Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-11-11
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS
REFLECT GOVERNOR BY A
REDUCED MAJORITY.
USUAL REPUBLICAN MAJORlTlES
GIVEN CANDIDATES FOR OF
FICE IN PENNSYLVANIA
TOM [. JOHNSON DEFEATED
Reform Candidates Win in Two Ohio
Cities-EIections Held in Many
States and Cities Throughout the
United States.

Cleveland, Objections were held
on November 2 in many states
and cities throughout the country,
with varying results, there being no
national issue involved to bring about
concerted party action.
In Massachusetts the returns indi-
cate that Gov Eben Draper, Republi-
can had been reelected over James
II. Vahey, Democrat, by a greatly re-
duced majority, estimated at 10000.
In Rhode Island, Gov. Pothier, Re-
publican, was reelected over Olney
Arnold, Democrat, by a substantial
majority.
In New York City, which has been
the storm center of the state, Tam
many Hall scored a decisive triumph
in the mayoralty election Judge Will
1iam A. Gaynor, the Democratic nom
inee supported by Tammany rolling
up a plurality of upward of 10000 over
Otto T. Barnard. Republican, who in
turn led William r. Hearst by approx
imately $4,000.
New York state elected an assem-
bly, that will show a Republican ma
iority of about SO.
In Buffalo, Louis p. Fuhrmann,
Democratic candidate for mayor, was
elected by plurality of 1,245 over
Jacob j. Siegrist, the Republican can
,ddate.
In Philadelphia, another battle
ground on reform issues, Samuel p.
Rotan (Rep0 was elected district at
torney over ID. Clarence Gibboney, rep
resenting the Law and Order society
and the reform element. Rotan's ma
jority exceeded that in a previous re-
form campaign, being estimated at up
ward of 10000.
Meager returns from San Francisco
indicate the defeat of Francis j..
Heney and the election of Mccarthy,
the union labor candidate, for mayor
The Pennsylvania state elections
for treasurer, auditor, general and
justice of the supreme court resulted
in the usual Republican majority.
In indianapolis, where the temper
.ance issue has figured, Lewis Shank
(Rep0 is elected over Charles A
Gauss Dem.)
Elections in New Jersey went al
most equally both ways. Interest prin-
cipally hinged upon the battle for the
mayoralty of Jersey City. where
Pagan, the new idea Republican cham
pion. was probably beaten by Otto
Wittpen, the Democratic incumbent.
In Virginia the early returns indi-
cate that the Democratic ticket, head
ed by Judge Mann, for governor, had
been elected by about the usual ma
tority.
Slow returns from Baltimore indi-
cate that the constitutional amend.
ment aimed to disfranchise the negro
mas been debated by more than 20
900. The foreign born element in
Baltimore city voted strong against
the amendment, fearing it would i'm
peril their franchise as we'll as that of
the negro. The Legislature appears to
be safely Democratic, insuring the re-
election of Isadore Rayner as United
States senator.
Local elections in Kentucky, as had
been promised by the warlike moves
of the rival factions, was marked for
bloodshed and in Breahitt county. the
seat Of the feudists one man was shot
and killed at a polling place.
The "drys" of Illinois won another
victory. OF 33 precincts in which local
option was before the voters the anti-
liquor advocates carried 2S, an in
crease of four precincts over two
years ago.
Reform Candidates Win in TWO Ohio
Cities.
Columbus, O.-George S. Marshall
(Rep) was elected mayor after bit
ter campaign by plurality of closeAo
1000. The entire Republican ticket
was elected with the possible excep-
tion of c. II. Smith for treasurer, who
was openly fought by the organization
headed by Malcolm Karshner, mem
Der of the Republican state committee
from Franklin county. The Republi-
cans will control the new city council
by decisive majority.
The hand of Cox appears to have
lost little of it's grip on the city on the
Ohio river, for the ballots Sc far count
ed there Indicate that DR.. Louis
Schwab (Rep) has been chosen
mayor. In voting thus the people of
that city refused to accept the serv-
ices of John Weld Peck, the young
lawyer running on the Democratic
ticket, whose campaign was made
strictly one of reform. His attack
was always against the Cox machine,