09 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1898
Page
1
Stanley leads with a stated 6,000 plurality as the Republican state ticket appears to win nationwide gains. Breidenthal concedes, Pepperill predicts fusion defeat, and Ridgley hints at revised tallies. Returns from counties across Kansas show Republican gains in cities and counties, with several districts indicating a strong party majority for the GOP slate.
Early returns show Theodore Roosevelt elected governor of New York by about 18 000 to 20 000 over Augustus Van Wyck. Republicans gain 12 seats in Congress, while Democrats strengthen the state senate and assembly. California follows with a sweeping Republican victory and potential U S senator pick, as San Francisco voters weigh mayoral race and state tickets.
Early returns show Republicans leading in the state ticket with a 60,000 plus majority and fifteen Republican congressmen to six Democrats. Columbus reports indicate the count is slow with many precincts outstanding, but party managers tout the result as favorable amid debates on war leadership and presidential endorsement.
Early returns from Kent and Sussex counties indicate a Republican edge in both chambers and on the joint ballot. Republicans expected to gain the U S Senate seat, win state treasurer and auditor, and sweep county tickets. Senate likely 9 to 8 Democrat and House 21 to 14 Republican, shaping veto power and partisanship.
North Carolina results show Democrats likely win in the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh districts with two Republicans elected in the Second and Ninth. John H. Small, George H. White, Charles P. Thomas, J. W. Atwater, William W. Kitchen, John D. Bellamy, Theodore F. Kintz, Disney in the Biemh, and W. F. Crawford are named as elected. State legislature appears two-thirds Democratic on joint ballots with Democratic ticket prevailing.
Des Moines reports show Republicans leading by about 45 000 on the state ticket with optimism from Chairman Hancock. Returns indicate no Democratic congressmen elected, though Gen Weaver in the Sixth district is favored. Dubuque notes Rep. Henderson reelected in the Third. Democrats anticipate a notable statewide majority, with governor hopeful Major Sayers projected to win by about 200 000. Wisconsin forecasts suggest Governor Scofield ahead by around 20 000 to 48 000, while Connecticut results show Republicans leading the ticket and expect a sizable legislature majority.
Boise reports that for the first time in state history women voted for congressmen and state officers. Early returns are incomplete due to isolated locations. Women did not vote as a bloc. results show Hepburn and Wilson with higher totals in some precincts, while Moss and Steunenbergs also appear in the tally.
In Arkansas the congressional election was unusually quiet with about 3,000 voters in Little Rock and roughly proportional turnout statewide. Incumbents were re-elected. Dinsmore narrowly faced opposition in the Fifth district. Wyoming and Cheyenne results suggest party gains and a Republican legislature, with Mondell and Richards showing net changes across precincts.
Returns from across Missouri trickle in as results favor the Democratic state ticket by a substantial margin and indicate a majority in the legislature, likely securing re election of United States Senator Cockrell. The report notes overall Democratic gains though some areas remain undecided.
Shawnee County reports Stanley leading the Republican state ticket by about 2300 votes while Morrill gains in the countryside. City wards show mixed results with Stanley carrying the second ward by a slim margin and Morrill winning the first ward. The county vote reflects division across wards with contested races for representative and local offices.
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