their frequent aid to that party in its fights. Senators Stewart and Jones, ‘The next two members of the third party in the Senate were so recently republicans, and their conversion to populism was so sudden, that it ts difficult now to make any calculation upon their probable career dur- ing the next two years. These are Stewart and Jones of Nevada. Stewart was elected as a republican, although he announced him- self soon after as a member of the “silver party.” Jones was a republican up to a few monihs ago, when the political world was astounded by his own announced conversion to populism, The nearest estimate of the action of these two Senators is that they will move as actuated by their allegiance to the theory of the free coinage of silver. It is not to be doubted that, if they fail to stand with the populists as a compact party holding the balance of power, these two men from Nevada will seek to make the best terms possible with one or the other of the two great parties, probably the republicans, for a legislative step toward bimetallism and free coinage. Now comes the sixth member of the third party—Tillman of South Carolina. This man has so bitterly fought the’ straight demo- crats of his state and has allied himself so intimately with the third-party element in the state that the intimation that if elected to the Senate he will become a populist has not surprised the leaders of any of the po- litical parties, It now remains to be seen whether In case Tillman joins the Pefferites e wiii carry with him his colleague from South Carolina—Senator Irby—whose de- mocraey has never been considered to be of the Simon-pure quality. In this event the Senate will stand: Republicans, 43—giving ad Harris’ seat; democrats, 38; populists, A Dendlock on Organization. Discounting any allegiance that the two Nevada men may offer the republicans, these figures show a probable deadlock in the Senate on organization, to be broken orly by some combination er arrangement by the populists with one of the other par- ties. The view already had of the small party of populists shows ‘that three of the seven, presuming that Irby’ will join them, have republican proclivities, thus leaving four with democratic fendencies. So it will be seen that if the seven should act as a party and, deciding by their own major- ity, shoud cast their influence as a unit, the chances favor an alliance with demo- crats rather than the republicans, But this is mere speculation, and there are so many possible combinations to be made that, with the information at hand, it is futile to make any sort of prophecy or estimate of the future in this particular. Should the populists form an effective al- liance with either the republicans or demo- crats to secure the organization of the Senate they will be in a position to dictate terms, more or less selfishly, that might lead to some curious and amusing results. The chief gift within the power of the party organizing the Senate fs the office of President pro tempore, now held by Sena- tor Harris of Tennessee. Then follow the chairmanships of the various committees in certain order of importance, the exact sequence of which is somewhat disputed. The most desirable committees, and the most sought for, are finance, foreign re- lations, appropriations, privileges and elec- tions, judiciary, District of Columbia, com- merce, military and affairs, naval offairs and rules. It is possible that the populists might secure some pf these, though it will doubtless be difticult for them 1.0 make such favorable terms. Probable Course of the Populists. The most probable course is, in the event of their controlling the organization, that they would dictate the appointment of a populist as the odd member Of most of the important committees, thus giving their part the deciding vote on a large proportion of senatorial legislation as fat as committee reports are concerned. The seven members of the third party would probably also be given pleasant chairmanships amd a certain amount of prestige. The muinceffect, how- ever, of such a predicament would be upon the votes of the Senate on party questions involving important legislatiom Votes on such questioi are, of course) taken de- cisively