Foss Wins Taunton By Narrow Margin In State Vote
Governor Foss carried Taunton by a margin of 96 votes. Foss received 2059 ballots to Frothingham’s 1963 with light turnout and little campaign activity. In Bristol’s fourth district Democrat Clifford L. King won re election against Republican Joseph E. Warner.
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Taunton
Foss
Frothingham
Draper
Bristol
Clifford L. King
Joseph E. Warner
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Foss Wins Salem Victory in State Election Totals
Salem voters backed Governor Foss with 3887 votes to 2765 for Lt Governor Frothingham in a reduced Foss plurality. Adams unseated in Salem, Stopford challenged in the Second Essex senatorial district. Burns re-elected in the Seventeenth Essex, Pepin wins the Eighteenth, Kelly defeats Kimball in the Nineteenth Essex.
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Salem
Foss
Frothingham
Essex
Arthur S. Adams
William Stopford
Adams
James D. Burns
Chauncey Pepin
James J. Welch
Michael Kelly
James Kimball
Kansas Democrats Elect Congressman in Second District
Joseph A. Taggart, Democrat, was elected to Congress from Kansas second district to fill the late A C Mitchell’s unexpired term. He won by an estimated 1200 votes over Republican Ulysses S Guir after Mitchell carried the district in 1910 by 30.
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Kansas City
Joseph A. Taggart
Kansas
Ulysses S. Guir
A. C. Mitchell
Mitchell
John Caldwell
Damperas
Success of Party Due to Splendid Work of Post
David I. Walsh declares the Democratic party owes its electoral success to the Boston Post and praises its loyalty and impartial treatment. He thanks the paper for supporting the party's principles and candidates in the recent polls.
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David I. Walsh
Democratic Party
Post
Boston Post
Frothingham Sees Moral Victory in Massachusetts Vote
Lieutenant Governor Louis A. Frothingham says he has not given up hope and views the Republican landslide as a moral victory for Massachusetts. He plans to wait for final results before a formal statement.
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Louis A. Frothingham
Massachusetts
Fosse
Lodge Declines Statement On Uncertain Race
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge says he is going home and will not issue a public statement due to uncertainty in the results. Robert Luce, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, reports Walsh may win by about 500 votes and that Luce leads by a small margin, asking to be excused from comment.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Walsh
Robert Luce
Peaene
Foss Emerges as Key Democratic Figure in Tariff Clash
Clarence W Barron notes Governor Foss's victory in a tariff policy clash. The piece frames Foss as a leading Democratic figure and sees the result as a rebuke to Attorney General Wickersham and President Taft's tariff approach.
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Foss
Wickersham
Taft
Socialists Take Power In Schenectady Mayoral Race
In Schenectady N Y November 7 for the first time in county history Socialists win a counting vote electing Mayor Rev Dr George R Lunn by about 1999 plurality with working class support from GE and American Locomotive plants. Republicans take a city judge post by small margin and Herbert Merrill is likely to join the assembly.
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Schenectady
County Board of Supervisors
George R. Lunn
United People’s Church
Citizen
Herbert M. Merrill
Dr. Lunn
General Electric
American Locomotive Companies
Hyde Park Rejoices Annexation Parade in Ward 26
Citizens celebrate Hyde Park joining Boston with a street parade brass bands and red fire. Hundreds gather near the telephone exchange between 6 and 7 p m to hear results then cheer annexation by a substantial majority. News of Governor Foss re election and David W Murray senate win sparks further excitement.
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Hyde Park
Boston
Foss
David W. Murray
Senate
Malden Elects Luce Over Walsh by Large Margin
In Malden Luce carries the city over Walsh by more than 600 votes while Frothingham trails Foss for the council seat. McGregor wins the fourth district with 3682 to 1515. Republicans Bliss Blodgett Hawley win Representat ives and Allen secures the Senate race. Voters approve a police commissioner post.
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MaMen
Frothingham
Luce
Walsh
Foss
Alexander McGregor
McGregor
James
Bliss
Blodgett
Hawley
Allen
Boynton
Senate
Frothingham Wins Large Plurality in Newton Race
Newton voters backed the Republican slate with Frothingham receiving 3363 votes to Foss 2015. Total turnout reached 6378, near registration, with three Republican incumbents Bosfeld White and Ellis re-elected by large margins. In Watertown Republican Representative Coon defeated Democrat J H McNaly by a small margin.
