New England States Back Republicans in Election Surge
The report notes a nationwide Republican rise with gains in New England, Connecticut electing a Republican governor, two Maryland congressmen, Michigan voting Republican with a large victory and future GOP delegation, and Kentucky’s Seventh District leaning toward Republican Denny over Owens. New Jersey also sees at least two Republican gains in Congress.
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New England
Connecticut
Maryland
Michigan
Kentucky
Breckinridge
Owens
Denny
New Jersey
Republicans Sweep Elections Across Nation
A broad Republican victory wave swept nationwide results with strong gains in multiple states and local offices. Analysts hailed widespread support for party platforms and candidates across regions.
Unprecedented Republican Landslide Across Multiple States
The article reports sweeping Republican victories in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin with Morton and Grant notable defeats. It cites large Republican pluralities in Minnesota, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa, and Montana, predicting solid party dominance and multiple elected congressmen.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ilinois
Iowa
Levi P Morton Wins New York Governorship Amid Republican Sweep
Early returns show Levi P Morton Republican governor designate with estimated 130000 to 150000 plurality over David B Hill. The statewide victory accompanies gains in Congress and a Republican majority in both legislative chambers.
Senator Hill Maintains Silence on Election Views
Albany reports Senator Hill, in his Albany office, declines to comment on his views about the election. He was at his desk early and gave no statement.
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Albany
N.Y
Hill
Tammany Defeated as Nonpartisan Opposition Surges
New York reports show Tammany Hall crushed by a nonpartisan opposition with a 40 000 to 45 000 lead, erasing its usual 60 000 city margin. Net gain exceeds 100 000, a blow to the Tweed-era political power. The Brooklyn Republican city and county ticket wins in full.
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New York
Tammany
New York City
Tweed
Brooklyn
Most Sweeping Victory Ever Won in the State
Partial returns from Indiana show Republicans leading by at least 50,000 with the state committee forecasting up to 70,000. It is described as the most sweeping victory by any party in Indiana, with early night returns from labor centers reflecting strong gains and Democrats hoping the national vote will widen the margin.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Republican State Committee
New England Returns Show Strong Republican Gains
Returns across New England confirm large Republican leads. New Hampshire polls deliver two Republican governors with rising pluralities. Busiel gains 2,674 across 74 towns, edging toward a 32,200 statewide margin. Massachusetts shows Greenhalge near 70,000, with most congressmen elected. Rhode Island and Connecticut also report Republican victories, while pending figures from outer districts await confirmation.
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New England
New Hampshire
Busiel
Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Congress
Fitzgerald
Coggswell
Russell
Rhode Island
Hartford
Connecticut
California governor race signals Budd victory
In California partial returns from 563 of 2725 precincts show James H. Budd Democrat leading with about 28 000 votes to Estee Republican around 2 000 and Webster Populist about 8 000 Budd appears to hold a substantial San Francisco lead of at least 6 000 with Republicans unlikely to overturn statewide Democratic plurality in the city. Republicans seem to win congress seats in five of seven districts based on incomplete counts.
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San Francisco
California
James H. Budd
Budd
Estee
Webster
Democrats Claim State Ticket and Legislature Victory
Revised St. Louis returns show Cobb Joy and Bartheldi elected in key districts. Democrats win 16 city and 16 legislative seats to 23 Republican, with state ticket and legislature seen as secured. interior district contests adjust, including Burton defeating Morgan and Crowther contesting Ellison.
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St. Louis
Cobb
Joy
Bartholdi
C. C. Burton
Morgan
Crowther
Ellison
Democratic Sweep in Texas State Elections
Democrats appear set to win a comfortable governor's race with Culberson conceded by 60 000 to 80 000. Populists gain across regions, while Crowley Crain and Houston's seats in the Tenth Eleventh and Twelfth districts are uncertain. Democrats claim both legislative chambers.
