Evening star., 1925-11-04
ELECTIONS FOLLOW
OLD LINES, NEITHER
PARTY SHOWS GAIN
Democrats Win New York
MayoraIty and Elect Gov
ernor in New Jersey.
REPUBLICAN Is NAMED
AS MAYOR OF BOSTON
Racial and Religious Fights Fea-
ture Local Voting-Smith
Cause Seen Helped.
Ry G.. GOULD LINCOLN.


the Democrats piled up a huge vic
tory in s,he New York city mayoralty
,race and elected Harry a. Moore Coy.
eruor Of New Jersey.
In the congressional elections, only
two in number and necessitated by
deaths, the Republicans and Demo
Gratis split even. Stewart Appleby,
Eepublican. son of the late Repre-
sentative r. Frank Appleby. was
chosen To succeed his father in the
third New Jersey district, and in the
third Kentucky district John w.
Moore. Democrat, was elected TO sue
ceed the late Representative Robert
Y. Thomas. also Democrat. This
kentucky district was carried for
Senator Sackett, Republican, last
year
The Republicans elected mayor
IN Boston for the first time in IS
wears. But this turnover was largely
due to the fact that the Democrats
were badly split. with seven candi-
dates halloted for. The Republicans
had three candidates in the field, too.
hut they were better able to Concen-
rrate on one man. Malcolm +. Nichols,
and were successful.
Smith May BE Helped.
The widest stretch of ina Sination
can scarcely make political capital
out of the results either for the
EepubliCans or the Democrats from
the national point of view. The re-
suits in New York. however, will be
viewed as adding something to the
prestige of Gov. Al Smith. and 10
that extent may be expected TO have
an influence on the growing sentl-
ment in favor of his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for Pres
ident in 1928.
OF no little interest. however, are
the results in certain municipal cleo
tionS where the racial and religious
issues were raised. particularly in De-
troit and in Buffalo. In the Mlchl-
gan city Mayor John W. Smith ap
parently has been victorious, defeat
ing Charles Bowles. the candidate
supported by the ku KluX Klan. The
Khan candidate was DEBATED also in
Buffalo, where Frank Y. SChwab was
reelected mayor over Ross Graves.
Schwab. like Mayor Smith in Detroit.
IS Catholic. and his administration
was attacked by the klan. There
was Klan attack in Virginia on
John NJ. Purcell. Democratic candi-
date for State treasurer and Cath
oic While the vote betweene Pir-
cell and John 3. Bassett, Republican
nominee for this office. was unusually
close, Purcell was elected
Klan Candidate Wins.
In Indianapolis John l.. Duvall.
Republican. accounted Khan candl-
>date has been elected mayor over
Walter Myers. Democrat. who was
supposed to have the support of the
anti-klan people. Duvalrs majority.
how ever, is reported 10 be consid-
crably less than that rolled up by
Khan candidates in recent years. Du-
vail succeeds a Republican mayor.
Virginia was the only State in the
Union to elect a governor besides
New Jersey. The Democratic nomi-
nee. Harry Flood Byrd of Winches-
ter, was elected over S. Harris Hoge,
his Republican opponent. as was en-
pected. by some 10000 votes.
The victory of the Democrats in
the New Jersey guberndtorial race
was, in fact, victory of the ''wets'
over the "drys." New Jersey has
heen and has voted wet" with great
consistency in recent years. While
II is true that President Coolidge
carried the State last year by about
reversed this vote and something
more in order to elect Harry A.
Moore governor. it is well understood
that party lines were ashed to ac-
rompliSh this result. State Senate
Arthur y. Whitney. the Republican
nominee, was labeled dry" by his
Democratic opponents. and although
he denied that he was a member of
or connected with the Anti Saloon
League the dry label stuck to him
throughout the campaign.
Coolidge Refused to Act.
Ii was charged also that he was the
Il Ian candidate, although he denied
too. that he had any connection with
that organization. Efforts We're made
in some quarters 10 get the Coolidge
administration TO take up the cudgels
for Whitney. and to make an issue of
the national administration in the cleo
tion. The administration, however.
kept its hands off.
The result in New Jersey as we'll as
that in New York will be used doubt
less. To advance the candidacy of Gov
tSmith of New York for the presden-
tial nomination three wears hence. and
for that reason it may he said to have
some national political significance.
otherwise there is none. Mr. Moore
will succeed Democratic governor in
offiCe-Cov. Silzer, who was elected in
1872
The nomination Of State Senator
Whitney by the Republicans several
months go was brought about over
The protest of Senator Edge of New
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