The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-11-18
CONTROL GIVEN
TO DEMOCRATS
MARYLAND AND KENTUCKY PASS
FROM REPUBLICAN RANKS
IN THURSDAYS ELECTION
Mayor HyIan Of New York Is Reflect
ed BY Large Majority; Eleven
Die In Kentucky As Re-
suit of Election Fight

New York-Two states-Maryland
and Kentucky-have passed from Re
publican to Democratic control as a
result Of Tuesdays elections, as
shown in returns available here Wed
nesday morning.
In Maryland, the entire lower house
OF the legislature and 10 out of 81
members OF the senate were elected,
and it was believed in Baltimore early
Wednesday that the Democrats had Sc
cured a dominating position in both
houses. In Kentucky the Democrats
regained control of the state legisla-
ture, lost to the Republicans two years
ago, and claimed So out of 100 mem
bers of the lower house and 10 out of
SO seats in the senate Returns for
two senatorial districts were incom-
plete Wednesday morning. Mrs. Mary
Flanery Of Catlettsburg had apparent
ly won the honor Of being the first
woman to be elected to the Kentucky
legislature.
New Jersey Republicans claimed to
total of go seats contested and assert
ed the party lineup in the senate would
stand as 1t did last year-15 Repub-
licans and six Democrats. The wet
and dry issue played prominent part
In that state, the Republicans standing
for strict enforcement of the state
prohibition act, while the Democrats |
favored Its modification or repeal
Only one governorship hinged on |
Tuesdays balloting, Virginia electing
State Senator Il. Lee Trinkle, Demo-
crat, by large majority over Henry
w. Anderson, Republican.
The voters of Ohio apparently were
heavily in favor of the soldiers bonus
proposal, announcement being made by
Secretary of State Smith that In his
opinion 1t would be carried by 100000
The bonus proposal would call for an
amendment to the state constitution,
which would authorize the issuance of
state bonds up to $25,0O0,OOO, out of
which ohio veterans of the great war
would be paid $40 for each month in
the service, the total payments to any
one man not exceeding $3.50
Fatal election riots occurred In Ken
lucky, the centers of disturbance being
In Breathitt and Estill counties and
IN the city of Louisville. Ten per-
sons are reported to have been killed
md nearly score wounded. {
Louisville. Ky.-Kentucky awoke t
Tuesday from another costly election [
o find eleven dead and fourteen n
Two of the wounded were t
ot expected to live. t
The most fatal election fights were f
n "bloody BreathItt," where eight
rere killed In fight at Clayhole, and
ylvester Howard Jr. was shot to death o.
I Spring Fork. Two were probably r
atally wounded and two others serl- &.
usly hurt at Clayhole. a,
Other casualties were In Havenna c.
nd Frozen Creek. 4,
Republicans claimed the election of a,
Iouston Quinn for mayor of Louis 90
lie by 5000 votes against Harris,
I I,
New York-Democratic candidates -
,aded by Mayor John F. Hylan made y
clean sweep of the principal city and =.
unity offices In Tuesdays municipal
ection, the mayor receiving the I'M ~
ecedented plurality of 417.9S6. The ~
mple;e vote In the city's 2079 cleo -
IN districts was: Hylan, 1854. '1
snry II. Curran Republican, running
a coalition ticket, 336.SSS; and ia
b Panken. Socialist, IS, POO. ISL
Mayor HylaD's plurality is the larg- Uni
ever received by Democratic can ou
late for any office In this city and is ne
nparable only with President Har- III
lg's plurality of 43S,471 in the presi- the
ntial election last year. cat
approximately 90 per cent of the
VS. l,263.940 registered voters, which
luded 447,0l5 women, went TO the viii
Is. John r. voorhis. vetrean COM Of
ssioner OF elections, declared II was the
, of the quietest elections In his coll
eer. Der
n every borough the coalition can has
ate went down under avalanche of rails
nocratic votes. the mayors plural car
in each case exceeding the total
e cast for Curren. j
kon
Should Spank People ord
ort Collins COlO-If the Lord did / c,n,