The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-03
Elections

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ton observers that he is no fash
in the pan. He won New YORK state
easily in the goyernOrship race last
year. Now he has named his oVn
candidate for lieutenant governor
in test year and his nominee won
without any trouble.
Late reports indicate that Dew
ey's nominee. State Senator Joe
r. Hanley will defeat the Demo
cratic nominee. Lieut.. Gen. William
y. Haskell tretired) by an even
greater majority than Dewey won
the goyerno-ship a year ago.
Wins Confidence
To Republicans this means that
Dewey's administration OF New
York has won the confidence and
appreciation OF the voters in Pres
dent Roosevelts home state.
Hence there can be no surprise In
the fact that Dewey has gained
stature as the Republicans poten-
tial nominee in the 1914 race.
There was considerable Repub.
lican acclaim and like Democratic
disappointment in the outcome Of
the New Jersey election. The Dem
ocrats were hopeful OF carrying the
state once Mayor Frank Hague Of
Jersey City and Democratic Gov
ernor Charles Edison had ended
their long time enmity to mutually
support Mayor Vincent J. Murphy
OF Newark for governor.
Easy Victory
However. the Republican. walter
E. Edge, New Jersey governor In
World War one, former L. :, SEN
ator and former ambassador TO
France. easily defeated Murphy.
Washington observers regarded
the New Jersey outcome as indicat-
ins the Republicans can carry the
state next year even against Mr.
Roosevelt as a four term candidate
for the presidency. With Edison
and Hague together they saw the
Democrats as having their top
strength but conceded that the New
Jersey voters must have a Repub-
lican nominee whom they like II
the state is to go GO? in 1914. This
belief served only TO enhance Dew
ey's availability.
The rest OF the elections failed to
make any material impression on
Washington observers except for
the race run by the Republican,
Judge simeon :. Willis, against
the Democrat, J. Lyter Donaldson,
for the goyernorship OF Kentucky
The fact that a Republican was
running a close second to Dem
ocrat in Kentucky gave the COP
great confidence In their party's
political future and at the same
time shocked the Democrats. The
Democrats have won Kentucky cas-
lily since 1881. the first year of their
comeback after their national de
feats following World War |.
The Philadelphia election also
pleased the Republicans when act
ing mayor Bernard Samuel was
elected overwhelmingly TO a full
term as mayor over William c. Bull
lit, former Roosevelt ambassador
to a half dozen European coun-
tries. The President interviewed In
behalf OF Buliitt but Samuel won
by a majority that indicated Penn
sylvania can be expected to slide
into the Republican column mex;
year just as it did in 1912.
The Republicans picked up a
number OF mayoralties in eastern
states. They won in Columbus and
Cincinnati, but lost in Cleveland.
They won in Hartford, Conn, and
Worcester, Mass. but lost in New
Haven and Bridgeport.
Observers declared that these
elections like the mayoralty races
in Detroit and San Francisco, which
were settled on a non-partisan basis
offered small Hight on the 1914 pres.
idpntial race