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THE RESULTS OF
THE BALLOTS
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN REELECTED
MAYOR OF NEW YORK By
SMALL MAJORITY.
The Reform Ticket Wins in Philadel.
phia by a Surprisingly Large Ma
jority. Indications are that
Ohio is Close.

New York, Nov s.-1:45 a. m.-Re-
turns at this hour are complete in
Greater New York in the mayoralty
contest with the exception of 81 cleo
ton districts scattered through the
city. The vote on these returns gives
Mcclellan, dem, 221, s15; Hearst, mu-
nicipal ownership, el7,657; Wins, rep,
1897, plurality for Mcclellan OF
8,15s
William T. Jerome, Independent, is
reelected district attorney by about
5000 over James w. Osborne, demo-
crat.
Mr.. Jerome's campaign was conduct
ed with especial opposition to Charles
r. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall
and his reputed wealth and the re-
suit is practically defeat for Murphy
as well as Osborne.
Bird s. Coler was elected borough
president of Brooklyn, on municipal
ownership ticket and Hearst carried
Borough by 1928 plurality.
Max Ihmsen of the Municipal Owner
ship league declared that the league
has evidence of $4,000 illegal votes
having been cast, the Arauds have been
discovered in all five boroughs, and
that the law committe of the league is
gathering evidence. All the candi-
dates in all the boroughs on the NUM-
cipal Ownership league ticket were
called to Mr.. Heaest's headquarters for
an all-night conference on the situa-
ton.
Philadelphia, Nov. s.-Philadelphia
has been swept by the reform move
ment, the city party ticket winning
by surprisingly large majority.
While returns from only six of the
forty two wards in the city has been
counted up to midnight, enough is
known of the result in the remaining
wards to indicate the defeat of the To-
cal Republican ticket by from 10000
to $1,000 plurality.
The victory of the city party carries
with it the election of VIM. q. Berry
the Democratic and Reform candidate
for state treasurer.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov 8 -Ohio voters
Yesterday chose governor and vari-
Gus state officers, though at this hour,
1880 a. M, it is impossible to give a
positive statement of the winners.
Only 44O of the over 4, 200 precincts
in the state have been heard from,
giving Herrick $1,000 and Pattison
SO, 500.
In the big cities the democratic gains
thus far average 1Os per precinct, while
the gain outside these cities averages
only "a to the precinct. Estimating
the remaining precincts at the same
ratio, Pattison will be nearly 49, OC
short OF the $50, 900 republican plu'
rality Of last year, with which com.
parsons are made.
Boston, Nov. s-~Lieut. Gov. Curtis
Guild, Jr, of Boston, the Republican
candidate was elected governor Of
Massachusetts, election yesterday. by
q plurality of 29,463 over Gen. Chas.
w. Bartlett of Boston, the Democratic
candidate.
Maryland, Nov. a.-The Poe proposed
constitutional amendment, whose al.
legged purpose was to disfrancise ne.
groe voters, was defeated; Republicans
elected the state comptroller and city
officials. Political complexion of legis
tature uncertain.
Lincoln, Neb, Nov. s-Return.
from the elections in Nebraska arr
sufficiently complete to indicate with
certainty tho election of Charles B
Lection, Republican, over William G
Hastings, fusion, as associate justice
Of the supreme court, by a plurality
greater than that given Judge Bavpel
kor the same Office, two years ago
which was 9,127.