The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-10
SOME SURPRISES
IN STATE ELECTIONS
DEMOCRATS CARRY KENTUCKY
AND MASSACHUSETTS.
Republicans Control Legislatures of New
York and New Jersey-Socialists
Cast Big Vote in Ohio.

Memphis, Tenn.-Elections held Tues
day in many states and cities through
ent the country resulted in the election
of Democratic governors in Massachu,
sctts, kentucky and Mississippi, a Re-
publican governor in Rhode Island, a
Republican assembly in New York, which
will challenge the continuance of Gov.
Dix's policies, a New Jersey legislature,
with majorities probably not in accord
with Gov. Woodrow Wilson of that
state, with results of the state elections
in Maryland and New M xico in doubt.
The New Jersey senate will stand
eleven Republicans to ten Democrats.
The assembly will be made up of ap-
proximately thirty-eight Republicans to
twenty-five Democrats.
In Massachusetts, Gov. Foss, Demo
crat, was elected by a reduced plurality
of about 5000 over Louis rockingham,
Republican. The Republican candidate
for Acknowledgements, was elected by
1000 majority and other Republican
state candidates probably are elected.
In Rhode Island Gov. Pothier, Repub-
licany is reelected over Louis a Water
man, 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, reversing the present
Democratic majority of "a in the state
assembly and electing a Republican ma
jority of so or upward. The change re-
moves the united support which both
branches of the legislature heretofore
have 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 elected, while those in Brooklyn
and Queens county were defeatd by flu
sion candidates.
New Jersey similarly furnished a sur
prise by the probable reversal of con-
troll of the legislature, the returns in
dicating Republican majorities in the
senate and assembly.
In Kentucky, James b. McCreary, a
Democrat, was elected governor by a
majority estimated at 10000. A Demo-
cratic legislature also was elected, which
insures the choice of Congressman Ollie
James as United States senator from
Kentucky.
Mississippi elected a Democratic gov
ernor and state officers by a decisive ma
jority. The Socialists made a big run
against Bilbo.
Returns from Maryland indicate the
election of Phillip Lee Goldsborough,
Republican candidate for governor, by a
small majority, over Arthur P. German,
Democrat, while counter-claims of Dem
ocratic success were made. The consti-
t%utional amendment designed to disfran-
chise negro voters probably was de-
feated.
The Ohio municipal elections resulted
in the election of Democratic MAYORS
in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus.
President Taft cast his vote at Cincin.
natl.
In New Mexico the Democratic state
committee claims the election of Mac
Donald as governor by $500 in the first
election the new state has held. The
result is in doubt. The election of a
Republican legislature is indicated.
which will mean the election of two Re-
publican United States senators.
Marked Socialistic strength has devel-
oped at various points, notably in sew
eral of the municipal contests of Ohio,
where ten cities elected Socialist may.
ors, also Schenectady, N. Y, where a
Socialist mayor and a Socialist member
of the state assembly were elected.
-Four congressman We're elected to fill
vacancies, namely, Joseph A. Taggart,
Democrat, in the Second Kansas district :
w. d. b. Ainey, Republican, in the
Fourteenth Pennsylvania district; Will.
liam ). Browning, Republican, in the
First New Jersey district, and Daniel v,
Stephens, Democrat, of the Third Ne.
braska district.