Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-09

Progressive candidate in 1914, return
ed to the Republican fold, bringing
with them at least two-thirds of thi!
vote. which decided the election il
Mr.. McCalPs favor.
Gov. Walsh ran ahons - his tickle
throughout the State his vote showins
gain of about per cent. over {
year ago, but that of Mr.. Mccall wa'
larger by about 30 per cent.
Everywhere the vote for Nelson B
Clark, Progressive nominee, showed 6
big falling off. He failed to receive
even the per cent. of the total vote
for Governor necessary for the party
to retain its place on the ballot anoth
er year.
Democrats in Massachusetts say
that the German element in Boston
turned against Walsh because o.
President Wilson's attitude TOWARD
Germany. This is alleged to have
caused the. slump in the expected
Democratic vote in that city.
The Republicans made a big gain II
Cincinnati. electing George Puchts
Mayor by about $4,000. Cincinnati il
strong German city.
The Republicans swept New Jer
sey, President Wilson's State, increas
ing their strength in the Legislature
They have gained two State Senator's
and the next Senate will stand thir
teen Republicans to eight Democrats
They have elected at least thirty-sever
of sixty Assemblymen.
The Maryland returns were slow il
coming in because of the length O
the ballot, which was the longest in the
history of the State. The Demo
cratic candidate, Harrington, won by
majority of 1878 over the Republi
can. Weller. The Democrats retain
control of the Legislature.
The feature of the election which
surprised politicians was the heavy
vote cast everywhere despite the fac
that it was an off year. When it be
came evident that this would be the
case in New York City, the politicians
endeavored to account for it by Local
conditions; but the same thing is true
throughout the entire State, and al
so in other States. For some reason
the whole country has taken the deep
est interest in this off year election.
Mississippi is an exception. The
vote there was light. but this was be
cause the only ticket in the field, aside
from a Socialist ticket, was the regu
lar Democratic one, headed by Theo
dore G. Bilbo. He, of course, was ell
ected Governor.
Aside from women suffrage, Consti
tutional questions were voted on in
New York, Massachusetts. Ohio, and
Maryland In New York the revised
Constitution was rejected by MAORI
ty of 100000.
The woman suffrage defeat in New
York means that the question cannot
come before the voters again until
1919, even under the most favorable
conditions. of the other three States
it will be FIVE years before the ques-
ton can again be brought up in either
Pennsylvania or New Jersey, and two
years in Massachusetts.
Ohio Stays Wet.
Prohibition was again defeated in
Ohio. Although a record vote was
polled it was shown that last years
wet majority against the measure of
S4,152 had been reduced to about 49,
000 The big cities-Cleveland, Gin
cinnati, Columbus and Toledo-gave
an exceptionally big vote, but the wet
majorities appear to have decreased.
Congressional Elections.
Five members of the House of Rep.
resentatives were elected to fill vacan-
cies. The Republicans won all these
seats except one in South Carolina.
In the Twenty-third New York Dis
trict, a vacancy caused by the death
of Congressman Goulden, Democrat, is
filled by the election of ex-Congress-
man William S. Bennett, Republican.
In the Thirty-first New York. Nor
man J. Gould. Republican, fills the
place of Congressman Merritt, de-
ceased. In the Thirty-sixth New York,
Bertrand F. Smell Republican, sue
ceeds the late Serene Payne. Neither
election makes any change in the po-
iitical complexion of the House.
In the Fourth South Carolina, Sam
uel ]. Nichols, Democrat, succeeds
Congressman Johnson, also a Demo
crat.
Henry w. Temple of the Twenty
fourth Pennsylvania, succeeds him
self, yet it makes political change.
Temple, who was formerly minister
and afterward college professor, was
elected as a Progressive. When he
decided to return to the Republican
Party he resigned and ran as Re-
publican to fill the vacancy made by
his resignation.