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,WH.IU,timSlrnxrwan ww "W- 16 The Commoner VOIATMM 11, Nuianot n Bum aiMUnuM.mtit 1 a It ' Election Results for 1911 Political "exports" seemed to of their platform. I shall earnestly agree prior to election day that the hope for their co-operation In re- results In Kentucky and Massa- forms planned In tne interest oi me chusetts would eerve as the beBt indi cations of present day tendencies. Kentucky went democratic after four years of republican rule by a ma jority of more than 30,000. Former Congressman McCreary was elected governor, the entire democratic state ticket was elected together with a democratic legislature which will in sure the election of Ollie James to the United States senate. In Massa chusetts Governor Fobs was re elected after a hard fight was made to defeat him. Other state officials in Massachusetts are republican. Rhode Island went republican, electing Governor Pothier for a third time by an increased plurality. In Pennsylvania republicans suf fered many losses. Philadelphia elected Rudolph Blankenburg, in dependent republican, and dis tinguished reformer to the office of mayor over George H. Earle, Jr., the republican candidate. The normal republican majority is between 75, 000 and 100,000. United States Senator Penrose led the fight for lUarle and mar Jo was defeated in a total vote of more than a quarter of a million. In Harrisburg, John J. Royal, democrat, was elected through a fusion of democrats and indepen dent republicans. In Ohio there were general demo cratic victories. Cincinnati elected to the office of mayor rienry T. Hunt, democrat, over a republican candi date who had been specifically in dorsed by President Taft. Toledo re-elected Mayor Brand Whitlock. Democrats elected mayors in Cleve land, Cincinnati, Columbus, Hamil ton and Zanesville. Republicans won at Youngstown, Akron and Dayton. Socialists elected mayors in two large Ohio cities, Canton and Lima. In Utah democrats and socialists made laTge gains. The Associated Press report says: "The socialist gains were made largely in the min ing camps, Eureka, Murray, Mam moth and Stockton electing socialist officers. The towns in which the nor mal republican majorities were main whole state, which we are ail sworn to serve." New Mexico went democratic. W. C. McDonald being elected to the office of governor. The legislature will bo republican. In Kansas Joseph A. Taggart was elected to congress from the Second Kansas district, succeeding the late Congressman Mitchell, republican.,. In Nebraska the republican state ticket was elected but Dan V. Stephens, democrat, was elected to congress from the Third Nebraska district. He will succeed the late James P. Latta. In San Francisco C. M. Fickert, union labor candidate, defeated Hathorn, democratic-republican can didate for district attorney. Other candidates elected were supported by the municipal conference organiza tion. The commission form of govern ment won in Chanute and Manhat tan, Kan., and in Sacramento, Cal. This makes 154 cities and towns now under direct commission form or some modified style of that system. Mississippi elected an entire demo cratic state ticket, including gover nor and legislature. The Associated Press prints the following Lincoln, Neb., dispatch: William J. Bryan expressed his satis faction over what he interpreted frpm the limited reports he had re ceived to be a general victory for the democrats of the country. He was particularly pleased with the re sult in the Second Kansas district, the apparent victory of Governor Fobs in Massachusetts and the elec tion of McCreary in Kentucky, car rying with it, he assumed, a demo cratic legislature in the latter state and insuring the election of Ollie James as United States senator. Mr. Bryan said he waB satisfied from the advices he had received that D. V. Stephens, democrat, had been elected congressman in the Third Nebraska district. The following dispatch came from Columbus, O: Basing his opinion on tained include Ogden, Brigham City, the results in Massachusetts, Ken Richfield, Springville, Lehigh, Bph riam and Spanish Fork. The demo crats elected their tickets in Logan, Kaysville, Prive, Beaver, Coatville, Mount Pleasant, Grantsville, Payser, Park City and Heber. The election in Salt Lake City, in which the citi zens' non-partisan party, headed by Samuel C. Park, won a sweeping victory,- was fought out on purely local issues, the citizens' candidate being opposed by the American, or anti Mormon ticket. In New York the republican legis lature was chosen by overwhelming majorities. In New York City the republicans generally won but Tam many was victorious on its judicial ticket. The republicans carried Maryland for the second time since the war, Goldsborough, republican, being chosen governor over State Senator A. P. Gorman. The republicans made notable victories in the city of Baltimore. In New Jersey a republican legis lature was elected. William J. Brown ing, republican, was elected to con gress from the First New Jersey dis trict. Governor Wilson issued the following statement on the New Jer sey election: "I, of course, deeply regret the loss of the house hy my party through the loss of Essex and the failure to gain the senate, but I look forward with great interest to the next session as affording an op portunity to the republican leaders to fulfill the very explicit pledges tucky, Ohio and other states where democratic candidates were elected, Judson Harmon predicted a national democratic landslide next year. "The result of these elections have pleased me very much," he said, "and I con sider them a forecast of what is to come next year. It is the strongest indorsement of democracy that hais been tendered by voters In recent years." The New Mexico legislature is probably republican and that will insure two republican senators from that state. A Memphis Tenn., dispatch, says: "Kenneth D. McKellar of Memphis, democratic nominee, was elected to congress as representative of the Tenth district to complete the un expired term of the late General George W. Gordon. W. A. Weather hall, socialist, Mr. McKellar's only opponent, polled a comparatively small vote." Illinois' first woman mayor was chosen at the recent elections. Kate F. O'Connor was elected mayor of Arcadia, 111. Prepare for Victory in the Campaign of 1912 by dolmr your part to keep the demo cratic party pro gressive. Be pre pared to flerht those Interests that seek to divert the demo cratic party from Its true course. Be prepared to answer the argu ments of those who are seeking tho de struction of tho democratic party by the adoption of a re actionary policy. Know tho truo democratic position. 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