Show democratic GAINS tim reports from western new york where they have hare held town elections we are indeed very encouraging our the democrats have in many places carried the elections andin and in the others they have made ja enormous gams gains these results WM were entirely unlooked unlocked for A report from rochester says in towns where republicans had always had their own way there was a breaking away asray from the old regime and democrats were put pat into office in the democrats scored a great victory the republicans electing only one alder man in albion and bath democratic mayors were elected corning elected three democratic a aldermen ithaca the educational hub of western new york did likewise niagara falls did herself proud by electing three democratic aldermen out ont of the four victor wept swept the field by electing a full democratic ticket phelps kicked every republican out of office and put in a full fledged democratic ticket in newark where the republicans public ans cans have usually carried the day they lost the head of the ticket fort edward washington county polled last fall for mckinley and for bryan a republican majority of the entire democratic ticket was elected we could state a similar showing for hundreds of other towns but space will not permit democrats take courage we shall yet win a complete victory 1900 will see our banners banner wave in triumph on every field let us learn to labor and to wait |