upon affirmative or negative prop- ositions, and thus there would be an in- finite variety of combinations made possible. In short, with the populfsts wielding the balance of power in the Semate from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1897, there would prob- ably be one of the most complio&ted organt- zations. that has ever bees mown in the history of that body. ~~ —__—__- e-_+4—_ THE POST OFFICH RUSLDING. There Are‘Sixty-Nine Mow Actually at Work Today. ‘The Bu:st of Energy has a great majority over the Normal Lassitude the post of- fice site today. There are sixty-nine men at work, and this gives the Grim Determi- nation a chance for 96. This Is a most im- portant matter, for '¥6 ig now the year on which most hopes are centered. October 4 of that year is the date on which sixty- nine men might possibly finish the struct- ure. That date, however, is obtained by reference to the old calendar that The Star began to use whea it started to mention this matter, and so it cannot be relied upon, for it is much too generous. There ts an “original Hill man" at work on the build- ing, and he is showing some signs of the fatigue that spread so suddenly over a cer- tain part of Washington last evening. He was perched upon a block of stone he had been cutting during the day, and went into a trance when he read, flashing on The Star's bulletin sheets, the tidings of a land- slide for Morton in New York. He had re- covered somewhat this morning, but he was not quite himeeif. He will be thrown in with the rest, however, — EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. Several Pardons Granted by Mr. Cleveland and One Denied. The President aas granted pardons in the following cases: J. L. Stripling, convicted in Georgia of mail fraud; Daniel J. Gorman, convicted in Illinois of robbing the mails, and H. 'T. Gray, convicted in Mirsissippi of unlawful liquor selling. Pardons have also been granted to restore citizenship in the following cases: James Gilmore, convicted in Virginia of violating postal laws; Rob- ert H. Creel, convicted in Alabama of counterfeiting; Henry Weaver, Joseph Ni- sor and J. A. Ocherman, convicted of pass- ing counterfelt money. Pardons were de- nied in the following cases: G. H. Heatley of Tennessee, E. M. Hopper and John Wil- Hams of New Jersey, George Ashe of ‘Texas, James Powell of Indian Territory, J. M. Dudley of Utah, Joseph Caha of Kansas and Charles Cerny of Kansas. ‘The President denied the application for pardon in the case of James Brown, con- vieted in the District of carrying. concealed weapons and sentenced. in- September to nirety days’ imprisonment. | “I believe,” says the President, “this eonvict was guilty, and I mean’ to avoff any action which may unjustifiably interfere with any efforts made to put a stop to the carrying of concealed weapons in the District of Co- lumbia.” ————————— = Army Orders. ‘The extension of leave of absence granted First Lieutenant Alfred B. Johnson, sev- enth infantry, is further extended twenty days. Leave of absence for two months, on surgeon's certificate of disability, is granted Secona Lieutenant Thomas ~M. Moody, twenty-second infantry. First Lieutenant Hiram M._ Chittenden, corps of engineers, is relieve from duty at Louisville, Ky., under the Immediate or- ders of Captain James G. Warren, corps of engineers. He will take station at Colum- bus, Ohio, and then report ‘by letter to Colonel Orlando M. Poe, corps of engineers, for duty as executive and disbursing officer of the board of officers of that ‘corps. ————ers Naval Movements ‘The Baltimore has sailed from Chefoo to Port Arthur. The Chicago has arrived at Tangier. The Montgomery, Dolphin and Nina have sailed from New York for New- port, and the Fern from New York for New London, to assist in thetrial of the Ericsson tomorrow. ——+© Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $73,715. Government recelpts— Frem internul revenue, $242,558; customs, $84,700; miscellaneous, $12,501. ge A Letter Carrier Arrested. Chief Inspector Wheeler has received no- tice that William Hansbrough, a letter car- rier at Chattanooga, Tenn., charged with stealing letters from the mail, has been ar- rested, SS ine ee Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Max- well is acting postmaster general today. WHAT IS TO RESULT? Discussing the Effect of Tammany’s Overthrow. