The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-07
JAPAN WILL AID ALLIES
IN WAR COOPERATION
CLOSE FIGHT IN. OHIO
Early Returns Show Drys Are
Making Hard Battle.
Presidential Woman SUFFRAGE Runninc
Behind-Dry Majorities Re-
ported in Kentucky.

Cincinnati, Nov. 7.-Ohio election
returns at a late hour indicated a close
fight on prohibition. Presidential
woman suffrage is running behind.
Later returns from the largest cities
wiped out the early majority for presi-
Dental woman suffrage, and with
3,243 precincts reported the vote
stood:
For presidential woman suffrage
217,663; against presidential woman
suffrage, 313,734.
AS the larger cities of the state
were heard from the lead that the
drys had established began to dwindle
somewhat and the prohibition election
developed into what appears to be
the closest race In years. Both sides
are claiming the victory. With 3,2S8
precincts heard from out Of $3.50 in
Ohio the vote stood: For prohibition,
292, ,773; against prohibition, 284,944.
Four hundred precincts in the city
Of Cincinnati show that John Calvin
(Rep.) is leading Alfred Allen, former
congressman (Dem.) in the mayoraity
race by more than 1000. The vote
for these precincts stands: Allen, 3d.
SIG; Calvin, 3S,7S1.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 7.-Official re-
turns from early precincts indicate
that Mayor Harry L. Davis (Rep.),
candidate for mayor. has been re-elect-
ed by plurality of $4,000 votes.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. Returns
from 316 out of Ala election districts
in Pittsburgh's nonpartis:n city elec-
ton show e. V. Babcock, millionaire
business man, leading William A. Ma
gee former mayor, by 5,931 In the
contest for mayor The vote from the
316 districts was: Babcock, 30,311;
Magee, 24,38O. Both candidates are
Republicans.
Baltimore Nd, Nov baltimore
city practically complete gives Atwood,
Republican, for state controller,
plurality Of about 800 over McMullen,
Democratic incumbent.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic state ticket received the usual
majority in the general election, scat
tering returns from over the state in
dicated. Westmoreland Davis was be-
lieved to have rolled up majority Of
10000 for governor over Thomas j.
Muncr, Republican, and Frank A.
Smith, Independent Socialist. The
Democrats apparently had gained
three seats in the lower house of the
general assembly.
Y In n 50Qf fny1 q
are that a Republican senate and
house have been elected, but by Essex
county electing a Democratic assem-
bly, ticket 1t will be impossible to pass
local option bill this winter. Local
option was the chief issue in the cam
paign.
Boston, Nov. Gov. Samuel w.
Mccall, Republican, was reelected by
St. 900 plurality, defeating Frederick
w. Mansfield, Democrat, who opposed
him last year. The whole Republican
state ticket was elected with the gov
ernor. and the G. 0. P. gained some ad-
ditional members in the legislature.
The "anti-aid" amendment to the
constitution, providing that no public
appropriation shall be made for pri-
vately-controlled institutions, was
adopted by $4,000 plurality.
There was one congressional cleo
ton, in the Sixth district, to select
candidate to succeed Col. A. P. Gard
ner, who resigned to join the army.
Wilfred F. Lufkin, for 15 years Gard
ner's private secretary, was elected
over Judge G. A. Schofeld, Democrat,
by ratio of 3 to 1.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 7.-For the
first time in ten years the Republican
party has elected the mayor of Louis
Vile. Complete unofficial returns show
George w. Smith, Republican, 22.425;
Charles H. Cronan, Democrat, 1875.
Smith carried the entire Republican
city and county ticket with him.
Lexington, KY, Nov. 7.-State-wide
prohibitionists apparently will control
the next Kentucky legislature More
than half the members elected of the
Democrats will control both houses.