The Monmouth inquirer., 1905-11-09
SUMMARY OF ELECTIONS.
Results Gathered From All Sections Of
the Country.

Results Gathered From All Sections Of
the Country.
Washington Nov. s. Election re-
turns received here show that the DEM
oerats have carried the mayoralty cam
paign in New York city, the state tick
ct in Pennsylvania, the state ticket in
Virginia and the city ticket in Louis
vile, while the Republicans have made
a clean sweep in Massachusetts and
Chicago and Cook county and have car
ried their tickets in New Jersey, Rhode
Island, Nebraska and Maryland. In
New York Hearst had a plurality in
the borough of Brooklyn of almost
10000, with fourteen election districts
missing. The returns indicate McClel-
lan's reelection by several thousand
plurality Hearst has charged fraud in
the voting. Bird S. Coler was elected
borough president of Brooklyn on the
Municipal Ownership ticket. William
T. Jerome, Independent candidate for
district attorney, was reelected by
small plurality. The New York cleo
ton shows that Municipal Ownership
will be considerable factor in the
city's politics. In Ohio the returns to a
late hour indicated the election of Pat
tison, the Democratic candidate for
governor.
City, county and assembly elections
through New York state resulted gen
orally in favor of Republican candi-
dates, except that the majorities were
generally much lower than those of the
Roosevelt tidal wave of last year. Sew
eral cities returned Democratic may
ors, Buffalo leading in this respect. The
next assembly will consist of 95 Repub-
leans, 81 Democrats and Municipal
Ownership men.
The suffrage amendment in Mary
land was defeated overwhelmingly.
Massachusetts elected Republican
governor by majority approximating
that of Douglas, the present Demo-
cratic governor. There We're charges
of fraud in New York city and Louis
vile. There were a few clashes at the
polls, but no serious injuries.
The following is a summary of the
returns:
New York-Mayor, George B. McClel-
Ian Dem.), reelected by small plurali-
ty; William Travers Jerome Qnd), dis
trict attorney, reelected; Bird S. Coler
on. o., elected borough president of
Brooklyn.
Ohio-Pattison DEM carried Gin
cinnati and Cleveland, city and county,
and the Democrats showed gains in
Toledo and Akron.
Maryland-The Poe proposed consti-
tutional amendment, whose alleged
purpose was to disfranchise negro vot-
ers, defeated. Republicans elected the
state comptroller and city officials. Po-
litical complexion of legislature uncer-
tain.
Massachusetts - Republicans elected
Curtis Guild, Jr., governor by 29,435
plurality and e. S. Draper lieutenant
governor by 3,942
cago-Republicans made a clean
sweep in Chicago and Cook county.
Robert r. Mccormick Rep.) elected
president of the board of sanitary trus-
/ tees.
Rhode Island = Clean Republican
sweep.
! Pennsylvania Philadelphia over
whelmingly carried by the City party
(reform ticket. Berry DEM elected
state treasurer by upward of $4,000
plurality.
] Virginia-The Democratic plurality is
about 10000. Swanson elected govern
or. Negroes generally remained away
from the polls. The next legislature
on joint ballot will have % Republic
ans instead of 16, as at present.
/ Salt Lake City-The American party
(anti- Mormon defeated the Mormon.
Democratic and Republican candidates
for mayor
acknowledgements elected may
or, and legislature remains practically
unchanged, with good working Dem
ocratic majority.
New Jersey-Republican gains in leg
islature sufficient to preclude any Dem.
ocratic successor to United States
Senator Dryden.
Nebraska-Republican elected state
supreme judge.
San Francisco-Unio Labor candi
date for mayor elected.