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST CITY OFFICIALS The People for Rapid Transit and Consolidation. IN THE EMPIRE STATE i nee NEW YORK, November 7.—What is to be the ultimate result of the defeat of Tam- many Hall in the election of yesterday is a subject of general discussion. Under the state laws the mayor has power to remove heads of departments only when charges of malfeasance or misdemeanor shall have been preferred against the incumbents, and even in some instances the power is lim- ited by provision for review by the gov- ernor, As indicated today, the revelations before the state senate investigating committee will become the basis of procedure against nearly all the Tammany members of the elty government. Another plan which was more generalty discussed before the election by the city newspapers was to obtain the adoption by the legislature of a bill giving the mayors William L. Strong. of cities of the first class the power of removal over all heads of departments upon what might seem to them to be adequte cause. The passage of such a law, it has been argued, would make the mayor more directly a responsible chief of the city gov- ernment. Under existing conditions it would be sure to result in the complete reorgan- ization of the New York city departmen‘s. Flowers for Mayor-Elect Strong. Upon the desk of William L. Strong in the president's room pf the Central Na- tional Bank today was a tremendous floral horseshoe of erysanthemums, roses and fegns with the wordy “Mayor-elect” woven in with carnations. Attached to the horse- shoe was a card inscribed “Congratulations of the clerks of the bank. Among the many niessages of congratu- lation which Mr. Strong received was one from ex-President Harrison. Mr. Strong wes asked, by an Associated Press Reporter if he wished to say any- thing about the result of the election. “Really,” he replied, “I think there ts nothing to be sald. The vote yesterday has savel me the trouble of talking. Then he continued: “I think the vote for Morton was something more than was anticipated, but my plurality was no sur- prise to me, because in the work of my campaign I met thousands and thousands of democrats whom I knew would vote our ticket. It is gratifying nevertheless.” RAPID TRANSIT IN NEW YORK. The People in Favor of an Under- ground Railway. NEW YORK, Novembér 7.—According to police headquarters’ tabulations the rapid transit question has been settled by the people of New York in favor of the con- struction of an underground railway. The law «uthorizing the submission of this proposition to a vote of the citizens makes it the duty of the rapid-transit committee within thirty days after the de@aration of the vote to proceed to construct the pro- posed railway or railways. and to make and let all contracts for the performance of the work of construction. Contracts are to be submitted to the counsel of the corporation for his approval as to their form. “GREATER NEW YORK” WINS. Returns From the Two Big Cities Favor Consolidation. NEW YORK, November 7.—Returns for the vote in this city and Brooklyn on the “greater New York” scheme indicate that a majority of the votes have been cast in favor of consolidation. A tabulation of the returns at police headquarters this morn- ing shows that the vote in thirty precincts on the consolidation issue is in round fig- ures 118,000 for and 83,000 against. It is evident from the returns that a large pro- portion of voters neglected to cast their ballots upon this question. It is estimated that the majerity in New York city in favor John W. Gon. of consolidation will reach at least 30,000. In Brooklyn the latest returns show a total vote of 54,005 for and 52,927 against the proposition, which makes it evident that the people of the two citles have given approval to the plan of contolidating the two municipals by a good majority. The scheme for the “greater New York” preposes the consolidation under one city government of New York and Brooklyn, thr whole of Richmond and Kings county, with portions of West Chester and Queens. ‘The whole area covered by the “greater New York” will comprise more than 317 square miles. Accordiag to the last census the popnlation of the cities, counties and towns which It 1s propcsed ‘to combine as the greater New York ts only a few thou- sands short of three million. At Vice President Stevenson’s Home. BLOOMINGTON, IIL, November 7.