McClellan Wins New York Mayoral Race by Plurality
New York elects George B. McClellan mayor by about 5,000 over Hearst, with Tearse winning Brooklyn by 13,000 and McClellan’s Manhattan edge narrowly securing reelection. Hearst contests the result accusing fraud, while Jerome defeats Osborne for district attorney and Tammany loses control of the alderman board to Odell faction.
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Bird S. Coler
Brooklyn
Hearst
New York
George B. McClellan
William Randolph Hearst
Tearse
Manhattan
McClellan
William Travers Erome
Ind
James W. Osborne
Dem
Boedal
Washington Post
Teoris & McClean
Twavor
Little Tess Tran
Odell- Hearst
Sfearst
Cothra
Kings
Mas
Jerome Ja
Suraly
Tammany Hall
Tammany Organization
Ivins
Jonning
Bronx
Tammany Rooters
McClean
Libbey & Co
New York Ave
Jerome
Osborne
Hearst Campaign Reshapes Brooklyn Borough Vote
Voters across Brooklyn split between Democrats and Republicans in a tight contest with Hearst's Municipal Ownership League gaining ground. McClellan and Iving trailed two years earlier, while Hearst drew strong support, aided by party crossovers and a large turnout at Madison Square Garden. The Board of Estimates could wield about 900 million in four years, as tensions rose and poll watchers defected.
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Madison Square Garden
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Tammany
Mr Hearst
Jerome Watchers Slugged At New York Polls Incident
In New York on election day a dramatic canvass unfolded with Jerome watchers attacked near 27 Christie Street where Senator Fitzgerald once faced police. Campaign figures like C C Brewster and H De Forest Baldwin were assaulted as clashes erupted, while police protected voters for the rest of the day.
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Bronx
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Fitzgerald
Citizens’ Union
Kelly
C. C. Brewster
Wall Street
Robert Granger
Gouverneur Hospital
Brewster
Granger
H. de Forest Baldwin
Jerome Committee
Baldwin
New York Party Balance Shifts in 1906 Assembly and Senate
Special to The Washington, New York November 7. Republicans win 98 seats to 62 for Democrats in the New York Assembly, with the Senate unchanged at 36 Republicans and 14 Democrats. New members Quin, a Democrat, and Sanford W. Smith, a Republican, fill vacancies in the Sixteenth District of New York County and the Twenty-fourth District, respectively.
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Senate
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New York County
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Sanford W Smith
Henry Sambler
Mormon Party Triumph in Salt Lake City Mayoral Race
Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 7. The American Party led by former U S Senator Luomas Kearns elected Ezra Thompson mayor after a bitter campaign centered on opposition to the Mormon Church. Incumbent Mormon Democrat Mayor Richard P Morris trailed as did Chief of Police William J Lynch with national figure Reed Smoot campaigning for Lynch. Other American ticket members likely win with alderman races still uncertain. Returns from 25 of 53 precincts show Thompson 3 88, Morris 2 543, Lynch 2 543. Omaha and surrounding results noted with judicial and local races.
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Bookwalter Re-elected Mayor in Indianapolis Victory
Republicans claim a clean sweep in Indianapolis as former Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter is conceded the mayoralty. With 231 of 24 precincts reported, Bookwalter 23,776 to Holtzman 22,177. McNulty leads city clerk race by 186 votes, while results for police judge and councilmen remain uncertain amid vote irregularities and arrests but no violence reported.
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Ind
Charles A. Bookwalter
Bookwalter
Holtzman
Reelaction
George Hitz
Frouibitien
James McNulty
Whatton
Victory for Utter as Rhode Island ballots favor Republicans
Providence November 7 1900 Republicans claim a heavy poll for Gov George H Utter with a likely 2000 plurality over Democrat Lucius F Garvin GOP gains sweep across both legislative chambers and cities Newport mayoral race goes to Republican candidate while Pawtucket and Woonsocket vote Democratic in mayoral contests
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Lucius F. Garvin
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Senate
House
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Higgins
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Split Ticket in Chicago Leads Republicans
Chicago is reporting split ticket votes with Republicans leading in president and trustees races. Tolman, a Democrat for judge, trails by about 3,000, while five Republican judge candidates likely win by 3,000 to 5,000 margins. Sanitary trustees race remains tight with late returns needed to decide. McCormick, a Republican, has 34,084 votes to Wenter, a Democrat, 34,466 in 588 of 1,388 precincts.
