The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-15
Ohio Democrats Elect Governor bv
a Surprisingly Large
Majority.
Weaver and jerome Win HdndiIy
and Hearst Starts q
Contest.

Warrington, Nov. S.-Election re-
turn. received BY the Associated Press
up to O'Clock this morning show that
the Democrats have carried the may
orally campaign in New York city, the
state ticket In Pennsylvania, the state
ticket IN Virginia and the CITY ticket
in Louisville, while the Republicans
have made clean sweep in Massa.
chusetts and Chicago and Cook county,
and have carried their tickets in New
jersey, Rhode Island, Nebraska and
Maryland.
In New York. Hearst had a plurality
in the borough Of Brooklyn of almost
900, with fourteen election dis.
tricts missing. The returns indicate
Moo lellan's election by several thou.
sand plurality. Bird 8. Coler was
elected borough president of Brooklyn
ON the Municipal Ownership ticket.
The New York election shows that
municipal ownership will be q consid.
cradle factor in the city's politics.
In Ohio the result is still doubtful,
though the returns up to late hour
indicated the election of Pattison, the
Democratic candidate for governor.
The suffrage amendment in Mary land
was defeated overwhelmingly.
Massachusetts, elected a Republican
governor by majority approaching
that Of Douglas. the present Demo.
cratic governor.
Washington, Nov. 9.-The election
Of John M. Pattison, Democrat, as
governor of Ohio by approximately
40, 900 plurality over Myron T. Her
rick. the present Republican governor;
q Democratic working majority In
both houses of the Ohio legislature;
an immediate appeal of william r.
Hearst, the municipal ownership can.
didate for the New York mayoralty, TO
the supreme court to contest McClei-
lan's election in that CITY on the basis
OF alleged evidence Of wholesale illegal
acts at the polls; a plurality of only
s.485 votes for Mcclellan, and the i'm.
mediate contest by the fusionists in
Louisville in the courts against the
election of Democratic municipal Off.
GERS and Of the legislature. were the
developments Of the election aftermath.
McClellan's plurality Is the mimi
mum on record for successful mayor
atty candidate in New York. Mr..
Hearst's managers claim evidence of
illegal acts against 1000 inspectors of
election and that 80. 900 of his adher.
ents were turned back from the polls
because their names had already been
voted.
In Louisville the fusion party man.
ayers claim non election in fourteen
precincts because Of the disappearance
Of election paraphernalia, that Demo.
cratic workers confiscated the ballot
boxes in fourteen other precincts and
allowed Ratification Of returns, and
allege activity Of "thugs' and re.
peaters.
Republicans Lose Ohio.
All through Ohio the belated returns
showed Republican losses, and tne Re.
publicans concede that Pattison's plur-
ality reaches $4,000. The Democrats
claim that Pattison's plurality approx.
mates 81, 200, which would elect the
entire Democratic ticket. Repu blicans
concede between two and five majority
In the senate and from ten to fifteen in
the house. while the Democrats claim
five in the senate and twenty seven in
the house.
The City party (reform) plurality in
Philadelphia 10 43, 1913 for sheriff, and
the fusion candidate for state treasurer
carried the city by over 10000 plur.
ality. The upheaval was the greatest
In Pennsylvania for many years.
The Maryland Legislative situation
10 in doubt.
In Rhode Island. the Republican
gubernatorial candidate has plurality
estimated at 5000, and Providence
elects Republican. mayor for the first
time in many years.
Possible Contest In riassa chusetis
In Massach usetts Democratic threats
are made for q recount Of the vote for
lieutenant governor. The Repu blicans
In Massac husetts have 23.2l6 plurality
for Guild for governor, though Draper,
for lieutenant governor, get less than
1000 plurality. The Democrats gained
three senators and one representative
in the Legislature.
Every candidate Of the Union Labor
party in San Francisco was elected by
substantial majority.
In Salt Lake the anti. Mormon vic.
tory 10 made complete by the election
Of the entire American party city ticket.
The Kentucky Legislature. which
will elect successor 10 Senator Black.
burn. apparently will include thirty
one Democrats, i've Republicans and
two doubtful in the senate. and seven.
ty-nine Democrats. fourteen Republi.
cans and seven doubtful in tho house. :