Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-20
REPUBLICANS GAIN
in THREE STATES
Mccall Is Elected Governor OF
the Bay State Over Walsh
BY 5000 Majority.
BIG VOTE AGAINST SUFFRAGE
New York, Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts Turn Down 'votes for
Women" DecisiveIy.

Washington, Nov. 3.-The latest re-
ports received by officials here, show
that the Republicans made gains in
four states in the elections held yes
terday. They added a governor in
Massachusetts,, 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 voters of the Empire State de-
feated uneQuivocally the proposal to
adopt a new state constitution The
vote against this measure was esti-
mated at a late hour last night at
least 100000.
Republicans retained their ajority
in the New York Assembly, naming
ninety eight of the $50 members. They
also won all of the congressional cleo
tions.
Mccall Defeats Walsh.
In Massachusetts,, Samuel w. Mccall
(Republican) defeated Gov. David L..
Walsh (DemocraD in the race for the
governorship. Mr.. Walsh was seek
ing reelection for a third term. The
vote was close, and at one time Mr..
Walsh was in the lead. The vote in
LILO precincts out of a total in the
state of LAO gave Mccall 226,92O and
Walsh 223,729.
1t was apparent also that the Repub-
licans had elected the whole of the
state ticket below governor. The Re
publicans, furthermore, gained twelve
seats in the legislature.
The Progressive vote in the state
was almost neglected, but the Prohi-
bition candidate for governor got a
comparatively heavy vote.
In Philadelphia the Republicans
elected as mayor Thomas B. Smith
Maryland is Close.
In Maryland, another state electing
a governor, incomplete returns to
late hour indicated Democratic vic
tory. E. c. Harrington was leading
the Republican nominee, o. E. Weller,
by a margin which indicated a final
majority of from five thousand to sew
en- thousand. The county vote was
very late. Albert G. Richie Demo
craft, for attorney general, was far
ahead of the ticket in Baltimore and
the legislature doubtless will be Dem
ocratic.
In New Jersey the next house of the
assembly will have thirty-seven Re
publican and twenty-three Democratic
members. The Republicans gained
two state senators in yesterdays con-
test and the next senate will be Re-
publicans thirteen, Democrats eight.
Both Claim Kentucky.
Kentucky, voting for governor,
showed no decisive result up to a late
hour. Both sides claimed the victory,
but unofficial returns from ninety-two
counties out of 119 in the state showed
A. o. Stanley (Democra) some thir-
teen thousand votes in advance of e.
H. Morrow (Republican).
: Democratic successes were record
ed in Mississippi All the candidates
of this party for both branches of the
state legislature were returned.
Suffrage Showed Under.
New York, Massachusetts and Penn
sylvania defeated the proposition of
whelming majority in yesterdays cleo
ton.
The indicated majorities against
suffrage were, at IN early hour this
morning, as follows:
Massachusetts, 10000. (Returns
practically complete)-
New York, ZOE, $685. (About two
thirds of the state reported).
Pennsylvania. 100000. (About one
fifth of the state reported).
This is the indicated result of the
first big popular vote on the suffrage
question in the Eastern states. New
Jersey, the only other Eastern state
that has voted on the question, defeat
ed the proposition at a special election
on October 10 by a majority of fifty
six thousand.
Women Must Wait Now.
In none of these four states will the
women have the opportunity of get
ting the suffrage project before the
voters again for some time four years
in New York, five in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey and two in Massachu-
sets
The anti-suffrage voting appears
from the returns thus far given to
have been the strongest in PennsyI-
vania, where the ratio is roughly es-
timated as high as to i against suf-
frage-
A ST. Louis Nurse Dead in War;
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