The Wahpeton times., 1905-11-16
HEARST CHARGES FRAUDS
TAKES APPEAL TO COURTS TO
CONTEST MecLELLAN's
ELECTION.
OHIO SWEPT BY DEMOCRATS
PATTIsoN's PLURALITY Is OVER
so,ooo-LEelsLATURE IS
DEMOCRATIC.

The election Of John M. Pattison,
Democrat. as governor of Ohio, by ap-
proximately 10000 plurality over My.
ron T. Herrick, the present Republic.
an governor; working majority in
both houses of the Ohio legislature:
an immediate appeal by William r
Hearst, the Municipal Ownership
candidate for the New York mayoral.
ity, to the supreme court to contest
McClellan's reelection in that city, on
the basis Of alleged evidence of whole.
sale illegal acts at the polls: plural.
ity Of 3,485 votes for Mcclellan; and
immediate contest by the fusionists in
the courts against the election of Dem.
ocratic municipal officers and mem.
bers Of the legislature, were the most
important events of Tuesdays elec.
ton.
Gigantic Frauds.
McClellan's plurality is the mini.
mum on record lor successful may.
orally candidate in New York. Mr..
Hearst's managers claim evidence OF
illegal acts against 1000 inspectors of
election, and that 10000 Of his adher.
ents were turned back from the polls
because their names had already been
voted. District Attorney Jerome has
announced he will Immediately make
searching investigation of the al.
legged wholesale frauds, and has or.
dered the returns from the Eighteenth
and Sixth assembly districts to be
carefully guarded. These are the home
districts of Tammany Leader Murphy
and Tim" Sullivan.
Victory for Jerome.
w. r. Jerome was reelected district
attorney of New York by large plu.
rality.
Jerome's triumph was almost en-
tirely personal one, and showed that
an appeal may be made successfully
to voters on the strength of personal
honesty and persistent, systematic de.
nunciation of graft.
Fraud In Louisville.
In Louisville the fusion party man.
ayers claim non-election in fourteen
precincts because Of the disappear
ance of election paraphernalia; that
Democratic workers confiscated the
ballot boxes in fourteen other pre-.
cincts and allowed Justification of re.
turns, and allege activity Of thugs"
and repeaters.
Democrats Sweep Ohio.
All through. Ohio the belated returns
show Republican losses, and Republic.
ans concede Pattison's plurality reach.
es $4,000. The Democrats claim Pat.
tison's plurality approximates $4,000.
which would elect the entire Demo.
cratic ticket. Republicans concede
the Democrats between two and five
majority in the senate and ten to fit.
teen in the house, while the Demo.
Gratis claim majority of five in the
senate and twenty-seven in the house.
Reform Wins in Philadelphia.
The City party's (reform) plurality
in Philadelphia is 43,333 for sheriff.
and the fusionist candidate for state
treasurer (Berry) carried the city by
over $4,000 plurality. The upheaval
was the greatest in Pennsylvania for
many years.
The Maryland legislature is Demo.
cratic.
In Rhode Island the Republican GU
bernatorial candidate has a plurality
estimated at 5000, and Providence
elects Republican mayor for the first
time in many years.
In Massachusetts.
In Massachusetts,, Democratic
threats are made for recount of the
vote for lieutenant governor. The Re.
publicans in Massachusetts, score g..
116 plurality for Guild for governor!
though Draper, for lieutenant govern.
or. got less than 1000 plurality. The
Democrats gained three senator's and
one representative in the legislature.
Every candidate Of the Union Labor
party In San Francisco was elected BY
q substantial majority.
i In Salt Lake City the anti-MormoA
victory is made complete by the cleo.
ton OF the entire American party city
ticket.
Democratic Lsslsiaturs. !, 4
The Kentucky Legislature, which will
elect q successor to Senator Black.
burn, apparently viii include 81 Demo.
Gratis. S Republicans and . doubtful in
the aan nto anA 10 r1nv,, o.,.ox. q 4 =, a e