The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
3 DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS
Kentucky, Maryland and Mis-
SiSSippi Return That Party.
CONSTITUTION IS REJECTED
New York Turns Down Basic Law by
over $4,000 Votes.
MASSACHUSETTS is REPUBLICAN
After Five Years, Bay State Returns
to G. o. P, Defeating Walsh.

After Five Years, Bay State Return:
to G. 0. P, Defeating Walsh.
New York.-Woman suffrage was
badly defeated in the three Eastern
States, comprising approximately one
fifth of the population of the United
States.
In New York by 200, 900, in Penn
sylvania by 10000, and in Massachu
sets by 100000, men voters decided
not to share their franchise with
women
Following close upon the defeat OF
the women's cause in New Jersey by
Sc, 900, the results made a clean SWEEP
for the ants in the East.
Although defeated, the ~suffragists
strength was a revelation to their
opponents and even a surprise to
themselves. In this State victory
was held to be certain at the next
election.
In New York city the majority
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State the majority was about 112, 900
against.
The Republicans retained control
of the New York State Assembly, by
a vote of nearly two to one. The next
Assembly will stand:
Republicans ............96
Democrats .............5
~Progresslyes ........... l
Socialist ............. 1
The present Assembly comprises
SO Republicans, 40 Democrats and 2
P~rogressives. Hamilton Fish, Jr., will
be the sole representative of the Pro-
gressives in 1916 in the lower house.
The present State Senate holds
over next year. There are 81 Re
publicans and II Democratic Sena-
tors.
Pennsylvania Against by 10000.
Pennsylvania defeated the suffrage
amendment by 10000.
Thomas B. Smith, Republican, ell
ected Mayor of Philadelphia by a maj
GRITTY of 3d. 900 over George D. Porter
Independent nominee. The election
was one of the most spectacular in
years. Court proceedings instituted
by the Republican organization and
the arrest of policemen figured in the
events of the day.
Vote Four Years Ago.
Four years ago the reform candidate
for Mayor, Rudolph Blankenburg, de-
feated the Republican candidate,
George H. Earle, by 4,495 votes,
wrestling the control of the govern
mene from the Republican organiza-
ton after it had held the reins for
thirty years. This year the man Sc
lected by Blankenburg as his success
sor, George D. Porter, who was Direc-
tor of Public Safety in Blankenburg's
cabinet, was defeated.
The Democratic candidate. B. Cor
don Bromley, had less than 5000 votes
in a total registration of 290, 800.
The organization has carried every
one of it's candidates from Smith down
into office.
The Republicans scored another vic
tory ih the election of DR.. H. w. Ten
Pile as United States Representative
from the Twenty-fourth district.
Walls. Lost in Massachusetts.
Equal suffrage was defeated by a
vote of 2 to / and the Republican par
ty of Massachusetts elected it's entire
State ticket and made big gains in
both branches of the Legislature.
The vote for Governor was:
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Calls plurality, 1902. The vote or
suffrage is 21O,71S against 1854 in
favor. Majority against, 1904.
Suffrage received its best support
in the western part OF the State, re-
turns from many of the towns show
ing good majorities for the amend
ment. T~ewkesbury wa" the first place
to go for suffrage, with 4 majority Of
one.
The success of Mr.. Mccall, former
Congressman. restores Massachusetts
to the Republican column. the Demo
Gratis having held the 30 vernrr. nip
for five successive years.
Joseph Walker. the Progressive
nominee, polled $4,000 votes last year,
but both he and Charles Sumner Bird,
Progressive candidate in 1914, return
ed to the Republican fold, bringing
with them at least two-thirds of this
vote. which decided the election in
Mr.. McCan'e favor.
Gov. Walsh r"n ~No~E : " +'e ticket
throughout the State. his vote showing
a gain Of about 8 per cent. over a
year ago, but that of Mr.. Mccall was
larger Nv about 30 per cent.