Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1899 — ELECTION RESULTS. [ARTICLE]

ELECTION RESULTS.

REPORTS FROM VARIOUS STATES ON TUESDAY’S BATTLE. Ohio, Kentucky and lowa Elect Republican Governors-Democrat. Win in (Several States-Nebraska Carried by Fusionlsts—lncomplete Returns. Elections were held in twelve States Tuesday. Ohio, lowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Maryland and Massachusetts elected a Governor and other State officers; Nebraska a judge of the Supreme Court and two regents of the State University; Pennsylvania a treasurer and judges of the Supreme and of the Superior courts; South Dakota three justices of tbe Supreme Court, and New York, New Jersey and Virginia a Legislature. There were five tickets in Ohio, five in lowa, six in Kentucky, two in Mississippi, three hi Nebraska, two in South Dakota, three in Maryland, five in Pennsylvania and five in Massachusetts. In Kansas and Colorado county officers were elected, and municipal elections were held in San Francisco, Salt Lake, New Orleans and Detroit. And in addition to a sheriff and some judicial officers in Greater New York mayoralty elections were held in some of the other cities in New York. 'Hie returns from the battle of the ballots in the various States up to a late hour Tuesday night indicated that in Ohio Nash (Rep.) had been elected Governor by a substantial plurality. Jones (lad-) received a large vote in the cities. In Nebraska Holcomb, the fusion candidate for Supreme Court judge, defeated Reese, his Republican opponent, by a large plurality. Democrats dtade a clean sweep in Maryland, carrying the State by 12,000 and electing a majority in the Assembly and State Senate. Kentucky is claimed by both Republicans and Democrats, with the chances favoring the election of Taylor, the Republican candidate. The vote is very close and/ may require the official count to decide it. Republicans win in lowa by a plurality ranging from 50,000 to 60,000. Greater New York goes Democratic by 55,000. Republicans gained several Assemblymen in the upper part of the State. Mazet is defeated for the Legislature. Democrats re-elect Mayor Maybury in Detroit. James D. Phelan. Democrat, is elected Mayor of San Francisco. Virginia and Mississippi went Democratic by increased majorities, while Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Dakota remain in the Republican column.