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for themselves He declined to make
comment on the returns today.
The Democratic national chairman,
Postmaster General James A. Farley,
however, saw in the results much for
the Democrats to rejoice over. He had
hoped for the election of Mckee, a
Roosevelt Democrat. as Mayor of New
York But he made it clear that he
believed the Democrats of New York
had shown conclusively that they were
sick Of John F. Curry, the Tammany
boss, who has fought Farley at every
turn. The defeat of Tammany under
the Curry leadership was admittedly
gain for Farley, even though his own
candidate did not win. Mckee ran Sec
ond to La Guardia. The final vote for
Mayor was given by the Associated
Press. as follows: La Guardia, 1858 8551:
Mckee, 604,045; O'Brien, 586i00 and
Charles Solomon, Socialist, 63,450.
Pecora Is Defeated.
Fusion gained practically complete
control of the city government in New
York, bitter blow to Tammany, which
won with its candidates only in Man.
Pecora, candidate for district attorney,
who has gained fame as special counsel
for the Senate Banking Committee in
vestigation was defeated, losing to the
Tammany candidate, Dodge.
While the Democrats won mayoralty
contests in a number of Upstate cities
which have been Republican in the past,
they were unable to gain control of the
Assembly, the lower body of the State
Legislature This was a goal they had
set themselves particularly The Re-
publicans, in the Tammany debacle,
actually picked six or eight Assembly
seats which have been held in the past
by Democrats.
Macy. the Republican State chairman
OF New York declared himself well
pleased with the results and particu-
larly he took thrust at the effort of
the Roosevelt administration, as repre-
sented by Postmaster General Farley,
because of its failure to elect Mckee
mayor of New York City.
Davis Winner in Cleveland.
The Democrats lost, too. in the
mayctalty contest in Cleveland, where
Harry Davis one-time Republican Gov
ernor Of Ohio, defeated Ray Miller, the
Democratic nominee, by narrow mar
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intraparty struggle, which was fatal to
them.
In Upstate New York the Democrats
elected mayor of Buffalo the first time
since 1914. George Zimmerman; Henry
F. Thurston, Democrat, was chosen
mayor of Lockport, the first Democrat
to have that Office in 16 years, and
Cortland for the first time since its
incorporation 80 years ago elected a
Democratic mayor. The OConnell
Democratic organization, which has
usually played ball with Tammany,
elected its candidate, Boyd Thatcher, for
mayor of Albany.
For the first time in 35 years the
Democrats elected mayor in Lancaster
Pa, but they lost the mayoralty race in
Springfield, Mass, where a Democrat
has been in Office. The Democrats also
lost In Bridgeport and Hartford, Conn.
In Bridgeport, however, it was the
Socialist candidate, Jasper McLevy, who
was elected mayor the first member of
his party ever to be so honored in the
Nutmeg State.
The Democratic party will lay claim
to the credit for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. 1t may do so with some
justice, although the actual repeal has
been brought about this year with the
aid of as many Republican votes as
Democratic But the Democratic party
made repeal respectable. It nominated
a wet candidate for President in 1928.
Alfred E. Smith. He was overwhelmed
at the polls by Herbert Hoover, whose
aides declared stanchly for the con-
tinuance of prohibition. Last year, the
Democratic party went the whole hog,
1t nominated wet, Franklin D. Roose-
welt, and wrote a Wringing wet platform
on which he was to stand for election
The resolution for the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment was adopted by
the Senate February Is. 1892, 63 to %
with 10 not voting. The House voted
on the resolution February 20 and
adopted it, 289 to 121, with l6 not
voting.
When the resolution submitting the
eighteenth amendment was adopted the
vote in the Senate was IS to 90 with IL
not voting. The vote in the House for
submission of the prohibition amend
ment to the States was 282 to 1913, with
% not voting.