Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-04


in which the liquor question was at
issue. Of the 33 precincts in the state
where the liquor question was the
dominant one at the polls the anti-li-
quor interests carried % and the Ii
quor interests FIVE, the latter losing in
four precincts that they had won in
the fight two years ago. vi
Kentucky.
Reports from legislative election
show that Democrats will have suffi-
cient number to pass a bill over the
veto of the Republican governor, Will
son. The next legislature will be:
Senate-Democrats, "a; Republi,
cans, ~; doubtful, 2.
House = Democrats, SO; Republi-
cans, 27; doubtful, A.
Pennsylvania.
The Republicans secured a complete
victory in Pennsylvania electing their
state ticket by a large plurality and
putting the reform party to rout in
Philadelphia by majority in excess
of $4,000.
Trenton.
Returns from the state came in
slowly, due to the voting machines.
w. N. U. PIP. COLUMN-TWO
There was no state ticket. The indi-
cate that the Republicans will retain
control of both branches of the legis-
lature.
In Jersey City, Mayor Witt Penn,
Democrat, was reelected by large
majority.
The Democrats have elected mayor
in Bayonne for the first time in ID
years. The Democrats carried Tren-
ton by a large majority, re-electing
Mayor Walter Madden.
San Francisco.
With about one-sixth of the total
vote counted, P. H. Mccarthy, Union
Labor candidate for mayor, had lead
over both his opponents that, if main
tanned, would give him a plurality of
about 10000.
Leland, Democratic candidate, and
Crocker, Republican, were nearly a
tie for second place.
One the same basis of vote count,
Fickers, Republican and Union Labor
nominee for district attorney, was
leading Francis ]. Heney nearly two
to one.
Rhode Island.
The Republicans won a complete
victory in the state election in Rhode
Island, although it was an off-year con-
test.
Gov. Aram J. Pothier, of Woon-
socket, Rep, was reelected bya plur-
atty of about 10000. The whole Re-
publican state ticket and another Re-
publican assembly was chosen. Con-
stitutional amendments calling for
the redistricting of the state, giving
the governor a veto power and max
ing the lieutenant governor presiding
officer of the senate, were approved.
Henry Fletcher, Rep, was reelected
mayor of Providence by fairly large
majority.
Tom johnson Beaten.
Cleveland, Ohio.-Tom l.. Johnson,
for four terms mayor of Cleveland, was
defeated for a fifth term by Herman
C. Baehr, Republican county record
er. Unofficial returns from approx
mately half the city indicated that
Baehrs plurality over Johnson is at
least 1000 and may run to 5000.
The election of Baehr is believed to
mean a certain settlement of the long
street railway war which Johnson be-
gan eight years ago, when he demand
ed a Scent rate. Baehr has pledged
himself to a settlement on the basis
of d per cent. return on the stock OF
the Cleveland Railway company, all
earning over that to go to the reduc-
ton of fare and the Improvement of
service. The company has accepted
these terms and Mayor Johnson has
tentatively done so, reserving the right
to fight the settlement at referendum
election.
"Only a Few Killed in Breathitt.
Jackson, Kentucky. - Predictions
made on the streets, early that only
a man or two would be killed during
the voting in Breathitt county were
justified at noon in the Spring Park
precinct. There Tilden Blanton killed
Demothenes Noble after Noble had
crippled Blantons right arm with a
bullet. Noble had previously, accord.
ing to Blanton, placed pistol at the
breast of two of Blanton's brothers.
Noble was a former employe of Judge
James Hargis.
From Croskettsville, where Captain
Sans and his 81 Lexington soldiers
are on guard, came the word:
"Quietest here in history"
Even Gary, Ind, Is Quiet.
Gary, Ind.-Instead of being punct.
uated with scenes of riot and disorder
for which preparations had been made
by swearing in over 200 armed guards.
the election in this city was as quiet
as a summer morning. The election
of the Democratic candidate for mayor,
Thomas E. Knots, at present of the
board of trustees, over his Republican
opponent, John A. Brennan, was con.
coded shortly before midnight. A Re.
publican majority in the council, how.
ever, was elected.
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