The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-10
SOCIALISTS MADE
VERY LARGE GAIN
Party Leaders Say Socialism
Must Now Be Regarded
as a Factor.
National News Association)

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-From end
to end OF the country the Socialist vote
showed empathetic gains in Tuesdays
election and Socialist candidates for
minor offices were elected in many
states.
The strength manifested by politi-
cal Socialism was perhaps the most
interesting feature Of an off year con-
test. Socialist leaders attributed their
party's showing to a straightOut, nat
ural growth. Old party managers fig
ured differently. saying that the heavy
increase was due to Republicans and
Democrats who were dissatisfied with
local conditions and wished to rebuke
candidates who had displeased them.
Among the more important victories
achieved by the Socialists was the ell
ection Of three assemblymen In the
East-one in this state, one in Rhode
Island and one in Massachusetts; ell
even Mayors, in Ohio, mayor in this
state (Schnecetady), mayors in Utah,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Missis-
sippi and municipal officers in many
states OF the West and South.
Morris Hillquit, the leader of the So
cialist party in this city, said last
night that the vote had doubled in
fifty eastern cities over last year and
that in some instances the increase
had been as much as 600 per cent.
Gains in New York.
In this county the Socialist vote
jumped AZ per cent. In 1910 the lead
ing Socialist candidate received about
1880 votes: in 1909, $500. On Tues
day last the candidate for Sheriff poll
ed nearly $4,000 votes.
The revised return from Ohio show
that out Of ninety-three mayorality
contests the Socialists were success
full in eleven, the Democrats winning
forty-three and the Republicans thir-
ty-six, with three in doubt. The COM
plete returns elect Socialist mayors in
Canton, Barbertown, Cuyahoga Falls.
Salem. st. Marys' Lorain Fostoria,
Martins Ferry. Toronto, Lima and
Mount Vernon. while in Kenmore the
result is still in doubt. There was an
extraordinary increase all over the
state in the Socialist vote. In many
towns the Socialists elected council
candidates for mayor were beaten by
few votes only. A Socialist was
beaten in the town of Conneaut by
five votes only. In Columbus the So
cialist candidate for Mayor made
close fight of it for second place with
the Republican candidate, Demo-
crat gaining the election easily.
Congressman Victor l.. Berger of
Milwaukee made a statement today in
would poll 100000 votes in 1912.
They had 10000 in 1892, when they
first went into national election.
To Fight Socialism.
Ladies' of the party here said that
the result showed that political social
ism will take rank within q few years
with the older parties. Morris Hill.
quit thought Socialism had got to
point where politicians must reckon
with 1t whether they want to or not.
Charles Edward Russell agreed with
Hillquit and added that the older par
ties would try to fool the people by or
ganizing a fake reform party in order
to create the Socialist party out of its
earned rewards. Julius Gerber, secre-
,ary of the New York local of the So
cialist party advanced reasons for the
gains made at Tuesdays election.
Zone of these" he said. lis the Gov
crnment's prosecution of the trusts
which caused plants to shut down and
throw many men out OF work. We
have made decided progress in man.
ufacturing towns. In Reading, Pa,
we carried practically all OF the tick
ct We carried Newcastle easily. 1t
was the best showing all over the
country that We ever made"