The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-11-05
REPUBLICANS MAKE
EXTENSIVE GAINS
Get Governors in Massa-
chusettS and New York.
Retain Majority in New Jersey
House J and Elect Majority
! Of Mayors 10 N. Y.

Overwhelming defeat of woman
Rfirage i'm New York. Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania; election of q Dem
ocratic Governor in Maryland to sue
coed Republican and Republican
Governor in assachusetts to succeed
a Democrat; gain OF one Republican
Representative from New York; in
Congress In the filling of four va
cancies and the close contest for the
governorship in Kentucky, with the
Democratic candidate leading on in
complete returns. were features to-
day of the elections in ten states
Tuesday.
In New York the proposed new
state Constitution was rejected by
majority of approximately 100000.
New York denied woman's plea for
the ballot by "a majority of approx
mately 100000
Massachusetts vote against suf-
frage showed majority of l32.0S2.
Pennsylvania returns were slow
in coming in. but indicated that the
majority against suffrage would be
less than first figures indicated. Es-
inmates based on incomplete returns
forecast defeat of the amendment by
from $4,000 To 10000.
Tammany Hall trlumphcd in New
Work city in the election Of Dis
trict Attorney for the first time I'm
fifteen years. the Sheriff of New
York county and a ma Jority of the
Board OF Aldermen.
NThc Democrats apparently elected
a Governor in Maryland and an en-
tire. State ticket. besides a majority
in the state Legislature.
Mississippi. the only other State eX-
spt kentucky to elect Governor.
went. as usual, Democratic, Demo
dratic The. only opposition to the
Democratic ticket headed by Theo-
dore &. Gilbro was made by Socialist
candidates nominated by petition.
In New York former Congressman
William s. Bennett was elected in
the Twenty third district to succeed
the late Democratic Congressman, ia
dob GOulden. Bennett is "A Republi-
dan. Republicans will succeed Repub-
leans in the Thirty first and Thirty
sixth congressional districts of New
York and the Twenty-fourth district
M Pennsylvania
In New York Republicans retained
their control of the lower house OF
the Legislature. although they lost
one Assemblyman. They also elect
ed majority of the Mayors chosen
in cities OF the State.
In addition to defeating the suf-
frage amendment by abuot 100000
votes the people of New York repud-
lated the ney State Constitution
DRAFTED by a convention of which
E1ihu Root was president and for
which Mr.. Root had conducted Wig
orous speaking campaign.
Samuel w. Mccall, the Republican
who will succeed David |. Walsh, "A
Democrat, as Governor of Massachu-
sets, won by a plurality of 6.66S.
The Republicans retained control of
the Legislature The Republicans
returned to power in Philadelphia.
where their candidate, Thomas II.
Smith was elected Mayor by $4,000.
In New Jersey the Republicans
gained two State Senators and two
members OF the Assembly and viii
continue in control OF both houses OF
the Legislature.
Statewide prohibition was reject
ed in Ohio by majority of from So
600. to 10000. Last year the amend
ment was defeated by S4,152. The
Republicans elected Mayors in Cleve-
land and CINCINNATI Charles Miiroy.
"A Progressive. was chosen Mayor OF
Toledo.
The City OF Toledo voted against
twenty-five year street car franchise
and will take over all lines controlled
by the Toledo Railways and Light
Company,
A proposal that the city purchase
the local street railways was rejected
i'm Detroit after bitter fight.
The election OF members OF the
Virginia General Assembly will send
-Nheayy majority to the Senate and