Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
.GAYNOR GOES IN
BUT HANDICAPPED
NEW YORK BOARD OF ESTIMATES
CONTROLLED BY RE-
FORMERS.
TOM JOHNSON DEFEATED IN TO.
LEDo AND HANEY IN SAN
FRANCISCO.

New York, Nov 3-Tammany elect
ed another mayor Of greater New
York but lost It's grip on the city
finances. Gaynor swept the five
boroughs for mayor by at least 10000
plurality. but failed to carry his ticket
with him ana the experimentation
forces will control absolutely the
board of estimate and apportionment
which disburses approximately a bill
lion dollars during its administration.
This is more than half a defeat for
Tammany. for the control OF the board
Of estimate was one of the principal
Issues.
In addition the republican fusionists
elected Charles S. Whitman district
attorney, who defeated Battle, demo
crat, by 10000 plurality, and John
Shea, sheriff. over Sullivan, democrat,
by 10000 With Is votes on the
board of estimate the fusion forces.
even counting out the election of
borough president for Bronx, yet have
II votes, two more than majority.
Hearst ran a poor race. Barely de-
ANtNAtO III a AbfNNob AoA may VI AMY
against Mcclellan, he received yester-
day total of less than 10000 votes
against approximately 245,0OO for
Gaynor and 174,0 600 for Barnard
Tom Johnson Beaten.
Cleveland, Nov 3.-Tom L. john
son, mayor four terms, was defeated
for the fifth by Herman c. Baehr, re-
publican county recorded. Baehr's
plurality is upwards of 1000. With
Johnson probably went the bulk of
the democratic ticket, the councilmen
who supported his street railway pro
gram suffering the most The dis
tricts traversed by the 3-cent fare
lines instituted by Johnson went
against him. The election of Baehr
is believed to mean the certain settle
ment of the long street railway war,
begun eight years ago when Johnson
demanded a Scent rate fare. Baehr
pledged himself to a settlement on
the basis of six per cent return on the
stock of the Cleveland railway COM
pany, all earnings over that to go to
the reduction of fares and the i'm
provement of the service. The com
pany had accepted these terms and
Johnson tentatively had done so.
Returns indicate that the demo-
Gratis, who long have enjoyed control
of the city council. elected only
seven eouncilmen out of 80.
Whitlock Winner in Toledo.
Toledo, Nov. 3.-Brand whitlock,
author and political successor to
gGolden Rule" Jones. was elected
mayor for a third term. Practically
the entire independent ticket was
elected with him. Whitlocks plurality
over Davies, republican, is approx
mately 1900, compared with $500 two
years ago,
Reform Loses in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 3.-Philadel
phia reelected Samuel P. Rotan dis
triet attorney on the republican ticket
by a plurality of $4,000. His oppo-
nent was Clarence Gibbony, long a
leader of the reform element.
On the state ticket the republicans
elected ]. A. Stober state treasurer,
T. f. Sisson auditor general and Rob-
ert Won Moschzisker Judge of the SUI
preme court. Against the latter c..
Larue Munson. democrat. ran in
many counties ahead of his ticket
Two years ago Sheath. republican.
was elected state treasurer by 146,224.
Yesterdays plurality is less but will
exceed hundred thousand.
Even Break in Indiana.
Indianapolis. Nov 3.--Shank, Cor
mayer. and the entire republican
ticket was elected in Indianapolis by
q majority of 1000 to 1900. The re-
publicans won Evansville, where
! Charles F. Heilmsn was elected mayor
| over Mayor Nolan. AT Fort Wayne,
| Jesse Grice. republican. was elected
| mayor and all the other candidates on
his ticket were elected by small ma
jorities Further victories won by
| the republicans were at Richmond
| Charlottesville. Madison and other
4 smaller cities The democrats
caTried South Bend. Muncie, Lafay
cite. probably Terre haute and some
smaller cities. The election passed
! quietly, except at Ierfe haHte, where
there was much wrangling at the polls
and some arrests were made. and
( Evansville. where many disputes
arose between political workers.
Haney Buried.
San Francisco. Nov. 3.-Haney, re-
former, for district attorney. is badl,
defeated
Drys Gain In Illinois.
Chicago Nov. 3.-The drSs won an
other victory in Illinois, gaining foul
precincts in IS in which the liquor
question was tie issue. OF the IS pre-
cincts in the state. where the liquor
I question was dominant. the anti
liquor interests carried 2S, the liquor
interests Eve. the latter losing in
four precincts that they won in the
/ fight two wears ago