The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-03
Majority of 100000 Votes Cast
Against Equal Rights.
Revised State Constitution EN-
phatically Rejected.
G. 0. P. HOLDS LEGISLATURE
Democrats Generally Success
full in Greater New York.
Harrington (Dem.) Is Elected
Governor of Maryland.

New York, Nov. 3.-Woman suf-
frage was beaten by a majority OF
about 100000 and the revised state
constitution rejected by approximate
ly 100000 in the statewide yester-
day, returns today show.
The legislature will be virtually the
same complexion as it was this year
Politically the senate, to which only
one member was elected, yesterday re-
manned unchanged. The assembly,
which contained ninety-nine Repub1-
cans this year, will have nlEety-elght
next year. One Progressive, So
ciaIist and fifty Democrats will COM
plete the body. 1t has been three
years since there was a Socialist in
the assembly.
A majority of the mayors elected
in the state were Republican. Al
bany, Amsterdam, Kingston, Pough-
keepsie and Rochester named Repub-
licans. Troy, Utica and Mount YER
non elected Democrats. Theron Akin,
Amsterdam and was defeated by
James R. Cline. George r. Lind, for
mer Socialist mayor of Schenectady,
was returned to that office
greater New York Alfred E. Smith
and Edward Swami. Democrats, were
elected sheriff and district attorney
respectively in New York county by
ajorities estimated at from 4o,Ooo
to $4,000. In the four other coun-
ties, James Cropsey. district attorney
of Kings, was the only Republican
elected to a high county OFFICE.
The board of aldermen in the city
is overwhelmingly Democratic
I'VE all have our disappointments
YOU know" was the report of Ellhu
Root who presided over the const1-
orally were pleased with the defeat of
the constitution. While it never was
formally made a party issue, most OF
the Democrats fought it Under the
.AF NTarr- fNT~l-
decide at the general election next
wear whether another constitutional
convention shall be held in 1917
Harrington Wins in Maryland.
Baltimore, Nov. State Comptrol-
Ter Emerson G. Harrington, the DEM
elected to succeed Gov. H. L. Colds
borough, Republican. AT O'Clock
this morning his plurality over y r.
Weller, Republican was c-itlmated at
$500. Albert c. Richie, Democrat
candidate for attorney general, ran
ahead of Harrington considerably, ana
Hugh A McMullen, candidate for
comptroller. ran about evenly with
the gubernatorial candidate.
Harrington was elected by the vote
of Baltimore City, but he ran about
1000 behind the vote given United
States Senator John Walter Smith, one
year ago. The Democrats will retain
control of the senate through hold
a reduced majority in the house.
Democrats Lead in kentucky.
Louisville, Ky, Nov 3.-Complete
unofficial returns from III of the 12O
counties in the state early today, gave
former Congressman Augustus o.
Stanley, Democrat, a lead of s,029
votes over Edwin P. Morrow, of SOM
erset, his Republican opponent. The
count was: Stanley, 1929; Morrow,
15S,194.
OF the nine counties yet unheard
from four in the state election of 1911
returned Democratic majorities, while
the others are Republican strongholds.
Republicans Control Jersey.
Trenton. Nov. 3.-Both houses of
the 1916 New Jersey legislature will
be Republican. As consequence OF
this, the Republicans will have ma
jority on joint ballot and in February
next will elect a Republican to sue
coed Democratic State Chairman Ed
ward E. GroSscup as state treasurer.
The state senate will stand thirteen
Republicans and eight Democrats. and
the house of assembly thirty-seven
Republicans to twenty-three Demo-
Gratis. The majority joint ballot
for the Republicans will be nineteen.
Pueblo Repeats Single Tax.
Pueblo, Colo, Nov. 3.-Complete
returns today showed that the single
tax amendment to the city charter was
repealed in yesterdays election by a
small majority.