Nationwide Election Surprises Across States In 1900s
Ohio elected Democrat John M Pattison as governor by about 40 000 votes with a Democratic edge in both houses of the legislature. Myron Herrick lost the governorship. In New York William R Hearst contests McClellan's mayoralty amid alleged polling irregularities. Louisville Fusionists claim ballot box issues. Maryland Rhode Island and Pennsylvania show varied party gains and upheavals with city and state victories across Philadelphia Salt Lake San Francisco and Nebraska.
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Washington
John M. Pattison
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
William R. Hearst
New York
Supreme Court
McClellan
Louisville
Hearst
Jerome
Philadelphia
Berry
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Guild
Draper
Union Labor Party
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Kentucky
Blackburn
Senate
Nebraska
Nebraska Republicans ride landslide to judge and regents wins
Lincoln dispatch reports a Republican landslide in Nebraska with Letton projected to win supreme judge by at least 18,000 and possibly over 25,000. Regents for the university also elected though with smaller majorities. In Ohio, J E Crotger defeated for the public service board was later committed to a state hospital as insane.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Letton
Supreme Judge
Regents
University
Judge
Zanesville, O
J. E. Crotger
Board of Public Service
Columbus State Hospital
Bookwalter Leads Indianapolis Mayoral Race
Indianapolis voters formally tally the city election with Charles A. Bookwalter, Republican, ahead of his Democratic rival by a margin of 1,010 votes. The result confirms Bookwalter as the leading candidate in the mayoral contest.
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Indianapolis
Charles A. Bookwalter
Oltz Man
Suffrage amendment defeated in Baltimore and state
Late returns show the suffrage amendment failed in Maryland by 28 000 to 29 000 while Democrat Atkinson leads to become state comptroller with a likely 6000 plus majority. The house is likely 53 Democrats 3 independent Democrats and 8 Republicans. the senate 18 Democrats to 8 Republicans. The Democrats expected to control treasurer and board of public works. An unexpected court order prompts police not to touch ballot boxes, altering prior practice. Ivins declines to act as Hearst’s counsel, but offers to cooperate with other attorneys.
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Baltimore
Atkinson
State Senate
Board of Public Works
Gaynor
Ivins
Hearst
Recount Bid In New York City Ballot Box Order
Justice Gaynor grants Hearst request for ballots to move to the bureau of elections in Manhattan. Hearst representatives promptly serve the order on Police Commissioner McAdoo, who issues instructions to precinct captains to send ballot boxes to the central tally location. The ruling states police have no authority over ballot boxes and questions the police role in the process.
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New York
Supreme Court
William J. Gaynor
Brooklyn
McAdoo
Greater
Bureau of Elections
William R. Hearst
Municipal Ownership League
Gaynor
Hearst
Pattison Wins Governor Race in Ohio by Large Plurality
Early results showed John N. Pattison leading for governor with a sizable margin but later returns from rural counties reduced his lead. Democratic control appears strong in the legislature, while the balance of the state ticket remains uncertain. Party officers claimed pluralities near 65,000, but Republican estimates vary.
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Columbus
John N. Pattison
Pattison
Garber
Democratic Victory Uncertain After Election Delays
Republican estimates place Democrats with two to five senate seats and ten to fifteen in the house, likely minimums, while Democrats claim a five seat senate and twenty seven in the house. Voter ticket scratching prolonged counting, leaving forty hours after polls closed with continued uncertainty despite a Democratic landslide.
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Tammany
Murphy
Tim” Sullivan
Louisville
Fusion
Ohio
Pattison
Senate
House
Maryland
Rhode Island
Providence
Ure
Elderly suitor commits suicide after marriage proposal failure
Walter Herling, said to be from Lindsay California, pursued Mrs A Tilloch across the continent to Hoboken where she planned a marriage in Lindsay. After she refused him and sailed for Bremen, Herling, afflicted by consumption, was found dead in a Hoboken hotel, having taken poison.
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New York
Europe
Walter Herling
Lindsay, Cal
Hoboken
A. Tilloch
Bremen
Germany
Herling
Arrest of Northwestern Life VP in Los Angeles
Dr Jacob Force, vice president of the Northwestern Life Insurance Co of Minnesota, was arrested in Los Angeles by detective officers. He was brought before Justice Young and released on $5,000 bail. The grand larceny charge relates to Hennepin County Minnesota. Force, a retired physician, says he resigned four years ago and will plead not guilty in Minnesota before returning to Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jacob Force
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Minnesota
Jones
Justice of the Peace Young
Hennepin County
Minn
Force
Minneapolis
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