The National tribune., 1903-11-12
THE ELECTIONS.
THE REPUBLICANS GENERALLY SUCCESSFUL.
Surprising Maoes in Ohio and Pennsylvania Democrats
Garry New York City, Kentucky and Maryland.
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
Complete San Francisco returns show:
For Mayor: Schmitz Union Labor,
25,S25; Crocker (Kep.), 1878: Lane
DEM, 12,623; Whitney (Socialist). 1.094.
The Republicans have elected the Auditor.
City Attorney, Tax Collector, County
Clerk, and eight Supervisors. The Demo
Gratis have the Sheriff. who was endorsed
by the Union Labor party; the Assessor,
Recorder, Coroner, District Attorney, and
in combination with the Union Labor
party the two Police Judges and 10 Super
visors.
1t is said that the real contest was by
and against the Southern Pacific, which
controls railways, ferries, street cars and
other public franchises and seeks yet
greater advantages.
COLORADO.
The election did not include Governor.
Returns show that Adair Wilson Dem.)
candidate for Associate Supreme Justice,
very popular personally, carried but IL
Counties, while John Campbell Rep.}
carries the State by 1000 or more. Arapa-
hoe County, in which Denver is, gave Wiz
son his biggest majority-5,300. The vote
did not exceed so per cent. of normal in
behind both his competitors, his vote in
the State not reaching 25.00O.
Teller City-Cripple Greek District
elected p. ]. Devault (Miners' Union)
Mayor by a majority of 800 over both
Republican and Democratic candidates.
CONNECTICUT.
Stephen Charters, known as the car
penter Mayor, Of Ansonia, the first Trades
Union Executive elected in Connecticut,
was reelected by 40 votes. against 41S
two years ago.
Charters ran on the straight Democratic
ticket this year, and he and Henry Jordan,
a union musician, were the only Demo
Gratis to win, with the exception of six
out Of the IS Aldermen. The remainder
Of the Republican ticket was elected by
an average majority of 238.
In our distant and docile adopted island,
complete returns from Oahu County,
which includes Honolulu, show Republi-
can candidates, with few exceptions. sue
cessful by very close margins. The Home
Rulers secured Assessor, Surveyor, and
four Supervisors. In East Hawaii Coun-
tty Republicans elected their entire ticket
except four Supervisors, for which places
Home Rulers were chosen.
The defeated party alleges wholesale
frauds at the polls by the successful par
ty-another evidence that the natives have
observed the habit of defeated parties "in
the States"
Complete returns show that Gov. Cum
mings's plurality over X. b. Sullivan,
Democratic candidate for Governor, is
S0,S02. The size of the plurality was a
surprise in all quarters. The Democrats
will have % of the 100 members of the
next House. a gain of 6, and of the so
members of the Senate, loss OF 2.
KENTUCKY.
Almost complete returns give John G.
w. Beckham Dem.), for Governor, 80, ,4O8
over Morris b. Belknap Utep.).
Mountain districts in which the normal
Republican majority is about 10000, give
this year but 5,353 majority, showing
fairly how the Republican vote has fallen
off throughout the State.
Beckham's vote fell off in the Counties
near Cincinnati, and those Counties elect
ed several Republicans to local offices.
contrary to their habit.
The Senate will be Democrats, %; Re-
publicans, Is; House, Democrats. 20; Re
publicans, 30.
Louisville and Jefferson County gave
Beckham 500 majority over Belknap in
round numbers. Yerkes QRep) carried
Louisville and Jefferson County at the last
Gubernatorial election by 5,1O0 over Beck
ham.
Charges of fraud are made with vehe-
mence by Louisville Republicans, who al
lege among other things that In Republi-
can districts the polls were not opened un-
til IL o'clock or later: that in others they
were secretly removed to obscure places.
| Wholesale stuffing Is charged.
MARYLAND.
| In the city of Baltimore the entire
Democratic State ticket, comprising Edwin
Warfeld. Of Howard County, Governor;
Gordon II. Atkinson, of Somerset County,
Controller, and William Shepard Bryan,
jr., of Baltimore City, Attorney General
was elected by over 5000 plurality. The
Democrats elected in Baltimore City three
State Senators and 1S members of the
House of Delegates by large majorities
The Republicans elected one State Sena.
tor and six members of the House Of Dele
gates. William II. Green, Republican, Il
| apparently elected Sheriff of the city by
n plurality of between 100 and 200.
| In the city Warfeld's majority Ovel
| Stevenson a. Williams is 6,903. 1t is
expected that the final count, including
returns from Ave distant Counties now
partly estimated. will give Warfield q
State plurality of 1885.
With the exception Of the Eve incom.
plete Counties the official returns show the
State to have gone: Warfield Dem.), fol
Governor, 1O5, 1872, majority over Viii.
liams Rep.) Of 11,605, Williams's vote
being 03,077. For Controller, Atkinson