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REPUBLICANS WIN NEW YORK,
GOVERNOR F0SS REELECTED
Socialist Vote 10 Surprisingly Heavy
schenectady Elects Its First So.
cialIst Mayor-kentucky %.
serts Ranks Of the Repub.
I leans by Big Vote.

which will challenge the continuance
Of Governor Dix's policies; q New
Jersey legislature with majoritiea
probably not in accord with Governor
Woodrow Wilson, with results of the
state elections in Maryland and New
Mexico in doubt.
In Massachusetts. Governor Foss,
Democrat, was elected by a reduced
Dawa)tty Of 1874 over Louis Froth'
llaAan, Republican.
The Republican candidate for lieu,
tenant governor was elected by 1000
majority and other Republican state
oa1didates were elected.
In Rhode Island Governor Pothier,
Republican, is reelected over Louis
A. Waterman, Democrat, by q greatly
Increased plurality. The state senate
u solidly and the assembly largely
Republican.
New York state furnished one OF
the chief surprises Of the election. re.
vsrsins the present Democratic ma.
Dority Of "a in the state assembly and
slecting Republican majority Of SO
Of upward. The change removes the
united support which both branches OF
he legislature heretofore had given
Gov. Dix's policies. In New York city
Tanmanys control was shaken, but
not overcome, Tammany candidates in
Manhattan and the Bronx being elect.
Cd. while those in Brooklyn and
Queens county were defeated by fu.
sion candidates.
New jersey Furnishes Surprise.
New Jersey similarly furnished
surprise by the probably reversal of
control of the legislature, the returns
giving Republican majorities in the
senate and assembly.
In Kentucky, James B. McCreary,
Democrat, was elected governor by
majority estimated at 10000 to 10000.
4 Democratic legislature also was
elected, which insures the choice of
Congressman Ollie James as United
States senator from Kentucky.
Returns from Maryland were in.
conclusive. Claims were made Of the
election Of Philip Lee Goldsborough,
Republican candidate for governor, by
5000 majority over Arthur P. German,
Democrat, while counter claims of
Democratic success were made. The
constitutional amendment designed to
disfranchise negro voters probably
Was defeated.
Ohio Cities Democratic.
The Ohio municipal elections result.
ed in the election Of Democratic may.
ors in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Co.
lumbus. President Taft cast his vote
In Cincinnati.
In New Mexico the Democratic state
committee claims the election Of Mac
Donald az governor by $500 in the
drst election which the new state has
held. The election of a Republican
legislature is indicated, which will
mean the election of two Republican
United States senators.
Marked Socialist strength has devel-
oped 1t various points. notably in sew
oral of the municipal contests of Ohio,
where 10 cities elected Socialist may
ors; also in Schenectady, N. Y, where
. Socialist mayor and Socialist
member of the state assembly were
elected. and in Mississippi, where the
Socialist candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor polled a considerable vote.
Four congressman were elected to
Gil vacancies. Joseph A. Taggart, Dem
ocrat, in the Second Kansas district;
w. D. B. Amy, Republican, in the
Fourteenth district; William J. Brown
Ing. Republican, in the First New Jer-
sey district, and Daniel V. Stephens,
Democrat, of the Third Nebraska dis
trict.
Crookston Socialists Win.
Crookston.-By majority of 81
votes, H. L. Larson, Socialist, was
elected mayor of Crookston over May.
or Allen McKinnon, candidate on the
Citizens ticket. and w. r. Low, Re.
publican candidate, backed by the
Young Mems Progressive club. George
Chrfstianson, also Socialist, was
elected alderman of the Sixth ward,
and John Kobe, Socialist, is running
neck and neck with Walter Stone for
alderman at large. Armory bonds
lost.