Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-04
SUFFRAGETS lose
IN Three STATES;
PUBL|CANS gain.
New York, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts Reject Equal
Riqhts Measures Root
Constitution Beaten.
DEMOCRATS LOSE GROUND
Ohio Remains "wet," But
''Drys" Dominate Virginia
Mccall Carries Bay State
Maryland Democratic.

The voters of New York state gave
suffrage emphatical denial in voting
yesterday. A majority of about 10000
New YOrkers voted against the pro-
posed amendment to the state consti-
tuition, to this end.
AT the same time they defeated even
more unequivocally the proposal to
adopt a new state constitution. The
vote against this measure was esti-
mated at late hour last night at, at
least. 100000.
Republicans retained their majority
members. They also won all OF the
congressional elections. made neces-
sary by deaths in three districts, the
Twenty sixth, Thirty first and Thirty
sixth.
The voters of Massachusetts denied
women the right to vote by a MAJOR
ity OF over 100000.
Samuel W. Mccall (rep.) defeated
Gov. David I. Walsh (dem.) In the race
for the. governorship.
Walsh was seeking reelection for
a third term. The vote was close ana.
at one <time Walsh was IN the
lead. The vote in lilo precincts. out
Of total in the state of 1,14O. gave
Mccall 226.920 and Walsh, 223.
It was apparent also that the repub-
licans had elected the whole of the
state ticket below the governor. me
republicans. furthermore, gained IL
seats in the legislature.
The progressive vote in the state
was almost neglected.
Prohibitionists polled heavy vote.
Pennsylvania Results.
PENNSYLVANIA administered a Gefeat
d 70 woman suffrage. The ma1oritv
,stG.ttnst this measure was defeateu' ny
vote OF 10000 to 10000. The repub-
iicans elected the mayor of Phlladel-
. phia, Thomas B. Smith
Ohio Remains "Wet.'
Prohibition measures were voted up
on in Ohio and Virginia.
showed the defeat of the measure by
majority Of about 4O,O00 while Vir-
rinia. ON the other hand. elected a state
iegisiature pledged to enact measures
in 1916 prohibiting the sale OF lnto&l-
cants.
assembly will have 81 republicans and
23 democrat members. The republicans
gained two state senators In .yester-
DAVIS contest, and the next senate Will
be republican, 13; democrats, =. :.
The proposal in the city of Detrolt
that the municipality purchase Tue ny ~ :
cal street railway was rejected. Inc
Sieht on this question was bitter.
The official count of 1l3 preclncts OUT
Of POI was 1850 votes for the proposal
and 19.967 against it.
Democrats Win Maryland.
The democrats elected governor
10. g. Harrington, in Maryland, and an
entire state ticket, besides a majority
In the state legislature
In Kentucky both parties claimed
victory in the gubernatorial contest
Incomplete returns gave former Con-
gress:nan Augustus o. Stanley. demo
crat, a. substantial lead over Edwin
Morrow, republican.
mississippi, the only other state te
elect a governor. went as usual demo
cratic. The only opposition to the dem.
ocratic ticket, headed by Theodore e
Bilbo, was made by socialist candi-
dates, nominated by petition All dem
socratic candidates were elected.
In New York, former Congressman
w. s. Bennett was elected in the Twen.
ty-third district to succeed the latt
democratic congressman, Jacob Goul'
den. Bennet is a republican. Repub
licans will succeed republicans in thu
Thirty-fir and Thirty-sixth con
gressional districts Of New York AM
the Twenty fourth district of Penn
sylvania.