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Tolman
Republicaon
McCormick
Sanitary Trustees
Wenter
Reformers sweep Philadelphia in city and state races
Reform party claims sweeping victory in Philadelphia with a large plurality and carries the city ticket. W H Berry defeats Democrat for state treasurer by sizable margin amid arrests of alleged frauds. City Party triumph described as the people’s victory with law and order upholding the count. In New Haven, Bridgeport and Ansonia elections end with Republican gains and Democratic defeats as mayoral races shift.
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Philadelphia
Reform Party
W. H. Berry
Berry
Durham-McNichol
City Party
Edmonds
Rick
Reform Forces
Issia
New Haven
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Ansonia
Mulvihill
Stoker
Marcus L Reynolds
South Bend voters sweep machine in city election
In South Bend Indiana on November 7 Democrat Bradward J Pogarty won a third mayoral term over Republican F E Lambert by a narrow margin. The City Party swept the ticket as reform lines toppled machine strongholds in several wards including the Seventh, Tenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth. Coroner Dugan and sheriff Wilson H Brown also secured victories as the machine tally collapsed across wards and divisions.
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David H. Lane
Wilson H. Brown
Joseph S. Neff
Dugan
Plummer
Kinney
Martin
Rock Island
James McKinney
Howard Pattee
Congress
Machine
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Rothermel
McNichol
Hugh Black
John R. McLean
Durham
City Party
Roosevelt
South Bend
Ind
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F. E. Lambert
Fogarty
Eugene Schmitz Wins by Large Union Labor Victory
In San Francisco Eugene Schmitz the Union Labor candidate is elected by a substantial 14 000 majority with most of the Union Labor ticket victorious. With six precincts left Schmitz has 42 002 Partridge 28 108 Holtzman leads in Indianapolis as 54 precincts reported Holtzman gains 2 818 over the Democrats and Bookwaiter is touted for mayor by 2 500. J HE. Small & Sons Florists advertise services at their Washington and Broadway stores.
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Fainkford
Kensington
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Franklin S. Edmonds
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Eugene Schmitz
Union Labor
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Partridge
Holtzman
Indianapolis
Massachusetts and Rhode Island elected governors and lieutenant governor
In Massachusetts the Republican Guild was elected governor with Draper as the Republican lieutenant governor. In Rhode Island Republican Utter won the governorship over Dein Garvin by a 3000 vote plurality.
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Draper
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Garvin
Cox Leaves Politics as Cincinnati Leader Ends Active Service
Cincinnati November 1 George B Cox longtime Republican leader announces he will cease active service in the party after twenty five years of involvement He will still vote the Republican ticket but will not participate in future campaigns He thanks supporters and requests good will for the party moving forward
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George B. Cox
Gdorge B Cox
Hearst Crowds In New York Respond With Damp Enthusiasm
New York crowds on election night were smaller than in past years though lively, with about 25 000 people along Broadway between Twenty third and Forty second streets showing cheer. Hearst supporters remained confident as late bulletins announced varying outcomes, while Park Row news activity thinned before 10 p m.
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Times Square
Park Row
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Forty-second Street
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Bryan
Tribune
Bulletin Board
American Bulletin Service
Etaats Zeitung
Richmond
McClellan
Close Vote Shapes Pittsburg City Politics in 1920s
Pittsburg voters report near parity at 1030 pm with Republicans hopeful Plummer for state treasurer and Democrats backing Berry. Fusion Citizens ticket in Allegheny County seems set to win by about 10,000 as tensions flare after three shots near the First district jail polling place. County Detective George Murren was arrested during the incident but released on bail.
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Plummer
Berry Dem
Allegheny County
Fifth
Young
Voters County
George Murren
Pattison Ahead as Rural Gains Offset City Losses
Early returns suggested Pattison would win by a large vote with Herrick strong in rural precincts offsetting Democratic gains in cities. Republican leaders claimed Pattison by 75,000 in places, while statewide prospects remained unsettled with late returns delaying final counts. Officials reported mixed results with Hamilton and Cuyahoga favoring Democrats and rural counties leaning GOP, leaving official figures the decisive factor.
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George B Cox
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Cuyahoga
Fairfield
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