AMERICAN ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 184, 14 November 1910, Page 5

AMERICAN ELECTIONS

ROOSEVELT REPUBLICANS ROUTED. GROWTH OF THE SOCIALISTS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. New York, November 11. The Democrats gained forty, seats in the House of Representatives, and lost three. The Republican majority in the Senate has been reduced to ten. The Roosevelt Republicans were routed in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Other Democratic triumphs were secured in Indiana, Illinois and the Western States.

Mr. Chauncey Depew and Mr. Kean were defeated for the Senate, and Messrs Herbert, Parsons, Mann and Fawny were defeated for the House of Representatives. Oyster Bay (Mr. Roosevelt's home) voted for the Democrats. Mr. Payne was re-elected by a narrow majority. Mr. Roosevelt's defeat in New York is interpreted as a Conservative victory due to dislike of the demagogic campaign. The whole election is a triumph for the insurgent Republicans, since the Democrats ran on the insurgents' platform. The election is interpreted to be due to the Republicans' too tardy emancipation from the sway of the Old Guard. The insurgents were successful in Wisconsin and California.

The Republican tickets were generally successful in Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania. New Hampshire, lowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Idaho, Kansas, Delaware and Tennessee, but with a reduced majority. The old party lines were remarkably blurred. Mr. Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic Governor-elect for New Jersey, secured the most commanding Democratic triumph. He is likely to lie the party's candidate for the Presidency. A significant feature of the election was the striking growth of the Socialists, who have more than doubled since 11108. Tn California the Socialists polled 3-2,000 votes more than two years ago. New York Socialists ran 10.000 ahead of Mr. Hearst's Independence League.

Mr. Roosevelt and President Taft main tain silence as to the result.

The New York correspondent of the Times says that with new leaders and new hopes, the Democrats have the making of an effective Conservative Democratic, party. Mr. Bryan'* wild democracy is dead.