The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-25
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Election Day Results in New
York, Detroit and
Elsewhere.
BY EDWARD w. PlcKARD

BY EDWARD w. PlcKARD
nov. AL SMITHS stock MS Pres
NJ idential nominee possibility. al
ready pretty high, took quite jump
as a result Of the elections in New
York state. The Democratic organi-
cations elected nearly all their candi-
dates in the metropolitan district, but
the party's biggest victory was in the
vote on the nine proposed constitu-
ti0nal amendments. The governor op-
posed the sixth Of these, to lengthen
the term of the governor to four years
and hold the state elections in Presi-
Dental years, and this was defeated
by a huge majority. The other eight
proposed amendments, all supported by
Smith, went over by big votes. One
of them raises the debt limit of New
York city so that additional bonds for
$3OO,OO0,000 may be issued for new
subway construction. The adoption OF
this was considered a personal victory
for Mayor Walker.
Detroit's exciting mayoralty election
resulted in the defeat of Mayor John
w. Smith, an avowed enemy Of prohi-
bition, by John c.. Lodge, the candi-
date of the Anti-Saloon league and
other reform organizations on bone
dry program. However, the glee OF
the drys was somewhat tempered
when Mr.. Lodge, who had maintained
silence during the campaign, asserted
that he was absolutely free from obi
cations and pledges, and continued:
"This wet and dry matter was
dragged into the campaign. 1t was
never an issue. We can have orderly
law enforcement without asking the
aid or advice of the professional drys,
with the emphasis on professional.
There will be positively no shopping
In Ohio the. Anti-Saloon league met
with defeat when the voters rejected
the Marshall bill which would place
justices of the peace on feeNsalary
basis and thereby give them authority
to hear and decide cases involving IN
fraction of the prohibition laws.
Lovers of horse racing and those
who like to bet on the ponies rejoiced
in the victory of Judge Elem d. Samp-
son, Republican, over ]. c. W. Beck
ham, Democrat, for governor of Ken.
lucky. The winner made his campaign
as d friend of racing, and the loser
was opposed to it and to pari-mutuel
betting, and the Kentucky Jockey club
took a most active part in the fight.
Senator-elect William S. Ware of
Pennsylvania scored In Philadelphia,
where his campaign manager, Harry
A. Mackey, was elected mayor, de-
feating j. Hampton Moore, Citi-
zens' party candidate. But this
may involve Mr.. Ware in new
slush fund scandal, for the Citizens
party council asserts that the Ware
forces expended approximately ST.
100000" and crowded the polls with
watchers and workers, 'some of whom
not only. intimidated voters but doled
out copious allowances of $40 notes
and dispensed liquid refreshments law
ishly." Wherefore the council may
seek to invalidate the election.
At this writing it appears certain
that James Rolph, Jr., was reelected
mayor of San Francisco, defeating
James e. Power.
Indianapolis has new mayor, who
will serve until 1880, when the city
manager system goes into effect. He
is L. Ert Slack, former United States
district attorney. and he was elected
by the city council to fill the unex-
pired term of John Duvall, who re-
signed after conviction Of corrupt
practices. Slack at times has served
as an attorney for the khan and for
the Anti-Saloon league. He is person
ally dry. His friends point out he
is not klansman, and that his sole
income has always been his legal fees.
all is being spattered all over the
~ place down in Washington, where
the grand jury is Investigating the al
legged attempts to fix the Fall-Sinclair
jury or to subject the jurors to i'm.
proper surveillance. William J. Burns.
head of the detective agency whose
operatives were employed by persons