River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-11-16
FOSS IS REELECTED
MASSACHUSETTS RETURNS DEM
ocRATIc GOVERNOR GUT BAL
ANcE OF TICKET DEFEATED.
NEW YORK GOES REPUBLICAN
Has Majority In Legislatures. 0. p.
Wins in Maryland and Rhode
acknowledgements Carry Kentucky
Illinois Towns Vote "Dry."

DOSlOAt A0 OGAIOCA WIN
the state election and kept Massa-
chusetts in the party column by con-
tinuiug Gov Eugene N. Foss in office
for second term. Complete returns
lor governor in the state election give:
Foss, Democrat, 210,622; rockingham,
Republican, 202,SSS; 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 a state wide
recount might be necessary.
The next legislature will stand as
follows: neutrality-suspicious., 27;
Democrats, 10. House-Republican
LAG; Democrats. 90; socialist. l; indie
pendent. l.
New York.-Returns from all sec
tions of the state on assemblymen
show that the Republicans have re-
gained control of the lower house or
the state legislature by safe major
ity. The present assembly is Demo
cratic 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 electing
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 14,790 votes to TO-
57S. a plurality of 4,212.
Mayor James B. McEwan. Republi-
can, of Albany, was reelected by a
substantial majority
The city of Utica elected Repub-
lican mayor by majority of 300
Cleveland, O.-Cleveland, which two
years ago went Republican. electing
Herman c. Baehr .nayor over the
late T+im L. Johnson, and returned to
the Democratic fold, electing Newton
D. Baker, Johnson'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
councilsaen
Henr5 T. Hunt, Democratic nominee
for mayor of Cincinnati, was elected
by majority estimated between 5000
and $3.50.
George ]. Karb, Democrat, was
elected mayor of Columbus by ma
jority W 1900.
Brand Whitloek, independent. was
elected inayor CT Toledo for a fourth
term By a small plurality.
Returns show the election OF Ar
thur Turnbull, Democrat. as mayor OF
Canton by plurality of g.
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 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,
sgt; Waterman, Democrat. 1857 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 1884 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. 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-
cell. 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.