The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-09
A GOOD DAY
FOR DEMOCRACY
Ohio a9g New York Are
81 Carried.
PEM sYLvANIA IS in LINE
Hearst Will Contest the Seat
of Mcclellan.
Justice Gaynor Orders That Every Bali
lot Box In New York BE Sent
to the Bureau of
Elections.

Washington, Nov. S.--The election OF
John NJ Pattison. Democrat, as Gov
ernor of Ohio by approximately 10000
plurality over Myron T.. Herrick, the
present Republican Governor, Demo-
cratic working majority in both houses
of the Ohio Legislatures: an Immediate
appeal by William r. Hearst, the mt
nicipal ownership candidate for the New
York mayoralty TO the Supreme Court
to contest McClellan's reelection In
that city on the basis of alleged evi-
dence of Wholesale Illegal acts at the
polls; a plurality OF s.345 votes for
McClelisn, and immediate contest by
the Fusionists In Louisville In the
courts against the election of the DEM
ocratic municipal officers and members
OF the Legislature were the Develop
ments in today's election aftermath.
McClellan's plurality Is the minimum
on record for a successful mayoralty
candidate in New York. Mr., Hearsts
manager claims evidence of illegal acts
against 1000 inspectors of election and
that $4,000 of his adherents We're
turned lack from the polls because
their names already had been voted.
jerome VIII Investigate.
District Attorney Jerome has an
nounced II at he will Immediately make
a ssarching investigation of the alleged
wholesale frauds and has orderad the
returns from the eighteenth and sixth
districts to be safely guarded. These
are the home districts of Tauany Lead
ers Murphy end Sullivan.
Ali through Ohio the belated returns
showed Republican losses and Republic
cans concede Pattisons plurality
reached $4,000. The Democrats claim
Pattison's plurality approximates 3d.
900 which would elect the entire Dem
ocratic ticket.
Republicans concede the Democrats
between two and Ave majority in the
next Senate and ten to fifteen in the
House, while the Democrats claim a
majority of FIVE in the Senate and
twcnty-seven in the House.
The City Party's (Reform) plurality
in Philadelphia is 1888 for sheriff,
and fusionist candidate for State treas
ured (Berry) carried the city by over
$4,000 plurality. The upheaval was the
greatest in Pennsylvania for many
years.
Maryland Legislature Doubtful.
The Maryland Legislative situation is
in doubt. In Rhode Island the Repub-
lican eubernatorial candidate has a
plurality estimated at 5000 ard Provi-
dence elects a Republican mayor for
the first time in many years.
In Massachusetts,, Democratic threats
are made for a recount of the votes for
Lieutenant Governor. The Republi-
cans In Massachusetts, score 23.116 plu-
rality for Guild for Governor. though
Draper for Lieutenant Governor got
less than 1000 plurality. The Demo-
Gratis gained three Senators and ore
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 victory is made COM
plete by the election of the entire
American party city ticket.
The Kentucky Legislature. which
will elect a successor to Senator Black
burn, apparently will include thirty
, one Democrats, five Republicans and
two doubtful in the Senate, and seven
ty-nine Democrats and four Republic
cans and several doubtful In the House.
Nebraska was swept by the Republic
cans. Returns from other States and
cities show no notable changes. Pres
ident Roosevelt and members og the
Cabinet received the latest returns from
different sources during the day and
tonight and showed a keen interest in
the results. There was some surprise
evinced here at the political revolution
in Pennsylvania and Ohio and at the
close margin OF the Mayoralty vote in
| New York.