Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-16
RESULT OF ELECTION
REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE CON-
TROL IN LEGISLATURES OF
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
Democratic Governors Chosen in Mas
sachusetts, Kentucky, Mississippi
and New Mexico, While Republi-
cans Elect Governors in Rhode
Island and Maryland.

Tuesday was election day in many
states and cities throughout the coun
try, and as a result of the will OF the
people, expressed at the ballot box.
Democratic governors have been cho-
sen in Massachusetts. Kentucky. Mis-
sissippi and New Mexico; Republican
governors in Rhode Island and Mary
land; a Republican assembly in New
York, which will challenge the contin-
uance of Governor Dix's policies; and
New Jersey legislature with MAORI
ties probably not in accord with Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson of that state.
In Massachusetts, Governor Foss.
Democrat, was elected by a reduced
plurality of about 5000 over Louis
rockingham, Republican. The Repub
lican candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor was elected by 1000 majority
and :he other Republican state candi.
dates are elected.
In Rhode Island Governor Pothier,
Republican. is reelected over Louis
w. Waterman, Democrat, by greatly
increased plurality. The state senate
is solidly republican and the assembly
largely Republican.
New York state furnished one of the
chief surprises of the election. revers.
ing the present Democratic majority
of twenty-four in the state assembly
and electing a Republican majority OF
fifty or upward.
The change removes the united sup
port which both branches of the leg
islature heretofore have given Cover.
nor 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 fusion
candidates.
New Jersey similarly furnished a
surprise by the, reversal OF control OF
the legislature, the returns indicating
Republican maJorities in the senate
and assembly.
In Kentucky James B. McCreary,
Democrat. was elected governor. A
Democratic legislature also was elect.
ed, which insures the choice of Con.
gresham Ollie James as United States
senator from Kentucky.
Mississippi elected a Democratic
governor and state officers by a de.
cisive majority.
In Maryland Philips Lee Colds.
borough, Republican candidate for gov.
ernor, is elected over Arthur p. Cor.
man, Democrat. The constitutional
| amendment designed to disfranchise
negroes probably was DEFEATED.
Socialists have elected mayors in
two large Ohio cities, Canton and
Lima, and they also have won the
mayoralty elections in eight smaller
cities-Lorain, st. Marys, Barberton.
Cuyahoga Falls, Mount Vernon. To-
ronto. Fostoria and Martins Ferry.
Progressive Republicans will hold
the balance of power in the state leg
islature of New Mexico, which will
elect two United States senators. OF
the twent-four members of the senate.
twelve will be regular Republicans
and twelve Democrats and progressive
Republicans. In the house, the reg
ular" Republicans have twenty-one.
the Democrats and progressives TWEEN
ty-seven.
Rev. Fl. r. Hassell, Republican, was
elected mayor of Everett, Wash. de-
feating William Gillespie. Democrat.
and j. M. Salter, Socialist, HasseIps
plurality being 200