River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-11-16
REPUBLICANS BEATEN IN THREE
STATES IN RACE FOR Gov
ERNORSHIPS-CI
MATT DEMOCRATIC.
REPUBLICANS WIN NEW YORK;
GOVERNOR FOSS REELECTED
Socialist Vote Is Surprisingly Heavy
Schenectady Elects Its First So
cialist Mayor-Kentucky De-
serts Ranks of the Repub-
Leans by Big Vote.

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many states and cities throughout the
country resulted in the election Of
Democratic governors in Massachu-
sets, Kentucky and Mississippi, Re-
publican governor in Rhode Island, a
Republican assembly in New York,
which will challenge the continuance
of Governor Dix's policies; New
Jersey legislature with majorities
probably not in accord with Governor
Woodrow Wilson, with results of the
state elections in Maryland and New
Mexico In doubt.
In Massachusetts, Governor Foss,
Democrat, was elected by reduced
plurality of 1874 over Louis Froth-
ingham, Republican.
The Republican candidate for lieu
tenant governor was elected by 1000
majority and other Republican state
candidates were elected.
In Rhode Island Governor Pothier,
Republican, is reelected over Louis
A. Waterman, Democrat, by a greatly
increased plurality. The state senate
is solidly and the assembly largely
Republican.
New York state furnished one of
the chief surprises of the election, re-
versing the present Democratic ma
jority Of "a in the state assembly and
electing a Republican majority Of so
or upward. The change removes the
united support which both branches of
the legislature heretofore had given
Gov. Dix's policies. In New York city
Tammany's control was shaken, but
not overcome, Tammany candidates in
Manhattan and the Bronx being elect
ed, while those in Brooklyn and
Queens county were defeated by flu
sion candidates.
New Jersey Furnishes Surprise.
New Jersey similarly furnished a
surprise by the probably reversal of
control of the legislature, the returns
giving Republican majorities in the
senate and assembly.
In Kentucky, James 3. McCreary,
Democrat, was elected governor by a
majority estimated at 10000 to 10000.
A Democratic legislature also was
elected, which insures the choice of
Congressman Ollie James as United
States senator from Kentucky.
Returns from Maryland were in
conclusive. Claims were made of the
election Of Philip Lee Goldsborough,
Republican candidate for governor, by
5000 majority over Arthur P. German,
Democrat, while counter claims of
Democratic success were made. The
constitutional amendment designed to
disfranchise negro voters probably
was defeated.
Ohio Cities Democratic.
The Ohio municipal elections result
ed in the election of Democratic may
ors in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Co
lumbus. President Taft cast his vote
in Cincinnati.
In New Mexico the Democratic state
committee claims the election of Mac
Donald as governor by $500 in the
first election which the new state has
held. The election of a Republican
legislature is indicated, which will
mean the election of two Republican
United States senators.
OOCld1lSL ISuSIn Ids uSSSI
oped at various points, notably in sew
eral of the municipal contests of Ohio
where 10 cities elected Socialist may
ors; also in Schenectady, N. Y, where
a Socialist mayor and Socialist
member of the state assembly were
elected, and in Mississippi, where the
Socialist candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor polled a considerable vote.
Four congressman were elected tt
! fill vacancies, Joseph A. Taggart, Dem
ocrat, in the Second Kansas district;
w. D. B. Amy, Republican, in the
Fourteenth district; William J. Brown
ing, Republican, in the First New Jer
sey district, and Daniel v. Stephens
Democrat, of the Third Nebraska dis
trict.
Tammany's Hold Is Shaken.
New York.-Tammany Halls hold
on New York city was shaken yester
day in battle of the ballots, in which
local offices were mainly at stake
The Democrats successfully defended
their ancient strongholds of Manhat
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