Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10
DIX CARRIES HIS
STATE BY $4,000
Democrats Jubilant over Beating
Roosevelt TO a FRAGILE -
Crushing Rows Dealt.

New York. Nov. s.-John A. Dix. the
first democratic nominee elected in 16
years. will be the next governor of New
York. He was chosen by the people to-day
over Henry l.. ,;timson, republican, for
whom Theodore Roosevelt stumpcd the
state. by a plurality based on nearly COM
plete returns. OF from 5000 to 5000. New
York city gave him a plurality of more
than 100000 while Stimson came down to
the Bronx without about 1900"
Thomas f. Conway. democratic nominee
for lieutenant governor, appears to have
been swept into office only slightly behind
Dix. Returns were lacking late tonight
conclusivey to show who takes the lesser
state Offices. but indications pointed to
democrats.
The normal republican majority up
state was greatly reduced. The inole-
ment weather tended to cut down the
plurality 10 the borders Of New York
city. about 1900. IS loss by 2o,00o than
the upstate vote polled by Hughes in
| 1905. In the same year greater New Yori.
gave Chanler plurality Of less than
60Glo.
Both the Assembly and Senate returns
|
some notable upsets In even the con-
gressional districts Representative Her
bert Parsons lifelong friend and poll
tical associate of Theodore Rooseelt and
formerly chairman Of the republican
county committee, was oustcd by Jeffer
son NJ Levy Representative W. w.
Cocks of Nassau county, Theodore
Roosevelt's home seat, was tipped out
| by Martin littloton. William : Hennet
was defeated for congress by Henry
George, Jr., .on of the political ccono-
mist.
Serene f.. Payne. father of the tariff
| hill. was reelected, but his home town,
Auburn, went for Dix and Vice President
Sherman's candidate for Congress was
| defeated by a Democrat Representstiv
Hamilton Fish, republican, gave ground
to Richard h. conncl, democrat
Not only did Colonel Roosevelt lose on
the State ticket. and his candidate for
Congress in Nassau county but his home
town went for Dix and the democrats
jubllanty shouted that they had beat
him to frazze'
SENATOR HILL is RETIRED
In New York city, the democrats with
one or two exceptions, held their own in
Assembly and Senate districts and ther
carried the war into the enemy territory
Senator George Il, Aenew. joint sponsor
for the Hughes anu-racing bills, was de.
feated by John q. SAKE. state Senator
Henry W. Hill in Buffalo was retired. The
18th Assembly district, for 10 years re.
publican was captured by Ashton Parker
a democrat,
There were even indications that the
democrats might seize a working ma jor-
ity in the Legislature and dictate the
nomination of the next junior United
states senator to succeed Senator Chaun-
cey NJ. pepew. but more complete re-
turns will be necessary to settle this.
Albany county, OF which the republica
leader is VIM. Barnes Jr,, who fought
Colonel Rooseelt at Saratoga. gave Dix
Il slight plurality, Other old guard
strongholds were for Stimson by reduced
pluralities.
Rome, \. Y, was the first upstate
point which indicated the trend OF the
voting, giving 1886 for Dix as against
lis for Stimson. Two years ago Rome
gave Hughes plurality of 1862. Buffalo
Utica, schenectady, Troy and Auburr
quickly followed with substantial plruali-
ties for Dix.
HEARST A POOR THIRD.
William r. Hearst Independence League
nominee for licutenant-governor ran "A
poor third, He polled less than M,Ns
votes In New York city as against 21s.1I
for Conway and lS9,0sS for Schoeneck.
the republican nominee. These figura.
are based on recapitulAtion inade at
midnight with ia election districts ont
of LOO missing,
John j. Hopper, Independence Leaxu,