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Show RESULTDFELECTfQN REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE CON TROL IN LEGISLATURES Ol1 NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. Democrstic Governors Chosen In Mae sachusetts, Kentucky, Mississippi and New Mexico, While Republic cans Elect Governors In Rhode Island and Maryland. Tuesday wan election day In ninny states and cltlrs throughout the country, coun-try, and ih a rult of (ho will of tho people, expressed at the ballot box, Democratic governors have been chosen cho-sen in Massachusetts, Kentucky, MIs-! MIs-! slsnlppl und New Mexico; Kcpubllcnn rovernois in Rhode Island and Mary-laud; Mary-laud; a Kcpuhhcnu atiHi'tubly lu New York, which will challenge the continuance contin-uance of Coventor Dlx's policies; ami 1 a New Jersey legislature with ninjorl-, ninjorl-, ties probably not in accord with Governor Gov-ernor U'oodrow Wilson of that Mute. In Massachusetts, Governor Fos, Democrat, was elected by a reduced plurality of about 8,00(1 over Louis Froihiur.hain, Republican. The Republican Repub-lican candidate for lieutenant governor gover-nor was elected by 7,000 majority and the other Republican state candidates candi-dates are elected. In Rhode Island, Governor I'othler, Republican, is reelected over Iouls W, Waterman, Democrat, by a greatly Increased plurality. The state senate Is solidly Repullcun and tho assembly largely Republican. New York state furnif-hed one of the chief surprises of the election, reversing revers-ing the present Democratic majority of twenty-four In the state assembly and electing a Republican majority of fifty or upward. The change removes the united snip-port snip-port which both branches of the leg-Islature leg-Islature heretofore have given Governor Gover-nor Dlx's policies. In New York City Tammany's control was fhaken, but not overcome. Tammany cundldaleH In Manhuttan and the Bronx being elect ed, while those in Brooklyn and Queens county were defeated by fusion candidates. New Jersey similarly furnished a surprise by the reversal of control of the legislature, the returtm Indicating Republican majorities In the senate and assembly. In Kentucky James n. McCreary, Democrat, was elected governor. A Democratic legislature also was elected, elect-ed, which Insures the choice of Congressman Con-gressman Ollle James as United States senator from Kentucky. .Mississippi elected a Democratic governor and state officers by a de clslve majority. In Maryland Philips) Lee Golds-borough, Golds-borough, Republican candidate for governor, gov-ernor, Is elected over Arthur P. Gorman, Gor-man, Democrat. The constitutional amendment designed to disfranchise negroes probably was deefated. Tho Ohio municipal elections resulted re-sulted In the election of Democratic mayors In Cincinnati. Cleveland and Columbus. President Tnft cast his vote In Cincinnati. The Socialist gain marked the elections and gave that party power In districts where hereiv..e It has been unable to muster a' counting vote. In Schenectady, N. Y.. the Socialists elected a mayor, all other city officials offi-cials except one, and a majority of the county board. In addition the assembly assemb-ly district in which Keheni'e.tui', I. located lo-cated returned u Socialist assemblyman. assembly-man. In Ohio the Socialists elected elht mayors and the returns in half a dozen of Ihe chief cltie give them a total in advance of any previous showing, show-ing, end put them close In order, numerically, with (he two other parties. par-ties. In Ohio, where Socialist candidates candi-dates were not clccte-d, radical progressives pro-gressives were returned by the Republicans. |