The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-11-07
johnson Is Reelected.


the elections throughout the country
show the following results:
johnson Is Reelected.
Complete unofficial returns show
Johnson is reelected mayor of Cleye-
land over Burton by a plurality of
9,313, three thousand lower than when
he last ran. Following Johnson's vic
tory, the Cleveland Electric Railway
restored fare to the legal maximum
rate of eleven rides for fifty cents.
During the campaign fares were sell
ing seven for quarter. Johnson
announces he will be a candidate
again.
The complete returns show John
son has 1913 plurality The entire
democratic ticket is elected with the
exception of police clerk. The city
council is strongly democratic.
Kentucky is Republican.
Augustus N. Wilson, the republican
candidate for governor, and the en-
tire republican state ticket, has been
elected by majorities ranging from s.
900 to 10000, and the republicans have
carried the city of Louisville for both
the state and city tickets by $500 ma
jority.
Rhode Island is Mixed.
Gov. Higgins, democrat, was re-
elected governor of Rhode Island by
240S plurality, according to full re-
turns. The rest of the state officials
are republican.
The Ohio legislature still stands
two republicans on joint ballot, with
the independent democrats holding
the balance of power in the senate.
The republicans have three to the
good in the house.
New Jersey Republican.
Late reports this afternoon indir
cate the election of Fort, republican,
FOR governor OF New Jersey. He was
reported beaten this morning.
In Massachusetts Gov. Guild, Re-
publican, has an estimated plurality
of about $4,000 and is elected. His
plurality in 1904 was 30,233.
In New Jersey the returns on gov
ernor came In slowly, but report
from the state capital indicated that
Katzenbach, Democratic candidate for
governor, may have plurality of TO-
900. In 1904 Stokes, the Republican
candidate for governor, had plurality
of $1,000.
In Pennsylvania, Sheath, who leads
the Republican ticket for state treas
urer, is elected by large majority,
estimated at 175,000. In 1906 the
plurality of Stuart, Republican candi-
date for governor, was 1926.
Results in New York.
In New York state Edward T. Bart
lett and William Bartlett, who ran
Jointly on the Republican and Demo
cratic tickets, are elected as judges
of the court of appeals over the candi,
dates of the Independence league.
In New York city the Tammany
candidates are leading those OF the
Independence league by large ma
jorities.
In Rhode Island, Higgins, Demo
cratic candidate for governor, is max
ing gains, but the race is close. In
1906 Higgins had a plurality of 1913.
In Maryland the county returns in
dicate that ex-Gov. Smith wins in the
senatorial primaries. There are nc
early returns on the governorship.
In Kentucky, Wilson, Republican
candidate for governor, is making
gains, but there is doubt as to hii
overcoming the Democratic majority
of 1908.
In Mississippi the election OF Noel
Democratic candidate for governor, Il
assured, as he has no opposition.
At San Francisco the union labo
candidate is showing unexpected
strength.
At Salt Lake City the American, o
anti-Mormon party, is leading.
At Toledo Mayor Whitlock is re
elected.
Fusion Apparently Beaten.
With one-half of the election dis
tricts in New York county reported a
e:45 O'Clock, the Tammany ticket ha'
a lead of about 10000 over the Reput
tican and Independence league fusio
ticket. JuuSe CnaiiCo o. -
the court of general sessions wa
leading the fusion ticket, closely TO
lowed by Justice Bruce for the 81
preme court and Max Ihmsen 70
sheriff. For the court of appeals tn
combined Republican and Democrat
vote was about four to one agains
the Independence league.
MarkbreIt Carries Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Nov. e.-By decisiv
plurality and possibly by clear m'
iority over all four competitors 20
Leopold Markbreit, the veteran &c
man editor and former United State
minister to Bolivia was eleete g.
mayor of Cincinnati on the Repubiica
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