Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-08
VICTORYFOR WEAVER
Philadelphia Reform Party's
 Great Triumph.
STATE OF OHIO GOES DEMOCRATIC
Mayor Tom Johnson Re-eIected-Dis. franchise Amendment Defeated In Maryland-Union Labor May-
 or at San Francisco.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The reform governments ticket under Mayor Wea- yer was elected in Philadelphia by 50,000 to 10000. The vote for state treasurer is close, with chance that Berry (Dem.) has been elected.
 Democrats swept Ohio. They carried Cincinnati, and Boss Cox will quit pol. itics. Tom Johnson was reelected may. or of Cleveland.
 Governor Utter (Rep.) was reelected in Rhode Island by slightly increased plurality over Dr. Irwin. Virginia is Democratic by greatly reduced ma. jority.
 Chicago Republicans elected a ma jority of their ticket.
 In New Jersey the Republicans were successful In the main. Bookwalter Rep.) was elected mayor of Indian apoitss. Louisville went D pepnoegatic. Sfhinitz the Uniens. La bes,~saayorg of San Francisco, was reelected. Bridge port and Ansonia, Conn.,, defeated their Democratic administrations.
 The disfranchising amendment In Maryland was defeated.
 At Philadelphia terrific upheayal was directed at the Republican organ ization, which two years ago gave Matheus for state treasurer 136,000 ma jority.
 The City party headquarters has tele- graphed Governor Folk iof Missouri We have swept the city by 50,000 ma jority."
 The following telegram was sent to President Roosevelt: Philadelphia has risen to it's opportunity and stands re deemed. The principle of. honesty in government so effectively 1ndorsed by you has won an overwhelming tri umph."
 The vote in Philadelphia was the heaviest ever cast Thousands, many of them representative business men, voted for the first time in their lives The vote was so unexpectedly large that In West Philadelphia and some other resident sections the ballot boxes had to be supplemented by soap boxes
 Many of the strongest organization" wards were carried by the City party. Some Of the most influential of the old leaders, men whose word has been DO litical law in Philadelphia and who had never before known defeat, went down before the avalanche of votes. Senator Boies Penrose. State Senator James P. McNichol, Harbor Master Maloney and other leaders were among those struck by the reform lightning.
 Massachusetts went Republican aft. CT a lively campaign over Canadian reciprocity. in which the attitude of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was vigor. ously assailed.
 Curtis Guild. Jr.. for governor. de feated Charles ". Bartlett by 29O00 while Eben s. Draper of Hopedale Is lieutenant governor. winning from Henry NJ. Whitney by about 4.0O0 plu- ralify.
 The indications are that the Demo crats have carried the state of Virgin ia. but by a very much smaller major. ity than usual.
 At Cincinnati. O.. Judge Dempsey. the Democratic candidate for mayor. was elected by 15.0Oo.
 Mayor Joseph F. Hogan of Troy, \. r. went to his polling place to vote at an early hour. He became engaged in a dispute and was thrown out of the place before he had cast his ballot.
 The Republicans made an almost clean sweep in the city and county of Albany. N T.. electlng the whole city ticket. with the exception of one or i've aldermen. Mayor Gaus was reelected for third term by majority of near Iy 3.Ooo.
 At Buffalo ]. \. Adams DeuJ vas elected mayor by sses. and the whole Denocratic cg and c0unty ticket wss elected. except Louis q Kengott
 Al Syracuse Alan c. Fobes CRepl was elected for nzyU by q majority Of e.06s defeating tbs Denocrzfic ezn dEdste. Thomas Murphy.
 At Rochester. S- T. Mayor Jamss c. Cutler (RepJ vzs reelected bT 441 over James Jehnzton fRep-l wbo rzn on Dsmoczt Pruhibitoa and Cnrzns n<kssx.