Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-11-09
The Election Results.


Tuesday s elections are distinct
~ encouraging to real Democrats.
In Massachusetts, where the tariff
was the only issue, Governor
Foss nominated by the Democrats,
was reelected despite the most
scandalous Doodle campaign ever
waged in the State
In. New Jersey, an unholy al
lance between the Republicans
and the traitorous Smith-Nugent
self styled Democrats-and every
party is cursed with the breed
everywhere-gives the Legisla=
tnre to the Republicans. No
National questions were involved
in the campaign. The crooked
corporation" Democrats tried to
get even with Governor Wilson
by knifeing the ticket, but he
will be stronger than ever among
honest men for the enemies he
has made" It will not be the first
time that corrupt antagonism at
home has strengthened a candi-
date abroad. Tammany's fight
on Cleveland helped make him
the National standard bearer,
and history will repeat itself in
1912.
In Kentucky, former United
States Senator James B. Nc
Creary, has been elected Cover
nor by an overwhelming majority,
and the Legislature is strongly
Democratic on joint ballot, insur-
ing the election of Ollie James
probably William J. Bryan's
closest friend-to the United
StatessSenate. s
Taft lost his home town in Ohio,
Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleve-
land, the big three of Ohio.
municipalities all electing Demo-
cratic Mayors. The spirit OF
Tom Johnson still lives, and
Newton D. Baker, a gallant
young Berkeley County West vir-
gilman, succeeds to the Mayoralty
of Cleveland by a splendid plural
ity. Mayor Baker, formerly Pri-
vate Secretary to the late William
L. Wilson, since his entry into
Ohio politics has made good in
his every undertaking. He be-
lieves in equal suffrage for women,
municipal ownership of public
utilities and other progressive
measures.
While the issues were local,
Governor Judson Harmon is to be
congratulated on seeing many re-
forms he has advocated put into
effect.
The rotten borough" State of
Rhode Island, still welded to her
idols, reflects Governor Pothier.
In New York, the Republicans
regain the Legislature, and Tam
many, while retaining control of
Manhattan, Queens and the
Bronx by slender margins, was
routed in Kings County by the
Hearst Fusion Republican adher-
ents. The Republican gain in
New York State is much heavier
than in the neighboring State of
New Jersey.
> In Maryland, Senator German |
suffered vicariously for the sins of |
the Baltimore ballot box suffers
but has the satisfaction of .
knowing that he received the suf- /,
Frages of a great majority of the
white voters. In Maryland, as in
West Virginia, the negro holds
The balance of power-votes the
Republican ticket with his eyes
shut and sees all the offices go to
he few white Republicans, most
If whom are of that faitfl-in the /
South at least for reve nue.
on1y.n
Perhaps the most surprising
'esult was in Philadelphia cor
'upt and contentedn heretofore |
where the Penrose machine was
mashed by the election of the I
eefoEm. Democratic can didate for
dayor. Rudolph Blankenburg,
yho overcame a normal if frau
lulent majority Of 4 hundred
thousand. +
Perhaps Philadelphia has now
armed the moral right to criticize
sammany.
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