The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-11-13
Alter Flect,on Notes.

After Election Notes.
Serai-oflieial returns from New York
give Palmer, Republican, for secre AIRY Of
state, plurality of 9l,7s7.
So far as they have been reported Ber-
~. Prohibition, received lI,676 and Daw-
son, Peoples, 3, 3,4si votes for State Treasu-
rer.
Secretary Carlisle has returned TO
Washington from Kentucky, where he
went to vote. He declined to express an
opinion of the results Of the elections,
either in Kentucky or elsew here.
The returns OF the vote in the Twen-
tieth judicial district, comprised of the
counties of Huntington aud Mifiln. IN
which there was a triangular contest, give
Baily, Democrat, Loss majority over VIII
hanson and 3, l56 over Culbertson.
James II. Garfield. son of the late Presi-
dent, WAS elected State Senator from the
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-siXth Ohio
Districts by an enormous plurality. The
district is normally Republican by 10000,
bat he has carried it by owes 1909.
Frank Willing Leach has declared for
a Philadelphia as successor to United
States Senator Cameron. He said he had
no personal choice, but George ). Gra-
ham. John Wanamaker, John Russell
Young or Charles c. Harrison would
bring credit to the Office, the city and the
party.
The contest over the Maryland senator
ship, in place of Senator Gibson, whose
term expires in 1857, promises 10 be ex-
citing. Among the Republican aspiranls
are Gen. Felix Agnus, editor of the Balti-
more IgtesTcdR; George l.. Wellington,
who was chairman Of the Lowndes cam
paign committee; Judge Louis McComas.
Huntingdon County, besides helping to
elect a Democratic Hdge on Tuesday, also
chose a Democratic Sheriff-''Corporar'
Dave Wilson-by plurality of lbs votes
over Ripple, the Republican candidate.
Wilson served term as Sheriff some
years ago. He is the first Democratic
Hunting iou-County official elected since
the new ballot law went into effect.
The magnificent campaign which VIII
liam o. Bradley has just completed, and
which has made him Governor-elect OF
Kentucky. makes him a strong vice-pres-
iden; quantity. Republicans of not only
Kentucky bnt many other States think he
woald be a tower Of strength TO their next
national ticket, and they viii strive To
see him given second place upon it.
\ new ballot machine was tried for the
first time in a State election At Mount
Vernon, Yonkers, Sing Sing and several
oiher places in New York state with sue
cess. The machine is a unique contri-
vance Of the cash register variety, that
both registers and adds the vote of each
candidate Five minutes after the close
of the polls the result i known To the
Judges and clerks, who have no adding
to door ballots to count.
James c. Matthews, cOlored, formerly
recorder Of deeds at Washington, under
| President Cleveland's first administra-
ton. has been elected judge of the record
er's court Of Albany y. Y, which carries
with it the power Of supreme court
judge. His majority is over 2,0)0. He
was nominated and elected on the regular
Democratic ticket.
This is the highest judicial Office ever
held 10y a negro in this country.
Gov. Mckinley made f} speeches in va
rious parts Of Ohio aud the figures Of
Tuesday are = vindication of the claim Of
/ his friends that his loyalty was not of the
perlunctory variety. pleasing feature
! of the result Is that the State is united be-
yond suspicion, and will earnestly give
its undivided support to Gov. Mckinley
in ls96 Moreover, Mr.. Foraker will
probably head the Ohio delegation and
present Gov. MeKinley's name at the
Republican National convention.
| Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, the reformeT,
jumped on Mayor Strong Friday, accus-
ing him of being in great measure re-
spsnsible for the Tammany victory. He
said Mayor Strong had donea great many
good things for the people, but had been
uniformly false 10 the platform upon
which he was elected, Ia that he did not
live up to his pledges of non-partisanship
in making appointments.
The reverend doctor added;
Instead Of educating the community up
he had eiacated IL down. aud non-parti-
| Sanship has t. our citizens neither 80 true
| nor impressive meaning a. il had when
| Mr.. Strong's mayoralty term commenced.
! Il i 10 the decentralization - induced that
onr present situation of defeat Is in part
| due.
Mayor Strong to-day declared he had
fulfilled his pledges, and the only trol-
/ bic was tia. he and Or. PI-khIrst did
not agree as 70 the meaning Of non-parti-
sanship. \ politician. if capable Of filling
an office, was not barred in his estimation,
while to DR.. PdTkharst he was.
Smith Gets the Superior Court Plum.