The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-13
"MOnsieur Beamcaire'
AFTERMATH OF
LATE ELECTION
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In the IT. two years. npparcnrry
he was the only man on the Demo
cratic ticket to pull through with the
possible exception Of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lunn.
Both branches Of the Legislature
will be safely Republican. The up
State districts overturned the Demo
cratic majority of one In the Senate
and gave the Republicans a margin of
three votes In the total Of 81. The
Assembly will be divided on the basis
of 95 Republicans to 55 Democrats.
Perhaps the greatest surprise as far
as results in the Empire State went,
was the poor showing made by Sena.
tor La Toilette. Socialist and radical
managers Of Mr.. La Follette's cam.
patgn In this State predicted a popu-
lar vote Of at least 100000 for him.
His total was only 430,911, of which
the city districts contributed approx
mately 100000 votes.
Most OF the La Toilette support was,
az expected, concentrated in the East
populated by voters OF foreign stock.
and the Brownsville section Of Brook
lyn and in the Bronx. The great bulk
OF the La Toilette vote outside of the
city was con tributed by Buffalo,
Schenectady Dunkirk, Troy and other
Industrial centers where the same ele-
ments of population lodge.
Outside Of New York and the East
several contests OF national impor-
tanco attracted great attention and
provided Republicans. and, in some in
stances, Democrats, more or less con
ISOLATION,
The defeat OF Senator Brookhart by
the Democratic candidate was not
wholly displeasing to the Republicans
due to his attack on President Cool
idge and General Dawes.
T,:s result of the Iowa Senatorial
contest clearly established the fact
that many thousands OF Republicans
had emphasized their displeasure over
his course In Washington by giving
President Coolidge 3 to victory.
GIliett Noses Out Victory.
One OF the few high spots in tho
balloting was provided by Massachu
sets.
President Coolidge carried the Bay
State by odds OF to l. In spite Of
this fact, however. 1t looked for a
time as II Senator Dave Walsh, Demo
crat, had beaten Speaker Gillett, his
Republican opponent. Complete re-
turns from the strong Republican
country districts came to the rescue
of the Speaker, however, and he ID
versed the turn and won the seat now
held by Mr. Walsh by a comfortable
plurality, though far below that given
President Coolidge.
Senator Edge will retain his seat
in New Jersey. His plurality over
Mayor Donnelly OF Trenton In the
New Jersey Senatorial contest was
somewhere around 10000. The Re-
publicans made quite complete
sweep in all OF the New Jersey con.
tests.
Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Democrat. was
elected to Congress from the Twelfth
New Jersey District, which takes In
Jersey City, She will be the first wo-
man sent to represent an Eastern
State In Congress.
Aside from the New York State
contest Tammsny had no reason to
complain OF Its treatment in the Ave
boroughs OF New York City 1t elect
ed by a handsome plurality Its three
candidates for the Supreme Court, its
nominee for Sheriff and held on to
most OF the Assembly districts rep
resented by adherents to the Wig
wan.
The local candidates OF the Demo
cratic organization in Brooklyn, the
Bronx and Queens were all pulled
through by Governor AL Smith.