The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-05
NO SETBACK SEEN
FOR THE DEMOCRATS
Wilson's Administration sup
ported Where National Is
sues Were Involved.
Bull. MOOSE VOTE LIGHT
New Jersey and Massachusetts
Furnished Main Tests Of
Democratic Power.
BULL MOOSE VOTE LIGHT

TIL. Democrats suffered no significant
reverse in the elections throughout th.
country Yesterday and won decided vic.
tories IN the two fights ia which an issu"
was made on the Wilson administration
New Jersey and Maryland
The Republicans rade slight local
gains. while the Progressive party did
not come up to the expectations Of its
managers in any section.
Jssnes f. Fielder was elected Governor
Of New Jersey over cx-Gov. stokes. Re
publican. while colby. Progressive nom
inee. was a bad third Fielders plurality
will be from 10000 to 5000.
David l. Walsh Democrat. was elected
Governor OF Massachusetts by good
margin over his three opponents. Charles
sumner bird. the candiiat" upon whom
Progressivss centred their power. ran Sec
ond
lees Victory In Narsland.
| Elair Lee. Democratic candidate frl the
| tut-d States Senate. running upon u
! straight national issue. swept Maryland,
, according 10 the lates, reports from Balti-
more Charles f. Coady. Democrat was
elected to Congress. The Republicans ran
second In Maryland. all figures indicating
, a tremendous falling of In the Progress
: siv. vote. II is estimated that it will not
BE- per cent. of last year.
!. Fusion was defeated in Philadelphia.
Indications are that stra!gh, Republican
ticket mas swept the city. and only in the
! strongest OF the independent districts has
the combined opposition. led by Progress
! Il, hn.. oh N
, sional Councilman.
Joseph q, Armstrong. the candidate OF
the Oliver Penrose Republicans in Pitts
burg. was elected Mayor. according to the
late returns. over Representative $. q.
Porter. who was backed by Mayor Mage"
and William Finn. Armstrong; election
is claimed by about 1000.
The Democrats won IA straightout vic
tory in Louisville, KY. with Buschemeyer
for Mayor. Wood Axton. Progressive
candidate went down to defeat by 5000
The Progressves showed little strenp IN
in Louisville and almost none in the state
The Republicans moved up into second
place Women had a chance to vote in
certain sections OF the state on a school
bond issue. but few availed themselves o.
the privilege
Brand whitlock Defeated.
From Ohio came dispatches saying
Brand whitlock's candidate for Mayor OF
Toledo was defeated by Carl Keller. Re
publican. Meagre. dispatches from
J other cities indicate that the Re-
publicans are again in second place
making all gains that We're made over
the Democrats
Democrats were generally successful in
the Indiana elections. while the Progress.
sves received crushing defeats wherever
they failed to combine with the Republi.
cans In local elections.
Democratic Mayors were elected or re
elected in the cities of Indianapolis. Evans
willie. Muncie. crawfordsville and othe
important centres. In Muncie. where thu
Progressives had a separate ticket OF thei
own because OF last years showing the!
ran a very bad third.
In New York the Progressive vote do
not show up well in the State elections
bnt in local contests they showed sur
} prising strength Some Progressive can
didates achieved success by having fusioi
support. In Buffalo the Progressiyes hea
I the Republicans In tho Mayoral;y hsht.