The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-11-13

istration forces fought to elect James
J. Fielder to the governoNhip.
In Maryland Democrat was
chosen United States senator.
Mitchell Plurality Fixed at 10000.
With two-thirds OF the total city
vote reported John Purroy Mitchell,
fusion candidate. has been elected
mayor Of Greater New York by no.
900. William A. Prendergast. fusion
candidate for controller. was elect
ed by about 10000, his Tammany op-
ponent running far ahead Of his ticket.
George McAneny. fusion candidate for
president Of the Board of Aldermea.
has been elected by 10000.
Marcus NJ. Marks and Thomas Oar
lington, fusion and Tammany candi-
dates. respectively. for borough presi-
dent Of Manhattan. ran a close race.
Marks is elected, It is estimated, by
5000. This makes the board of esti-
mate. which decides yearly on . quar-
ter billion dollars' worth of contracts.
fusion by IA to 2.
In New York state the Republicans
n
Democracy triumphed in the Twen-
tieth New York congressional district
where Jacob H. Cantor was elected;
the Thirteenth New York. where Geo.
W. Loft. succeeding the late Tim"
Sullivan was elected. and the Third
Maryland district, where Charles p.
Cody was the choice. Returns from
the Third Massachusetts district
showed that Calvin d. Paige, Repub-
lican. was elected over NJ. Fred O'Con-
nell, Democrat.
In Massachusetts. David !. Walsh.
bachelor not 40 years old. was elect
ed governor on the regular Democratic
ticket by about $4,000 plurality. Bos-
ton rolled in 10000 majority for him.
He is the first Roman Catholic ever
elected governor of the Puritan-Pil-
grim state. Bird, the millionaire Pro
gressive, and Gardner, the straight Re-
publican candidate, ran so even race
that second place is still in doubt.
Latest returns from New Jersey in
dicate the election of Fielder by 20,
900.
In Maryland, Blair Lee, the Demo
crat-Progressive candidate for the
United States Senate, was elected to
fill the unexpired term of the late Sen
ator Isador Rayner Lees majority Is
10000 or more. He is President Viii
sons choice.
But little interest was shown In the
Pennsylvania non-partisan contest for
two judges Of the Superior Court. OF
the four candidates, it is probable that
Judge John J. Henderson of Crawford
county, and James Alcorn of Philadel
| phia were elected. In Philadelphia
| the Republicans defeated the Fusion
lists backed up by the present city ad-
, ministration, electing Samuel P. Rot
an, district attorney.
In Pittsburg, where there was bit
ter campaign. attended by arrests and
| indictments for bribery, Armstrong.
Democrat was elected mayor.
In Indianapolis, the Democratic tick
| ct, supported by National Committee
man Taggart and United States Sen
ator ]. w. Kern, was elected. At Gary,
Ind, there was serious rioting and a
call made for state troops. The Citi-
| Zens' ticket was successful.
In Illinois, the votes of newly-enfran-
chised women resulted in the defeat
of saloons in many cities.
| Deposed Governor Elected.
| New York.-William Sulzer, ousted
from the governorship of New York
last month by verdict of high court
of impeachment, was elected to tho
State Assembly from the Sixth dis
trict by sweeping plurality, estimat.
ed at 1000 c1 more.
Sulzer himself was all smiles. He
regarded his triumph as personal
vindication, he said, and issued a
statement thanking his supporters
and scoring Charles F. Murphy. leader
| of Tammany Hall.
Cheyenne Elects Commission.
Cheyenne, Wyo. - Robert N. La
Fountain was elected Cheyenne's first
commission-form mayor, receiving l.
27S votes to Fred lIoffman's 1858. D.
c. Barksdale and Enos Laughlin were
elected commissioners; the vote for
commissioners being: Barksdale, l..
402; Laughlin. 1,279; J. T. Bell, 1929;
Ed Mackay, S99.