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Newton
Frothingham
Foss
Draper
Representative
Bosfeld
White
Ellis
Buckley
Madden
Murphy
Watertown
Representative Coon
J. H. McNaly
Everett Returns Show Frothingham Lead and Races
Frothingham carried Everett by 329 votes while Luce led by 645. Returns list Frothingham 2022 Foss 1698 Luce 2102 Walsh 1457. ex mayor Thomas 8. Boynton over Claude 8. Allen Republican in senatorial fight. Two Republicans Cavanaugh and Breenwood re-elected. Fourth district councillor race James over McGregor 13839 to 2225.
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Everett
Luce
Frothinghen
Foss
Walsh
Thomas
Boynton
Claude
Allen
Cavanaugh
Breenwood
Alexander McGregor
Edward James
McGregor
James
Tammany Shaken as Democrats Hold New York Boroughs
New York voters backed Democrats in most local offices as Tammany Hall's grip weakened. Manhattan and the Bronx stayed Democratic with smaller margins, Queens remained loyal, while Brooklyn swung toward Republican-Fusion candidates and Richmond split honors.
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New York
Tammany Hall
New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens County
Brooklyn
Richmond
Political Returns Show Shifts Across New York Boroughs
A year after Dix led Manhattan and the Bronx with a 68 389 plurality and a Democratic Supreme Court justice by about 22 000, Robert L. Fowler carried New York County by around 17 000. Democrats won sheriffs by about 8 000 and three Supreme Court justices by 6 000 in the first district while Francis M. Scott was endorsed by both parties. Republicans gained eight assembly seats in New York County and will have 15 of 35. The only Democratic gain in the two boroughs was one Board of Aldermen seat. In Kings Queens and Richmond, Republicans elected three Supreme Court justices with one possible exception, as William Willett Jr trailed Callahan by 8 000. James Cropsey was elected district attorney in Kings by about 6 000. Kings county elected a sheriff by about 14 000. Fusionists gained six assembly seats in 19 of 23 Brooklyn districts.
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Bronk
Dix
Robert L. Fowler
New York County
First Judicial
Francis M. Scott
Board of Aldermen
Supreme Court
Second Judicial
Kings
Queens
Richmond
William Willett, Jr
Callahan
Republicanist
James
New York Assembly Results Drop
Early returns from across New York show the assembly leaning Republican with 100 seats, Democrats 49, and 1 Socialist. The GOP would gain 38 seats and hold a 60 seat majority.
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New York
Assembly
Democrats Make Gain in New Jersey Senate Vote
Early New Jersey returns show Democrats gaining in the State Senate with wins reported in Warren Salem and Monmouth counties and a possible victory in Gloucester. Republicans contest the Gloucester result, and Democrats would hold at least eleven seats if confirmed. Assembly control hinges on Essex County results.
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New Jersey
Senate
Warren
Salem
Monmont
Grosscup
Gloucester County
Essex County
Concord elects Charles J. French mayor in nonpartisan vote
Concord New Hampshire voters chose Charles J. French a granite cutter as mayor for a third term with 2269 votes while Elmer H. Farrar received 1460. Aldermen-at-large Frederick I. Blackwood Everett L. Davis and Nathaniel W. Hobbs won four year terms and Michael M. Donovan was re elected as assessor. The city charter keeps the race non partisan with no party designations on the ballot.
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Concord
N. H
Charles J. French
Elmer H. Farrar
Frederick I. Blackwood
Everett L. Davis
Nathaniel W. Hobbs
Michael M. Donovan
Philadelphia elects George H. Earle Jr Mayor in tight race
In a close contest Philadelphia voters chose Republican George H. Earle Jr over Rudolph Blankenburg. The victory came by a slim margin of five hundred votes, marking a Republican win in the city’s mayoral race.
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Philadelphia
George H. Earle, Jr
Rudolph Blankenburg
Eight Ohio cities elect socialist mayors
Cleveland dispatch reports eight Ohio cities chose Socialist mayors including Lorain St. Marys Martins Ferry Fostoria Mount Vernon Barberton Cuyahoga Falls and Salem The Canton result depends on the official count with Turnbull Democrat leading unofficially by three votes
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Fostoria
Mt. Vernon
Barberton
Cuyahoga Falls
Salem
Canton
Turnbull
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