Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 251, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1917 — Tammany Entry Wins in Now York; Jewett at Indianapolis-Other Results [ARTICLE]
Tammany Entry Wins in Now York; Jewett at Indianapolis-Other Results
New York, Nov. 6.—Returns for mayor of the city of New York with seventy-two election districts musing are as follows: Jewett, republican, 51,950. Hylan, democrat, 288,435. Hillquit/ socialist, 134,89*0. Mitchell, fusion, 145,459*. New York, Nov. 6.—-John F. Hylan, a county judge of Kings county, was elected mayor of New York today by a plurality of more than 100 r 000. He carried with him the entire democratic city ticket, including Charles L. Craig for comptroller, Alfred E. Smith, now sheriff of New York county, for president of the board of aidermen, and Edward Swann for district attorney. ' The indications are that the democrats will have a majority in the board of estimate which controls the expenditure of the city funds. Indianapolis, Nov. 6.—The republican ticket, headed by Charles W. Jewett, candidate for mayor, was elected in Indianapolis today according to unofficial returns from all precincts. Jewett's vote was larger than that of any other candidate on his ticket. The unofficial returns in the mayoralty race were: Jewett, republican, 21,091; Shank, home rule, 17,154; Miller, democrat, 12,154. Qccupying second place the home rule party will be represented in the next council with three members.
Lafayette.—The entire democratic ticket was elected in Lafayette. Geo. R. Durgan led with a majority of 2,064, with every other democratic candidate coming under the wire with a safe majority. Edward J. Vaughan, present city clerk, led the republican ticket in a race for reelection, but with every one of his running mates was defeated by a heavy majority. Boston, Mass., Nov. 6.—Governor McCall and the rest of the. republican state ticket were re-elected by a, large plurality today. The three proposed constitutional amendments, including one forbidding the appropriation of state funds for private institutions, were adopted. Returns from 400 out of 965 election precincts out of Boston give for governor: Mansfield, D, 32,462; McCall, R, 71,900. iLieut.-Gov., R? 70,936; Hale, D and Pro., 28,575. Muncie—Mayor Rollin H. Bunch, democrat, was re-elected here today over Charles O. Grafton, republican, with an unofficial majority of 2,004. The entire democratic ticket was elected excepting that two republican councilmen out of eight were successful. Valparaiso—With a light vote cast, R. L. Sisson, citizen, was re-elected mayor over A. W. Lytle, republican. Delphi—Republicans elected the en tire city ticket by big majorities; Robinson, mayor; Arnold, clerk; Rinehart, treasurer; Hay, Wells, Unlm, Shaffer, German, Gros, councilmen. Crawfordsville —Kennedy, republican, defeated Canine, democrat, for
mayor by 485 votes. The entire republican ticket was elected. Attica—Jesse Martin, republican, was elected mayor by 224. Mom* Blount, democrat, was elected treasurer by 296. Clint Consman, repubican candidate for clerk, was elected by a majority of 132. The balance of the republican ticket was elected. South Bend—Unofficial figures at a late hour tonight indicated Frank Carson, republican, elected over Rudolph Ackerman, democrat, for mayor by 58 votes. Marion —Elkana Hulley, R, defeated Ora Wylie, socialist, and Wilber Williams, democrat, for mayor. The republicans elected five councilmen and the socialists two, the democrats failing to get a man over. Anderson —Official returns show the re-election of Mayor J. H. Mellett, democrat, by a plurality of 92. Republicans elected four of the five councilmen and the city clerk. Fort Wayne—Twenty-eight precincts out of 31 show that W. S. Cutshall, R, has been elected mayor by an overwhelming majority.
