Tammany Swept From Power as Sulzer Triumphs
Mitchel defeated by 110 000 in statewide vote as Tammany loses key control of Board of Estimates and several up state districts.
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1913
Page
1
Mitchel defeated by 110 000 in statewide vote as Tammany loses key control of Board of Estimates and several up state districts.
The newly elected mayor, a New York Law School graduate and former collector of the port, previously served as president of the board of aldermen in 1909. He resigned to join federal service after a Borough President inquiry, having earlier been assistant corporation counsel and commissioner of accounts. He exposed corruption in the police department during Gaynor’s recovery, gaining a reputation for aggressive honesty and steady push for control.
Recapitulation shows Tammany defeat with fusionists winning the mayoralty through Mitchell, Sulzer re elected to the Assembly, and Prendergast and McAnaney securing key posts. Fusion also gains control of the board of aldermen and board of estimates, signaling a major anti-Tammany shift.
William Sulzer, ousted as New York governor, is elected to the state assembly on the progressive ticket by a large plurality. He defeats Republican and Democratic opponents combined, drawing strong East Side support and calling his victory a personal vindication while criticizing Charles Murphy of Tammany Hall.
Indianapolis leaders meet with state county and city officials and union representatives to discuss restoring street car service. The street railway company says it will not run cars without armed guards aboard. An early attempt to operate a car failed after a mile amid bricks and one strike breaker suffered injuries.
Munich reports King Otto deposed today after twenty years on the throne amid declared incurable insanity. Prince Regent Ludwig proclaims himself king Ludwig III and will likely take the oath on November first.
Teachers in the Mitchell division of the Davison county reading circle will meet in the city next Saturday forenoon at 11 o'clock for their monthly session. Supt. W. M. Mair of Brookings will give an address at 1:30 after lunch. Miss Iva Gilfillan chairs, Miss Beryl Pooley is secretary, and Miss Lilly Patterson organized the program with numerous reading discussions and selections from various authors.
Vital statistics show 20 deaths in Davison county during October, a record for the period. The rise is linked to many critical cases admitted to St Josephs hospital from outside the county, while births reached 24 and 16 marriage licenses were issued, down from September.
A heavy barrage of missiles from roofs and windows wounded patrolmen and scattered the crowd in the streets. The car left the barns and was abandoned about three quarters of a mile from the start. Thomas Carlton, a union chauffeur, died today, marking the fourth death from the strike.
In Peking today a Russo-Chinese agreement was signed recognizing Outer Mongolia’s autonomy. Russia accepts Chinese suzerainty and pledges to refrain from colonization or military occupation, except for consular guards.
In Deadwood South Dakota the Butte Miners Union holds title to Lead Miners union property after a $25,000 mortgage. Western Federation of Miners holds an $8,000 second lien. Lead City union can redeem by paying both sums. Judge Rice declined foreclosure, ruling for possible separate suit. Moyer and other Western leaders testified.
Buenos Aires papers feature articles greeting Theodore Roosevelt. His portrait hangs in homes, and three steamers carry a welcoming delegation. Roosevelt lands at dawn aboard the gun boat Uruguay to an immense crowd and a parade of flag dressed ships.
Milwaukee Fireman August Papel died today as the ninth victim of the October 26 fire and explosion that destroyed the Goodyear Rubber Co store and adjacent property. He had been between life and death for a week.
Henry Lutgen, a homesteader north of Isabel in S D, was buried eight feet underground by a cave in in a private ore mine. He crawled out using only a pocket knife, walked two miles for help, and spent two hours digging free. Doctors expect recovery with no permanent injury.
Pierre S D The state board of agriculture filed its annual report showing the fair's business. Total receipts 56229 55 expenditures balance 249 93 cash on hand gate receipts 33051 25 daily figures listed with gaps. Assets in buildings grounds and improvements 241627 52 and 7000 spent on newspaper advertising for the year.
South Dakota shows fair weather tonight and Thursday with unchanged temperatures. North Dakota wide fair to tonight and Thursday with no temperature change. Town reports fair skies tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions in the east and central areas. The weekly prayer service at First Methodist Church is tonight at 7 30 o clock, lasting one hour, open to all strangers in the city.
White Lake, S. D. A two year old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moke, died after eating a quantity of match heads at a farm eight miles south of town. The mother’s attention was elsewhere when the child obtained the matches. Illness began around midnight, a physician was summoned but the poison had permeated the system and could not be checked.
Kiev reports the Mendell Beiliss murder trial verdict may come within days. Under Russian law a majority jury decision suffices and a hung jury would favor the prisoner, prompting heavy precautions to prevent disorder whether he is acquitted or convicted.
In Wilson Creek Washington a rattlesnake assumed brooder duties for orphaned chicks after a coyote left them. The snake guarded the brood coiling and rattling at trespassers. It was killed and the chicks rescued. a post mortem showed the snake had eaten one chick recently.
Democratic governors won in Massachusetts New Jersey and Virginia while Maryland elected a Democratic U S senator Blair Lee Three of four Congress seats went to Democrats with C D Page in Western Massachusetts the lone Republican In New York City Tammany faced a rebuke as Republicans gained a safe majority in the state assembly Philadelphia saw the regular Republican organization prevail over fusion forces Democrats also carried Massachusetts Ohio Indiana and several Ohio cities with Walsh winning the Massachusetts governorship by a wide margin and other cities electing Democratic mayors
President Wilson telegraphed James 8 Fielder offering warm congratulations just before midnight. The message notes Fielder did not need to call reserves and opponents claimed he sought presidential aid to win the race.
In twenty four Illinois cities women voted four to one against saloons. Dry candidates won or held in eighteen towns, wets carried five, and one city tied.
The French foreign office declines any mediation unless the United States policy toward Mexico is clear. Jusserand reports no instruction to act, while Secretary Bryan avoids discussing the Mexican situation. In Mexico City Huerta’s supporters perceive Washington’s ultimatum as decisive. Huerta is urged to retire or face sterner measures.
Clarence Funk testified in the Donahue and Stiefel trial over conspiracy to defame him. He outlined his rise to Internation al Harvester general manager and Rumley presidency, with Lorimer and Hines named, provoking defense objections as the jury was excused. He said he never met Mrs. Henning before court.
In Melun France a collision between the Marseilles Paris express and a local train killed 32 and injured 40. Rescue teams recovered sixteen bodies from the burned coaches with more believed trapped. Nine of the dead were postal clerks sorting mail. No Americans aboard.
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