The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-09
HOW THE NATION
VOTED THIS YEAR
Important Elections Held in
the Various States and
Their Results.
GREAT FIGHT IN NEW YORK
DEMOCRATS MADE GAINS IN
MANY STATES WHILE THEY
LOST IN OTHERS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 1906
Election returns received by the Asso-
ciated Press show that the Democrats
have carried the Mayoralty campaign in
New York City. the State ticket in
Pennsylvania, the State ticket in Vir-
g.nia and the city ticket in Louisville,
while the Republicans have made clean
sweep in Massachusetts and Chicago and
Cook County. ILL.,, and have carried their
tickets in New Jersey, Rhode Island,
Nebraska and Maryland. In New
York the returns indicate McClellan's re-
election by several thousand majority.
Hearst has charged fraud in the voting.
The New York election, which is still
in doubt, shows that municipal owner
ship will be considerable factor in the
city's politics. In Ohio the result is still
doubtful, though the returns to a late
hour indicated the election of Pattison,
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
The suffrage amendment in Maryland
was defeated overwhelmingly.
Massachusetts, elected a Republican
Governor by majority approximating
that Of Douglas. the present Democratic
Governor There were few clashes at
the polls, but no serious injuries. The
following is summary of the returns
New York-Mayor George B. Me-
Clellan (Dem.), reelected by small plu-
rality; William Travers jerome Ind.l,
District Attorney, reelected; Bird s. CO.
Ter (MunicipaI Ownership, elected Bor-
ough President of Brooklyn.
Ohio-Both Democratic and Republi-
can leaders claim election. Pattison
(Dem), carried Cincinnati, Cleveland
city and county, and the Democrats
showed gains in Toledo and Akron.
Maryland-The Poe proposed consti-
tutional amendment, whose alleged pur-
pose was to disfranchise negro voters.
was defeated; Republicans elected the
State Comptroller and city officials. Po-
litical complexion of Legislature uncer-
tain.
Massachusetts-The Republicans elect
ed Curtis Guild. Jr. Rep9 Governor by
29, ,435 plurality and E. s. Draper Rep.l
Lieutenant Governor. by 3,942.
Chicago Republican made clean
sweep in Chicago and Cook County.
Robert R. Mccormick (Rep) elected
president Of the Board of Sanitary Trus-
tees.
Rhode Island IS Clean Republican
sweep.
Pennsylvania i La d e phia over
whelmingly carried by the City party
(reform ticketE Berry Dem.) elected
treasurer by upwards of 10000 plurality.
FFlTSluld.--1 1ut 0cuVNIdltC pluIs11ltJ II
about 10000 Swanson elected Gov
ernor. Negroes generally remained away
from tb4rpolls. The next Legislature on
joint ballot will have twenty three Re
publicans instead OF sixteen, as at pres
emf.
Salt Lake City-The American party
I(enti-AIormon) defeated the Mormon
democratic and Republican candidates
for Mayor.
Louisville Democrats elected a
Mayor and Legislature remains practi-
cally unchanged, with good working
Democratic majority.
New Jersey republican gains in Leg
islature sufficient to preclude any Demo
cratic successor to United States Senator
Dryden.
Nebraska Republicans elected State
Supreme Judge.
San Francisco Union Labor candi
date for Mayor probably by $4,000 ma
| iority.
Indianapolis Republican Mayor elect
led.