The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-11-06
TUESDAY
GIVE NEITHER PARTY
ANY ENCOURAGEMENT

More complete returns today on the
off year elections Tuesday in several
states did not change the outcome
in any important respect. The smash
ing victory Of Calvin Coolidge, Re.
publican, in Massachusetts, reelected
to succeed himself as governor in tn,
largest vote ever polled by guber
material vote in the state, held honor5
with an almost equally decisive dry
victory in Ohio as the most striking
result of the voting.
As possible indication OF the drift
of popular sentiment preparatory to
i the national elections next year, yes
| terday's elections were being scruti-
nized by party leaders. Kentucky was
governorshp fight, but Wednesdays
returns made it certain that New Jer-
sey had reverted to the Democratic
column Maryland the only other
state in which there was a serious con
test for the governorship, appeared to
have elected Democrat in the closes;
race ever known in the state.
Local issues complicated the fight
in at least two states. In Messachu-
sets the police strike issue in Boston
was said to underlie the purely party
division at the polls Richard II. Long,
defeated Democratic candidate, ar-
pealed to the labor vote while Gov
Coolidge stood squarely on his rec
ord in dealing with the Boston pU-
lice strike and rolled up IA plurality
of almost l25,000 votes.
In New Jersey, Edward /. Edwards,
Democrat, had an apparently safe lead
of almost 10000 over Newton A. X.
Bugbee, Republican, but the legisla-
ture will be Republican by a narrow
margin.
The defeat of Gov. James d. Black
Democrat for reelection in Kentucky
where +. =. Morrow, his Republican
opponent, was credited Wednesday
with plurality approaching 10000
probably will be more discussed thar
any other state result by party mana
gers.
. The senate fight over the league o
I nations entered into the Kentucky con
q test to some extent, Gov. Black declar
ing for the league in his campaign
, The Republicans also will control tn
senate.
; The wet and dry issue also entere,
| into the Kentucky contest, state
! wide prohibition amendment appar
, emily having been defeated decsiveiy
| Lee NJ. Russell, Democrat wa
elected governor of Mississippi by tn
( usual majority. He was opposed by
Socialist, who polled only abou
, 10000 votes.
!. turned on judges of the suprem
court. Tammany Hall candidates SUI
= fering complete defeat.
In the city representative +. II
Iaugardia, Republican, was leadn,
Robert l.. Moran, the Tammany Demo
crat, fer president of the board of al
: dermen, but an official count may b
n necessity.
;. In Philadelphia representative
Il Hampton Moore, Republican, score
d an easy victory for mayor, and in So
Francisco. James Rolph, Jr., wa
5 swept into Office as mayor for tn
C third time in non partisan fight de
h feating former mayor Eugene /
= Schmitz.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 5.-Albert {
e Ritchie, Democrat, was elected gov
n ernor over Harry W.. Nice, Repui
l. lican, by plurality of approximatel
is 800 votes, according to unofficial RI
D turns and estimates received up to
o'clock this afternoon. II was tn
u closest election ever held in Mary
l. land.