Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1897 — BATTLE OF BALLOTS [ARTICLE]

BATTLE OF BALLOTS

Results of the Elections in Various States. APATHYISAFEATURE Contest Hottest in Ohio, lowa and New York City. Van Wyck Given 84,000 Plurality in New York City-Governor Bushnell and His State Ticket Associates Victorious—*• cnator Hanna in a Close Fight-Shaw, in lowa, Is Given About 23,000 Plurality-Democrats Claim Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Nebraska-Colorado for Silver. The elections held in the year immediately following a presidential contest are almost invariably marked by a lack of interest and the chief feature of the contests in the various States Tuesday was the apathy manifested by the electors. There is a falling off in the vote of both parties, and while the Democrats show relative gains when compared with the phenomenal presidential vote of last year, the stay-at-home vote is made of nearly an equal percentage of both parties. New York. The State of New York has reversed a plurality of 2(>8,41>9 for McKinley to a Democratic majority of 84,000 for A. B. Parker as chief judge of the court of appeals. The Republicans may also have lost the Assembly, in which last year they had seventy majority. New York City has elected Robert G. Van Wyck, the Tammany candidate, as Mayor by a plurality of 82,000. Seth Low, the Citizens’ Union nominee, finished second in the race, while General Benjamin F. Tracy, Republican, and Henry George, Jeffersonian Democrat, follow in the order named. lowa, lowa elects L. M. Shaw and the Republican State ticket by about 25,000 plurality. The Republican State committee claims 35,000 or more. The Legislature is overwhelmingly Republican. It is figured that the Republican vtsfe in tne State fell off 25 per cent, while the fusion vote is only reduced about 10 per cent. The fusiouists admit their defeat by an adverse plurality of 15,000. McKinley’s plurality last year was 05,552, but it included the fotes of many thousand sound money Democrats, who scattered this year. Ohio. Ohio re-elected Governor Bushnell and the entire Republican State ticket, but the Legislature, which will elect the successor to Marcus A. Hanna in the United State Senate at the time this is written, is claimed by both Republicans and Democrats, and the official vote may be required to settle the Senatorial vote. Hamilton County (Cincinnati) went Democratic except on Governor, while Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) went Republican.

Massachusetts. Massachusetts re-elects Wolcott, Republican, Governor - by 1(18,000 votes, against 80,000 for Williams, Democrat, and 17,500 for Everett, gold Democrat. The lower house of the Legislature will stand 200 Republicans to 40 Democrats, while the Senate will stand 33 Republicans to 7'Democrats. * Maryland. Maryland returns up to midnight Tuesday leave it a matter of doubt whether the Legislature which will choose a successor to Senator Gorman will be Democratic or Republican. Both parties claim it. Gorman’s friends claim that it is reasonably certain he will be returned. Kentucky. Kentucky has gone Democratic. The returns up to a late hour indicate that Sam ,T. Shackleford, ihe silver Democratic candidate for clerk of the Court of Appeals, has from 5,000 to 7,000 plurality. Louisville has elected a Democratic Mayor by at least 4,000. Virginia, Virginia has elected the Democratic State ticket, headed by .1. Hoge Tyler for Governor, by a majority exceeding 50,000. Returns indicate that not a Republican or Populist has been elected to the Legislature. There was a very small vote. South Dakota. South Dakota polled a light vote. Democrats joined with the Republicans against the Populists. Of the eight Circuit judges, tiie Republicans elect five. In the second district a Populist majority of 1.000 was overturned, Republicans winning by 500. Later returns may add to Republican victories. Nebraska. Nebraska lias gone Democratic. At midnight the fusion State chairman claimed the State by from 20,000 to 25,000 plurality. The Lincoln State Journal (Rep.) at that hour conceded the defeat of the Republican State ticket. The chairman of the Republican State committee made no statement. Colorado. Colorado has probably been tarried by the silver men, although the result is in doubt, owing to the delay in getting returns from outlying district!. Violent storms kept many voters ind«>rs. Women. counted upon to help thffsilver men, were unable to get to the poJf. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania held its qMetest election in many jears. The featwe was the extensive scratching of the mnme of James S. Beacon, candidate for ■tatc treasurer. Returns indicate a snbsAntial Republican majority. §