Evening star., 1917-11-07
HOW CITIES VOTED
| IN VAR|OUS:STATES
Socialism and Commission
Government Share Interest
With Old Issues.
By the Associated Press.

| nouAC1QA1 0leCLlOnS WoEo uoAO Al osoA ,
city and practically every town in the
state yesterday.
4 In Indianapolis the entire republican
city ticket. headed by Charles M. Jew
ett. mayoralty candidate. was elected
over his opponents, Lewis Shank.
home-rule candidate, and Dick Miller
(dem.) by a plurality Of 5000. Shank
was second in the race.
At Fort Wayne, W. 8. Cutshall (rep)
was elected mayor over Maurice e.
Meier (dem.) and P. H. Doty (soc.).
DR.. Frank Carson (rep.) is reported
on unofficial returns to have been
elected mayor Of South Bend over Ru-
dolph Ackerman (dem) by hfty-eight
votes.
Incomplete returns from Terre Haute
show Charles Hunter (repo the mayor
elect of that city. At Evansville Mayor
Benjamin Bosse (dem.) was reelected
by a plurality of moro than 5000 votes.
TOLEDO. November Cornell
Schreiber, non-partisan. was elected
mayor over the socialist candidate.
Robert T. Haworth. With more than
Ione-half of the precincts counted
lSchreiber's majority Is estimated at
little more than 10000
DAYTON, Ohio. November Every
Fone Of three non-partisan candidates
running for city commissioner against
three socialists. who stood on an anti
lwar platform, were reelected.
The commissioners. G. w. Shroyer,
~. NJ Switzer and A. I. Mendenhall.
have each served one term on the COM
jmission.
The fight was the most hotly con-
tested in the history Of the city.
Two municipal Judges elected were
IChilton D. Thompson and w. w. White,
(both republicans.
suit on prohibition shows: For. 1851;
Iagafnst, 21.266.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, November T.
Harry L. Davis. republican. was re-elect-
four other candidates by 15.343. first. sec
ond, and other choice votes, of which his
total was 55.366. c. E. Ruthenberg, So
cialist candidate, ran third. polling 27,6S5
choice votes, while William A. Stinch-
comb. democrats. had total Of 40,023.
The socialists elected two members to the
city council, the first socialists ever elect
ed to that body Cleveland cast S ss'5s1 81
against 1t.
The presidential woman suffrage refer
endum resulted in a vote Of 1.765 for the
sustenance OF tho law and 5s.s4s
against 1t.
NEW YORK.
ALBANY, N T., November flames
R. Watt, republican. was elected mayor
of Albany by plurality Of more than
5000 over his democratic opponent,
liams, socialist. polled less than 1000
votes
UTICA. N. Y. November THE
democratic candidate for mayor of
Utica. James D. Smith. was reelected
by a plurality Of 1882 over the repub-
q
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, November T.
Hiram H. Edgerton, republican, was
elected mayor Of Rochester for the
sixth consecutive time by a plurality
of 13.104. the largest he ever received.
former democratic postmaster
BUFFALO. n Y. November T.
George F. Buck was elected mayor Of
Buffalo by a majority Of about $4,000
over Louis P. Fuhrmann. the present
publican. but under the charter political
designations do not appear on the mu-
nictpal ballot.
OTHER STATES.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill, November u
East St. Louis. by vote OF two to bne.
adopted the commission form of gov
ernment. Only about one-third OF the
voters cast their ballots at the polls.
Out OF a total Of 1888 votes cast there
were 1884 votes for the commission
form of municipal control and 2,454
Votes against it.
PUEBLO. Col. November Pueblo
amendment to its city charter by vote
Of two to one In the election yester-
day.
| HAVERHILL, Mass. November T.
The city manager form of government
was rejected here. The vote was: No,
a.170; yes. 1.779.
MANCHESTER. n. H. November T.
this city went democratic in its mu-
nicipal election. Boise Verrette. a pro-
vision dealer. defeating the present
mayor. Harry N. Spaulding (repub-
llican) for reelection by a plurality Of
141 votes.
". Babcock. millionaire lumberman,
was elected mayor Of Pittsburgh in
yesterdays non-partisan election over
William A. Magee. former mayor, by a
plurality OF approximately 5000. With
only - OF the 414 election districts in
cock. 37.7S5: Magee. 1886.
CLARKSBURG. w. Va, November Z,
THE commission form OF municipal
government was adopted by the city of
lClarksburg by a vote Of 1852 for and
7oo against The new charter will
| D.A'e Ao0A Suuui udI Towns INTO the
city. making Clarksburg the third larE-
est city in West Virginia
BRIDGEPoRT. Conn. November T.
fCNnord B. Wilson. republican, was re-
elected mayor over William P. Kirk
democrat. by plurality of 2.2a7.
WALTHAM. Mass, November 7.-This
city adopted the city manager form OF
government at the state election yes.
terday. A council of five will be elected
the council will appoint the manager
who will replace all present department
theads.
DETROIT. Mich. November Char
ter revision. including provision for a
small city council. to be elected at large
instead Of under the present ward sys-
tom. received an affirmative vote at a
special election here. Only a few Michi-
gan cities voted on municipal offictals
and no returns were available today,
NEW MEXICO GOES "DRY"
BY DECISIVE MAJORITY