The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-08
SOCIALISTS HARD
HIT EVERYWHERE
SHOWED UNDER IN ELECTIONS
IN BIG CITIES.
TAMMANY IS BACK IN POWER
MayotEIect ,Hylan Gets Biggest Ma
jority In History OF New York.
Fusion Ticket Of Judges Elect
ed In Chicago.

New York, Nov. 7.-Tammany Is
back in power in the New York to-
day after the greatest showing of it's
strength in history.
John Hylan was elected mayor by
a plurality of more than one hundred
and forty-seven thousand votes.
In addition Tammany captured
every borough Presidency, the Office
of the comptroller, presidency of the
board of aldermen and reelected the
district attorney and made a clean
sweep up.
The votes totalled with twenty-five
districts missing Hylan, (Dem. $685.
1856, Mitchell, (Fusion) 14S.O6O, Hill
quit (Socialist) 1878, and Bennett,
(Rep.) 52,S2S.
| Biggest Majority in History.
Fusion leaders described the defeat
of Mitchell to the fact that Bennett
was also in the contest. They declare
that the Republicans refused to fol-
low the advice of the leaders to vote
for Mitchell and recognizing that Ben
nett had no chance they turned to
Hylan as rebuke to the Republican
leaders.
! Hylan's plurality is the biggest in
the history of New York's politics.
Mitchelrs plurality when he was
elected four years ago was one hun
dred and twenty-one thousand two
hundred and nine which was record
breaker at that time.
Wild Scenes On Broadway.
There were wild screams on Broad
way when the returns came in that
I the Tiger had been returned to the
power. The war lid was tilted and
almost upset. Many of the cafes re-
manned open long after the Mitchel's
administration closing hour.
Men and women cheered, footed
horns and blockaded the streets shout
ing for Hylan.
The Candidates.
John F. Hylan, the successful can
didate is county judge in Kings coun-
ty, and practically new in politics.
Morris Hillquit, was the socialist
candidate about whom rallied most
of the radical elements in the city and
all those who favor an immediate
peace. VIM. NJ. Bennett, unexpected
ly won the republican primary nomin-
alton from Mayor Mitchell.
Mayor John P. Mitchell sought re-
election as a fusion candidate, al
though not formally nominated by
any party.
Hyian Pledges Loyalty. T,TER
New York, Nov. 7.-Loyalty was an
issue in the New York mayorality
fighting campaign which was on yes
terday, Mayor-elect Hylan declared
today when he announced that he
would continue to give hearty support
to President Wilson and the great
worlds war which this country is now
facing.
Chicago Defeats Socialists.
Chicago, Nov. 7-Democratic-Re-
publican and Fusion leaders elected
the entire ticket of twelve superior
court and two circuit court judges
in yesterdays county election by a
majority over the socialist averaging
eighty thousand in the total vote Of
two hundred and twenty-five thousand
according to complete returns today.
No Socialists In Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 7.-Socialists
failed to elect mayor in Ohio on the
anti-war platform. Incomplete returns
today from the seven cities where it
ran the strongest and where it made
extravagant election claims showed
big increases in some points and loss
es at others but in no city was a show
ing which indicated that they came
any ways near electing the mayor on
their ticket.
: Soldier Vote to Decide.
!. Philadelphia, No. 7.-Soldier votes
! in the state count will decide the cleo
ton in Philadelphia. Complete official
3 returns from this city alone give the
r republicans the state majority rang
: ing from nine thousand to less than
r three hundred over the town meet
+ ing" parties reformed candidates. ON
! Socialists Win In, Indlaras 4
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 7--Socialists
J, elected two mayors in the Indiana
y cities yesterday according to the com
9 plete returns today
John Lewis socialist was elected
q mayor of Elwood and Krank Leni
naux mayor of Gas City.
u Ora Wylie socialist candidate fol
s. the mayor of Marion was defeated by
e a republican candidate.
n Luther Smyres socialist candidat.
u for the mayor of Terre Haute receives
sr only 500 votes, while the republican
candidate was elected with 6,o45.