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The Commoner
NOVEMBER, 1914
Resulte of the 1914 Heetions
The control of the next (64th) congress was
tho big stako in the 1914 elections, and tho
. domocrato won it. Woodrow "Wilson will enter '
into the second period of his presidential term
. vlth a democratic majority in 'both branches of
congress.
A canvass of the election returns show that ,
, the democracy has greatly strengthened its po
sition in the senate and has secured a good
working majority in the house. Wilson was
"made the issue. The democrats not only held
. their own in overy senatorial contest, but made
, a, net gain of three seats California, Wisconsin
and South Dakota.
Republican gains in the house were made prln-'-"
clpally in the states of Ohio,..Pennsylvania; New''
. York, Massachusetts,, -New Jersey and Illinois, in-.
which are located the large- industrial centers.
and 'which were more affected by the business
depression brought about by the European war.
In the middle west and on the Pacific coast, the
democratic party strengthened its hold. An. un-
official list of the representatives-elect, completed ' -by
the clerk of the house of representatives arid
sent .to the public printer November 12, give3'
the democrats a majority of 2y votes. Of the
435 members the democrats will have 232; re-!
publicans, 194; progressives, 7; socialists, 1; in-'
-' dependent, 1. '. " .
. Six states voted-on statewide, prohibition
... Ohio, California, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon and1
Washington. Of these, Ohio and California'
voted against prohibition, and Colorado, Wash
ington, Arizona and Washington voted for it.
. Woman suffrage was submitted to the voters
in,.. Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri, Montana, Nevada;
:t TfNorth and South Dakota. Of these states, two
-Montana and Nevada voted in favor of equal
suffrage.
GEORGIA
Senators Hoke Smith, domocrat, elected for
short term, and T. W. Ilardwick, democrat,
olected for tho long term.
Governor Nat. E. Harris, domocrat, elected,
with entire state ticket democratic.
IDAHO
. United States Senator James H. Brady, re
publican, re-elected.
. Governor M. A. Alexander, democrat, olected
over John M. Haines, republican Incumbont.
All parties' are pledged to submit a constitu
tional amendment for state-wide prohibition.
ILLINOIS
United States Senator Lawronco Y. Sherman,'
republican, reelected over Roger- C. Sullivan,,
democrat, and Raymond Robins, progressive.
Sherman's plurality, 15,573.
SUMMARY OF THE RETURNS
, ALABAMA
Senator Oscar W. Underwood, democrat,
. elected.'
. Governor Charles Henderson, democrat,
elected, and entire state ticket democratic.
ARIZONA
Governor G. W. P. Hunt, democrat, re
elected. Voted in favor of state-wide prohibition and
also to retain the death penalty.
ARKANSAS
Senator M. A. Smith, democrat, re-elected.
CALIFORNIA
Senator James D. Phelan, democrat, elected
over J. R. Knowland, republican, and Francis J.
Heney, progressive.
Governor Hiram W. Johnson, re-elected.
Prohibition amendment defeated; an amend
ment prohibiting another vote on liquor ques
tion within eight years was rejected.
COLORADO
United States Senator Charles S. Thomas,
democrat, re-elected over Hubert Work, repub
lican. Governor George A. Carlson, republican,
elected over Thomas M. Patterson, democrat.
Amendment for state-wide prohibition carried.
CONNECTICUT
Senator Frank B. Brandegee, republican, re
elected. Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, republican,
elected governor. n
i Legislature republican.
DELAWARE
Republicans elected state ticket.
FLORIDA
1 Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, democrat, re
elected. Entire state ticket democratic.
INDIANA
United States Sonator Senator B. F. Shively,
domocrat, re-elected over Hugh T. Miller, re
publican, and Albert J. Beveridgo, progressive.
- Democrats elect entire state ticket.
IOWA
United States Senator Albert J. Cummins,
republican, re-elected over Maurice J. Connelly,
democrat.
Governor George W. Clark, republican, re-(
elected over John T. 'Hamilton, democrat.
Republicans elect entire state ticket.
KANSAS
United States Senator Charles Curtis, repub
lican, elected over Congressman Georgo A. Nee
ley, democrat, and Victor Murdock, progressive.
Governor Arthur Capper, republican, elected
over George A. Hodges, domocrat, and Henry J.
Allen, progressive.
