White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-07
Republican Gain in the Election.

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Republicans made gains in four
states in the elections held Tuesday.
They added a governor in Mass
chnsetts. made general gains in
New Jersey and Kentucky and won
an additional congressman in New
York.
MARYLAND returns indicated that
the Democrats had gained a governor.
The votes OF the Empire state gave
suffrage emphatic denial in the
voting Tuesday. A majority OF
well over 200. 900 New Workers vot-
ed against the proposed amendment
to the state constitution to this end.
At the same time they defeated
even more unequivocally the propos-
al TO adopt a new state constitution.
The vote against this measure was
made at a very late hour Tuesday
night at least 250,0 00.
Republicans retained their MAORI
ty in the assembly, naming 9S of the
$50 members. They also won all of
the congressional elections, made
necessary by deaths in three districts.
the Twenty-sixth. Thirty-first and
Thirty-sixth.
The voters of Massachusetts, deni-
ed woman the right to vote by a ma
jority of over 100. 900.
Samuel w. Mccall, Republican, de-
feated Governor David L. Walsh.
Democrat. in the race for governor
ship.
Mr.. Walsh was seeking reelection
for a third term. The vote was close
and at one time Mr.. Walsh was in the
lead. The vote in 10 precincts out
Of a total in the state of 1,140 gave
Mccall 226.920 and Walsh 223,729.
1t vas apparent also that the Re-
publieans had elected the whole of
the state ticket below governor. The
Republicans, furthermore gained IL
seats in the legislature.
The Progressive vote in the state
was almost negligible, but the pro-
hibition candidate for governor got
a comparative heavy vote.
Pennsylvania administered another
er severe defeat in the aspirations of
women to exercise the suffrage. The
majority against this measure was es-
timated safely at 10000. The Re-
publicans elected a mayor of Phila-
delphia, Thomas B. Smith.
In Maryland. another state elect
ing a governor. incomplete returns
to a late hour indicate a Democratic
victory. E. c. Harrington was lead
ing the Republican nominee, o. E.
Weller, by a margin which indicated
a final majority of from 5000 to IL
900, The country vote was very late.
Albert C. Richie. Democrat, for at
torney general, was far ahead of the
ticket in Baltimore and the legisla-
ture doubtless will be Democratic.
Prohibition measures we're voted
upon in Ohio and Virginia.
The returns from the first state
showed the defeat OF the measure by
a majority of about 10000 while vir-
ginia, on the other hand. elected a
state legislature pledged TO enact
measures In 1915, prohibiting the
sale of intoxicants.
In New Jersey the next house of
the assembly will have 81 Republi-
cans and % Democratic members.
The Republicans gained two state
senators in Tuesdays contest, and
the next senate will be Republicans,
10; Democrats, 8.
The proposal in the city of Detroit
that the municipality purchase the
local street railway was rejected. The
fight on this question was bitter. The
official count from 1870 precincts out
of zoe vas 1850 votes for the pro-
posal. and 19.a67 against it.
Kentucky, voting for a governor,
showed no decisive result up to a
late hour. Both sides claimed the vic
tory, but unofficial returns from 92
counties out of 119 in the state,
showed A. o. Stanley, Democrat,
some 1900 ahead.
Five Years For Roberts.