Hughes Wins Governor Race in Wide State Victory
Early returns show Charles E. Hughes elected governor with a large plurality. Republicans gain in the House, with strong Senate returns and broad gains across states from Maine to Montana.
07 Nov 1906
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1906
Page
1
Early returns show Charles E. Hughes elected governor with a large plurality. Republicans gain in the House, with strong Senate returns and broad gains across states from Maine to Montana.
Des Moines reports show Claude Porter of Centreville likely elected governor with about a 14 percent margin, while Cummins suffers stronghold losses. Analysts attribute the defeat to the Australian ballot changes and scratching, with implications for Cummins Senate ambitions.
Early reports at 2 39 this morning show Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler leading Hearst by about 24 000 votes in the race for Lieutenant Governor in Kines.
Returns from Kings County at an early hour show Abbott Scudder Whitehouse Carr Stapleton Bell Crane and Jaycox leading in the second district for the Supreme Court with Aspinall and Thomas close behind Jaycox April 188? results indicate strong pluralities for the eight names listed.
Late returns indicate Joseph W. Babcock faced defeat in Milwaukee as results from the special election shaped the outcome. The report notes the stage of counting and the likely shift in representation.
William Seligman, a New Jersey banker and member of the Seligman Hogencamp firm, defeats the Deal Beach mayoral incumbent as a Democrat. Astbury Park, once Jefferson Selieman, is noted as a Park member for four years in New York reporting.
Telegraph dispatch notes Schoharie Verity reporting Democratic gains and Hearst with a 58 plurality. Mentions Herrick’s two year previous plurality and compares party standings across regions and years.
Lyons New York November 6 three towns in Wayne County use machines reporting Hughes leads with a plurality of 141 over Higgins. C. L. Betts state committeeman.
Special train service offered for the Princeton vs West Point football game. Details mention West Shore ticket agents and timing for transport from Les Weert to the stadium. Limited.
At 2 15 this morning Mr Hearst acknowledged Mr Hughes's election and pledged to continue the campaign against corporate control. He said he will fight to the end, whether in the lead or the ranks, and will serve as a private citizen to promote citizens' interests as the people keep the Republican party in power.
Governor-elect Hughes expressed gratification at his near certainty of victory while deferring a formal statement. He noted deep responsibility rather than elation, stating at 9:30 p.m. that election seemed assured and, by midnight, that certainty held. He planned to discuss the significance of his election the following day.
Frantic claims of fraud swirl through Hearst and Hearst allied figures as returns suggest Hughes leads. Democratic leaders warn of moneyed politics and urge vigilance while GOP watchers call for rapid declaration of results.
Boston reports Governor Curtis Guild Jr reelected by a plurality near four thousand. The Republican ticket also wins solidly. Democratic candidate John B Moran loses statewide. The result follows a sweeping victory across Massachusetts politics.
A few minutes before midnight Mayor Mc Clellan telegrammed Charles E Hughes to accept congratulations, saying he believes in Democracy and that its highest interests are served by Hughes's election.
The Judiciary Nominators call for continued efforts to elect independent judges. They say Governorship issues eclipsed judiciary concerns and pledge to organize a permanent group to press for separate judiciary elections and ballots favoring independent voting.
Republican Thomas Rock says Grady won the district by about 3 000 to 3 500 and will not gain more than 800 this year. He compliments Hughes as governor and thanks laborers and newspapers for support while noting his own strong showing.
The election saw labor heavy areas swing toward Moran while Boston abstained with about 14 000 votes, and many Democrats backed Guild in protest against the Democratic attack on the Republican state ticket. A strong Lt Governor contest pitted Eben B Draper against FE Gerry Brown as the canvass continued.
Charles E. Hughes loses the New York governorship by about 50,000 votes as Hearst carries all city boroughs led by Manhattan and The Bronx with about 65,000. The city total roughly 80,000, with Republicans winning in the state ticket and judiciary races shaping up for a strong GOP majority in the Senate and Assembly.
Upstate Republicans turned out in strong numbers as fine weather drew voters to the polls. While turnout exceeded typical midterm levels, it did not reach the peaks of the recent Presidential year elections. Detailed results follow.
W L Ward of the Republican National Committee said Westchester backed Hughes by more than 60 thousand. The county delivered gains over Higgins two years earlier with every city and town voting Republican. Mount Vernon led with about 1 700 for Hughes, while New Rochelle White Plains Ossining Mamaroneck Pelham each delivered small margins. Yonkers was claimed as Republican too. All four Assemblymen and the full ticket were elected.
Ontario County delivers Hughes a record plurality for governor and sweeps the Republican ticket. Senator John Raines is re-elected by about 2,300 votes, and J. L. Burnett wins another term in the Assembly.
Buffalo returns show Hearst carried the city by 154 votes over Hughes with Fingey Conners's contender ahead by 134 in corrected figures. Total city vote for governor reached 63,904 while Pound's statewide tally 62,646 indicates governor results are broadly accurate. Erie County outside Buffalo favored Hughes by 1,600 to 1,800.
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