The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-11-14
TOM JOHNSON WINS.
Cleveland Mayer Reelected in Hard
Fight with But0n.
ILLINOIS COUNTIES 60 DRY"
American Party Successful in Salt
Lake City.

New York-Hearst-R Republican alli-
ance beaten by Tammany.
| Cleveland, Ohio-Johnson defeats
Roosevelt'S candidate, Burton; assures
Scent car fare.
Salt Lake City, Utah-Mormonism hit
by election of Bransford anti-Mormon
Mayor.
San Francisco -, Ant;-graft element
wins in election of Acting Mayor Taylor
and District Attorney Lansdon, graft
prosecutor.
| Kentucky-Republicans elect Wilson
Governor, switching State from Demo
cratic column.
Toledo, Ohio-Open town platform
elects Brand Whtlock independently
Mayor.
Columbus, Ohio-Republicans elect
Bond Mayor, defeating Duncan, who de-
clared for lid"
can, elected Mayor, city retuAning to Re-
publican Leader Cox's control.
Maryland-Democrat eject Crothers
Governor.
Nebraska-Republican elect justice Of
Supreme Court.
Rhode Island-Democrats re-elect Gov.
Higgins.
Pennsylvania Sheatz, Republican,
elected State Treasurer.
New Jcrsey-Katzero bach, Democrat,
electee Governor.
Virgin!a-Democrats regain control
Of Legislature.
Much Importance properly is attach
ID to the results Of Tuesdays elec.
tons, Notwithstanding the fact that
they were limited to 4 few States and
q number of cities. With some eXcep-
tions, the voters showed a full appre-
citation Of the issues presented to them.
Tom Johnson has been elected mayor
Of Cleveland for the fourth time,
though by a reduced plurality, over the
Republican candidate, Congressman
Burton. Though the traction issue
was kept to the front in the campaign,
doubtless the general results of Mayor
Johnson's efforts to improve and broad
en- the scope of the municipal service
had much to do with his success. His
notable victory. together with the strik-
ing defeat of the Hearst Republican
ticket in New York, brings Johnson
conspicuously to the front in Demo
cratic national politics.
The reform candidates won a splen-
did victory in San Francisco. District
Attorney Langdon is reelected and
! IL 4,
grafters of high and low degree. In
Salt Lake the American party has
overthrown the mormon element, thus
loosening the strangle hold OF the
church on Utah politics. An important
development was the desertion of the
church candidates by thousands of
mormon voters, who do not desire
longer to mix politics with their relig-
ion.
Kentucky has elected Wilson, Re-
publican, for Governor. Not since Tay-
lor was unseated after the murder of
Goebel has that State had a Republi-
can executive. Maryland apparently
demonstrated the effectiveness Of its
|
ing a Democratc governor over the
Republican candidate. Rhode Island
has reelected its Democratic governor,
Higgins, but its peculiar election laws
have permitted it to return another
strong Republican legislature.
BY no means tie least striking feat
ure of the election was the sweeping
success Of prohibition in Illinois dis
tricts which took advantage Of the
new local-optiOn law to vote OH the
question of saloons. The results prove
that the people in many parts of the
State want protection from the evils
Of liquor selling.
| Issues Voted On.
| Pennsylvania-State treasurer.
New Jersey-Liberal Governor elected.
| Rhode Island-Governor and State Off
GERS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and State Off
| GERS.
Utah-Municipal officials; Mormon
ism an issue.
Kentucky-Vote-s show preference for
local option law.
acknowledgements Court justice;
| other State officials.
| California-Municipa elections; graft
issue in San Francisco.
| New York-County judges and sheriff;
Republicans and fusionists combined.
Virgin;a-General Assembly, county,
and eight district congressional tickets
out.