Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-16

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turns, some of them based on estimates,
indicate a plurality of about 1885, 900 for
Hughes above the Bronx. This would
make his plurality in the state about
10000.
William Barnes, Jr., of Albany issued
formal statement this afternoon, claim
ing the election of the entire Republican
ticket in the state.
The statement says: "The entire Re
publican state ticket has been elected.
My figures show this. The state above
the Bronx gives $4,000 plurality. or
Whereabouts, and the Democratic candi-
date. for lieutenant governor has APP
proXimately $4,000. You may say for
me that the entire state ticket has been
elected"
Corrected figures for Weschester coun-
ty in favor of Hughes make up most
OF the difference from the former esti-
mate OF Hughes plurality. Republican
pluralities in Albany, Columbia, Cort-
land, Erie, Madison. Montgomery. Onei-
da, Onondaga, Rensselaer, Schenec-
tady and TomDkins show Bruce Rep),
Tor lieutenant governor, about 700 ahead
of Hughes. On the basis of 49,, 1000 up
state plurality for Hughes. this would
seem to show Bruce's election by mar
row margin, but as the Democratic can
dldates for the other state offices ran
ahead of their tickets they appear now
to be elected, including jackson of Erie
county for attorney general.
NEW YORK, Nov. with some
districts still missing in Delaware, Es-
sex, Hamilton, Oswego and St. Law
renee countless but estimating these six
counties as giving Hughes a plurality of
Of
side of Greater New York is 129, 66O or
a plurality IN the state of 52,674
No Great Surprises.
Elections were held yesterday in ~
states and while the results in a number
of instances were of unusual interest
1t may be said that generally speaking
there were no great surprises
Throughout the south the Democratic
state and congressional tickets have been
elected by the usual majorities. In The
west and east the states that were
aligned two years ago in the Demo
cratic or Republican columns show no
material change, the Democrats making
gains IN some instances and the ReDub-
licans in others. The Republicans re-
tain control of Congress by a good ma
Jority.
Tammany Judges Win.
Perhaps the widest general interest
in the elections centered in the remark
able fight for governor which has been
waged in New York state between
Hughes and Hearst.
In New York city the Tammany-In-
dependence league judiciary ticket was
successful with possibly one exception
over the candidates named by the non
partisan Judiciary nominators."
Massachusetts has reelected Curtis
Guild, Republican, as governor over Dis
%ria A INl,
who was the candidate of the Demo
cratic party, the Independence league
and the PrOhibitionists. In Chicago it is
estimated that the Independence league
ticket polled 10000, but there was q Re
publican plurality for the state offices.
Pennsylvania has elected Stuart, Re
publican, governor over a. fusion oppo-
Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire.
North Dakota. Connecticut. Minnesota,
Indiana and Wisconsin have rolled I'D
Republican p1uralities, although there
was some falling off from the usual vote
in Iowa.
Ohio also shows Republican gains over
the Pattison vote of last year The Re
publicans expect a plurality of $4,000 in
the state.
Democrats to Write Constitution.
The constitution of the new state of
Oklahoma will be written by Democrats.
The Indians voted the Democratic ticket
almost soldly. Oklahoma also went
strongly Democratic in choosing dele
gates to the constitutional convention.
New Mexico and Arizona have voted
fayorably on the proposition to enter the
union jointly as n single state.
Gov. Hoch, Republican, is reelected
in Kansas by a slightly reduced major
ity.
The result in Missouri is still in doubt.
the Democrats expecting to gain some of
the congressional districts they lost two
years ago.
Nick Longworth Elected.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth was
reelected in Cincinnati
James T. McCleary, chairman CT the
committee on ways and means in the
present Congress, was defeated in Min
neSota.
Congressman j. ". Wadsworth, for
many years chairman of the house com
mittee on agriculture at Washington,
was defeated III the Thirty-fourth New
York district.
The Republicans carried Utah. Wy
omiDg and Washington and seem to have
lost Nevada, while both parties are
claiming Colorado.
Montana seems to have been carried
by the Republicans and Texas takes its
usual place in the Democratic column.
Congressman Babcock or Wisconsin,
formerly chairman of the Republican
congressional committee, failed of cleo
ton.
In Rhode Island, James II. Higgins,
Democrat. is elected governor.
ENDS LIFE AS CHILDREN PLAY.