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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1914)
K THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1914. ELECTION HAS ITS LITTLE SURPRISES Republicans and Democrats Both Win Where They Them .. selves Expected to Lose. OHIO UPSET IS STRIKING "'Dry" Candidate Elected, Although State Goes Overwhelmingly 'Wet.' , Wadsworth, Curtis, Phelan Also Reverse Fprm. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 11. Looking back over the returns of the recent elections, politi cians of both parties find results that are difficult to explain and the sur prises were on both sides. The four tlg surprises of the election were found "In New York, Ohio, Kansas and Cal ifornia. Few politicians believed that Wads worth could be elected Senator in New York; Wadsworth himself expected to tie defeated by 40,000; the election of Willis as Governor of Ohio was be lieved by Republicans to be beyond hope, and not the most sanguine Dem ocrat in the country dared look for the election of Phelan as Senator In Cal ifornia. Wadswortli'a Victory Explained. The election of Wadsworth is ex plained by the disintegration of the Progressive party in New York; by the direful effects of the Underwood tariff on New York State industries and by the Whitman landslide. There is no such explanation; however, for the elec tion of Governor Willis in Ohio. Willis was a "dry" candidate, and so explained his position in every speech he made In the state. Governor Cox, his Demo cratic opponent, was au avowed "wet" man, and Ohio went overwhelmingly "wet" Yet the "wet" candidate for Governor was defeated and the "drr" candidate elected in the face of the vote on the prohibition amendment. It was this issue which the Democrats most ex pected to aid in the election of Cox. Phelas'a Election Wholly Unexpected. Throughout the campaign the Demo crats conceded the election of Knowland as Senator in California. In face of the registration they conceded there was no hope of electing Phelan. and at no time did the Democratic committee list California as even "doubtful" on the Senatorship. The election of Phelan occasioned no more surprise in the Democratic camp than did the defeat of George A. Neeley, the Democratic candidate for Senator in Kansas. Neeley was thought by his party to be safe, and the. Republicans at no time laid claim to Kansas, fearing mat ex-senator (jurtia would be defeat ed because he is an avowed standpatter of the extreme type. Moreover, it was thought by Democrats and feared by Republicans that Victor Murdock. the . Progressive candidate, would Doll such a large vote as to Insure the defeat of Curtis. New Jersey Also Surprises. There were other strange results. New Jersey, the President's home state, completely repudiatd its favorite son, and elected a Republican Representa tive in the President's home district. Eight of the 12 members from New Jer sey will be Republicans; in the present House New Jersey has only two Re publicans; the other 10 are Democrats. Moreover, the . Republicans wrested control of both branches of the State Legislature from the Democrats. The voters in different states seem to have different standards by which to Judge their Representatives in Con gress. Representative Lafferty, of Oregon, and Representative Hoxworth, of Illinois, were defeated largely be cause of their inattention to business and their absenteeism; on the other hand Representative Barton, of Ne braska, notoriously the most regular attendant upon the sessions of the House, was defeated. There was one man running for the House this Fall whose election was conceded, Clyde Kelly, of Pennsyl vania, who was nominated by seven different parties indorsed, in fact, by ail parties but the Republicans. Yet Kelly was defeated by a Republican whose chances were thought to be nil. Socialist Defeats Wwkonc Representative Goldfogle, of New York, ha been a Democratic warhorse for some time, though not a National figure by any means. Up to a short time before election his return to Congress was conceded, but he was defeated by the only socialist to break Into the new House. On the other hand, Victor Berger and Winf ield-Gay-lord, of Milwaukee, were thought to have good prospects for election by the Socialists of their respective districts and both were defeated by Republi cans. Michigan returned two surprises in the House by re-electing Representa tives Doremus and Beakes, Democrats. Both districts are normally Republican and the rest of the Michigan delega tion will be Republican, the Progres sives having been retired. Doremus and Beakes owe their return to the large vote polled by the defeated Progressive candidate in their districts. R0ADT0SPEND$!4D,0D0 OW. R A. Ji. PROPOSES TO ERECT ROUNDHOUSE AT THE DALLES. 