Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-13
GORMAN THWARTED
IN MARYLAND
ELECTORS VOTE AGAINST HIS
SFRANcHIsEMENT PLAN.
BAY STATE REPUBLICAN
Guild Gets Governorship by $4,000
Majority-Utter Wins Again in
Rhode Island, Bookwalter in Indi-
annapolis and the Union Labor
Nominee in San Francisco.
MARYLAND.
Amendment Beaten.

defeat of the constitutional suffrage
amendment DISTINGUISHING negroes by
$4,000
The campaign over the suffrage
amendment was one Of the most ex-
citing and bitter in the history of the
state, the democratic party, especial
ly in Baltimore, being squarely divid-
ed into two factions, the pro-amend-
ment forces being led by Senator
German and the ants by Senator
Rayner and Governor Warfield, with
the republicans united under the
leadership of Secretary Of the Navy
Bonaparte. The amendment, osten-
sibly framed SO as to exclude the
negroes from the suffrage, in reality
was intended to give the political
bosses power to exclude any voter,
black or white, permitting a process
of wholesale Acknowledgement which
probably would have given Senator
German absolute command of the
election machinery. 1t was general
ly believed that the adoption of the
amendment would put German in
control Of the state for years.
Majority Decisive.
News, independent, claims the
amendment has been defeated by de-
cisive majority.
Lieutenant Governor Too.
Boston, Nov. 8.-Complete returns
from all the 354 cities and towns
give:
Governor-B Bartlett, democrat. .174,399
Guild, republican. ..... ..... 203,834
Guilds plurality ..... ........ 29, 435
Lieutenant governor Draper,
republican 1879. .l84,534
Whitney. democrat $50, 592
Diapers plurality ...... .9,942
MASSACHUSETTS.
Republicans Elect Governor.
Boston, Nov. S.-The Globe, a dem
ocratic paper, says: Curtis Guild, re
publican, has been elected governor.
His plurality probably will be not far
from $4,000, or about the same as
that given Douglas, democrat, last
year.
Hope for One Democrat.
Boston, Nov. Sat 8:4 it was stat
ed at democratic headquarters that
Whitney was elected lieutenant gov
ernor by small margin. The cleo
ton of Guild is conceded.
Democrats Gain in Legislature.
Boston, Nov. 8.-The closeness of
the vote for Draper and Whitney for
lieutenant governor was the principal
feature Of the election. The demo
Gratis gained three members in the
senate and one in the house. The leg
islature remains overwhelmingly re
publican.
Legislature Republican.
Boston, Nov 8.-Besides electing
governor and lieutenant governor, the
republicans elected seven of the eight
members Of the executive council and
the usual large majority in both
branches of the legislature.
INDIANA.
indianapolis Republican,
indianapolis, Nov. 8.--Fifty-four
precincts out Of 246 in Indianapolis
give Hoffman, democrat, a gain of
1913 over the democratic poll This
ratio would elect Bookwalter, repub-
lican, mayor, by $500.
Break Nearly Even.
indianapolis, Nov. 8.-Returns from
Sc cities in Indiana indicate that the
republicans carried 26, democrats 20,
peoples and citizens organizations
TO- The elections in many cities de-
veloped surprises, chief among which
was the defeat of the republican
tickets at Evansville and Richmond.
In the latter city the democrats will
be in power for the first time in
twenty years. Mayor Bidaman, can
didate for reelection on the repubi-
can ticket at Terre Haute, was defeat
ed by James M. Lyons, democrat,
who conducted his campaign on the
issue on municipal ownership. Al
Fort Wayne the democratic candidate
for mayor was elected. The repub-
licans elected eight of fifteen council
men.
BookWaIter Wins.
Indianapolis, Nov. 8.-Two hundred
of the 246 precincts give Bookwalter
republican for mayor, 1890 plurality
over Hoffman, democrat, and HitZ,
prohibition.
IOWA.
Biennial System Begins.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 8.-For the
first time in 60 years November is
passing without a general election in
Iowa. The biennial election amend
ment gave every officer to have been
elected this year an extra twelve
months. Special elections s0r the
legislature were held to fill ~<cancies
in the Lyons-Osceola district and in
O'Brien and Lucas counties also.