The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-16

Attorney Jerome shows what the peo-
pie can do when they rise in their
might and take matters In their own
hands. Jerome was fought by the
bosses Of both parties. but he won the
c:eanest and most indisputable major
ity Of anybody.
Incidentally c. r. Murphy, who has
been the dreaded boss in New York
and McCarren. who has ruled despot-
ically over Brooklyn, were overthrown
and their power broken, IL not de-
stroyed.
| In New Jersey the people took mat
tiers in their own hands to the discom-
future Of the bosses on both sides, and
were surprisingly victorious every
where. Among the signal victories
were the election of Colby as State Sem
ator and the reelection of Pagan as
| Mayor Of Jersey City. These were Re
| publicans. but not in favor with the
bosses. The State went Republican by
$4,000 majority. and the Legislature is
strongly Republican.
The contest in Philadelphia almost
| rose to the proportions of civic war
| ir the collisions between the partisans
of the regular Republican and the Mu-
nicipal Reform tickets. Two men were
actually killed and a very large num-
Der more or less seriously wounded. 1t
was the bitterest, hardest-fought and
| most sensational election ever held in
Philadelphia, and resulted in COM
plete overthrow Of the Penrose-Dur-
| ham-McNichol organization. The en-
tire Reform ticket was elected by ma
jority circling around $4,000. In the
State Berry, the candidate of the Demo-
cratic and Prohibition Parties. was
elected State Treasurer by a majority
of about $4,000, and John B. Head,
| candidate for Superior Judge, was also
elected by similar majority. The re-
| mainder of the Republican State ticket
was elected. The Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture is, however, overwhelmingly Re-
| publican III both branches, and the
| City Council Of Philadelphia remains
unanimously Republican.
| Not the least of the surprises was the
result in Maryland. Senator A. P. Cor
man, who has been regarded all over
the country as one of the very shrewd-
est of Democratic managers, had staked
| his political future upon carrying
Maryland and adopting the Poe Amend
ment. The effect of this amendment
would have been to eliminate the ne
gro vote entirely ana allow the German
machine to virtually dictate who of the
white men should vote. This aroused
I.a o.afo r,3a ~
Democrats, but the Republican mana
gers made little effort in opposition
The people generally were aroused,
however, and in this State as elsewhere
showed their independence of the party
machines. The Poe Amendment was
overwhelmingly defeated. majority of
$4,000 being counted against it. IT is
of Senator German, as everywhere
through the State his particular adher-
ents Jared badly and were generally
defeated by significant majorities The
next Senate of Maryland will have IS
Democrats, eight Republicans and one
Fusion Democrat. In the House the
Republicans will have At, the Demo-
that the Democrats have lost control
Of the Legislature on any purely par
tisan matter.
In Virginia the Republican candidate
for Governor made an unusually vigor-
Gus and effective canvass. The negroes
have been strongly offended and re-
fused to take any part I'm the election.
The Democrats carried the State by the
small plurality of $1,000, while the Re-
publicans gained several seats in the
Legislature.
In Ohio Gov. Herrick, the Republic
can candidate for reelection, was de-
feated by Pattison for Governor by a
plurality Of 41,500. Gen. Harris, the
Republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, is probably elected by plural
| ity Of $4,000, with the other Republican
candidates on the State ticket success
full by pluralities ranging up to 41,0O0
The Democrats claim to have elected a
| majority Of the Legislature. but Chair
man Dick claims that the Republicans
| have elected 62 out of the 121 men,
| bers Of the House with Is yet to be
heard from, and that up to the end OF
the week had elected Is Senators to Is
Democratic Senators, with two districts
yet to be heard from. Columns Of sex
plantations" are being printed in the pa
pers as to why this occurred. There
are countless theories and an equal d.
| vergence OF views as to the exact value
| Of this or that element" or dissatisfac-
ton in the defeat Of Herrick.
In Chicago the Republicans swept the
board. electing every one of their cam
didates by comfortable margins
Nebraska was swept by the Republi-
| cans with a majority double that OF
| two years ago.
In San Francisco the Union Labor
ticket was elected from first to last by
pluralities running from 4,97O to H.
500. An ordinance increasing the re-
tail liquor license from sS4 to $500 was
/ defeated by majority of 1881. The
completeness Of the Union Labor VIC
| tory astonished everyone
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