The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
A. D. STANLEY
VICTORIOUS
IN KENTUCKY
RESULT OF ELECTIONS
IN TEN STATES
WOMAN SUFFRAGE FAILED
The Democrats Apparently Elected a
Governor in Maryland-Massa-
chusetts Goes to G. 0. p.
Ohio Is Wet.

Ohio Is Wet.
Elections in ten states Tuesday
emphatically defeated woman suf-
frage amendments in New York,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and
gave the republicans an additional
representative in congress and a new
governor of Massachusetts.
The majority against woman suf'
frage in New York state, late returns
indicated, will be from $4,000 to 200
900.
With 1853 of the states 5,713 dis
tricts missing, the vote for suffrage
was 462140; against. 621 ,307, ma
jority against of 159,167. These re-
turns included New York city's 2,079
districts complete. There the vote
was 233,S43 for suffrage and 92S,215
against it, the citys disapproval of
the cause being a majority of S9,372,
Indications from incomplete re-
turns were that the final count would
show that more than $4,000 ballots
had been cast for "votes for women
The democrats apparently elected
a governor in Maryland and an entire
state ticket besides majority in the
state legislature.
Former Congressman A. o. Stan
ley, democrat, on the face of incom
plete returns from all districts in
Kentucky except the tenth and esti-
mated returns from that district, ap-
parently has a majority of 1867 over
Edwin P. Morrow, republican, for
governor.
Stanley's majority in the state out
side of the city of Louisville is fig
Mred at 500. Louisville gave him
majority of 4,667.
Earlier unofficial figures had given
Stanley lead of approximately 5000
in the state. Revised returns and an
estimated majority of 6,000 in the
teiitl uiSJTlct IOl moilOW dilioSt
wiped it out. This apparently has
brought the result down to the vote
in the city of Louisville.
At republican and democratic
headquarters in Louisville leaders
continued to claim victory. S. w.
Hager, of Owensboro, campaign man
ager for Mr.. Stanley, estimated his
majority at not less than $500. Mr..
Stanley in a statement says his ma
jority will be not less than 5000.
"There is no possible doubt of my
election" he declared.
Republican leaders said Mr.. Nor
row had safe majority but would
make no statement on results. Work
ers at headquarters, however, said
Morrow's estimated majority might
possibly be 5000.
Republicans made a. net gain of
eleven seats in the legislature. The
complexion of that body, however,
will remain unchanged, with the dem
ocrats retaining a majority of more
than eighty votes on joint ballot.
Mississippi. the only other state to
elect governor, went, as usual,
democratic. The only opposition to
the democratic ticket, headed by
Theodore G. Bilbo, was made by So
cialist candidates nominated by petit
tion.
In New York former Congressman
william s. Bennett. republican. was
elected in the 23d district to succeed
the late democratic congressman, Ja-
cob Goulden. Republicans will sue
ceed republicans in the 31st and 36th
congressional districts of New York,
and the gath district of Pennsylvania.
In New York the republicans re-
tanned their control of the lower
house Of the legislature.
Samuel w. Mccall. the republican
who will succeed David l. Walsh, a
democrat, as governor of Massachu-
sets, won by plurality of 6,663. The
republicans retained control of the
Massachusetts, legislature.
The republicans returned to power
in Philadelphia. where their candi-
date, Thomas B. Smith, was elected
mayor by $4,000.
In New Jersey the republicans
gained two senators and two mem
bers in the assembly and win con-
tinue in power in both houses of the
legislature.
Statewide prohibition was reject
ed in Ohio by a majority of from 3O.-
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