The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-06
States Elected OCourse Anybody With Can See
known as the Citizens On

ion.
In the fusion movement considerable
numbers of the ministers Of the city
took active part. Mayor Charles II
Gaus was elected over Edward A. Du
rant for fourth term, and with him
the entire Republican city ticket wins
by plurality of about 1000. The Re
publican county ticket is elected by a
plurality Of about 5000
The Democrats gained two alder
men, the board standing j. Republic
ans to Democrats as against II to 2
two years ago. They gain likewise
> supervisors, the board standing now
% to 10 as against 80 to 5.
For the first time since 1890 the
Democrats of Newburg elected may
or. Returns indicate the election OF
Benjamin McCfung Dem.) by about
400 plurality over Ex-Mayor John d.
Wilson, who had served three terms.
The returns indicate that the Republic.
ans have lost control of the county
board Of supervisors for the first time
in many years The greater part OF
the Democratic city and ward ticket
is elected, but the Republican county
ticket Is probably elected with the ex'
ception that William A. Parshall
Dem.) is elected surrogate.
Fred G.. Whitney Rep.) has been re-
elected to the assembly in OswegO
county.
NJ. b. Wright DEM has been elect
ed to the assembly in the Second dis
trict of Westchester county.
Edward Quirk DEM has been elect
ed mayor of Fulton over John Hunter
Rep) by 266 plurality.
l.. ID. West (Rep.) was elected to the
assembly in Yates county by major
ity of about 100.
Latest returns indicate the election
OF Thomas Briggs DEM to the as
sembly in Greene county.
In the First district of Rensselaer,
county Assemblyman #. C. Filley
(Rep) was elected, and i'm the Second
district Bradford Il. Lansing (Rep)
was elected.
Congressman w. Bourke Cochran
was arrested here in tile polling place
mt $50 Third avenue, In the Twelfth as
sembly district, by Patrolman Walter
Thornton on a charge Of having voted
Illegally.
'ha 20 n hA
Yorkville police court, where he was
honorably discharged by Magistrate
Cornell after Colonel McClelland of
the attorney generals office had de.
nounced the arrest as an outrage.
The arrest was made on a warrant
issued by Magistrate Cornell on an
affidavit by Mary O'Mallon, a servant
in the house at $40 East Seventeenth
street, who swore on information and
belief that no person by the name Of
Bourke Cochran lived there.
This address is claimed by the con-
gresham as his legal residence.
When the congressman registered he
gave this address and said he was en-
titled to vote from it. though the po-
lice say he had not voted since going
TO congress.
When Thornton went around to veri-
fy the name and address from the reg
istratlon lists the servant said she
lidn't know Bourke Cochran.
The arrest followed when the con-
gresham tried to vote.
At East Orange, n. j., Judge ].
Franklin Fort said:
THE result so far as l have II, Is too
close for me to make any statement
yet"
At the Newark On. j. Republican
headquarters 1t was claimed that Fort
iad carried the state by about 6,O0O.
Fort. IT was claimed, carried Union,
,IiddIesex and Passalc counties, while
and Essex are doubtful.
Fort, according to Republican esti- |
mates, carries East Orange by 2,45O, |
Nontclair by 700 and Bloomfield by
800.