1 Umatilla Facilities Probably Will Be Moved to Coyote When Echo Cut 1 off Is Completed. A new roundhouse and improved Zrelght terminal facilities, requiring an aggregate expenditure of approx imately $140,000 will be built by the u.-w. t. & N. Company early next year at The Dalles. J. D. Farrell. president of the com pany, and J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and general manager, visited The Dalles yesterday and concluded ne gotlations for the Improvements. The work will be started probably soon after the first of the year. This decision means that the O.-W, R. & N. Company's freight terminal will remain at The Dalles indefinitely. The company some time ago considered the advisability of removing them to Sherman Junction, about 20 miles east. Plans for the work at -The Dalles have been completed by the company engineers in Portland. They call for a modern fireproof roundhouse with stalls to accommodate about 30 en gines. A complete new layout of switching tracks and facilities for as sembling cars and making up freight trains also will be provided. Property for this purpose already has been ac quired adjacent to the present track age. The Dalles will remain a division point Indefinitely, but the Umatilla fa cilities probably will be moved to a point near Coyote as soon as the Coyote-Echo cut-off is completed. It Starts at 9:00 Is a Fitting 2000 Ne A. IVL Today a Sensation in the Clothing World! imax to the Greatest Sale in Portland's History! iIBIIM mi we 3 it IF alii To Be Sold Now at msii 9 Overcoat; mml L. J L. o BLUES AND BLACKS INCLUDED " v ViJtjr 11 ''YiS X I SttiSt, &i? tsst,,,,; A 1 mLM 'rS0 Si Wmm An actual photo graph showing part of crowds that are flocking to this great sale. Wind Up That Stock, Boys! Wipe It Cu ! Do It Now! Are the Orders, and Down, Down Go the Prices! Here Today, Tomorrow, Saturday Wer'e dumpin; tine world's oisfiimgs at e ver y triing sellio: Oottiins and For- our, HJolla.FS Po $1.00 Overalls $6.00 Boys' Suits The very best 11 Overalls on sale An extra pair of pants free with now at less than cost, while they every one of these suits. Unlimited last; quantity limited. assortment on sale. Any Shirt in the $4.00 Wright's Store Now Union Suits for Manhattans and other famous Fou all know the value of Wright's shirts. Positively your choice of any Underwear. All sizes in these union dress shirt at this low price. suits on sale. L. ADLER, STRATFORD SYSTEM AND CLOTHES OF QUALITY, America's Greatest Ready-to-Wear Clothing, thousands of garments (one of the largest stocks on the Pa cific Coast) GOES ON SALE HERE TODAY AT EXACTLY ONE-HALF REGULAR PRICES. NEVER BEFORE SUCH A CLOTHING SALE AS THIS AT THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR. YOU MUST COME. $15 Suits-Overcoats $ 7.50 $20 Suits-Overcoats $10.00 $30 Suits-Overcoats $15.00 All necessary alterations made without additional charge. OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE SEND YOUR MAIL ORDERS NOW. SATISFACTION AND FIT POSITIVELY GUAR ANTEED OR MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED. $3.00 Trousers at $11 Q Men's very best quality $3 trous ers In the very neatest patterns at almost one-half their worth. $2.00 Underwear on Sale Now Cotton and wool underwear in both shirts and drawers, all sizes, that sold to ?2 on sale at this price. Cashmere Sox for Buy the men their Winter sox now. These are recular 35-cent hose, and they go on sale at less than half. 50c-75 c Neckwe'r on Sale for An immense quantity of the very neatest and finest 50c and 75c neck wear on sale here tomorrow at this price. Stock Sold by Order of Administratrix for Benefit of Creditors Choice Any Hat in the Store JL'o Men's Hats, including- J. B. Stet son's, of all this season's latest styles (choice of the house) at this low price. .re pies Glothiisg Coo 104-106 Third Between Washington and Stark Streets $5.00 Sweater Coats on Sale at You will need a sweater coat for Winter. Buy now. The $5 grade, all colors, all sizes, at less than cost 1