Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1907 — RESULTS OF ELECTIONS [ARTICLE]

RESULTS OF ELECTIONS

Overwhelming Victory for Tammany in New York. TOM JOHNSON WINS. Cleveland Mayor Re-Elected in Hard Fight with Burton. HUNOIS COUNTIES GO “DKY” American Party Successful in Salt -• Lake City. New York —Hearst-Republican alliance beaten by Tammany.. Cleveland, Ohio —Johnson defeat* Roosevelt’s candidate, Burton; assures 3-cent car fare. Salt Lake City, Utah—Mormonism hit by election of Bransford anti-Mormon Mayor. San Francisco Anti-graft element wins in election of Acting Mayor Taylor and District Attorney Langdon, graft prosecutor. Kentucky—Republicans elect Willson Governor, switching Stats from Democratic column. Toledo, Ohio—Open-town platform elects Brand Whitlock (Independent) Mayor. Columbus, Ohio —Republicans elect Bond Mayor, defeating Duncan, who declared for “lid.” Cincinnati, Ohio—Markbreit, Republican, elected Mayor, city returning to Republican Leader Cox’s control. Maryland—Democrats elect Crothers Governor. Nebraska—Republicans elect justice of Supreme Courn Rhode Island —Democrats re-elect Gov. Higgins. Pennsylvania Sheats, Republican, sleeted State Treasurer. New Jersey—Katzenbach, Democrat, elected Governor. Virginia—Democrats regain control of Legislature.

Much importance properly is attached to the results of Tuesday’s elections, notwithstanding the fact that they were limited to a few States and a number of cities. With some exceptions, the voters showed a full appreciation of the issues presented to them. Tom Johnson has been elected mayor of Cleveland for the fourth time, 'though by a reduced plurality, over the Republican candidate, Congressman Burton. Though the traction issue was kept to the front in the campaign, rfnnhHpjm the general[ results of Mayor Johnson’s efforts to improve and broad en the scope of the municipal service had much to do with his success. His notahle victory, together with the striking defeat of the Hearst-Republican ticket In New York, brings Johnson conspicuously to the front in Democratic national politics The reform candidates won a splendid victory in San Francisco. District Attorney Langdon is re-elected and will continue his work of prosecuting grafters of high and lo# degree. In Salt Lake the American party has overthrown the mormon element, thus loosening the strangle hold of the church on Utah politics. An Important development was the desertion of the church candidates by thousands of mormon voters, who do not desire longer to mix politics with their religion.

Kentucky has elected Willson, Republican, for Governor. Not since Taylor was unseated after the murder of Goebel has that State had a Republican executive. Maryland apparently demonstrated the effectiveness of Its law to smother the negro vote by electing a Democratic governor over the Republican candidate. Rhode Island has re-elected Its Democratic governor, Higgins, but its peculiar election laws have permitted it to return another strong Republican legislature. By no means the least striking feature of the election was the sweeping success of prohibition in Illinois districts which took advantage of the new local-option law to vote on the question of saloons. The results prove that the people in many parts of the State want protection from the evils of liquor selling. Isaacs Toted Oa.

Pennsylvania—State treasurer. New Jersey—Liberal Governor elected. Rhode Island—Governor and State officers. Maryland—Governor and State officers. ■ V . Utah —Municipal officials; MormonIsm an issue. Kentucky—Voters show preference for local option law. i Nebraska —Supremo Court Justice; other State officials. California—-Municipal elections; graft issue in San Francisco. New York—County judges snd sheriff; Republicans and fusionists combined. Virginia—General Assembly, county, and eight district congressional tickets' out, Ohio —Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo elect Mayors favoring liberal saloon policy. Delaware —Two districts of State prohibit sale of Iquor; one favors it; on* in doubt. and State officers; ten tickets resulting from Whit-ney-Bartlett controversy; railroad merger issue. Illinois —Eight counties otft of seventeen voting are completely against licensing saloons. Prohibitionists win In many districts of other counties.