The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-05

NEW YORK, Nov. 5-The elections yesterday in widely separated sec tions of the country indicate that the Democratic administration of the Ma tion has gained rather than lost ground in the last year. Wherever national questions were the issue, as in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland, there were substantial Dem ocratic gains, and in the municipal and purely State elections they have at least held their own
 The notable exceptions to the string of Democratic victories were the over whelming defeat of the Tammany Democratic municipal ticket in New York, the loss of the assembly and probable defeat of the Democratic nominees for judges of the court of ap- peals in New York and the re-capture of Cincinnati by the Republicans. In the case of New York, however, the administration supported the fusion municipal and legislative tickets in New York city, and the disturbed con- dition of local politics excluded na- tional issues completely from the con- test in the State.
 Democrats Elect Governors.
 In Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia, where gubernatorial elections were held, the Democrats were sue cessful by large pluralities.
 In Maryland, the Democrats elected United States Senator and a Con- gressman, and late returns indicate that they will have a two-thirds major ity in both houses of the State legis- lature
 Virginia furnished an uncontested election, Henry s. Stewart, Democrat, being elected without opposition and receiving a practically unanimous vote
 David J. Walsh, Democrat, in Mas sachucetts, was elected Governor i by more than 5O,OOO votes over Charles s. Bird, Progressive, his near est competitor His other opponents were Augustus P. Gardner, late mem- Der of Congress, Republican, and Gov. Eugene N. Foss, who was elected to the office three times as a Democrat. ProgressVes Made a Poor Showing. New Jersey elected James F. Field CT, acting Governor and Democratic candidate, by more than 10000 plur- ality over former Gov. Edward C. Stokes, Republican candidate, and Everett Colby, Progressive. Later re- turns indicate that the Democrats will have 40 members of the assembly to 20 for the two other parties, and that they will control the Senate with twelve votes to nine for the opposi- tion parties.
 Democrats Win Consressmen. The Democrats were victorious in three of the four Congressional dis tricts where elections were held Ja- cob H. Cantor, Democrat, was elected in the twentieth New York district to succeed Francis Burton Harrison, ap- pointed GOvernOr-General of the Phil ] ippines; George w. Loft, Democrat, succeeds the late Timothy D. Sullivan 1 in the thirteenth New York district; ] Charles P. Cody, Democrat, was elect ed from the third Maryland district and Calvin D. Paige, Republican, de- feated M. Ford O'Connell, Democrat, for Congress in the third Massachu- sets district by plurality of 15O One year ago w. H. Wilder. deceased, Re publican, defeated O'Connel, Demo crat, by 32O5 plurality.
 Republicans Gain New York Assembly.
 In New York State the Republicans have gained control of the assembly by a good working majority, but the re suit of the election of a chief judge and associate judges of the court of appeals is still in doubt. The Republi- cans claim the elction of both of their candidates.
 |. Tammany Showed Under.
 In New York City Tammany was completely showed under The fu- sionist movement swept everything be- fore it by majorities ranging from 25,000 for William A. Prendergast for comptroller to more than 100000 for John Purroy Mitchell for Mayor. FUSION MAJORITY EXCEEDS
 100000 IN NEW YORK | -O-O-
 NEW YORK, Nov. 5. - New York City complete gives Mitchell, fusionist, for Mayor, 333,152; Mccall, Tammany,