Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-06
THE ELECTIONS.

aud RhCde lsland-elected governors
yesterday. In Mississippi there was only
the democratic ticket in the field.
IL Massachusetts, the republicans won
a sweeping victory, re-electing Governor
Guild and the other State officers, and
the usual msjorities in both branches OF
the legislature. John r. Moran, the
Independence league candidate Tor dis
hict attorney of Boston, was reelected
By a large plurality over his democratic
and republican competitors.
1t was anti-corporaliou sentiment and
the vide split in the democratic party
which enabled Governor Guild TO win
by one of the largest republican Plarsli'
ties ever polled ia Massachusetts,. This
is the explanation with which the demo-
Graf leaders are consoling themselves for
their defeat and republicans do not deny
it. The split in the democratic vote is
causing grave apprehension among The
friends OF Mayor Fitzgerald, OF Boston,
who is up Tor reelection next month on
The regular democratic ticket.
Pennsylvania elected State treasurer,
John o. eh satz piling republican ma
iority of about IT'S, 600.
Ia Marylard Austin L. CrotherP,
democrat, was elected governor over &.
r. Gather by 5000 msjoriiy and form
er Governor Walter Smith and Senator
Pinkne5 White we're nominated by the
democrats for the U. s. Senate. The
eislalure will be democratic.
Ia Nebraska he republicans elected
their ticket by about II 600 m irity.
Tsmmany elected its eotire ticket in
New York county, defeating the rePub-
Neutrality-suspicious. league fusion csndi-
dates by plurslities from 40, 900 dowo.
Tammsny elects 25 sssemblymeD, against
26 last year, while the republicans get
| 10 Instead of 3.
Returns received at Trenton, N. j.,
up tn one o'cl Ick Indicate the election OF
Fort, republican, for governor by 5000.
Both branches of the legislature will be
republican. In the House the republl-
cana will have msj)rity of IS and 10
the Ssns,e
Toe victory 10 the license and no
license 6ght decided in Delaware was
about equally divided between the
qlor fore aud The ent-license party.
The "drys" Won two couuties- Kent
and Sussex-and the liquor party won
WilniDgion and rural New Castle
county. Kent county went "dry" By l.
500 msjority aad Sussex county by q
m,jority Of 1000 Wilmington, which
comprised in i'self one Of the four dis.
tricls into which tue State had been d.
vide,, gave msj)'iiY of 4. 2S6 for the
| quor forces. 0nlY one Of the IL wares
in the city went dry"
Returns from the voting districts OF
Rhode Island reached Providence very
slowly last night. The figures showed
lit ls relative change from last yelr, al
.hough on the face of The returns Gov.
james Fl. Higgins, the democratic can
iidaie for re election, had made slight
gaia over his vote of lssi year. Today's
dispatches declare his election about
.VVV ihuiah'J J.
Tom L johnson was elected Mayor Of
Cleveland, Oaio, BY from 8, 900 to 5, 900
nsj ,riiy, defeating Mr.. Roosevelt's
choice, Congressman Theodors Burton.
Good government forces won q sweep
Jig victory liz the San Francisco cleo
ton yesterday. Edward X. Taylor for
Mayor ard Wa. II. Lsngdon 70: District
Attorney, with pracIic. lily their entire
ticket, we're elected by pluralilies thst
will run from 10000 to $4,000. All
the anIi-grsft supervisors have betn
elected.
In Kentucky Augustus E. Wilson, re-
publican, was elected Governor. James
F. Grins.esd, republican is elected
Mayor of Louisville. The next Ker-
lucky legislature will have democratic
m sjority. This indicates that Governor
Beckham will be elected U. S. Senator.
A dispatch from Chicago says that The
prohibitionists made big gains in Illinois,
Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Mississippi in Yesterdays
election arc that they have already be-
gun an active campaign for the presi-
dsntial election.
VIRGINIA.
Returns from over the State Of Viz.
GINA show that the overwhelming demo-
cratic majority in the legislature is main
tanned, or, il reduced, by only one or two
members oO j)int ballot. The vote wss
unprecsdentedly light everywhere.
In Richmond the party ticket got
vote Of about ZOO, while the republic
can candidates managed to get about 300
each.
In the Eighth Congressional district,
Carlin Diem } has an estimated msjoriiy
of 6 500. He will succeed the late John
F. Rixey.
10 Fauquier county the eltc ion Of
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