—War- ner (rep.), for Congress, will have a ma- jority of from six to eight thousand In this, the twelfth district. This is Vice President Stevenson's dis- trict. A FAR-REACHING CALAMITY How the Democratic Leaders Regard the Results of the Elections. Particular Significancé in the Changes in West New York. Virginia and While many democrats express the belief that the disaster which overwhelmed the party yesterday will be found an excellent thing for tt eventually on the weli-known purification by fire and sweetening by ad- versity plan, there are some who are high in its councils who regard the calamity as almost irretrievable. In the first place, ac- cording to their view, free coal has done what the republican party, working night and day for thirty years, failed to accom- plish, lt has, they say, broken the solid south by giving over West Viri to the republicans irrevocably. This may seem to be an exaggerated statement, but the ex- planation will show that it has force. Every national politician in the country is aware that the democrats have retained control of West Virginia only by maintain- ing one of the most superb organizations in the Union. This may be readily understood by taking one county of the state as an ex- ample. ‘he county of Ohio, in which the city of Wheeling is situated, casts 11,000 votes. For ten years the democrats have carried its electiors, both municipal and state, and yet their largest majority in all that time has only been 160, Yesterday Ohio county gave # republican majority of 1,700, Free coal was alone responsible for the change. ‘The democrats had won steadily on the promise that coal would be taken care of in Congress. Congressman Wilson made a successful campaign by referring (o the fact that he had secured a duty of 75 cents a ton on coal in the Mills bill, and the miners of West Virginia had been educated to believe that the product upon which they depended would be protected. ‘The tariff bill became a law, and not even the 40 cents duty they prayed and pleaded for wus granted. ‘The result is shown in yes- terday’s election. What the future ‘vill bring forth may be easily sketched. by years of hard work and close figuring the democrats managed to arrange the congres- sional districts in the state so as to give majorities for their party. Geographical considerations were thrown aside in the de- sire to secure political advantage. The election of democratic legislatures per- petuated the adopted system. Now, all this will be changed. The republican legis- jature will elect Stephen B. Elkins Senator first and redistrict the state immediately afterwards. In his new position as repub- Ucan leader in the state Mr. Elkins will not be backward in spending money to perfect his party’s organization. No man is better equipped for such action. ‘The democrats know this, and in their pencilling hereafter West Virginia will no longer be classed as a part of the solid south. New York is even more bitter for them to contemplate than West Virginia. The adoption of the constitutional amendments being a foregone conciusicn, the political complexion of the empire state will undergo marvelous changes. The apportionment provided for in one of the amendments adopted cannot be changed for twenty years. It ig claimed that this gives the state to the republicans for that length of time almost beyend any chance of demo- cratic redemption. The program in the im- mediate future is well known. A republi- can legislature will take away the charter of New York city and create a commission to govern it. That wili put the quietus to Tammany effectially, it is hoped. The same legislature will, without question, re- district the state in such a manner as to aid in securing a majority of republican Representatives in Congress, It can be easily seen what a vast importance will attach to such action when the probabil- itles of a presideatial election being thrown into the House of Representatives are con- sidered. In such a case the vote of New York would be thrown for the republican candidate. So, while reform democrats are expatiat- ing upon the valuable lessun taught to the party by yesterday’s election, the machine men in it are realizing the national ad- vanteges that ave accrued to their op- ponents, and the pictures that float before their minds’ eyes are full of dark shadows. ——_—__-e— DOUBLE McKINLEY’S PLURALITY. Democrats Not Likely to Get Over Tw: Congressmen. CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 7.