ICENTUOKY
United States senators J. C. W. Beckham and
Johnson N. Camden, democrats, elected. Sen
ator Camden was appointed by the governor to
the seat made vacant by tho death of W. O,
Bradley, republican. Ho was a candidate for tho
remainder of Senator Bradley's term in tho pres
ent senate, expiring March 3, 1915. Beckham
was the candidate for tho full term in the sen
ate. He will be a team mate of Ollie James.
MARYLAND
Senator John Walter Smith, democrat, -reelected.
MASSACHUSETTS
Governor David I. Walsh, democrat, re-elected,
over McCall, republican. Republicans olect
ed entire state ticket except governor, and have
legislative majority.
MICHIGAN
Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris, democrat,
re-elected over Chase S. Osborn, republican.
MINNESOTA
Governor W. S. Hammond, democrat, elected
over W. E. Lee, republican.
MISSOURI
United States Senator William J. Stone,
democrat, re-elected.
Democrats elect entire state ticket.
Woman suffrage and the county unit propo
sition, liko all other amendments, were de-defeated.
NEBRASKA
Governor John H. Morehead, democrat, re
elected over R. B. Howell, republican, arid H. E.
Sackett, progressive.
Democrats have majority in both branches of
legislature.
For the first time In years, the democrats suc
ceeded in electing officers on the state ticket be
low the office of governor, electing their candi
dates for lieutenant-governor, secretary of state,
auditor, treasurer, attorney-general, and one
state university regent.
Amendment granting woman suffrage defend
cd.
. Proposal for ntato university. removal trad cen
solldation with agricultural college, defeated.
NEVADA
Senator Francis 0. Nowlnnds, democrat, reelected.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sonator Jacob II. Gallinger, republican, re
elected. Governor It. II. Spauldlng, republican, olect
ed over Noono, democrat.
NEW JERSEY '
Republicans will control tho 1915 legislature.
NEW YORK
Senator Jamos M. Wadsworthr jr., repub
lican, elected over Jamos W. Gerard, democrat.
Governor Charlos S. Whitman, republican
olected over Martin H. Glynn, democrat and
present incumbent.
Republicans elected entire state ticket, and
control legislature.
. Socialists oloct congressman for first time ia
history of state, Meyer London defeating Henry
M. Goldfoglo Jn tho Twelfth district. .
NORTH CAROLINA '
Senator Leo S. Overman, democrat, reelected.
ed.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Senator A. J. Gronna, republican, re-electea.
GovernorL. B. TIanna, republican, re-elect-
'Entlro republican state ' ticket successful.
Woman suffrage defeated.
OHIO
United States senator Warren C. HardlnVt
republican, olected over Timothy S. Hogan, dem
ocrat, and Arthur L. Garford, progressive.
. Governor Congressman Frank B. Willi, re
publican, elected over tho present Incumbent,
James M. Cox, democrat, and Jamos R. Garfield,
pro'gresflivc.
Republicans carry thirteen out of the twenty
two congressional districts.
Republicans elect the entire stute ticket;
Amendments asking) for statewide prohibition
defeated.
Amendment asking for woman suffrage de
feated. . Amendment asking for special tax section de
feated. Amendment asking for homo rule, a recog
nized "wef'ffroposltlon, adopted.
OKLAHOMA
Senator Thomas P. Gore, democrat, re
elected. ,,,
Governor Robert L. Williams, democrat
olected over John Fields, republican.
OREGON
United States Senator Georgo E. Chamber
lain, democrat, re-elected.
Governor Dr. James Whltcombe, republican,
elected over Governor Oswald West, democrat.
The state legislature remains republican.
Prohibition amendment adopted by a large
majority.
Capital punishment abolished.
PENNSYLVANIA
Senator Boies Penrose, republican, re-elected
over A. Mitchel Palmer, democrat, and Gifford
Plnchot, progressive.
Governor Martin O. Brumbaugh, republican,
'elected over Vance McCormick, democrat.
All republican state candidates successful.
Republicans elected four congrewajen at
large. 4
RHODE ISLAND
Governor R. L. Beeckman, republican,
elected, with entire republican state tfeket.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Senator E. D. Smith, democrat, re-elected.
Governor Richard T. Manning, democrat, uu
opposed.
SOUTH DAKOTA
United States Senator Ed. S. Johnson, demo-