St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-11-08
|SU[zER HAS A
LAUGH At
N|URPHY'S
EXPENSE
TAhslANY LOSES OUT BADLY
IN NEW YORK ELECTION To
THE FUsIoNIsT TICKET.
SULzER ELECTED
TO THE ASSEMBLY
Says He Has Won in the High Cour,
Of Public Opinion and That
Murphy IL Rebuked.

New York. Nov. 4,-Tammany to
day went to defeat, after one of the
bitterest fights In the history Of New
York politics, the fusion ticket gain
Ing powerful ascendency and John
Purroy Mitchell. fusionist .mayorality
candidate. being elected by q laree
plurality. Indications petatsd TO !
republican victory for the New York
Assembly and judicial ticket.
Other election returns ct = late
hour tonight showed I complete
triumph for the Democrats in Mss
sacnusetts, where I governor and
State ticket were chosen In i four
cornered hght: the selection 81 Z
Democratic governor and State tinket
n Virginia without contest. and 4,
close light for the Stats ticket in New
Jersey: where President Wilson and
admmiAl&tfAtion forces fought to elect
James !. Fielder to the Governor
ship. In Maryland Democratic
Senator was chosen.
IN Massachusetts David I. WAlah
Democrat, present 1ieutenant en-
ernor, was elected ~ ! pluYnlifr "a
about So, ,0OOsoyer ANeNstua Il. 0Sn1
nor. RepnbheAA{ 6hsrlee 81. Bfr6
Pno9 llys - 0es, EeeensE foae|
lna6RonAey 13ea6x1 a. t0art ln6l
enNee 0QRSkAnr dss .s,f lIoflisl|
er with an entire State ticket. re-
publicans and Progressives having
declined to name candidates bacauss
Of inability to agree on unitad |
ticket.
Returns from New Jersey were de-
layed; though Democratic leaders
claimed q safe plurality for James
J, F1elder for Governor over Edward
2. Stokes. Republican, and Everett
Colby, Progressive. In the early re-
'urns, Stokes and Fielder were run
hing neck and neck. The Democrats
Hudson county Tor Fielderl
~ $4,000. while Republican leaders
asserted supremacy for Stokes.
FIELDER, who succeeded President
Wilson a. Governor, had the sun
'ort OF the national administration.
everal members Of the Cabinet TAX
ng the stump In his behalf. Presf-i
lent Wilson and his policies werel
made the dominant issue.
In New York city the triumph of
ne fusion ticket waa assured and
ate returns from the state indicated
Republican majority In the Assem-
~ and Indications Of = Republican
1ief justice Of the Court Of Appeals
nd nine Supreme Court Justices.
For the United States Senate.
daryland chose Blair e. Lee.
. Democracy triumphs also in the
'wentieth New York Congressional
district. where Jacob H. Canter wasl
iected; the Thirteenth New YQrk,
'eoree w. Loft, succeeding the hate
Tim Sullivan, and the Third Mary
Ind District, Charles p. Coady being
he choice.
RetnrRs from the Third Massachus-
ettS District have not been received
/ . late hour, but Democratic lead
rs claimed q victory.
New York, Nov. 4.-WfllIam Sui.
er, ousted as governor of New York
lst month by verdict OF the hieh
ourt of impeachment, was elected
the State Assembly to-day from
ne Sixth District by q sweeping 4plu-
al " estimated at 1000 or more.
alser ran on the Progressive ticket
nd apparently polled more votes
han his Republican and Democratic
pponents combined, Hts old neigh.
ors on the East Side rallied stronx-i
to his support and 1t was early
ppacent that he had sWamped tho
opposition.
There was jubilation unbounded In
ne former governors headauartersl
the count began to record his VIC
Dry. Sulzer himself was all smiles
ie regarded his triumph as a per-
onal vfndication. he said, and issued
statement thanking his supporters
nd scoring Charles F.. Murphy. lead
+ OF Tammany Hall, who he declar.
q was condemned by the vote the
strict gave to William Sulser as
Is representative at Albany.
The people Of the Sixth Assembly
,strict, said Sulzer In his state
1ent. think hetter of me than OIL
II. Murphy They know Why Mr..
lurphy removed me from the gov
rnerAhtp; they know when Mr. Muir.
Ay asked me to do wrong l refused
Q 90 wrong: they know when Mr..
fuphy tried to bribe me refused
Q be bribed; they know when Mr..
iurphy threatened me l defied his
hreats.
The voters have now condemned
ir. Murphy, reversed the Judgment
I the high court of infamy and vin-
acafed me by the verdict OF the