The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-11
Ohio Democrats Elect Governor by
a Surprisingly Large
Majority.
Weaver and jerome Win HdndiIy
and Hearst Starts q
Contest.

Washington, Nov. s.-Election re-
turns 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 q 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 aplurality
in the borough Of Brooklyn of almost
16, ZOO, with fourteen election dis.
triots missing. The returns indicate
cClellan'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 consid-
cradle factor in the oity'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 Maryland
was defeated overwhelmingly.
Massachusetts elected q Republican
governor by q 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. 60
the supreme court to contest MoClel-
lan's election in that city on the basis
Of alleged evidence Of Wholesale illegal
acts at the pells; plurality Of only
3,485 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 mini
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 10000 Of his adher-
ents were turned back from the polls
because their names had already been
voted.
In Louisville the fusion party man.
sgers 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 falsiflcation of returns, and
allege activity Of 'thugs" and re-
peaters.
Republicans Lose Ohio.
All through Ohio the belated returns
showed Republican losses, and the Re-
publicans concede that Pattison's plur-
atty reaches $4,000. The Democrats
claim that Pattison's plurality approx.
imates 90, 900, which would elect the
entire Democratic ticket. Republicans
concede between two and Ave majority
In the senate and from ten TO fifteen in
the house, while the Democrats claim
Ave in the senate and twenty-seven in
the house.
The City party (reform) plurality in
Philadelphia 10 As, 1888 for sheriff, and
the fusion candidate for state treasurer
carried the Oily BY over $4,000 plur-
ality. The upheaval was the greatest
in Pennsylvania for many years.
The Maryland Legislative situation
10 in doubt.
In Rhode Island, tho Republican
gube1natorial candidate has q plurality
estimated at 5000, and Providence
elects Republican mayor Tor the 6rst
time IN many years.
Possible Contest In massachusetts,
In Massachusetts, Democratic threats
are made for recount Of tho vote fo1
lieutenant governor. Tho Republicans
| In Massachusetts, have IS. 216 plurality
| for Guild for governor, though Draper,
| for lieutenant governor, got Len than
| 3 200 plurality. The Democrats gained
three SENATOR and one representative
| Ii the legisleture.
Every oandidate Of tho Onion Labor
party Ii San Francisco was elected By
| : substantial majority.