Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12
COOLIDGE VICTORY
PLEASES WILSON
President Wires Massachusetts
Governor Congratulations.
JERSEY WON BY DEMOCRAT
Edward |. Edwards Elected Governor
by Plurality of 12,0oo-Repuhlic-
ans Carry New York City and
acknowledgements Win in
MARYLAND.

Washington, Nov. 6.-President VII
son from his sick bed dictated tele-
gram to Governor Coolidge OF MasSa-
cbusetts. congratuating him on his re-
election and saying it was a victory
for law and order.
President Wilson's condition was so
much improved that election returns
were given him as they came III our
ing the early part of the night.
The president was especially inter-
ested in the returns from his home
state of New Jersey.
Vets Ahead in Ohio.
Columbus, O., Nov. 6.-With COM
plete and incomplete returns received
from 80 out of the SO counties, and
representing slightly more than one
third of the precincts in the state, hg-
ures at the office of Secretary OF State
Smith showed the four prohibition
proposals giving wet majorities OF
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mayor Harry L. Davis (Rep), was
reelected in Cleveland; Mayor Cornell
Schneider Qnd), was reelected In
Toledo, and Mayor George J. karb
Dem), was defeated for reelection
in Columbus by J. J. Thomas (Rep).
Democrats Win in New Jersey.
Trenton, n. j., Nov. 6.-Edward l.
Edwards, Democratic candidate for
governor of New Jersey, was elected
by a plurality of approximately 1900.
The victor staked his political flu
ture upon the vets and won. The
Republican nominee had the backing
of the Anti-Saloon league. Leaders of
both parties professed to believe this
was the issue which had most to do
with deciding the contest.
Republicans Garry New York City.
New York, Nov 6.-Republicans
elected the head of their ticket in New
York city by 1868 plurality. He is
Mai. F. II. La Guardia, who will be
president of the board of aldermen
He is veteran of the great war.
Democrats Win in Maryland.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. Elm the
closest election ever held in Maryland,
Albert c. Richards, a Democrat, wins
for governor by less than 1000 plu-
rality.
Kentucky Wet and Republican.
Louisville. KY, Nov. 6.-Kentucky
sustained it's reputation by voting Wet
but surprised the country by electing
a Republican, Edwin E. Morrow, gov
ernor. His plurality is over 10000.
Democrats Sweep Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss, Nov. 6.-Additionai
returns from Tuesdays election served
only to roll up the big majority by
which Mississippi state offices were
carried by Democrats.
Coolidge Wins in Massachusetts.
Boston, Nov. Gov Calvin Coo
lidge (Rep.). who made support of law
and order the sole issue of his cam
paign, was reelected by a plurality
of PATH over Richard II. Long
Dem.). The revised vote of the state
complete: Coolidge, 317S47; Long,
1868.
The vote given Governor Coolidge
was the largest ever cast for governor
in this state, although his plurality has
been exceeded.
Fifty-Fifty in Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. en- Chicago the
Democrats elected a superior court
Judge and the Republicans a judge of
the circuit court. All the bond issues
and municipal propositions were car
ried The initiative and referendum
also won. Party lines were eliminated
in the election of delegates to the con-
Stitutional convention.
Downstate the party nominees rep
resenting the Republicans. who are in
n majority in most of the districts,
were elected without trouble. The Re
pubicans will have a majority in the
constitutional convention of about 80.