The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Governor Eugene F0ss Is Continued in Office for
 Another Term
CLOSEST ELECTION
 HELD IN MANY YEARS
Tammany's Hold on New York Is Badly Shaken-New Jersey Elects Legislature to
 Support Wilson

Boston, November 7.--Complete returns from election districts show that the dem- ocrats won the state election today and kept Massachusetts in the party column by continuing Gov. Eugene N. Foss in tfice for second term.
 The returns gave Foss, democrat, 210,622; i; Buckingham, republican, 2o2,sSs. Last year the same districts gave Foss, dem- ocrat, POI 1924; Draper, republican. 167,4 497.
 The margin of victory was the narrow est in years, and for hours after the close of the polls the result hung in the balance.
 Republicans refused to concede the de- feat of Lieutenant Governor Frothing- ham.
 At a late hour it was intimated a re- count might be necessary. In the cam paign speeches republican orators urged Frothingham's election on the ground that the national administration should be supported in it's tariff policy and that democratic victory would mean blow to the textile industry of the state.
 Governor Foss placed his record before the people and asked for support.
 It was expected because of an off year the total vote would fall off consider ably, but the average was well main tained
 The make up of the remainder of the state ticket was still in doubt at a late hour, although both branches of the leg islature were apparently republican.
 Governor Foss issued the following statement:
 ''The people have won their second vic- tory over lynch rule and booders. Massa- chusetts has spoken unmistakably for an honest revision of the tariff and for a business administration of the common- wealth. The national significance of this election is inestimable, the rest of the country will follow the lead of Massa- chusetts.'
 Closest in Years
 It is years since Massachusetts has held an election in which the result was so long in doubt as in the contest that was fought In the old Bay State today
 The early returns were decidedly in favor of the republicans and the party leaders and many of the newspapers de- clared- fnr several hours that lieutenant Governor Louis A Frothingham had won over Gov. Eugene N. Foss, the demo- cratic candidate for second term, by n plurality estimated variously from 10000 to 40,OO0. But as additional returns rolled in from city and county the republican lead dwindled until it began to dawn upon the politicians of both parties that tine contest would not be settled until the last election district had reported.
 Early returns showed close con- test between Robert Luce. the repub- lican candidate for the second place on the ticket, and David I. Walsh, his den- ocratic opponent.
 No effort has been made to tabulate the results for the other four places on thestate ticket, but meagre returns in dicated that the four republican candi- dates. Secretary of State A. P. Lang trey, Treasurer Elmer A. Stevens, Audi tor John E. White and Attorney Gen. eral J. w. Swift, were slightly ahead of their democratic opponents.
 Governor Foss, with vote of, 50,. 170( as compared with 55,553 given him last year, carried Boston by 21,741.
 The vote given Frothingham was somewhat In excess of that for Govern or Draper last year or 2S,429, which reduced MT. Foss' plurality from that of last year by 5976
 Complete returns for governor in the state election today give: Foss, demo- crat, 210.622; Frothingham, republic an, POP, ,SSS; Foss' pluarality, 7,734