The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-11
HYLANRE-ELECTED
GOTHAM MAYOR
Defeats Fusion Candidate by APP
proximately 100000; Largest
Plurality on Record.
SOCIALIST RUNS THIRD.
Virginia Chooses Democratic Cover
nor; Ohio Adopts Soldier Bonus
Amendment; Shank Elected
Mayor of indianapolis.

New York-Mayor John F. Hylan,
Democrat, was reelected by the
largest plurality ever given mayor
atty candidate in this city.
The vote, with 2S9 districts out of
2,7O9 in the city missing, :-Hylan,
$40; Henry C. Curran, Republican,
running on coalition ticket, 296,082,
and Jacob Panken, Socialist, 1873
II Hylan's ratio of gain is maintained
his plurality will be about $4,000.
| Mayor Hylan swept into office with
him the Depocratic candidates for
city comptroller, president of the
board of aldermen and the five Dor,
ough presidencies.
Women voted in municipal cleo
tion here for the first time. OF the
total of 1,263,940 voters, 447015 were
| women
Socialist Vote Drops.
The Socialist vote for mayor was
lighter than that of 1917, when Morris
Hillquit polled 144,973 votes.
In the statewide contest for associ1
ate Judge of the Court of Appeals, the
tricts missing, was: William S. An
drews, Republican, 323,54S; Townsend
Scudder, Democrat, 556,952, and Heze.
kiah D. Wilcox, Socialist, 90,523
Mayor Hylan carried all five Dor.
oughs, leading the ticket throughout
the city.
Hylan Pledges Course.
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pledged that his future course would
be one to confirm the peoples faith
in him. The statement criticized GER
tain New York newspapers which op-
posed him. They had pursued a stu.
died course to discredit him and his
administration for the past four years,
he charged, to the detriment of the
city's good name and business inter
ests. He expressed the hope that the
civic patriotism of those newspapers
would ''be educated by the result"
After sending a telegram of con-
graduation to the mayor, Mr.. Curran
said:
"The majority rules and the major
ity has spoken. I deeply appreciate
the work of the men and women who
aided me in the cause have had the
honor to lead Let us now bend our
efforts as citizens to the good of our
city. Service and citizenship come
first"
Virginia Elects Democrat.
Richmond, Va-State Senator E.
Lee Trinkle, Democrat, was elected
governor of Virginia by plurality of
at least $4,000, according to early re-
turns.
Soldier Bonus Wins in Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio-Returns from ap-
proximately one-fifth of the precincts
in Ohio showed the soldiers bonus
amendment leading by almost three
to one.
Shank Wins in indianapolis.
Indianapolis Samuel Lewis Shank,
Republican and former mayor of In
dianapolis, went into office again on
landslide. He defeated his Demo.
cratic opponent, Boyd M. Ralston, by
majority placed unofficially at 5000.
Democrats Claim Maryland.
Baltimore-The election of William
S. Gordy, Jr., Democrat, as comptroller
over Oliver Metzerott, Republican, and
control of the legislature in Maryland
were claimed by the Democrats on the
basis of early returns.
"Wet" Wins in Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Frank X. Schawb,
Republican, running on a platform de-
claring for amendments of the Vol,
stead act to permit the sale of beer
and light wines, was elected mayor
of Buffalo by majority of 1853.
Cleveland Elects kohler.
Cleveland, Ohio-Fred Kohler, for.
mer chief of police, and present coun-
ty commissioner, running as an indie
pendent Republican candidate, was
elected mayor of Cleveland over Mayor
William E. Fitzgerald, Republican.