The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-05
REPUBLICANS
MAKE BIG GAIN
Mccall Elected Governor in Mas
SachuSetts Over Democrat.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE LOSES
Republicans Make Big Gains in New
York and Pennsylvania. New
Jersey Republican.

Elections in ten states on Tuesday,
November End, showed the growing
sentiment of voters in favor of the
national issues. The wo-
man suffrage amendment was en-
phatically defeated in New York,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
In Massachusetts the Republicans
gained control of the executive de-
partment of the state after an inter-
i'm of five years, when Samuel w.
Mccall, a former congressman, was
elected governor by a plurality of
5000 over Governor David I. Walsh,
Democrat. The remainder of the Re-
publican state ticket was elected by
larger pluralities and the Republicans
made net gain of II seats in the leg
islature. The proposed amendment to
the constitution granting the right of
suffrage to women was defeated by
majority of 1908. The feature of
the election was the dwindling Of the
progressive vote to figure which de-
prives the party of legal standing in
the state. The prohibition party,
however, attained the status of le-
gal party by polling more than the re-
quired vote.
In New York woman suffrage was
beaten by majority of about 100000
and the revised state constitution re-
jected by approximately 100000. A
majority Of the mayors elected in the
state were Republican, the Democrats
electing six and the republicans
twelve. Three Republican congress
men were also elected from the EN-
pire state, one of these succeeding a
Democrat, and the G. O. P. also re-
gained control of the lower house of
the legislature.
From Pennsylvania the returns
show that the constitutional amend
ment which would have granted wo-
men openly right to vote was de-
feated, although the vote against it
was not nearly so large as was at
first indicated. The plurality against
the amendment is estimated to be be-
tween $4,000 and 10000. In Phila-
delphia, Thomas B. Smith, candidate
for mayor, and other members of the
Republican organization's ticket for
city and county offices were victori-
Gus by nearly 10000 plurality over
George B. Porter, the candidate of the
Independents. Although President
Wilson polled 66.3Os Democratic votes
in the city, G. Gordon Bromley, the
Democratic candidate for mayor, re.
ceived only 5,3Os votes.
Both houses of the 1916 New Jer
sey legislature will be Republican. A
a consequence of this the Republicans
will have a majority in joint ballot
The returns from this state are re
garded as most significant of all, a!
it is the home state of President Will
son, and even here presidential pres
tige failed to save the day, and De
mocracy went down to humiliating de
feat, and the "stand by Wilson" slo
gan failed to get anything.
The fight between the vets ant
drys held the center of the state ir
Ohio and although the voters rejected
statewide prohibition for the secono
time, great inroads were made by the
temperance forces. Estimates on the
official majority against the proposal
ran from 10000 to 10000.
The race for governor in Kentucky
is exceedingly close, with Hanley
Democrat, leading Morrow, Republic
can, by slight plurality.
Maryland and Mississippi, strong
Democratic states, elected Democratic
governors.