Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-04
REJECT PLEA OF
WOMEN TO VOTE
Proposed Suffrage Amendments ale
Defeated in New York, Masss-
ohusetts and Pennsy.
REPUBLICANS MAKE GAINS

overwhelming deteat OF woman SUI
frage in New York, Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania; election OF a
democratic governor in Maryland to
succeed a republican. and republic
can. governor In Massachusetts, to sue
coed democrat; a gain Of one repub-
lican representative (from New
York; in congress in the filling of
four vacancies: a close contest for
the goyernorship in Kentucky, with
the democratic candidate leading on
Incomplete returns, and the defeat of
Irohibltion in Ohio, were outstanding
features today of the elections in ten
states yesterday. In New York the
proposed new state constitution was
rejected by a majority of approx
I2ately 100000.
New. York denied woman's plea for
tie ballot by a majority of approx
rlately 100000, Massachusetts vote
against suffrage showed majority
q $4,000. Pennsylvanie's returns
were slow in coming in, but indicated
tAst the majority against suffrage
would be less than first figures in
dicated. Estimates based on incom-
rlete returns forecast defeat Of the
amendment by from $4,000 to 6O,-
coo.
Tammany Hall trlumphed in New
York City by the election OF dis
tIict attorney for the first time in
fifteen years. the sheriff of New York
county and majority OF the board
ct aldermen
The democrats elected a governor
In Maryland. an entire state ticket.
tesides majority in the state legis-
lature. ~
In Kentucky both parties claimed
victory In the gubernatorial contest
Incomplete returns give former Con-
gresham Augustus o. Stanley, demo-
crat, substantial lead over Edwin
=. Morrow. republican.
Mississippi. the only other state to
elect a governor, went. as usual,
democratic. The only opposition TO
the democratic ticket. headed by
Theodore G. Bilbo, was made by So
oiaiist candidates nominated by petit
ton.
In New York former Congressman
William s. Bennett was elected In the
Twenty-third district to succeed the
late democratic congressman. Jacob
0oulden. Bennett is republican.
Republicans will succeed republicans
In the Thirty-first. and Thirty-sixtli
congressional districts Of New York
and the Twenty-fourth' district OF
Pennsylvania. -l---.s.
Samuel W. Mccall the republican who
will succeed David /. walsh. democrat,
as governor OF Massachusetts,. won by a
plurality Of more than 5000 The repub-
licans retained bontroi OF the MaAsachu-
sets legislature s-4ffe 81
The republicans returned to power IN
Philadelphia, where their candidate.
Thomas 3, Smith. was elected mayor by
10000. 500
In New Jersey the republicans gained
two state senators and two members OF
the assembly, and win continue IN con-
troll OF both houses OF the legislature.
State wide prohibition was rejected IN
Ohio by majority OF more than 1900.
Last year the amendment was defeated
by S4.l52. The republicans elected mayors
IN Cleveland and Cincinnati Charles
Milroy. progressive. was chosen mayor
OF Toledo.
The city OF Toledo voted against a
twenty-five year street car franchise and
win take over all lines controlled by the
Toledo Railways and Lisht company.
A proposal that the city purchase the
local street railways was rejected In De-
troit after a bitter fight.
The election Of members OF the Virginia
general assembly will send heavy ma
jcrIty 70 the senate and house pledged
20 the enactment OF prohibition legisla-
tion when the state goes dry by consti /.
tutional amendment. November !. 1914
The majority against woman suffrage
in New York state, late returns indicated
today. will be from $4,000 10 100000
Indications from Incomplete returns
were that the final count would show
that more than $4,000 ballots had been
cast for votes for women"
Returns from New York City. complete.
and about 10 per cent OF the upstate vote
indicated today that the majority Rgainst
adoption OF the new state constitution
would be approximately 10000.
BOSTON. Mass. Nov. a-The repuh-
lican party regained control OF the leg
islative department Of the state gov
eminent yesterday after an interim OF
five years when Samuel w. Mccall. a
former congressman. was elected COVER
nor by a plurality OF s.0O6 over Governor
David /. walsh. democrat The re-
mainder Of ne republican state ticket
Was elected BY larger pluralities and the