Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15
floss IS REELECTED !. !: /
MASSACHUSETTS RETURNS DEM
FL ocRATIc GovERNo BUT BAL
ANcE or ETDEFEATED.s
NEW YORK GOES REPUBl IcAN
Has Majority in Legislature-G. O.. 2.
Wins In Maryland and Rhode.
Island Democrats Carry Kentucky
Illinois Towns Vote "Dry."

Boston, Mass.-The Democrats won
the state election and kept Massa-
5chusetts in the party column by con-
Itinuing Gov. Eugene N. Foss in office
for a second term. Il Complete returns
for governor In the state election give:
Foss, Democrat. q O.622 !; Froth ingham.
Republican, 5202 1888; y Foss' plurality,
1874. 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 Frot dillingham;
and 1t was intimated that q state wide
recount might be necessary.
The next legislature will stand as
follows: Senate--Republicans, rs
Democrats, 10. House Republicans
JAG; Democrats, 80; socialist, i = indie
pendent, l. III
ss VI New York r returns from all sec
lions 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 e Demo
cratic by "a majority. Herbert N.
Merrill. Socialist, Is elected assembly
man from Schenectady county.
Returns from twenty-five Of the
thirty-fourS New York cities electing
mayors show about an even division.
eleven Republicans being elected. ten
Democrats and one socialist.
The Republicans made practically q
clean sweep in Buffalo. Mayor Edger-
ton (Rep. was re- elected mayor OF Ro-
chester by more than 5000. u
I Edward Schoeneck (Rep.) was re-
elected mayor OF Syracuse over Lud-
:ington (Dem.) by 1870 votes to TO-
SIS, a plurality Of 1912.
Mayor James B. McEwan. Republi-
can, OF Albany, was reelected by Q
substantial majority. 5 y 9s5
The city OF Utica elected q Repub-
lican mayor by a majority Of 300.
Cleveland; @. Cleveland. which two
years ago went Republican. electing
Herman G. Baehr mayor over the
late Tom L. johnson, and returned. to
the Democratic fold, . electing Newton
/ d. Baker, 5Johnson's political heir.
mayor over Frank G. Hogen, Repub-
$lican. by about $4,000 majority. The
entire Democratic city ticket was
elected with the exception OF five
councilmen 5S3I Isl 81
s55 Henry I. Hunt, Democratic nominee
for mayor of Cincinnati, was elected
sbysa majority estimated between 5, 900
and 5000. , .s4
George j. IL Karb, Democrat. was
elected mayor Of Columbus by ma
jority OF 1000. M II: n
Brand Whitlock, independent, was
elected mayor OF Toledo for q fourth
term by a. small plurality.
thur 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.
mon, Barberton. Salem and Cuyahoga
Falls. sIts z
New Brunswick. N. J. The Demo-
Gratis elected all three members of
assembly from 3Middlesex county. This
is q Democratic gain Of one.
Albuquerque, N. M Returns indi-
cate q 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. i.s Y # III
4 Providence. R. Returns for gov
ernor give: Pothier. Republican. 49,
.527:. Waterman, Democrat, 1857. This
rate will give Gov. Pothier more than
5000 majority. e 81
Philadelphia, Pa Complete returns
show that Rudolph Blankenburg, indie
pendent Republican, who, headed the
fusion ticket, was elected mayor OF
Philadelphia by, 1864 plurality.
Is Returns from the 14th congression.
al district indicate the election OF W..
D. B. tAiney 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. Guyer. 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. Wash.--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 a score of towns in cen
trail and southern Illinois. The 'drys"
won in a majority of the places
Among the places which voted dry"
were:
Run on English Bank.
London.-A run on the Stepney