Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-08
PHILADELPHIA.
The Reform City Ticket Sweeps Every
thing Before It at the Polls.

Philadelphia, Nov 7-Philadelphia
has been swept by the reform move
| ment. the city party ticket winning by
Il surprisingly large plurality.
While returns from only six of the
AZ wards i'm the city had been counted
up to midnight. enough is known of the
result in the remaining wards to indi-
| cate the defeat of the Republican local
ticket by from 10000 to $4,000 plurality.
The victory of the city party carries
with 1t the election of VIM. III. Berry.
| the Democratic and reform candidate
for state treasurer. j. Lee Plulnmer.
| the Republican candidate for that
| office. was badly cut throughout the
city and state and he has lost his own
| county. which is usually Republican.
The result has every appearance OF a
| landslide for reform, not only in Phila-
| delphia but throughout the state.
Philadelphia, Nov. AT $50 p. NJ.
Chairman Edmunds of the City party.
| claims 10000 plurality for the reform
ticket III Philadelphia.
Scattering returns from polling places
| all ever the city show an extraordinary
| Republican loss as compared with last
years election. The 18th ward, Re-
publican stronghold. is claimed by the
| City party by 1000. In the 18th division
of the 10th ward in West Philadelphia,
| the reform ticket got 1886 votes in to-
| tai OF 361. This ratio was very nearly
maintained in other localities.
The few divisions that have counted
| the state ticket vote shows that Berry.
Democratic candidate for state treas
| urer, is running very close to the re-
| form vote. Adherents Of Berry are
claiming his election by big majority.
Philadelphia, Nov. AT 10 p. NJ, the
| City party headquarters sent the fol-
| lowing telegram to Gov. Folk of Mis-
souri,:
1--WE have swept the city by $4,000 ma
jority."
Philadelphia. Nov. City Party Chair
man Edmonds, tonight, sent the follow
| ing telegram to President Roosevelt:
philadelphia has risen to its oppor-
| tunity and stands redeemed. The princ-
pie of honesty in government so effective
| ly aroused by you has won an overwhelm-
ing triumph. Our majority approximatcs
| 1900"
The Sec. Root the following was tele
| graphcd:
| THE masquerade is over The criminal
| and corrupt combination has been driven
| from power by the righteous Indignation
| of a great Republican city. We have
only begun. Our thanks to you for your
splendid aid
! Philadelphia. Nov. 7.-Complete returns
from tine 9Th ward, the only heretofore
| Democratic ward in the city, give Berry
Dem) for state treasurer, 9iS; Flummer
| RepD. 233. For sheriff, Brown CITY Par
| ty), 972; Neff (Rep). 2i9.
| Philadelphia. Nov Limited States
| Senator Penrose's ward, the Sth. which
| gave over 1900 Republican majority. last
year. was carried by the City Party by
| 80 majority. Berry Dem) for state treas
| urer had 81 plurality in the ward.
Pittsburg. Nov. But few returns are
in at 1890 o'clock. Republican leaders adj
| nit that the vote in the city is very close
but are confident that Plummer Rer)
will have majority for state treasurer.
| The Democratic leaders say Berry Dem }
| will carry the city, but will make no es-
| Inmates. The fusion ticket (Citizens DEM
| ocratic) in the county is expected to be
| elected by 5000.
| Philadelphia, Nov. 7-Incomplete re-
| turns from various parts of the state in
| dictate the election of Berry Dem) for
state treasurer by a large plurality. Re-
| publican stronsholds are showing uneX-
pected gains for Berry. Berry, nominated
as 4. Democrat, was endorsed by the In
| dependent Republicans and Prohibition
| lists. In this city. the Lincoln party
| nv bn Ind
| a tremendous vote. The state. this year,
has been under Republican control since
| 1850. RooseveIts plurality, last year. was
| 154,OOO.
PittSburg. Nov. 1.-The polls closed at
o'clock. The vote was said to be the
heaviest ever cast in an off year. Much
cutting will make the result late in being
made known. Indications are for Il heavy
| Berry vote.
Philadelphia. Nov S.-EStimateS from
practically every county in the state
indicate the election of Berry Demo-
Graf. for state treasurer, by from 5000
to 100000 plurality. Official returns will
probably increase the figures.
Samuel G. Maloney, harbor master and
organization leader of the fifth ward, WAS
arrested. today, on a warrant charging
| him with conspiracy to conduct an lille
gal election Maloney has been a storm
center during the campaign the City
Party charging him with various frauds
against the ballot. He was released on
| $500 bail.
Up to 1 P. NJ, more than 80 men charg-
ed with attempted illegal voting had been
given hearings at the central police court
MARYLAND.