Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-09
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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 a 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 6.OOO.
The Democrats gained two alder.
men, the board standing 10 Republic.
ans TO Democrats as against Il 70 2
two years ago. They gain likewise
. supervisors, the board standing now
2S 70 10 as against 80 to 3.
For the first time since 1890 the
Democrats Of Newburg elected a may,
OF. Returns indicate the election Of
Benjamin McClung DemD by about
400 plurality over EX-Mayor John ID
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 Iany 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. ParshaE
Oem) is elected surrogate.
Fred G. Whitney Repl has been re.
elected TO the assembly in Oswego
county.
NJ. B. Wright DENY has been elect.
cd TO the assembly I'm the Second dis
trict Of Westchester county.
Edward Quirk CDem.) has been elect.
ed mayor OF Fulton over John Hunter
Rep) 10y 2G6 plurality.
l.. d. West Rep) was elected to the
assembly In Yates county by a major.
ity OF about 100.
Latest returns indicate the election
Of Thomas Briggs Dcm) to the as
sembly i'm Greene county.
In the First district OF Rensselaer,
county Assemblyman T. G.. Fmcy
Rep) was elected, and fin the second
district Bradford r. Lansing Rep9
was elected.
Congress w. Bourke Cochran
was arrested here i'm the polling place
at $50 Third avenue. in the Twelfth as.
sembty district, 10y Patrolmau Walter
Thornton on q charge OF having voted
Illegally.
The congressman was taken 90 the
Yorkvilie police court. where he was
honorably discharged by Magistrate
Cornell after Colonel NcCleIand OF
the attorney generals Office had de-
nouuced the arrest MS an outrage.
The arrest was made on a warrant
issued by Magistrate Cornell on an
nrfro-.tt r.,- nf--r- nrnr.rr,,. 81. ------. 90
in the house az $40 East Seventeenth
street who swore on Information and
belief that no person 10y the name OF
Bourke Cochran lived there
This address Is claimed by the con-
gresham as his legal residence.
when the congressman registered ne
gave this address and said he WAS en-
titled TO vote from it, though the po-
lice say he had not voted since going
90 congress.
when Thornton went around 20 veri-
~ The name and address from the reg
isTation lists the servant said she
didn't know Bourkc Cochran.
The arrest followed when the con-
gresham tried 20 vote.
AT East Orange. n. j. Judge j.
Franklin Fort said.
"The result. so far as have 10. is too
close for me 60 make any statement
yet"
At the Newark o.. j. Republican
headquarters 10 was claimed that Fort
had carried the state by about 5000.
Fort &c was claimed. carried Union.
Nfiddlcsex and Passaic counties. while
Monmouth and Essex are doubtful
Fort according 90 Republican esti-
mates. carries East Orange by 2,45O.
Montclair by zoo and Bloomfield by
coo.
A Trenton q. j. report says that
Mercer county has been carried by
Fort Rep) for governor by between
1900 and 1900. This is Katzenbach's
home county.
John T. GIN Rep) was elected may
or OF Trenton.
Salem, n. J., gave Fort Rep) FOR
governor about 500 plurality.
Bergen county gave Fort 1900 piu-
rality. Senator Wakelee IS again elect
ed, although he runs behind his ticket.
A Jersey City report says that Hud-
son county has been carried by Kat
zenbach DEM for governor by at
least 1900
In Jersey City every ward was car
ried by II. Otto Wittpenn Dem) for
mayor. He beat Pagan Rep) by from
ten TO eleven thousand.
In HobokeD Steil, the regular Demo.
crat was elected by a safe plurality.