The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-11-17
FALL ELECTIONS ARE HELD
MCCLELLAN REELECTED MAYOR
OF NEW YORK.

Vc NE" xOnh.
Hearst Will Contest-Jerome Victori-
ous-Reformers Win in Pennsyl- y
vania-0hio Goes Democratic. &
Washington, Nov. 9.-ElecLion re-
turns show that the democrats have
carried the mayoralty campaign in
New York city; the state ticket in
Pennsylvania; the state ticket in Vir-
ginia, the state ticket In Ohio, and the
city ticket in Louisville, while the re-
publicans have made clean sweep in
Massachusetts and in Chicago and
Cook county, Illinois, and have carried
their tickets in New Jersey, Rhode Is
land, Nebraska and Maryland.
Mcclellan was reelected mayor Of
New York by a plurality, as shown by
the returns, of 3,4S5 votes. Hearst,
the Municipal Ownership candidate,
has charged fraud in the voting and
will contest the election.
The election of John NJ. Pattison,
democrat, as governor; by approximate
ly 10000 plurality over Myron T. Her.
rick, the present republican governor,
and working majority in both houses
of the legislature, is the result in Ohio.
The city party's (reform) plurality
in Philadelphia is 1888 for sheriff and
and the fusionist candidate for state
treasurer Derry carried the city by
over $4,000 plurality. The upheaval
was the greatest in Pennsylvania for
many years.
In Massachusetts democratic threats
are made for recount Of the vote for
lieutenant governor. The republicans
in Massachusetts scored 23,116 plural
ity for Guild for governor, though Dra-
per, for lieutenant governor, got less
than 1000 plurality. The democrats
gained three senators and one repre-
sentative in the legislature.
In Maryland the Poe proposed con-
stltutional amendment, whose alleged
purpose was to disfranchise negro vot-
ers, was defeated by $4,000 to 29,00X
republicans elected the state comptrol-
Ter and city omcials; political complex
ion of legislature uncertain.
In Rhode Island the republican CUB
ernatorial candidate has a plurality es-
timated at 5000 and Providence elects
I republican mayor for the first time
In many years.
4 The democratic pluralityin Virginia
Is about 10000 and Swanson is elected
governor: negroes generally remained
away from the polls; the next legisla-
ture on joint ballot will have % re-
publicans, instead of is, as at present.
In New Jersey republican gains in
the legislature are sufficient to preclude
any democratic successor to United
States Senator Dryden.
Republicans elected state supreme
judge in Nebraska. Both the republic
an candidates for regents Of the uni
versity are elected.
The Kentucky legislature, which will
elect a successor to Senator Blackburn,
apparently will include 81 democrats,
five republicans and two doubtful in
the senate and 70 democrats, IA re-
publicans and seven doubtful in the
house. The democrats elected mayor
in Louisville by about $500.
Republicans made clean sweep in
Chicago and Cook county; Robert r.
Mccormick (rep.) was elected presi-
dent of the board Of sanitary trustees.
In Salt Lake City the American par
ty (anti-Mormon) defeated the Nor
mon, democratic-andr republican candi-
dates for mayor.
In indianapolis Charles A. Bookwal-
ter, the republican candidate for may
or, has a plurality Of 1861 over his
democratic opponent, Mayor Holman.
Returns from Sc cities in Indiana in
dictate that the republicans have been
victorious in 26 and the democrats In
20. The tickets nominated by the peo-
pies and citizens organizations car
ried in ten municipalities.
New York, Nov. n.-Ten indict-
ments for violations of the election
law and two for assaults committed at
last Tuesdays election were drawn up
by the grand jury Friday. The jury
adjourned until Monday before the In
dictments had been presented to them
Tor Endorsement after being drawn up.
Evidence Of fraud in the election was:
prepared for the grand jury by both
State Attorz.y General Julius. N.
Mayer and by the law committee
which is conducting William R.
Hearst's contest of the mayoralty cleo
ton. The INV committee applied for
IS indictments, and its' members said
that the names OF some very prom.
inent politicians were among the in.
dictments requested. i.
Superintendent of Elections Morgan
received a number Of ballots Friday
which had been found by policemen
and others in alleyways and out-of.
the-way places. It was apparent that
they had not been counted. These bal
lots, it is said, were found in the dis
tricts Of two prominent Tammany