—Spe- celals to the Times-Star say A. S. McClure, republican, for Congress, has 1,200 plurality in the seventeenth district, and that the re- publicans carried all the twenty-one con- gressional districts in Ohio except the third and fourth. The fourth fs in doubt. The plurality of Sorg, democrat, is 150 in the third district. A dispatch from Eaton states that Har- ris has made such gains there that he does not concede his defeat by Sorg, and says it will require the official count to tell the result. While the republican plurality in Ohio 1s almost double McKinley's plurality of 80,000 of last year, the total vote for the republican ticket yesterday falls several thousand short of the vote for McKinley last year, showing that the result ts due to the democratic vote not coming out. S. M. Taylor, who was re-elected secretary of state by such a large majority, had a plu- rality of 1,089 two years ago. CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 7.—The latest advices received in this city from the state indicate that the republicans have elected their candidates for Congress in every district in the state, with the excep- tion of the third, where Paul J. Sorg, dem- ocrat, has been elected, and in the fourth, where the result is still in doubt. The re- publicans will have 19, and possibly 20, members in the next Congress from Ohio. In Cleveland republicans elect their entire county and city ticket, without a single exception, by surprisingly large gains and pluralities, Tom Johnson, democrat, is de- feated by Theotiore E, Burton, republican, who has a plurality of 4,6¢ DAYTON, Ohio, November 7.—The latest figures in the city are as follows: Taylor, republican, 7,834; Turner, democrat, For Ccngress—Harris, republican, » Sorg, democrat, 7,041: Kronaug, peoples, 886. Returrs from the county are not all in, but the democrats concede the election of the entire republican county ticket by pluralities of from 1,500 to 1,800, Republi- cans concede the election of Sorg by 150 plurality, It is snowirg hard this morning. CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 7.—In Cuyahoga county Taylor, republicai secretary of state, has a plurality of 1: ieee. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CAR- RI ED. Principles Favored by the Voters in New York, NEW YORK, November 7.—The adoption of the constitutional amendments, of which there is little question, establishes the fol- lowing principles: Laws authorizing pool selling and all forms of gambling are prohibited. Election and registration boards through- out the state must be bi-partisan, No public money shall be granted to sec- tarian schools. The legislature is forbidden to en limiting damages for injuries re: death. Personal registration ts not to be se tuired in towns of fewer than 5,000 inhabitantey. ‘Public officers-shall not accept pesses on railroads or franks from aud telephone compa‘ Cities are divide The time which must alien can vote after e gra is increased from ten to ninety days. ct laws ing in telegraph |THE NEXT HOUSE What the Returns Thus Far Seem to Indicate, A REPUBLICAN WORKING MAJORITY Congratulatory Telegrams Are Pour ing Into Headquarters. LIST OF THE ELECTED At republican headquarters today Chair man Babcock and Secretary McKee were busy receiving the flood of congratulatory words and iclegrams that poured in on them from visitors and republicans all over, the country. Many of the telegrams ex- pressed the doubt that the news of the landslide was too good to b2 given full credence and all of them partook of a fla- vor of glad amazement that was amusing in some instances. There was a great