The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-05
Massachusetts, Maryland ana
New Jersey Go Democrats.
Bull Moose Ticket Runs Second
In Bay State.
6. 0. P. LOSES lE6IStl AZURE
The Progressives VIII Hold the
Balance of Power.
Democrats Elect Three Out Of
Four Congressmen in East.

Tuesday in each state whore this OF
flee was filled. Massachusetts,. New
Jersey and Virginia With the ex-
ception Of New York state. where the.
Tammany democracy was severely
rebuked. more Democrat than Repub-
| lican victories were recorded at the
polls.
Maryland elected . Democrat U. 8.
senator, Blair Lee.
OF the four congressmen elected
| throughout tho country three were
Democrats. The exception was c. D.
Paige in the third district Of Massa-
chusetts.
In Massachusetts, there was q DEM
| ocratic landslide. Lieutenant Gov
ernor David 1. Walsh was chosen gov
| ernor by a plurality OF 6S.eS1. the
| largest ever given Democrat candi-
date for the office. Mr.. Walsh car
ried with him into Office every DEM
| ocratic candidate on the state ticket
with the possible exception of the at-
torney general. The Tammany Dc
mocracy in New York state was con-
! demned in a manner which left little
solace to the leaders. John Purroy
Mitchell, Fusionist, was elected mayor
of New York leading Edward Mccall.
the Tammany candidate, by 121. .20S.
William Sulzer. deposed governor
of the state, was returned to the as
sembly from New York City. The
New York state assembly will bo
safely Republican.
In New Jersey. James F. Fielder.
| Democrat, was elected governor with
a plurality Of about $4,000 over the
Republican candidate and the Demo-
Gratis will control both houses.
Practically complete figures show
that the assembly will stand SO DEM
ocrats to "a Republicans. The Demo-
Gratis have elected eight of their
twelve assembly candidates in Essex
county.
;. Boston, Nov. 5-The extent of the
) Democratic landslide in yesterdays
: state election Was not fully realized
until after recapituiatfun OF the ng-
ures today. Then 1t was found that
Lieutenant Governor David I. Walsh
had been elevated to the governorship
in q four-cornered contest by a plurAli-
ty of 53,691. This is the largest plur-
atty ever accorded a Democrat candi-
date for the Office.
Complete returns give the vote for
governor as follows: David I. Walsh
Dem.) $780, 1868: Charles s. Bird. (Prog.) }
126,6T; Augustus p. Gardner (Rep.)
1884: Eugene N. Foss und) 20,817.
The new governor carried with him
| into Office every Democrat candidate
on the state ticket with the possible
exception Of attorney general. This
is another result unique in Massachus-
etts political history.
: The other Democrat state officers cho-
sen are: Lieutenant Governor Edward
! p. Barry; secretary Of state, Frank b.
. Donahue, reelected: treasurer. Fred
. erick w. Mansfield: auditor. Frank K.
Pope. The contest for attorney gen.
|, eral between Attorney General James
| CxrvSRA M
BoyntOn, Democrat, was 80 close that
count may he necessary.
The Republican grip of the legislature
was weakened. That party after q con-
troll of years, lacks a majority in each
branch. The Progressives who scored
heavy gains hold the balance Of power.
The senate stands: Republicans 70;
Democrats Is; Progressives 2. The
house-Republicans III: Democrats 100:
Progressives II; Independents 3: So
cialist l. The Democrats made gains
in the executive council.
The outstanding feature Of the elec-
ton in addition to the magnitude Of
, the Democrat victory was the strength
: shown by the Progressives. For the
) first time since the Republicans came
into power as party in this state.
; their nominee for governor was forced
into third position. The Progressive
gains in the legislature also give them
strategic position in both house and
senate.
The political complexion of the
Massachusetts delegation in congress
.. was not changed by the special elec-
ton in the Third district, Calvin d.
Page. Republican. being chosen to
succeed the late Congressman VIM. H.
, Wilder. Mr. Page received a plurality
, Of 155 votes over n. Fred O'Connell,
, Democrat. The Progressive candidate,
!, Stephen NJ. Marshall ran far behind.
. Reform" Loses I'm Philadelphis.
Philadelphia. Nov. 5.-The victory
, of the regular Republican organiza-
Z tfon in Philadelphia over the fusion
forces led by Mayor Blankenburg ap-
peared more complete today az fur
ther returns were received. The re-
, form element. which combined with
!. the Democrats, lost ground in nearly
> every ward. The Republicans not only
won the county Offices by more than
$4,000 majority. but increased their
membership in the city councils. The
regular Republicans also elected tl1eiI
three county judges on the. non-parti-
san ballot ana elected all their nine
i candidates for municipal court Judges
who were also on the non-partisar
ballot.
The ratification Of an $500. .ooa
e city loan, which the reform adminfs-