The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
WILSON VOTES
IN PRINCETON
Continued from page IL
In Maryland.

a fairly large vote considering the
general lack of interest because demo-
cratic victory seems assured. Balti-
more and Maryland are today electing
| a United States senator under the
lew direct election law. state comp
troller. legislature and few city
and county officials. About one-third
of the ballots were in the boxes at 10
a m.
Blair Lees election as United States
senator is assured The chief fight
being made against him is by the
anti-saloon league. which Is support
ing Thomas Parran. republican.
George l. Wellington. progressive,
completes the ticket Wellington is
former United States senator.
| The republicans hope to carry
enough members of the legislature to
uphold the veto OF Governor Colds
borough, republican In this they may
be successful. The chief fight of the
next assembly will be on local option.
/ Few democrats are pledged to this al.
Though many republican candidates
have agreed to support the bill. This
fact may affect the result in few
instances.
Polls in the state opened at s a. m.
land the vote is light The weather Is
partly cloudy but rain is not antici-
| pated.
Mayor Of Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 4.-This
city is holding its first non-partisan
municipal election today. Though
there are i've councilmen to be elect
ed with numerous officials, the fight
centers on the mayoralty.
An exceedingly close vote is Ger.
tain. both Stephen G. Porter, Finn
Magee nominee and Joseph G. Arm
strong. Penrose republican, all claim
ing victory. The betting is in most
instances, even. but slight odds have
been laid on Armstrong under strong
personal enthusiasm.
i Trouble In Terre Haute.
i
i TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov A.
4 Trouble broke out early in today's
4 election and as result of the demo-
cratic machines disregarding court
orders to seat party officials. many
prominent business men who present
ed credentials and insisted on serv.
ing were arrested and jailed City
Chairman Davis was badly beaten.
4 Among the arrests were Sheldon
Anderson, paint manufacturer; Henry
! Meyer, secretary of the Mutual Heat
ing company, and w. K. Ely, real es-
tate dealer. Assistant Superintendent
of Schools Hagaman, On progress i've
party election duty, was beaten UP by
three thugs and taken home uncon-
scious. No arrests were mad Twelve
Burns detectives here to prevent
, frauds, were arrested on orders from
!. Prosecutor Werneke and all but three
| were held without bail
In Massachusetts,.
BOSTON, Mass, Nov. Rain and
cloudiness giving way to sunshine
later In the day did not prevent ar
early vote in the state election ir
{ Massachusetts today. Lieutenant
, David Walsh, democrat, was almost q
to j favorite in the betting on the
! gubernatorial race. In the third con
i gressional district successor to the
: late Congressman Wilder, republican
: is being elected.
: The First Returns.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Nov. A.
!. The first election returns in the stat,
today came from precinct B, ward 2
New Bedford, and showed democra
9 tic gain over last year. A ballot 10,
j, was broken open by accident and TIL,
b votes were counted, showing Walsh
= democrat had ~ votes. Gardner re