Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
FOSs REELECTED
BY 7,734 VOTES
Balance of His Ticket Is De.
feated.
NEW YORK GOES REPUBLICAN
Democratic Majority in Legislature is
Replaced by One Of Fifty by Rival
Party-"Drys" Win in
Illinois.


Boston, Mass.-The Democrats won
the state election and kept Massa-
chusetts in the party column by con-
tinuing Gov. Eugene N. Foss in office
for second term. Complete returns
for governor in the state election give:
Foss, Democrat, 21O,622; rockingham,
Republican, 20S.8SS; Foss plurality,
| 7,734. The margin of victory was the
| narrowest in years and for hours after
the close of the polls the result hung
in the balance. Republicans refused
to concede the defeat of rockingham
| and it was intimated that state wide
! recount might be necessary.
The next legislature will stand as
| follows: Senate - Republicans, 81;
( Democrats, 49, House-Republicans
146; Democrats, 90; Socialist, 1, In
dependent, l.
New York.-Rclurns from all sec
tons of the state on assemblymen
show that the Republicans have re-
gained control of the lower house of
the state legislature by safe major
ity. The present assembly is Demo
ocratic by "a majority. Herbert M.
Merrill, Socialist, is elected assembly
man from Schenectady county.
Returns from twenty-five of the
thirty-four New York cities elect1ng
mayors show about an even division,
eleven Republicans being elected. ten
| Democrats and one Socialist.
The Republicans made practically a
| clean sweep in Buffalo, Mayor Edger-
ton (Rep.) was reelected mayor of Ro
chester by more than 5000.
Edward Schoeneck (Rep) was re-
elected mayor of Syracuse over Lud-
| ington (Dem.) by a. 790 votes to 49,
SIS, a plurality Of 4,212
Mayor James B. McEwan, Republi-
can, of Albany, was reelected by a
substantial majority.
The city of Utica elected a Repub-
Iican mayor by a majority of 300.
| Cleveland, O.-Cleveland, which two
years ago went Republican, electing
Herman C. Beahr mayor over the
late Tom L. Johnson returned to
! the Democratic fold, electing Newton
.. Baker, Johnson's political heir,
mayor over Frank G. Hogan, Repub-
lican, by about $4,000 majority. The
entire Democratic city ticket was
| elected with the exception OF five
councilmen.
Henry 7. Hunt, Democratic nominee
for mayor of Cincinnati, was elected
! by a majority estimated between 5000
! and 5000
George ]. Karb, Democrat, was
| elected mayor of Columbus by ma
/ jority of 1000.
Brand Whitlock, independent, was
elected mayor of Toledo for a fourth
term by small plurality.
Returns show the election of Ar
thus Turnbull Democrat, as mayor of
Canton by a plurality of 8.
Eight Ohio cities elected Socialist
mayors. These are Lorraine, St. Marys.
Martins Ferry, Fostoria, Mount Yer
non, Barberton, Salem and Cuyahoga
Falls
New Brunswick, N. 1.-THE Demo
Gratis elected all three members of
assembly from Middlesex county. This
| is a Democratic gain of one.
| Albuquerque, n. M-Returns indi-
! cate a complete triumph for the Demo
cratic ticket in New Mexico. There
seems little doubt that the new state
will enter the Union in the Demo
/ cratic column.
Providence, R. Returns for gov
ernor give: Pothier, Republican, 49,
! 527; Waterman, Democrat, 9,537. This
rate will give Gov Pothier more than
| 5000 majority.
Philadelphia, Pa.-Complete returns
show that Rudolph Blankenburg, indie
pendent Republican, who headed the
fusion ticket, was elected mayor of
Philadelphia by 1864 plurality.
Returns from the 14th congression-
| al district indicate the election of W.
! d. B. Ainey of Montrose, Republican,
over DR.. o. H. Rockwell, Democrat.
lola, Kan.-Iola gives Joseph A.
Taggart, Democrat, for congress in the
| I'd Kansas district, 200 majority over
/ Ulysses S. Gayer, Republican. By a
! three to one vote Manhattan adopted
/ the commission form of government
Fremont, Neb.-The returns from
the Sd congressional district show that
Dan V, Stevens, Democrat was elected
| over Elliott, Republican.
Everett, Wasl.-The Rev. B. B. Haz-
zell, Republican, formerly pastor of
the First Congregational church, was
/ elected mayor of Everett.
Springfield, Ill-Local option elections
were held in score of towns in cen
trail and southern Illinois The "drys"
won in a majority of the places.