Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-05
Results in Tuesdays Con.
tests Indicate Sweeping
Victory Next Year.
LOYALTY ISSUE
IN MASSACHUSETTS
sssildss, Republican, Elected Cover
nsr by Largest Plurality Ever Given
csndidats-ksntueky Also Elects
Republican GovSrnor-Wets Fail to
Get BY in Ohio conspiraey--Jsrssy
Elects Democrat.

More complete returns today OF
the oft-year election yesterday did
not change the outcome In any
important respect. The smashing
victory Of Calvin Coolidge. repuo-
ican. In Massachusetts. reelected
70 succeed himself as governor by
the largest vote ever polled by q
gubernatorial candidate in that
state, shared with an almost
equally decisive dry victory In
Ohio ~ the most striking results
of the voting. As an indication OK
the drift OF popularSentiment pre-
paratory to the elections next year.
yesterdays results wero watched
closely. Kentucky was swept into
the republican fold. but today's re-
ports made 1t certain that New
Jersey had gone democratic. Mary
land was still In doubt with the
democrat leading.
Local issues complicated the
fight in at least two states. In
Massachusetts the police strike in
Boston was said to underlay the
purely party division at the polls.
Richard II. Long appealed to tho
labor vote. while Governor Cool
idge stood squarely on his record
on dealing with the strike and
rolled up a plurality Of almost 1885,
900 votes.
In New Jersey Edward L Ed Z
wards, democrat, running on
wet" platform. had an apparently
safe lead Of almost 1000 over
Newton A. X. Bugbee, republican,
but the legislature win be reDub-
lcan by Q narrow margin.
The defeat Of Governor James
D. Black, Democrat for re-elec-
tion in. Kentucky, where Edwin =.
Morrow. his republican opponent,
was credited today with . plurality
OF $4,000, probably will be more
discussed than any other state re-
suit by party managers. who hayas
their eyes fixed on next years
campaign.
The republican also will control
the lower house Of the legislature.
while the democrats will control
the senate. The wet issue also en-
tered into the Kentucky contest.
the vets apparently having been
defeated.
L w. Russell was elected gov
ernor Of Mississippi by the usual
majority. The legislature will be
soliflIy democratic,
In New York state the election
turned on election Of judges to tho
supreme court. Tammany candi-
dates suffering complete defeat.
In the city Representative La
Guardia was, leading Robert L.
Moran. the Tammany Hall candi-
dats, for president Of the board Of
aldermen. =
Columbus. o.. Nov. b.-Ohio voter'
,ariy returns show. voted consistent!
vet or dry. on all four prohibition pro
,osals, despite predictions that tn
,ote would split.
Nets Hoped to Gain Year for BOOK
Ohio was the chief battle-ground /
he United States between the force
avorins and those opposing prohibl
ion. Leaders Of the opposing force
ay the result will have a tremendou
fleet on the Issue thruout the natiol
The battle was fought over four dis
inct phases OF the prohibition issu
hat many propositions being befol
he voters.
Two constitutional amendmen,
would repeal the present state prohibl
ion amendment and permit tho manu-
acture and sale Of 2N per cent liauor
rhe proposition to legalize the manu-
acture and sale Of the low per Ger
iQuor Is contained In both proposal
q Rsfsrsndurn on Amendment.
Voters also voted to approve or dis
approve the action Of the state legil
ature In ratifying the federal prohi
,ftion amendment, this being sui
nitte4 thru referendum. Ohio n II
irst state in the union to cast . poi
liar vote on the fcleral amendmen
I is the first tine in history that an
ederal amendment has been submit
ed to popular vote in state.
The fourth prohibition proposal IL
on the Crabbe prohibitit
enforcement act passed by the stat
The state wide prohibitio
was adopted year, az
sI1ii. more thai: 25 aaHaa
Real Fight for Booze. \.
The action Of the state legislatuI
n, ratifying the eighteenth amendmer
vent on the ballot after q furious figf
n the courts, q final decision on whic
d pending In the United States su
,refne court. Z.
fThe interesting situation lies In ii
possibility that IL series Of "ifi
came to pass the nation,
lrought might be STAYED off one yes
III the citizens OF Ohio should Srt
,erse the ratification by the state q
Iembly and II the United states su
,reme court should hold suoh aotio
salid ~. 70 < w, ,st4 =
Ohio was ono OF the thirty six stat,
whose votes were required to adol
Now, III Ohio should l
Knocked on the list, the wots Argu
.hak iha SaAaral secretary OF. atal
would have to substitute . list cor
'aaiaing T. = stAts which ratified ~
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