Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-11-10
SUFFRAGE DEFEATED
IN THREE STATES
New York, Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania Vote No.
DRYS ARE BEATEN IN OHIO
Returns Show Gov. Walsh Of Bay State
Defeated by Mecall-RepubIican
Victory in New York-New
Constitution Defeated.

was ueIedI6u ueCiSlNelg III All tuACS
states where the question was an issue
in Tuesdays elections. The results
were in brief as follows:
New York-Majority against suf-
frage. 100000 New York city's anti
suffrage majority was more than e.
900.
Observation-Disclosures vote ran very
nearly two to one against suffrage.
With one precinct missing it stood:
For suffrage. 1914; against, 294.497.
a defeat by 1888 majority.
Pennsylvania - The opponents Of
equal suffrage were victorious by
about 10000 majority.
VIII Not Give Up.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. president
of the National Womans association
issued this statement:
IF the final count shows we have
not won a single state. we at least
have won a great victory in polling so
many votes. We have lost nothing
and our opponents have won nothing.
for they have lost all the votes we
have won. We are the only vict0rs.
4 confusion bad not resulted from the
vote on the constitution | think we
would have won. We shall start in
again tomorrow the first thing We
are in this campaign fc: the war;
we don't give up, and mere defeat will
not stop US"
Miss Alice Hin Chittenden, presi-
dent Of the New York State Associa-
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage. gave
this statement
we have said all along that we rep
resent the majority Of women. and
now wish you would say for me that
the women have won. significant
fact Is that the thousands Of voters
who did not go to the polls represent
either opposed or Indifferent votes.
The vote for suffrage is the full
strength for suffrage"
c. o. p Wins Bay State.
Elections Tuesday furnished the
politicians with few straws to lndi-
cate the direction of the political wind
for 1916.
Massachusetts, elected its first Re
publican governor since 1909. the Pro-
gressive vote practically disappearing.
In Maryland. on the other hand.
Harrington. Democrat. was victori-
GUS
In Kentucky both A. o. Stanley.
Democrat. and E. p Morrow. Repub-
lican. claim victory. The latest re.
turns put Stanley in the lead by 10000
votes. The contest was tangled up
with the wet and dry issue.
In New York Tammany defeated
the new constitution drafted by the
convention over which EIihu Root
presided. Il has opened questscr
as to whether this may not eliminate
Mr.. Root from the lists OF Repub.
hean candidates for the presidential
nomination Some political circles in
the East declare the rejection OF the
constitution sounds the death kneu OF
all future political preferments for
MIR Root
New York Republicans gained two
seats in congress, one formerly occu
pied by a Democrat, the other by a
Progressive.
New Jersey. the presidents HON,
state, increased the Republican ma
jority in the Legislature by electinI
two state senator's
Statewide prohibition was defeated
in Ohio by 10000 majority. Clevelan,
elected a Republican mayor by 5000
majority.
South Carolina and Mississippi
went the same old way
Tammany carried New York COUNT
for its candidates by pluralltiea rang
ing from $4,000 TO 10000 Judg
Swami. the Tammany candidate TO
district attorney. was elected owe
Charles A. Perkins the Republican
incumbent, by 81 ono. and Smith. IN
Tammany candidate for sheriff wa
elected by a larger plurality. Tan
many has succeeded in eIecting a d..
trict attorney for the FIRST time in /
years
The next board Of aldermen viii h
Democratic by a majority of appai
entity 90. Several longtime Repuhlica
districts were carried by Tamman
and its allies in the other boroughs.
The Republicans retain control G
the state assembly by q vote of nearl
two to one. The next assembly wi
stand. Republicans. 95: Democrats
So Progressives. I: Socialists. !.
One of the features of the result I
this city was the election OF a Socia
ist assemblyman in Brooklyn He /
A. /. Shiplacoff. and he won by a clos
vote over ]. F. Martyr. Republican.
In New York county the Smith
Swami sweep carried into office Sc,
eral Democratic assemblymen upo
whose election the organization ha
not counted.
Hamilton Fish. Jr.. a Progress siv,
with a Republican Endorsement. 1
Putnam county, judging from the earl
returns was the only Progressive I
be elected to the assembly.
Boston. Mass. Nov 4.-Samuel v
Mccall, Republican. has been electe
governor. defeating Gov. David
Walsh. Democrat, by 6.369 votes.
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