The Penn's Grove record., 1909-11-05

at the helm the Republicans were
confident of their usual victory, but
the machine pulled It's entire State
ticket through only by a very narrow
squeak.
Had the city of Boston given its
usual Democratic plurality, instead of
falling off to $4,000, Governor Dra-
per would not have been reelected,
and James H. Vahey, the Democratic
candidate, would have succeeded him.
Draper was elected by a plurality of
1882, instead of the normal Republi-
can plurality of from 10000 to 40,-
600, and last year $4,000 votes.
Mayoralty elections were held in
many cities Of New York, and the re-
suits generally were surprisingly
favorable to the Democrats. Buffalo
led the way by electing Louis p.
Fuhrmann, Democrat. by 1245 plural
ity. Schenectady went Democratic,
and Binghamton switched from a Re-
publican to a Democratic Mayor.
Utica was also reported on the morn
ing after election to have selected a
Democrat to head the city govern
| ment.
Justice w. e. Scripture, Republi-
can, of the Fifth District, who was
candidate for the Supreme Court In
the upstate election, was defeated by
a large plurality. The State Bar AS
ISOLATION protested against his can
didacy and waged a fight against his
election. Edgar S. K. Merrell, OF
Lewis County, Democratic and indie
pendent nominee, was the successful
candidate. Justice George F. Lyon,
Republican, was unopposed and was
reelected from the Sixth District.
Virginia elected a Democratic Gov.
ernor and Rhode Island a Republican
Louisville, Ky, has elected a Demo
cratic Mayor.
Local elections in Kentucky, as had
been promised by the warlike moves
of the rival factions, were marked b.
b~loodshed, and in Breathitt County
the seat of the feudfsts, n mar was
shot and killed at a polling place.
At moor in the Springfield district
near Jackson, the fatal drama was
enacted. Tilden Blanton, with a left
hand shot, instantly killed Demos
themes Noble after Noble had crippled
Blanton's right arm with a bullet.
Generally throughout the country
the elections were marked by quiei
and good order. In Indiana anf
Western and Southern States prohibi
ton was the principal issue, and thu
elections were closely contested. (
New Jersey voted for members o.
the Legislature, and late returns
showed a Republican majority in boil
Houses to select the successor t.
United States Senator Kean.
New York City.-William J. Gay
nor, the Democratic candidate, sup
\ ported by Tammany, was electe'
Mayor by a plurality of 71,459.
Otto T. Barnard, Fusion, ran sec
ond, and William r. Hearst, Civic Al
lance, third. The vote was: Gay
nor, 230,286; Barnard, 158,827
Hearst, 1880.
Gaynor is the only candidate on tn
Democratic ticket who was elected.
4 William A. P~rendergast, Fusion
was elected Comptroller, and job,
Purroy Mitchell, Fusion, President Q
the Board of Aldermen.
Fusion swept all five boroughs
electing Borough Presidents in ever
one of them, and burying the Tam
many DOrOuSn anu Couuly IicheCS.
Charles S. Whitman. Fusion, wa
elected District Attorney over Georg
Gordon Battle, Tammany. His plura
ity will be about $4,000.
George McAneny, Fusion, wa
elected Borough President of Mammal
tan. Alfred E. Steers, Fusion, is tn
new Borough President of Brooklyn
Lawrence Gresser won in Queens
George Cromwell was reelected !