The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
TOM JOHNSON WINS.
Cleveland Mayor Reelected i'm Hard
Fight with Burton.
ILLINOIS COUNTIES GO DRY"
American Party Successful in Salt
Lake City.

Scent car fare.
Salt Lake City. Utah-Mormonism hit
by election of Bransford anti-Mormon
Mayor.
San Francisco Anti-graft element
wins in election of Acting Mayor Taylor
and District Attorney Langdon, graft
prosecutor.
neutrality-suspicious. elect Wilson
Governor, switching State from Demo
cratic column.
Toledo. Ohio-Open-town platfc-m
elects Brand Whitlock independently
Mayor.
Columbus, Ohio-Republicans elect
Bond Mayor, defeating Duncan, who de-
clared for lid"
Cincinnati, Ohio-Markbreit, Republi-
can, elected Mayor, city returning to Re-
publican Leader Cox's control.
acknowledgements elect Crothers
Governor.
Nebraska-Republican elect justice of
Supreme Court.
Rhode Island-Democrats re-elect Gov.
Higgins.
Pennsylvania = Sheath, Republican,
elected State Treasurer.
New Jersey-Katzenbach, Democrat,
elected Governor.
Virginia-Democrats regain control
of Legislature.
Much Importance properly is attach
ed to the results Of Tuesdays cleo
tons, Notwithstanding the fact that
they were limited to few States and
a 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,
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 q splen-
did victory in San Francisco. District
Attorney Langdon is reelected and
Will continue his work of prosecuting
grafters of high and low degree. In
Salt Lake the American party has
overthrown the MORMON element, thus
loosening the strange 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-
Tor was unseated after the murder of
Goebel has that State had a Republi-
can executive. Maryland apparently
demonstrated the effectiveness of its
law to smother the negro vote by elect
ing a Democratic governor over the
Republican candidate. Rhode Island
has reelected its Democratic governor,
Higgins, but its peculiar election laws
have permitted ii to return another
strong Republican legislature.
By no means the 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 on 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.
Maryland-Governor and State off,
GERS.
Utah-Municipal officials; Mormon
ism an issue.
Kentucky-voters show preference fo-
local option law.
Neutrality-suspicious. Court justice;
other State officials.
Observation-Disclosures elections; graft
issue in San Francisco.
New York-County judges and sheriff;
Republicans and fusionists combined.
virginia-General Assembly, county,
and eight district congressional tickets
out.
Ohio--Cincinnati, Columbus and To
ledo elect Mayors favoring liberal saloon
policy.
Delaware-Two districts of State pro-
hibit sale of liquor; one favors it; one
in doubt.
ssachusetts-Governor and State
officers; ten tickets resulting from Whit
ney-Bartlett controversy; railroad ner-
ger issue.
lllinois-Eight counties out of seven
teen voting are completely against licens-
ing saloons. Prohibitionists win in many
districts of other counties.
Mississippi-Noel, Democratic Govern
or, favoring prohibition, had no opposi-
ton