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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1905
Page
1
Great victory for Mayor Weaver in Philadelphia as reform forces win a sweeping landslide over grafters. Voters support reform in the Quaker City as the mayoral battle ends decisively.
Ohio leaned toward democracy as results trickled in from Columbia showing John M Pattison leading Governor Herrick amid large city gains for Democrats. Early tallies from about 440 of 4200 precincts put Pattison ahead by roughly 6,000 votes with rural areas lagging, signaling a close race with official results pending and continued updates on page two.
Scraps from polling places report a Philadelphia city party scene with references to a reform ticket winning a decisive majority around 75 000 and calls from party leaders praising the victory while noting slow suburban returns and a broad Republican setback across wards and city offices.
Election returns show Democrats winning the New York City mayoralty and state tickets in Pennsylvania Virginia, with Republicans sweeping Massachusetts Chicago Cook County and many other states. McClellan likely reelected in New York by several thousand. Bird S. Coler elected Brooklyn borough president. Maryland suffrage amendment defeated. Ohio result still uncertain with Pattison leading late.
November 7 report details alleged fraud in multiple districts tied to Hearst and Defi campaigns. Investigators traced ballots and found discrepancies as assistant district attorneys and office staff coordinated to expose tampering. Jerome campaign and Tammany influence cited amid calls from leaders warning of dire consequences.
Swanson was elected governor of Virginia by about twenty thousand votes over Judge Lo Lo Lewis. The race saw light turnout and Democratic apathy offset by unfavorable conditions on the opposing side. Negro abstention was noted across states, with only a few legislators responding. By 2 AM Times Dispatch had Bristol city and several counties yet to report, predicting a Democratic plurality around thirty four thousand six hundred.
Fragmentary OCR text references “facs to Lammany,” urging votes and political action. The crude fragment hints at urging early voting, democratic support, and turning out voters, but lacks clear names, dates, or complete context.
Philadelphia reports incomplete returns showing Berry a Democrat leading for State Treasurer with large margins in Republican strongholds. Lancaster area and other counties hint Berry's substantial plurality, while GOP losses are noted in several counties. Independent and Prohibition supporters also boost Berry. Roosevelts support not specified.
In Maryland the contest shows McLellan ahead of Hearst by roughly 3000 votes with Jerome reelected. An amendment backed by Atkinson failed, and Democratic ticket losses appear in several jurisdictions as vote counting continues and results remain unofficial.
Attorney doubts lingered for hours as final results from New York City tallied in the mayoral race. McClellan, a Democrat, led Hearst on municipal ownership and won with a narrow plurality amid scattered districts yet to report. Roll of districts incomplete but McClellan held command with strong support across the tally.
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