The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-16

Louisville went Democratic.
Schmitz, the Union Labor Mayor of
San Francisco, was reelected.
Bridgeport and Ansonia, in Connec-
ticut, defeated their Democratic admin
istratons.
The DISTINGUISHING amendment in
Maryland was defeated.
The States are gradually abolishing
the "off-year" elections, regarding
them as so much waste of energy and
money. AS a rule the people are apa-
thetlc in such elections and the vote is
small. This year, however, was a
striking exception. The State and local
campaigns just ended aroused the
keenest interest, chiefly on account Of
the prominence Of the issue Of good
government versus corrupt boss rule.
1t is a remarkable fact that directly
or indirectly every local election turn
ed on the question of graft, while :he
State elections involved issues that
afforded unusual scope to the exercise
of independence.
Governors were elected in Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Ohio, Virginia and
Georgia. Some States elected new
Legislatures. Maryland voted on the
German constitutional amendment de-
signed to disfranchise colored men,
but which was so drawn as to threat
en- tens of thousands of white citizens.
The notable county and municipal con-
tests were those Of New York, Phil
adelphia, Cincinnati, Cleveland and
San Francisco.
Interest was almost wholly centered
in the struggles made in the munich
palities. There party lines were not
closely drawn, but graft, bossism, mu-
niclpal ownership and other kindred
issues which have absolutely no rela-
tionship to national party platforms
were put to the test. The principal
fight, which attracted more attention
throughout the country than any sim
liar contest in this generation and
which almost approached n presiden-
tial election in interest, was that of
Jerome In New York, with the Hearst
effort to get into the mayoralty upon
semi-SOciallst platform scarcely Sec
ond.
In Massachusetts the leading issue
has been tariff revision, though "cor-
poration influence" in legislation has
been a prominent charge banded by
the candidates.
In Rhode Island constitutional re-
form and popular versus corporate rule
were the issues. The Democratic can
dldate for Governor was DR.. Garyin,
former Governor, and the Republican
nominee was Governor Utter, who IA
vored conservative organic changes.
In Ohio Governor Herrlck was op-
posed by John NJ. Pattison, and each
appealed to the independent voter.
Boss Cox of Cincinnati has been an
issue in the campaign, but Taft and
other influential Republicans advised
scratching.
ihat thC NOulu DOll
much smaller vote than usual in Ohio
had been known for several weeks, but
the extent of the decrease is a sur
prise that will keep the politicians
busy explaining for some time to come.
Last year Ohio gave Roosevelt plu-
rality of 255,O00. Its plurality for Me.
Kinley in 1900 was about 10000 and
for Herrick two years ago 114,0O0.
This year this stronghold of Republican
ism was first placed in the doubtful
column on the strength of early re-
turns. The Democrats, however, won
Pattlson's election by good plurality.
Tom Johnson has been reelected In
Cleveland, and in Cincinnati, the home
Of Boss Cox, a Democratic mayor is
elected.
In Georgia and Virginia corporation
control has been made the issue, but
the reciprocal charges have been
vague and general. In Maryland many
Democrats opposed German