Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-05
REPUBLICANS WILL
RULE CONVENTION
BY LARGE MAJORITY
GATEWAY, |. AND r. AND PUBLIC
; OWNERSHIP QUESTIONS ARE
ADOPTED, ACCORDING TO IN
COMPLETE RETURNS AT LATE
HOUR TODAY.
(By the Associated PressJ


(By the Associated PrcssD
Chicago. Nov, Republicans viii
dominate the state constitutional con-
vention called for next year. accord
ing to virtually complete unofficial re.
turns of yesterdays election tabulated
early today The three public policy
questions, whether to instruct the del.
4, egates to the convention to vote for
the initiative and referendum, the
gateway amendment" which would
require the convention delegates 70
submit the initiative and referendum
TO a separate vote. and that of pubic
ownership, which would permit cities
to acquire incomeproducing utilize.
also were carried. Losing votes down
state. the three questions were car
ried through by the majoriies built
up in Cook County and Chicago.
Apparently eighty-one Republicans
hfty-hve from dOwnstate and twenty,
six from Cook County. were elected for
the constitutional convention, with
twenty-one Democrats being chosen,
twelve Of them from Cook County,
Bond issues for about $35 f)O0Jo for
improvements in Chicago and Cook
County also we're voted.
Maryland in Doubt.
Baltimore. Md. Nov THE result
of the election in Maryland yesterday
was still in doubt this morning, with
both sides claiming the governorsh. p
by small margin.
Albert C.. Richie, the Democratic
nominee. carried Baltimore city by
l,135 plurality over Harry W. Nice,
his Republican opponent
Incomplete reports gave the Coun
try counties to Nice by several hun
dred more plurality than Richie re.
ceived in Baltimore, but Galen Tate.
Republican state chairman who had
conceded Baltimore city to Richie by
1900 claimed Nices election by 4
safe margin.
kentucky Favors Vets"
Louisville. Ky, Nov With ten
counties missing out Of 100, unofficial
returns early today gave Edwin p
Morrow. Republican, a majority of
23,519 votes over Governor James y.
Black, Democrat, in the race for gov.
ernor CT Kentucky. Republican state
headquarters predicted that complete
returns from the missing counties will
give Morrow total majority of 10000
votes.
Cnoincidl returns from thirty cOun-
ties indicate the state wide prohibition
amendment was defeated by a major.
i,y of 15,51l, Jefferson County which
includes Louisville, cast PESTS against
the amendment and 7.54l for it,
Another amendment voted on was
that providing for removal Of peace
officers '~flo failed to protect prisoner
from mobs. and early incomplete re
turns indicated it was adopted by Z
large majority
The Republicans will control the
lower house and the Democrats the
senate
Coolidge Wins in Massachusetts,.
Boston. Nov Ex-Governor CALVIN
Coolidge. Republican, who made sup
port Of law and order the sole issue
OF his campaign, was reelected yes
terday by a plurality of 124,l13 over
Richard II Long. Democrat The It
yised vote OF the state complete;
The vote given Governor Coolidge
was the largest ever cast for governor
in this state. although his plurality
has been exceeded. The total vote
was unusually heavy
G. o. p. Gains in Virginia.
Richmond. Va, Nov. Returns
from yesterday 5. election in Virginia
showed slight Republican gains in the
general assembly. but nothing lndi
eating any change from the over
whelmngly Democratic majorities in
both branches. Local issues were in.
vclved and no state officers were
voted for
Ohio Goes "Dry."
Columbus. Ohio, Nov. ! - Ohio yes
terday voted to remain in the dry col
umn by majority which may reach
three times the size of that BY which
1t voted prohibition q year ago, accord
ing to incomplete returns received
early today at the office OF the secre
tary of state. Secretary of state Smith
said that partial returns from half the
counties in the state indicated dry
majority on all four prohibition pro
posals OF approximately 10000.
In addition to defeating the pro
posed repeal OF statewide prohibition.
Ohio yesterday apparently voted by
big majoriiies to uphold the action OF
the legislature in ratifying the federal
prohibition act. to kill proposal for
the manufacture and sale of beer con
tanning as high as 2,7J per cent al
cOhol and to put into effect the Crabbe
prohibition enforcement bill passed by
the legislature last spring. All of the
prohibition proposals were initiated by
the vets
Democrat Wins in New Jersey.
Trenton. N. J.. Nov 5.-Edward |.
Edwards. Democratic candidate for
governor of New Jersey. was elected
yesterday by a plurality OF approx
mately 10000. With returns missing
early today from only thirtyone OF the
2.O11 districts in the state he had
2O9,371 votes as compared with 1917.
lat for Newton A. X. Bugbee, his Re.
puoncan opponent.
The victor staked his political fu.
ture upon the vets" and won. The
Republican nominee had the backing
of the Ant-Saloon League. Leaders
of both parties protested TO believe
this was the issue which had most to