Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-22
JUDGE HYLAN IS
winner IN new
YORK CONTEST
L.aureIs Fall TO Democrats
Mitchell a Poor Second,
and Hillquit Third
TAMMANY MAN CARRIES TICKET
Winning Mayoralty BY More Than
,ooo-Suffrage Is Put Over BY
Big Majorlty-Republean Is Elect
ed Attorney General.

Su NhLoTUcy 1CnSTdls
Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York.-Wom suffrage was
carried In New York state in Tues.
days election.
Early returns from two thirds OF the
election districts in the state gave a
suffrage plurality of $1,000. If this
ratio should be maintained in the dis
tricts unreported at that hour the ma
io.ity in favor OF the acknowledgment
of women would be approximately
$4,000.
Returns from $500 election Districts
out of 5,722, in the state on suffrage,
give Yes, 438,320; no, 380,S11.
The election of Merton q. Lewis,
Republican candidate for attorney gen.
eral, was assured.
Socialists elected six members Of
the state assembly in New York.
Upstate returns showed no change
in the complexion of the legislature.
New York.-John F. Hylan, a county
Judge of Kings county, was elected
mayor of New York by plurality OF
mere than 100000.
He carried with him the entire Dem.
ocratic city ticket, including Charles
L. Craig for comptroller; Alfred e.
Smith, now sheriff of New York coun.
ty, for president of the board Of alder.
men, and Edward Swami for district
attorney.
The indications are that the Demo
Gratis will have majority in the board
Of estimate, which controls the expel
diture of the city funds.
Mayor John P. Mitchell, who sought
reelection as a Fusion candidate, al
tAough not formally nominated by any
tarty, was poor. second in the race.
lis vote in 1896 districts out Of 2,06S
the city was 145, 459, compared with
| !S8,435 for Hylan.
Morris Hillquit, the Socialist eandi-
late, about whom rallied most 6 the
'adicai elements in the city AsNN4ll
hose who favor an immediate peace,
stood third, with 134,890, and William
VI. Bennett. who unexpectedly won the
| Republican primary nomination from
Mayor Mitchell, was fourth. with
| il 1856.
From the time the returns we're re.
ceived from the first 100 districts the
/ IN, 1nuhf Tt owl.
lent Hylan had scored an overwhelm.
ing victory and again brought control
Of the city administration into the
hands of Tanmany Hall.
Most of the newspapers which had
| Imported Mitchell, and that included
Ill in the city except those owned by
William r. Hearst, conceded Hylan's
election very early
Hillquit was the first of the unsuc-
cessful candidates to admit his defeat.
The Republican county committee
announced at 1880 o'clock on Tuesday
night that Hylan undoubtedly had
been elected.
After sending Judge Hylan tele-
gram of congratulation upon his cleo
ton, Mayor Mitchell made this state
ment
There is nothing to be added to the
mandate which the city has given to
Judge Hylan.
"All good citizens owe to the new
administration the same cooperation
which they have accorded the present
administration.
with our nation at war there is no
room for division at home. The people
Of this city have selected Judge Hylan
as their representative to coordinate
the city's energies with those Of the
nation. Every one will wish Judge
aylan the largest measure of success
in discharging the great responsible
ity which Is now his.
Hillquit commended the Socialists had
elected 10 Aldermen and several AS
semblymen.
The tremendous Socialist vote was
he feature of the election.
The total polled by that party in the
asst mayorality election was only
1913. This year Hillquit ran close
bird to Mayor Mitchell, and many cleo
ton districts on the East Side, in
parts of Harlem and the Bronx, he
polled more votes than Mitchell.
Had the election been close, the
result might have hinged on the votes
Of the $1,000 soldiers and sailors from
his city who are now in Government
service, but If all of them voted for
Mitchell it could not change the re-
suit All the ballots of the men in
France, in camps and on board ships
will be counted at the same time at
Albany seven weeks hence.