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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1910
Page
1
The issue proclaims a dramatic Democratic landslide across eastern states. Bulletins show long‑time Republican areas flipping, listing officials such as Benn auditor, McCoy treasurer, McCarty sheriff, Kendall recorder, and others. The report notes wide party gains across multiple county and state offices.
The governorship goes to Claude R. Porter of Centerville as of press time, with no definite results yet available for other state contests.
Early returns at 3:30 indicate Kennedy leading the seventh district and Prouty carrying his, with Kendall behind in the sixth and Murphy defeating Haugen in the fourth. Sheriff McCarty appears elected by four to five hundred, clerk race tight between Eckerman and Kellogg, while other Republican candidates seem favored. Counts are incomplete with twelve precincts reporting and city totals still unsettled. Carroll and Kennedy hold county wins by a few hundred.
A fragmented OCR list records vote counts for multiple candidates in the First Ward Washington area. Names such as Carroll Palmer Thorne Porter Dewey Jones Kennedy Neal Pollard Garretson Truxan Eckerman Kellogg McCarty Kendall Marbourg Dewey Harmeier Conner Wonderly Kyle Wilson and Dunlap appear with figures ranging from the high fifties to the one-twenties, indicating mixed performance across contests.
The report notes a see saw vote pattern across Washington with slow to count totals and possible inaccuracies. At press time, wards continued counting ballots while county hospital support appeared strong locally though outside opposition remained uncertain.
Centerville Iowa resident Claude Porter receives telegrams of congratulations from Marshalltown Des Moines and THOS A DUHIGG praising his splendid victory and carrying every word in the city.
Bulletin dispatches report early returns indicating Democrats winning governors in Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey and Ohio. The Times and other sources claim Democratic gains in Congress with Roosevelt and Taft districts split and Dixon results varying by city.
The Associated Press notes Republicans carry Delaware with majorities in both houses while the Republican Congressional Committee in New York reports Dalzell's return in Pennsylvania. The Indianapolis wire quotes the state GOP saying Indiana appears to have gone Democratic.
Des Moines reports show Porter leading in multiple precincts with margins around 16 500 at 86 precincts and 25 000 in early Democratic tallies. Democrats claim four IowaCongress seats and Porter victory while Republican central figures offer no comments amid mixed returns.
Across the Midwest voters signal Democratic gains. Indiana polls hint Bev Eridge may be defeated while Marion county leans Democratic by about 5 000. Kentucky appears to have elected ten of eleven congressmen and Illinois shows Democrats leading in several seats. Hitchcock predicts a 24 000 margin for Senate in Nebraska with a tight race between Dahman and Allrec.
New Orleans nominees sweep congress and state tickets while the Panama Expo bond measure fails. Longworth and McKinley win in their districts. Hearst concedes Dix’s victory in New York. Dahlman leads in Nebraska. Harmon carries Hamilton County.
The text notes New York City Democrats asserting control of the state legislature and pledging to elect a Democratic senator to replace Chauncey Depew, whose term ends in January, while no other Republican ticket defeats are indicated.
The democratic central committee claims Harmon's support ranges from 60 000 to 100 000 with a presumed majority of at least 40 000. In New York City with 67 districts hearing from, Dix the Democrat leads Stimson the Republican 290 253 to 188 205.
Returns show Hooper a Republican elected governor of Tennessee by about 15,000. Other races indicate Democrats gaining momentum nationwide with Democratic wins in several states and districts, while Republicans hold or regain positions in a few contests.
The Milwaukee county slate of Socialist Democratic candidates has been fully reelected across Milwaukee. Voters supported the full ticket in the latest countywide election, sustaining the party's local leadership.
In Hartford observers indicate Osborn is favored as the Republican candidate for governor while Julian Baldwin seeks congressional representation for Connecticut. The report notes party balance and voter sentiment during the current political period.
The Journal of Washington Iowa blames the voter and nonvoter alike for the election outcome while noting Democrats confessing a long wait for final results. It predicts slow counts, with several key offices still in doubt and possible publication delays of up to three days before definite results.
Associated Press reports democratic control of the U S House is assured. The Times of Chatanooga confirms Hopper will win the Tennessee governorship by a margin of about 15 000 to 20 000 over Democrat Taylor.
Vote counting shows 111 straight Republican tickets and 4 straight Democratic tickets in Wellman as ballots arrive. Deputy Sheriff McCarty leads for sheriff with a strong showing while clerkship remains close between Raml J Kellogg and incumbent George Eckerman. both candidates praised as fine men.
Clifford Thorne notes flatt er showing in Washington county as Wellman residents vote 191 against and 91 for the hospital proposition. In the third ward the tally is 211 for and 67 against. Unofficial reports suggest Lee O Neil Brown’s re election in Illinois and several UK incumbents retaining seats.
Milwaukee Senator La Follette wins re election by a large majority. Republican McGovern carries the state for governor.
Speaker Jos. Cannon secured re-election with at least a 5000 vote lead in Danville Illinois. His opponent conceded defeat as Democrats largely supported Cannon.
Election returns come in slowly amid complex national conditions and damaged ballots. Precinct counts in Washington county extend into morning as officials tally scratched ballots and estimate outcomes, with fatigue among telegraph operators and voters awaiting results.
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