Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-07
JOHN F. MILAN ELECTED MAYOR Of NEW YORK County Judge Carries the City by Plurality of
 More Than 100000. DEMOCRATS WIN ALL DOWN THE LINE Morris Hilpuist Socialist Candidate Receives More Votes Than Ben.
 nett the Republican
 Candidate.


 lions in the United States yesterday
 was the apparently assured victory for woman suffrage in New York
 state by a majority of. approximately
 10000. While the suffragists were win ming in the East, early returns from
 Ohio indicated defeat for them in that state.
 Two states-Ohio and New Mexico
 voted on prohibition. Incomplete re-
 turns from Ohio showed that the con- test in that state was very close with
 the "drys" leading by a small mar
 gin The Prohibitionists evidently had carried New Mexico.
 The entire Republican state ticket headed by Governor Samuel w. Me- Call won an overwhelming victory in Massachusetts, while the Democratic state ticket, headed by WestMoreland Davis for governor was successful in Virginia.
 Interest in the municipal elections centered upon New York, where John F. Hylan, Democrat, defeated John P. Mitchell, candidate for reelection, by plurality of more than 14O,OOO. The entire Tammany city ticket also was elected.
 The Socialist vote showed a gain of 40 per cent over that cast in the municipal campaign four years ago. The bipartisan judicial ticket in Chicago, defeated by plurality esti- mated at S0,00O Socialist candidates standing on an anti-war platform. The attempts of Senator Penrose, hacking the so-called Town meeting candidates to oust Ware brothers from control in Philadelphia, upon the face Of returns up to midnight appeared to have been unsuccessful, but at that hour both sides were claiming victory. Wm. "A. McGee, former mayor of httsburg, seemingly was defeated by r. z. Babcock. wealthy buisness man. Both are Republicans. Harry |. Davis, Republican, was re- elected mayor of Cleveland.
 Charles w. Jewett, Republican, was chosen mayor of Indianapolis. By electing Geo. w.. Smith mayor of louisville, the Republican party in mat city scored. their first victory in ten years.
 John Calvin, Republican, was chos- eA mayor of Cincinnati. F. George B. Buck defeated Louis thurman, the incumbent, for mayor M buffalo. Buck is Republican. hiram Edgerton, Republican, was eiected mayor of Rochester, and Wal
 tsr Stone, also Republican, mayor of Syracuse. Schuyler Merritt, Republican, was elected to congress from Connecticut @ Ill the vacancy caused by death of
 AGenezer J. Hill, Republican. Merton p. Lewis, Republican, was
 vv.elected attorney general of New New York, Nov. 6.-John F. Hylan, county judge of Kings county, was
 slected mayor of New York today
 plurality of more than 100, ,0OO,
 ne carried with him the entire Demo
 Caaic ticket, including Charles l.
 SlMg for comptroller, Alfred B.
 Santn, now sheriff of New York coun- y. Ior president of the board of al-
 %ssluen W and Edward Swann for dis.
 Macs attorney. The indications are
 KY tne Democrats will have ma
 .O.,sy m the board of estimates which
 as.ols expenditures of city funds.
 mayor mitchell, who was in the cleo.
 osa sva as fusion candidate, was sec.
 tIu m the race. His vote in LAO dis
 sns Mlsss 1oo out of 2,060 in the city wa. Hr1a H1nz0' compared with 205, ,268 fol
 Monls Hilquist, Socialist candidat,
 VI vot.. mayor, stood third. with 89,87!
 evra ss, ana Wm. N. Bennett, who LII
 mpsc1edly won the Republican pri
 - nomination from Mayor Mitchell