The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-04
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1908.
Yesterdays Elections.

Yesterdays Elections.
~ Yesterday was a busy day with the
voters IN a number Of States, put inc
elections that were held did not nave
the abiding interest that is usual IN the
wear proceeding a presidential campaign.
In most of the States the expected nap
nened. and the old story Of the Dutch
i capturing Holland was told over AGAIN.
II was foregone conclusion that IN
Virginia the Democrats would eject
majority of the members of the Leglsla-
ture, very large majority. The latest re-
turns. however. indicate that the com D1heo
onnostion composed of Republicans ano
,ndepend er,ts may be able to poll lew
more votes on joint ballot than IN Inc
present General Assembly but this vote
will not be large enough TO accomp4lsn
anything or change any result.
In Ohio tbs election demonstrated that
against a divided, and consequently
weakened and in a great measure an
apathetic Democracy. Senator Hanna as
the Republican leader. is yet powerful.
s1JnderS his leadership. the Republican,
easily elected their entire State ticket
and a good working majority IN the Les1s-
Iature. This result was expected by all
except, perhaps, few over sansulhe
Democrats here and there.
The Democrats made a good fight IN
massachusetts, but their old time enemy
was too strongly entrenched for them.
TIE democratic majority In Kentucky
was up to expectations. while the Republic
cans won Iowa by a reduced majority
rsdncsd sufficiently to indicate that the
.Iowa idea" for tariff reform is taking
SOLD roet and in good time may produce
fruit. n.
TIE sharpest State contest was IN our
near neighbor. Maryland. State, d!stfice
and county officers were voted ior IN
that state. making the ticket OF such
length that 1t was impossible to compaete
the count last night The meagre returns
received up to the hour OF going TO press
indicate the election Of Mr.. Warheld. the
Democratic candidate for Governor. ano
tho entire Democratic ticket, as we'll as
is working majority for the Democrats
lin the Legislature, This result can but
strengthen the claim OF the friends OF
Senator German that he Is the loe.ca
candidate OF tho National Democracy fol
THE Presidency. 1t remains to be seer
II it will give emphasis and force to AIR
jGormans recently expressed opinion tina
the course OF 'Presidaat Roosevelt neces
xitates the bringing of the negro question
to the front and making the supremac!
tOf the white race the paramount issu
for ,he national campaign Of next year.
The greatest surprise of the day wa
tths result of the city election IN Nev
fEork. Those who believed Mr.. McClel
Ian and Tammany would defeat Mayo
Low and the reform administration ha
mo idea that Mr. Low would be snowe
under by any such majority as 75,oOt
This surprising result is not due to an
Lack OF sincerity on the part Of the bet
ter people OF New York city In their e&
pressed desire for reform and for tn
elimination OF corruption in their cit
government but Is due directly to III
conviction on the part of the people tha
the reform administration did not max
good It is certain that Mayor Low an
his followers underestimated the dinner
sions of the task they undertook. The
promised more than they could accom-
plsh In two years, even had the power
of corruption been less strongly er
trenched in New York. These power
could not be dslodged In the lifetime {
ono administration. The reformers mao
IA fatal mistake when they promised
do miracles. and their failure lost the
tho confidence OF the people. II is
fact also that cannot be denied that II
retormers were Handicapped In the
night by the personality of their cand
date tor Mayor. Mr. Low is too cold
man and too unpopular personally TO ev
mako winning hght before the masse
A real reform party may be built upt
the ruins OF the defeated Low admini
tratlon that will {proft by the errors
!ts predecessor; that Will be careful n
10 promise TO do more In two years tn,
human agency can accomplish in six. al
thus may gain the lasting confidence
the New Workers, who sincerely desi
the permanent downfall of the powe
that live and thrive hy municipal &c
tupton.
The night In New York city was
purely local as that in Henrco coun
and the result will have about as lit
beaflng ON the national contest of n.
year Certain 1t Is that neither the fs
nor tho result developed any Presden,
timber. nor was any spoiled
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