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DEMOCRATS WIN THREE GOVERNORS

carried New York county with a max
imum plurality of about 1900.
The Democrats elected their candi-
dates for sheriff by about 5000 and
the three Democratic candidates for
supreme court justice in the First jul
| dicial district pulled through by a
bare 5000. Francis NJ. Scott, the
| fourth justice elected, was Endorsed by
| both parties
| The Republicans gained eight as
| semblymen in New York county and
will send fifteen members of that
body out of the total delegation of
| thirty-five.
| The Republicans elected a sheriff in
! Kings county by about 1,400. In 10
out of % districts in Brooklyn, the
fusionists gained six assemblymen.
| From a Democratic majority of "a,
| the New York state assembly turned
overwhelmingly Republican. The Re.
publicans in the lower chamber have
a majority of So The present senate
| holds over.
| In the unexpected landslide the
Democrats We're able to capture only
/; three seats held by the Republicans,
whereas all over the commonwealth
| Democratic assemblymen fell by the
! wayside.
In Schenectady, Herbert M. Merrill,
Socialist, won out where a Demo-
| crat had held the seat.
Kentucky Republicans Lose.
ouisville.-Kentucky, for years
landslide victory.
James B. McCreary, Democratic can
| didate for governor, has been elected
by from 10000 to 10000 majority. His
opponent was Judge Edward C.
O'Rear.
Crookston Socialists Win.
Crookston-By majority of 81
votes, H. l.. Larson, Socialist, was
elected mayor of, Crookston over May
or Allen McKinnon, candidate on the
Citizens ticket, and w. r. Low, Re
publican candidate, backed by the
Young Mems Progressive club. George
Christensen, also a Socialist, was
elected alderman OF the Sixth ward
and John Kobe, Socialist, is running
neck and neck with Walter Stone for
alderman at large. Armory bonds
lost
Chicago Judges Picked.
Chicago.-Six Republicans and four
Democrats were elected to the supe-
rior court of Cook county. John P.
McGoorty, Democrat, was elected to
fill the one circuit court vacancy. A
higher pay for Judges proposition
was defeated Chief Justice William
H. McSurely and Judge Marcus A.
Kavanaugh, Republicans, were re-
elected to the superior bench, as was
Judge Joseph Fl. Fitch, Democrat. The
new Judges are Chas. M. Foell, Hugo
Pam, Albert G. Barnes and Henry Y.
Freeman, Republicans, and M. L. Nc
Kinley, Dennis e. Sullivan and Clar-
ence n. Goodwin, Democrats.
Kansas Elects Democrat.
Kansas City.-Joseph A. Taggart, a
Democrat. was elected to congress
from the Second Kansas district by
majority estimated at 1,200 votes over
his Republican opponent, Ulysses S.
l.
pired term of the late Republican con-
gresham, A. c. Mitchell. Mitchell
carried the district in 1910 by 3,430
votes over John Caldwell, Democrat.
Philadelphia Republicans Win.
Philadelphia.-In one Of the closest
political contests in the history of
Philadelphia, the Republicans succeed
ed in electing George H. Earle, Jr.,
mayor over Rudolph Blankenburg, the
war horse of REFORM" by the meagre
majority of 5000.
Ohio Cities Go Democratic.
Columbus-The Democrats were
swept into power in the three largest
cities of Ohio, Columbus, Cincinnati
and Cleveland returning decisive Dem
ocratic pluralities.
A feature of the elections through
out the state was the large Socialist
vote. In Columbus, Eby, the Socialist
candidate for mayor, according to ear
ly returns, was running a close race
with Mayor Marshall, the Republican
nominee, for second place while
George J. Karb, Democrat, had been
elected by from 400 to 500 plurality.
In Cincinnati, Mayor Louis Schwab,
running for reelection, with the Re-
publican Endorsement, was defeated by
Henry T. Hunt, Democrat, by prob
ably 5000
In Cleveland, Newton D. Baker,
Democrat and political heir to the
late Tom l.. Johnson, was elected
mayor by probably 10000, while prac-
tically the entire Democratic ticket
was elected with him.
In Toledo, Brand Wnitlock, indie
pendent, has been elected for fourth
term by a plurality in the neighbour
hood of 1000.
INEC WITH HIS SKULL CRACKED