Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-06
sULzER GOES TO LEGISLATURE
Massachusetts, Caught in Demo
cratic Landslide.
DEMOCRATS GET NEW JERSEY
Fielder is Elected Governor by q
Small Majority.
DEMOCRATS HAVE ASSEMBLY
cities of ohio Pass the HOnOrs
Around ana Citizens Tickets
Get some of the Iadt-
ana Towns.

NEW YORK Nov. 5.--Democratic gov
ernors were elected yesterday in each
state where this office was filled, Massa-
ehusetts, New Jersey and Virginia with
tho exception OF New York state, where
the Tammany democracy was severely re-
buked, more democratic than republican
victories were recorded at the polls.
Maryland elected democratic United
states senator, Blair Lee. or the four
congressman elected throughout the coun-
try. three were democrats. The exception
was c. D. Paige, in the Third district,
Massachusetts.
In Massachusetts there was a demo-
cratic landslide and Lieutenant Governor
I. Walsh was chosen governor by plur-
ality of 1891 the largest ever given
democratic candidate for office MIR.
Walsh carried with him into office every
democratic candidate on the state ticket
with the exception CT attorney general.
The Tammany democracy in New York
state was condemned in a manner which
left little solace TO the leaders. John
Purroy Mitchell, fusionist, was elected
mayor of New York. leading Edward Il
Mccall the TammAny candidate, by ~, ,2O9
votes. William Sulzer, deposed governor
of the state, was returned to the assembly
from New York City. The New York
state assembly will be safely republican.
Fielder In New Jersey.
In New Jersey James F. Fielder demo
craD was elected governor with a plur-
Rlity OF about % 0Oo over the republican
candidate and the republicans will CON
troll both houses of the legislature.
In Ohio. Cincinnati elected Frederick
S. Spiegel republican) mayor over
Henry T. Hunt (democrat), incumbent,
by about $500 plurality. Cleveland re-
elected Newton d. Baker (democrat)
mayor by reduced plurality Toledo
slected Carl Keller (republican) mayor
by plurality OF 700. Columbus re-
elected George j. Karb (democraO
mayor. 81
In Indiana, Indianapolis elected Joseph
Z. Bell CdemocraU mayor by a plurality
OF approximately 5000 The republican
and progressive candidates for mayor
ran about an even race.
or the large cities in Indiana, Evans
vile, Terre Haute Fort Wayne, Muncie.
Logansport and Anderson will have
democratic administrations, while in
South Bend and Lafayette the citizens
tickets were successful For the first
time in the history OF Vincennes, the old
est town in Indiana, the republicans were
successful. electing mayor and other
city officials.
In Illinois, in twenty-four municipali-
ties of the southern part OF the state
women, who exercised the right of fran
chlse for the first time in the state
voted in the ratio OF four 10 one in oppo-
stion to saloons. Voting under the
township unit law, the drys won, or re-
tained eighteen towns. the vets had five.
and there was a tie in one.
BaLer for Mayor dT Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, o.. Nov. 5.-Complete re-
tarns from Cleveland's first non-partisan
election. preferential ballot, show that
Mayor Newton ID. Baker, Tom l.. John
sons political successor. was reelected
by majority Of s,225 on first and sec
ond choice votes over Harry L. Davis
republican. and Joseph e. Robb. socialist
TOLEDO, o., Nov. 5.-Returns this
morning indicated the republicans had
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