The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-11-10
NOT A DEMOCRATIC YEAR.
Not by Considerable.
NOT BY $4,000 IT MASSACHU
SETS.
OR 10000 to 81 900 In New York.
Or 10000 to 81 900 in New York
OR $4,000 IN OHIO.


or 1870, 900 In PcnnsyivAnia-A Big Slum
All Round-Both National and state il
sues. and Some Outrageous Democrat I
villiany Combine to Pile on the Agony
Decisive Overthrow Of Some Corrup
Rings In New York-Judge Geary Re
elected in Chicago-The Populists Appai
emily Going to Pieces.
The elections in Massachusetts,, Pennsyl
yana, iowa and Ohio Tuesday shows an un
broken line Of disaster for the Democrats
Each of these states, though all Republican
on national issues. bas within four years chos
IN Democratic governors, and two o
them three out of the four years
but on Tuesday they returned Repub
lic.n majorlties Of nearly 100000. Maryland
and In less degree Virginia, show heavy Dam
ocratic losses, while. SO far as can be judget
by the elections In Kentucky, Nebraska ant
South Dakota, there is an utter collapse o
the Populls;s. The Democratic rings II
Brooklyn and Bufflo have been simply over
whelmed. The Tammany bosses In New
York city, though their ticket wins because !
that they cannot longer handle their vote a,
they have done. And the Democratic ma
chine which has carried things with so high I
hand In New York i. simply crushed.
Oae Of the best results of the day was the
reelection of Judge Gary, who convicted the
auarQhists at Cnicago. A bitter fight was
nade against him on this account, and even
Gov. Atgeld engaged 10 personal work
against him 10 the last days OF the campaign.
The Democrats also put up strong lud.c a
Ticket. But he wins, with some 1000 to
spare.
fue vote was pbenOmenaily heavy one
,0r an of year, except In Pennsylvania where
only Judge and u slate treasurer were to b.
elected, and In Ohio where 1t was OF only
moderate dimensions. 81 the time-w0rn eX.
cuse that 1t was due TO "stay at homes" can't
oe made. 1t was simply whackiug Demo-
cratic d feat.
Massachusetts.
Greenhalge ts elected over John E Russell
by "a 105, plurality, according to the Associ st-
ed Press figures, and 1900 more according 10
the Boston Journal. Greenhalge's total vote
mounts up to 100, ,S6S, or 3401 more than suf-
iced to elect Guv. Russell in Dresid sntial
yelr. John L. Russell gets 156 TG3, and Rev.
DR.. Banks received Slh6 votes. or 1901 M IRE
lhcn were cast for the proh,bitory candidate
last var. TIE total for all these candidates
Is 355, ,7S9, against q total Of 3lS 465 cast In
1891. Til. net Republican gain over the vote
Of 1891 is 1852 Greenhalge won in the
t. wns as well as In the cities, and the ratio OF
MS g1ins has held 10 all sections with remaxF
.hle evenness Boston's Democratic leadr of
10 5.o last year was cut down y 1000, And
the Republican gain was equally large ln the
other cities of the state. W0lc Ut runs about
5000 ahead Of Greenhal,e. The council
sands ! Republic ans, ! Democrat; the house
will give a Republican majority Of not far
from 1870 against Republican majority Of So
IN Tue house Of 1893. rne Republicans will
have 81 out OF 40 members OF the upper
branch, while last year they had but 30.
Nesy York.
For the i-<t time idq0 years the Depaocrats
III New York have Ios} their state Ticket The
" hole Republican staee ticket Ia elected by a
plurality of from 20 600 to $1,000. Bartlett,
,d by S1-,54 plurality over Maynard Lem
whose nomination was forced on the party
~ the Hill-Crocker-Sheehan machine
n return for his questionable proceedings IN
helping to capture in the count the state san
ate twU years ago.
Ii was an uprising ali over the state ag ainst
M,ynsrd Tamm,ny could give him only
,2 1856 majority while she gave the head OF
Ter local ticket 6S,57G. In other words there
we're 46, 600 Democrats In the city who re
used to obey the boss.
The legislature stands. senate. Republicans
IS. Democrats 10. Independf mt Democrat,
louse. Republicans 7j, Democrats 53.
Erie county gives the Republican ticket
2 900 m jorily against Sheeban's audaciou'
machine. Mr. Cleveland carried the county a
Iear ago by 500 majority. In Buffalo 3 300
Democrats signtd pledge to vote
& ,inst the ticket forced upon the D.
nocracy By Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan, and they |
ook many more good Democrats with them. |
But 1t was In Brooklyn that the grandest |
prising took place. The corrupt and vicious
)sm ocratic ring was routed at every point. |
chieren. Republican, 10 elected mayor by the |
argest majority ever given candidate OF |
nv party there. or about $4,000. where last |
ear Cleveland had some 24,WO. In other /
rords some 30 900 votes we're changed-and |
his probably In spite OF wholesale frauds.
ne common council Is Rspu 5itcan. Boss |
icLaughlin Is ended.
No doubt the 0utrages of Boss John 7. Nc |
.aue, st uravesend (Coney I,Isnd) made
of votes for the Republicans, as |
ley ought to. For week McKsne had a.
,wed no one except bis friends TO glance at
le registralve lists, which were known to
e padded WITH Thousands of fraudulent
ames. and SATURDAY night when IA citizens
tent down by train bearing mantamus
'om Judge cullen for the production OF the
ook., he brought out his gang OF Le.'ers
nd arrested the who delegation on tru unped
q charges.
And these men were kept In Iil all through
unday. Tuesday mo!n'ug q party OF volui-
.er Republican Inspectors, Including sever
lawyers, q minister and rumher OF
rokers and business men, went TO ave
md, armed with an irjuBc.i0n from Judge
,rnard of the supr me court, restraining
Icksne and his deputies from Interfering
itn them. They were attacked, with The re-
Its stated bsIow.
The Lsns!n sburg trouble arose from the
Ict that Democratic repealtrs II 'odel the
,wn, the police sided with them, and. ac-
,rding 10 the World, "1ood cltiz'ns were
ubb; a." And the result was murder, as
SO stated below,
To Gov. Flowers credit It l. to be said that
9 was vigorous Against the scounilrei-
7 hen tbe sheriff tf Kings county refused.
q the r, quest OF Republicans. TO eufores the
W, the governor promptly ordered him 10
D SO or he would remove him from Ollie
e issued a proclamation, calling upon every
hcer of the state 20 protect the honesty OF
e election.
Governor Mckinley is reelected ~ So
% piui ality. the heaviest the sta has
ven since the Democrats tried IN the year
63 tie experiment of running the
pper head, Vallandipgham, for gov
nor. Out of IS counties In Ohio. Nc
inley carried "a. 1t Il the cleares, sweep
e Republican, have made in Hlmlltoa
unity for long time. Not single can Il
lie on their ticket will have les. than 200
sjorlty. Chi'iIcothe, the home of Neal, the