Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-03
REPUBLICANS IN
EAST MAKE GAINS
Elect Governor Of Massachusetts,
Win Ono Congressman in illinois
and Secure Control Of Legislature in
President Wilson's Homo State
Ohio Defeats Amendment For State
Wide Prohibition.

Massachusetts to succeed u democrat:
a gain of one congressman by the re-
publicans. in New York: close con-
test for the governorship in Kentucky,
with a democrat candidate leading
were the outstanding features OF an
election in ten states yesterday.
New York denied womens plea for
the ballot by majority of approxi-
mate'y 100000.
Massachusetts voted against suffrage,
showing a majority of 132.OS2.
Pennsyivania's returns were slow in
coming in, but indicated that the ma
jority against suffrage would be less
than first indicated. The majority Is
estimated at from $4,000 to 10000.
Tammany Hall triumphed in New
York in the election of a district attor-
ney for the first time in fifteen years.
the sheriff of New York county and a
majority OF the board OF aldermen.
The democrats elected an entire
state ticket in Maryland.
IL Kentucky both parties claimed
victory in the gubernatorial contest.
Incomplete returns gave former Con-
gresham Augustus o. Stanley. demo-
crat, Q substantial lead over Edwin P.
row..-republican.
i mississippi, the only other state to
elect q governor, went. as usual; demo-
cratic. The only opposition to the
democratic ticket, headed by Theodore
b. Bilbo, was made by socialist candi-
dates nominated by petition.
Republican Succeeds Democrat.
In New York former Congressman
William S. Bennett was elected In the
Twenty third district to succeed the
late democratic congressman. Jacob
Goulden. Bennett is a republican. Re-
publicans will succeed republicans in
the Thirty first and Thirty-sixth con-.
gressional districts of New York, and
the Twenty fourth district ofYPennsyl-
vania.
In New York the republicans re-
tanned control Of the lower house Of
the legislature altho they lost one as
semblyman They also elected the ma
jority Of mayors chosen in the cities
OF the state.
Root Repudated.
In addition to defeating the suffrage
amendment by about 10000 votes, the
people Of New York repudiated the
new state constitution drafted by a
convention. of which Elihu Root was
president and for which Mr. Root had
conducted a vigorous speaking cam
paign.
Samuel w, Mccall. republican. who
will succeed David l. Walsh. demo-
crat. as governor of Massachusetts.
won by plurality of more than 5000.
The republicans retained control Of the
legislature.
The republicans returned to power
In Philadelphia, where Thomas b.
Smith was elected mayor by 1000
Republicans Gain in New Jersey.
In New Jersey the republicans
gained two state senators and two
members OF the assembly and will
control both houses OF the legislature
Statewide prohibition was rejected
in Ohio by more than 10000. Last
year the amendment was defeated by
S4.1S2 Republican mayors were elect
ed in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Charles
Milroy, progressive, was elected mayor
of Toledo
A proposal that the city purchase
the local street railways was rejected
in Detroit after bitter fight.
The election Of members OF the Vir-
ginia general assembly will send a
heavy majority to the senate and
house pledged to the prohibition
amendment when the state goes dry
in 1916.
Ratio Of psfsat Varies.
The anti-suffrage voting appears
from the returns thus far given to
have been the strongest in Pennsyl-
vania where the ratio is estimated
roughly as high as to against
Massachusetts, appears to have been
next with ratio Of about 2 to while
New York state, as had been expected
from the fact that the campaign had
been waged so strongly there. had the
closest ratio Of about to 3.
Notwithstanding the heavy anti-suf-
rage major;tiss. the votes for women
leaders claim to see In the returns
some reason for iubilation because 1t
was realized that the states where
their cause was on trial Tuesday were
considered conservative strongholds.
and while voting for the first time on
the question. they still showed the
winning over Of many hundred thou
sands Of men In all three states to tho
woman suffrage idea.
sufrasists Sec Hope.
Statements by the suffrage leaders
were uniformly to the effect that Tues
days results were encouragirg enough
to warrant renewal OF suffrage CAM
paigns. and indicated that there W uid
be no abandonment OF the demand for
the ballot.
One general phase OF the voting Is