Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-08
May Create an Issue.

that in his opinion the election in New
York yesterday and the Chicago election
last year make it certain that in the next
presidential campaign the democrats will
nominate candidates on municipal own
ership and antitrust platform. In Chi
cago last year the mayor was elected on
that issue exclusively. and the big vote
in New York for Hearst yesterday shows
the democratic trend toward municipal
ownership and antitrust as their plat
form of the future.
This Is an Off year." remarked Mr.. Tay-
Tor, and in such years the people go on
the rampage and work off all their grudges.
The results of yesterday are healthy signs
OF crusade against graft and corrupt, on
in office. 1t is a sort of protest against
machine rule. The people are getting in
dependent and tired of political bosses L
do not think the result forbodes any dis
aster to the republican party. but will tend
to purify the party and strengthen it. BY
1908 the party will be In line to win the
next campaign easily"
Assistant Postmaster General Shallenber-
ger said In his opinion the results were an
indication that the Roosevelt spirit of fair
play Is pervading the entire nation, and
that the people are adopting his motto:
When thing Is right, do it,
Internal Revenue Comm, sSiOner Yerkes
who saw some healthy signs in the election,
said he had received few meager dis
patches only from Kentucky.
1t Is not regarded that national issues
elections. although In Massachusetts, the
question of reciprocity figured in mate
rial way Surprise was created by the ire
mendous revulsion of political sentiment in
Pennsylvania and Ohio and by the close
ness of the vote for mayor in New York.
The Result in New York.
On the face Of the returns now in, George
B. Mcclellan was reelected mayor of New
York by a plurality of 3.4s5 Charges OF
gross fraud and corruption are made by
William r. Hearst. the mayoralty candi-
date of the Municipal Ownership League
who claims that a recount of the ballots
Will show his election. He proposes to
have the 1.94S boxes containing the ballots
taken before the board of aldermen for a
recount of the vote, and has declared his
purpose to carry his contest for the office
to the court of last resort All wagers on
the contest for mayor and for district at
torney have been held up pending a deter
mination of the result by the final official
authority.
William Travers Jerome, the independent
candidate for district attorney In New
York. is reelected by plurality yariousIy
estimated at from 1900 to 1900. He has
Joined hands with Mr.. Hearst In af, effort
to develop any corruption that may have
been pract1ced, and the promise Is given
that the Tammany organization shall have
lively times In sustaining It's claim to the
election of Mcclellan.
Reform Triumph in PHILADELPHIA,
In Pennsylvania, and In PHILADELPHIA par
tioularly. the reform wave swept everything
before 1t. Bossism was made the issue and
In both the city and in the state at large
the republicans were overwhelmed It Is
pointed out here, however, that party poll
tics cut little figure in the Pennsylvania
elections. and the same is said of the cleo
lions in Ohio. Yesterday was the first time
in quarter of century that Philadelphia
has registered its votes against the rep,1bli
can organization.
The triumph of Mayor Weaver and the
peoples party In Philadelphia was COM
plete. and in the state. William III. Berry.
the candidate for state treasurer of the
democratic, independent. Lincoln and prO-
hlbitlon parties, was elected by a majority
OF iU;ou PRESIDENT Roosevelt carried the
state last year by half a million majority.
The result In Ohio appears. from present
returns. to have been analogous to that
In Pennsylvania. The election of Pattison.
me democratic candidate for governor, is
claimed by the state organization by 36, oOO.
In Other States.
The Poe DISTINGUISHING amendment in
Maryland was swamped overwhelmingly
and the republicans appear TO have made
considerable gains In the legislature. vir-
ginia went democratic by somewhat re-
duced majority, Swanson. for governor. ana
the entire democratic ticket being elected.
In Rhode Island Utter. republican. is elect
cd governor by 5000 plurality. and the en-
tire republican ticket was successful
Providence elected republican mayor
for the first time in eleven years. In Mas
sachusetts the republican state ticket was
elected, Guild. for governor. having about
% 900 majority. and Draper for Eeutenans
governor. pulling through with majority
Of about 2000 New Jersey and Nebraska
were swept by the republicans. Kentucky,
while .hs returns are slow In being re-