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Daas
Tex
Culberson
Crowley
Crain
Houston
Georgia Democrats sweep likely wins in 10 districts
Georgia results indicate ten of eleven districts clearly elect Democratic nominees. The Seventh district is also likely to choose a Democrat, suggesting broad party gains for the state across the election.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Northwest in Line Majorities Sweep several states for Republicans
Returns from 184 districts show Governor Nelson near 25 000 ahead of Becker and Owen. Collins judged elected. Dunn and the statewide slate likely Republican. Congressional delegation expected solid for party with Heatwole and Towne among winners. Heatwole’s race now deemed safe. Legislature listed as Republican on joint ballot.
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Owen
Becker
Judge Collins
Dunn
Bierman
Tawney
McCleary
Heatwale
Kiefer
Fletcher
Towne
Eddy
Globe
Dem
Collins
Congress
Heatwole
Towne Secures Sixth District Congress Seat In Landslide
Douture November 7 reports Charles A Towne elected to Congress in the Sixth district as Major Baldwin the Democratic incumbent concedes. The entire Republican county ticket wins by a landslide and the Republican state ticket leads the combined Populist and Democratic tickets.
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Douture
Charles A. Towne
Major Baldwin
Winona County Makes Republican Sweep After 25 Years
Winona Minnesota reports a Republican landslide as state senator and most representatives are elected, with the entire county ticket secured except perhaps the auditor. This marks the first GOP dominance in over a quarter century.
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Winona
Minn
Winona County
Republicans Carry the State Including the Legislature
From Yankton reports Republican gains crown Robert D. Gamble and John A. Pickler as elected to Congress by about 8,000 votes and C H Sheldon as governor by over 5,000. The legislature will be 84 Republicans, a 17 vote majority on joint ballot. Basford says returns show state and congressional tickets victorious.
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Stockslager
Holman
House
Senate
Yankton
Democratic State Committee
Robert D. Gamble
John A. Pickler
C. H. Sheldon
Reprie
Basford
Republican State Committee
Republicans Seize Legislature in Nine Doubtful Counties
Nine doubtful counties Clark Spink Beadle Coddington Brown Grant Potter Jerauld Buffalo swing Republican boosting joint balloting to surpass two thirds, giving the GOP a secure majority in the legislature.
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RepFrieto
Clark
Spink
Beadle
Coddington
Brown
Grant
Potter
Jerauld
Buffalo
Republicans sweep South Dakota legislative seats
Nearly all Republicans win in South Dakota with 100 of 126 seats filled by GOP. A Republican United States senator is assured.
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Redfield, 8
South Dakota
United States
Allin Leads North Dakota governor race amid slow returns
Returns coming in slowly in North Dakota show Allin, a Republican, ahead of his ticket as GOP gains appear in Fargo Grand Forks Bismarck and other cities. Some country precincts report small Populist gains. Republican central committee claims Allin will win by about 5000 while Democrats concede around 1000. Johnson for Congress also noted.
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Faroe
N. D
North Dakota
Allin
Fargo
Grand Forks
Bismarck
Republican Central Committee
Johnson
Rep
Congress
Republicans Capture Ten Congressmen and the State
Republican committee claims Iowa will go to Republicans by about 75 000 votes. Ten Republican congressmen are elected with increased majorities. Hayes’ defeat is a possibility though returns are slow to come in from Des Moines on November 7.
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Des Moines
Republican Committee
Democrats Admit Defeat as Senate Hopes Waver
Washington reports Chairman Faulkner concedes House to Republicans by a 65 to 70 plurality. He doubts a Republican Senate unless Tennessee shifts or Peffer votes with them. Republican leader Babcock predicts a Republican Senate. Ohio records largest Republican plurality, with 17 of 21 congressmen likely Republican based on current results.
