The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-08
new YORK AND new JERSEY
BACK FIN REPUBLICAN, fold
EMPIRE STATE MAKES A GRAND
sHo OWING FOR g. o. P. WOOD.
ROW WILSON GETS SETBACK.

h NEW DIRK, Nov. SELECTIONS
were held yesterday in many. states
i and cities throughout the country.
s. showing varying results. with little.
Indication OF widespread wave OF
public sentiment.
In Massachusetts Governor Foss,
Democrat, claims his reelection by
reduced plurality OF about 10000, but
THE election is not conceded and the
result willbe open to doubt until more
complete returns are received. The
{ first returns showed marked gains
for Louis p Frothingham, Republican.
which were gradually reduced.
4 sMeagerS returns Indicate that other
Republican candidates on the state
ticket are slightly ahead OF their DEM
ocratlc opponents.
In Rhode Island early returns indi-
Y Gated the i reelection of Governor
{ sPothIer Republican. over Louis A.
Waterman, Democrat, by an increased
majority.
New York state elected Repub.
1ican assembly. thus deprlving Gov
ernor Dix, Democrat, OF the support
lshe has heretofore had from n legis.
tslatiye Democrat majority OF "a The
newly elected assembly will have a
Republican majority Of 80.
I Tammany Vote Cut.
In New York City Manhattan and
4 Bronx, the Tammany strength was
y materially reduced. but Its candidates
for judicial and county Offices were
elected by greatly reduced pluralities.
I In Brooklyn the fusion judicial and
county candidates were successful.
with perhaps one exception.
New Jersey elected legislature
which will be Republican by a con.
siderable majority.
sIaS Result In Ohio.
The municipal elections in Ohio re.
spltedS In the election OF Henry 7.
Hunt DemocraD us mayor of Gin.
4 3clnnati: Newton D. ! Baker tDemocrat)
: as mayor ot1 ieyeland $, George 81
sKarb (Democrat) as mayor OF Colum.
z bus, President Taft cast his ovte at
Cincinnati
In Kentucky, James B. McCreary
q tDemocraH was elected governor by
"a majority. estimated at 10000 to 49,
4 000.S a Democratic legislature also
was elected, which Insured the choice
Y OF Congressman Ollie James as Uni.
ted States senator from Kentucky.
s The first election held in the new
state OF New Mexico is still in doubt.
bottSthe Republican and Democratic
Candidates for governor claiming elec-
tlon on meagre early returns. Indica.
+ tions point; to Republican legisla-
ture, which will elect two Republican
United States senators.
Socialist, gains marked the elections
today and gave that party power in
districts where heretofore 1t had been
unable to muster counting vote.
In Schenectady the Socialists elect.
ed a mayor, all city officials except
sone, and majority OF the county
\ board. In addition, the assembly dis.
{ trict in which Schenectady is located
returned a Socialist ,assemblman. Ohio
was another winning ground for the
Socialists. The returns secured In
4 some OF the cities, In eight of which
Il they elected mayors. gives them a
total thousands In advance of any pre-.
s$ylous showing, and puts them close in
order. numerically. with the two old
parties. In Ohio. as well, where nc.
q tnal Socialist candidates were not
\ elected, progressives Of more or less
= radical views, were returned by the
q Republicans.
II Besides Schenectady. Cleveland. Co
apd Dayton were the most rav-
orable cities for the Socialist party.
In the second Kansas congressional
s3distrlct, where a successor to the late
n Congressman Mitchell was elected the
Socialists made extensive gains.
In several other states, among them
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