deal of gossip about the next speakership, which which was*given unanimously to Thomas B. Reed, and the composition of the var- ious committees. Apropos of this, Secretary McKee is as good as slated for the clerk- ship of the next House of Representative: as he has made a campaign this time tha’ will place him far and away ahead of any competitor that has so far loomed up on” the political horizon. So sure are his friends on this point that they are already congratulating him upon his victory. The Next House. The republicans are not quite ready this afternoon to assert that they have reached the limit of their clasms, though they have given out a table of the votes they expect, which shows that they will bave 231 seats. Soon after this was made word was re- ceived that only one democratic member from Illinvis was certain and two others were in doubt, which may make the total run up somewhat higher. This table was made also with the reservation of hopes that the tenth district of Texas will send an anti-democratic member and that iater advices from Virginia may give the republl- cans several members from that state. The table includes three votes from Louisian: and ore from Alabama, which are claimed by the democrats, It is 8: Total, Dem. Rep. Pop. @ 6a re 7 1 6 ” 2 “ 2 4. we Bor ood 1 1 - eo ee en 1 *s 1 ” Illinois. er tet rans Indiana eae Ast Oa lowa.. so an sae 8 o 6 1 6 8 6 3 8 > ee 4 ee ee B - 18 12 . 12 ; ae ee 7 ee B Be ; ; rs 6 ” 6 o 1 * os 1 Soe oo 8 1 7 - 34 t -Ho-. aes eee geet Bitses 1 21 2 2 2 “. 2 80 1 @ 2 . 2 t+ 1 South Dakota. Bias 2 ‘Tennessee. 100 6 4 ow Texas. 1D: 8B: ke sais Vermont. 2 o. ” Virginia. 6 DW ww Washington. 2 2 ” West Virginia. 4 ee 10 9 w 1 1 Grand total........ 356 «121 lt According to this the following gentle. men will be entitled to seats in the next louse: Alabama. 1, R. H. Clark, D. 6. J. H. Bankhead, D, 2 Jesse S. Stallings,D. 7. W. H. Denson, D. 8.Gen. .Hurrison,D 8. Jos. Wheeler, D. 4. Wm. F. Aldrich, R. 9. O.W.Underwoed,D, 5. James E. Cobb, D. Arkansas. 1.P.D.McCulloch,jr.,D 4. W. L. Terry, D. 2. John 8. Little, D. 5. H. A. Dinsmore, Dy 8. T. C. MacRae, D. 6. Robert Neill, D. California. 1, John A. Barham, R. 5. E. F. Loud, R. 2.G. L. Johnson, R. 6. J. McLachan, R. 3. G. Hilbern, R. 7. W. W. Bowers, R. . G. Maguire, D. Colorado, 1.J.F.Shafroth,R. 2. T. M. Bowen, R Connecticut. 1. Fred. G. Platt, R. 3. C. A. Russell, R, 2. N. D. Sperry, R. 4. E. J. Hill, R, Delaware. 4 J. 8. Willis, R. Florida. 1. 8. M. Sparkman, D. 2. C. M. Cooper, D, Georgia. 7. J. W. Maddox, D. G. Lawson, D, 1. R. E. Lester, E. Russel . C. F. Crisp, D. 9. F. C. Tate, D. 4. C. L. Moses, D. 10. J. C. C. Black, D. 5. L. F. Livingston, D, 11, H. G. Turner, D, 6, C. L. Bartlett, D. Idaho. Edgar Wilson, R. Illinois. 1.J.F. Aldrich, R. 12. Jos. Ci rR. 2 J. H, Hannahan,D. 13. V. W 8. 34. J. V. Graff, R. 4. y. Woodman,R. 15. B. F. Marsh, R, 5. 16. F. E. Downing, D, 6. ard D.Cook,R 17. J, A. Connelly, Ry a . Foss, R. 18. Edward Lane, D, 8. A. J. Hopkins, R. 1. Benson Wood, R, 9. R. R. Hitt, R. 20. O. Burrell, R, 0. P. 8. Post, R. 21. J. J. Higgins, R, . Walter Reeves, R. 22. Geo. W. Smith, R, Indjan 1, J.A.Hemenway, R. 8 Geo. W. Farris, R, 2. A. M. Hardy, R. ¥. Frank Hanly, R. 3. 3.M. Stockslager,D. 10. J. A. Hatch, R. 4. Wm. 8. Holman, D. 11. Geo. W. Steele, Ry 5. 6. a jesse Overstreet,R. 12. J. W. Leighty, RL H. U. Johnson, R. 13. L. W. Royce, R. Chas. L. Henry, R. Iowa. 1. 8. M. Clark, R. 7.J. A. T. Hull, R, 2. W. Hayes, D. 8. W. P. Hepburn,Re 8. D. B. Henderson,R. 9. A. L. Hager, R, 4. Thos. Updegraff, R. 10. J. P. Dolliver, Re 6.R. G. Cousins, R, 11. G. D. Perkins, Ry 6. John F. Lacey, R. Kansa At large—R. W. Blue, R. 1. Case Broderick, R. 5. John Davis, P. 2.0. L. Miller, R. 6. Wm. Baker, P. 8.8. 8.Kirkpatrick,R. 7. Chester I. Long, By 4. Charles Curtis, R. Kentucky. 1. J. K. Hendrick, D. 7. Geo. Denny, jr., Re 2. J. D, Clardy, D. 8. J. B, McCreary, 3.C. U. McElroy, D. 9. Sam'l J, Pugh, 4.3. W. Lewis, R. 10. J. M. Keridall, D. 5. Walter Evans, R. 11, D. H. Colson, R. 6, Albert S. Berry, D. Louisiana. 1. H. P. Kernochan,R4. H. W. Ogden, D. 2H. D. Coleman, R.5.C. J. Bontner, D, 3. Taylor Beattie, R. 6.8, M. Robertson, D, nine. 1, Thos. B. 2. 2 Nelson Dingley, R.