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Washington
Faulkner
Democratic Congressional Committee
House
Senate
Tennessee
Peffer
Wilson Defeated in West Virginia Congressional Races
Early returns show Republicans taking the First and Fourth districts with Devener and Howard. Alderson trails in Logan county as Democratic turnout drops. Huling leads in the Third district by a decisive margin. Dayton tops Wilson in Marion county by 400 with overall gains around 1,600 to 2,000. Monongahela county reports Dayton ahead by 1,050. GOP gains reach about 3,000 statewide.
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Charleston
W. Va
Devener
Howard
Logan County
Alderson
Congress
Huling
Wilson
Marion County
Dayton
Daytona
Morgantown
Monongahela County
James Huling Likely Wins West Virginia Congressional Race
West Virginia voters in Chaleton report James Huling the Republican candidate ahead of Democrat James Alderson by about 1,000 in early counts. Republicans claim a 2,000 overall margin. Democratic leaders have not conceded. Private telegrams show McDowell and Mercer votes favor Huling, and Alderson leads Summers marginally. County ticket and legislature appear to favor Republicans.
State Senate Race Nears Finish As Upshur And Fayette Count
Early returns suggest a landslide for the Republican candidate over R. S. Carr, with Upshur showing 1,100 for Huling and Fayette reporting 1,500. Other counties have not yet reported.
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R. S. Carr
Upshur
Huling
Fayette
Landslide Gives Republicans Kansas Victory in 1894
Returns indicate Morrill and the entire Republican state ticket elected in Kansas. Republicans likely won all but two congressional districts and appear set to control the legislature on joint ballot.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Morrill
Returns Hint at Republican Victory in Wyoming
Meager returns indicate the Republican state ticket is elected Morrell Republican for congress and a legislature majority, which will elect two United States senators.
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Cheyenne
Morrell
Congress
United States
Keystone State rolls up a Republican majority in Pennsylvani a
Philadelphia reports complete returns show Hastings with about 212,664 plurality, the largest Republican majority in state history. Harrison’s 1892 plurality was 63,747, Hastings’ gain 148,917. No Democratic gains in any county. Returns were late due to heavy turnout.
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Keystone
Philadelphia
Hastings
Harrison
Pennsylvania
Kentucky results show Democrats win several seats
In Ashland and Louisville reports indicate Democrats captured congress seats Hendrickson in the First Clardy in the Second Montgomery in the Fourth Berry in the Sixth McCreary in the Eighth Hart in the Tenth and Stone in the Eleventh. Republicans claimed Hunter in the Third Evans in the Fifth Denny in the Seventh and Pugh in the Ninth with a 1000 majority for Denny over Owens in the Seventh.
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Louisville
Hendrickson
Clardy
Montgomery
Berry
Mce Creary
Hart
Stone
Hunter
Evans
Denny
Pugh
Commercial
W. C. Owens
Fusionists Gain Ground In North Carolina Election
Democratic vote falls short across Ra Leigh North Carolina with First Fifth and Ninth districts in doubt. Fusionists favored overall with the state judicial ticket won by about 5000 and the legislature leaning Democratic by a small margin.
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Ra.Leigh
N. C
Consolidation Wins in New York City Vote
Returns show New York City in favor of the Greater New York scheme by about 118000 to 83000 with Brooklyn voting similarly for consolidation. Police headquarters tabulations reflect a strong approval of the plan to merge the cities.
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New York
Brooklyn
Japs Capture Foo Chow Amid Moukden Tien Tsin Campaigns
Washington reports a cable from Minister Denby in Pekin noting Japan has captured Foo Chow in the Gulf of Liastuno as part of campaigns against Moukden and Tien Tsin. Secretary Gresham confirms the update as Japanese momentum continues.
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Washington
Gresham
United States
Denby
Pekin
Foo Chow
Gulf of Liastuno
Shan Kai Kuan
Moukden
Tien Tsin
Czar Issues Manifesto Over Alix Bride's Greek Church Entry
The czar has issued a manifesto declaring no reception of Alix, his bride to be, into the Greek church. The move signals a political and religious clash affecting royal marriage plans.
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Alix
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