Show ELECTION PION RETURNS republicans MAKE SMALL GAINS ohio iowa and di flen tucky elect republican governors Gover norm mary iania stud nebraska are democratic washington washingto u nov NOT 9 from nil all states holding elect elections ions have been received with the same results generally as in the presidential election elect loi though majorities were often reduced from the results neither party can claim any decided gains from a national standpoint small gains were ninde made liy by the republicans in kansas and south dakota which places both states in the 1 te publican column to in kentucky goebels defeat can not be taken as a republican gain because the election turned on local issues and the im unpopularity popularity of the democratic candidate in republican states the hie majorities are not so grent great as they were two years aaa a 0 lint hut corn pate favorably with those 0 of f four yen years rs ago the same is true of democratic strongholds strong holds the explanation being probably that the full vote vole I 1 is not gotten out loia lew a pave gave the republican ticket a plurality ot of from to kansas gave it a republican majority electing a majority of the county officers there was no state slate ticket kentucky went republican electing taylor over goebel gocbel by about majority massachusetts gave a republican majority the question of expansion was as an issue in one district the republicans public ans winning on it in new foik the republicans will have it a majority in the assembly of 32 i gain of 14 seats new jersey gave a republican majority of in ohio nash republican is elected by pennsylvania returns a plurality of for barnett republican for treasurer south dakota falls into the republic an column with majority maryland lias has been carried by the hie democrats by about mississippi gives for the hie de on a light vote nebraska still retains lier ber place as a fusion state by to virginia remains as it always has overwhelmingly democratic san francisco and detroit elect dem batic ina mayors in denver the democrats made a sweep the county of arapahoe giving 3 to plurality plura liry in ohio where the bart hardest lest light fight was made the republicans carried the state but by smaller majorities than two years ago though they v w ere larger than the majorities of four years ago when Ilus linell was elected by 21 1000 in new yolk city tammany defeated mazet who has been a prime mover in the investigations into tammany methods and chairman of the investigation c ommittee committee tor for the legia lature mayor jones of toledo who was vas running on a municipal reform ticket received a good vote drawing from both sides regarding the result lie he said the result of the election is extremely gratifying to me as it mastbe to every lover of liberty the vote for the nonpartisan non partisan idea is large elou enough h to justify the claim that the cause I 1 has as won the greatest victory ever recorded in the political history of the state 1 I believe that the moral force will cause the legislature to pass the municipal code commission bill which provides that every municipal officer in ohio shall be elected by the non parti sell san plan doing avay an ay entirely with political parties in all our cities furthermore ther more the vote of the nonpartisan non partisan idea will have its influence in shaping sli aping issues next Dext year there will le be more of morals in the national plat platforms fornis by alie reason of it I 1 am thankful that the non pal pai lisan vote vole of ohio may be recorded as fa oring a christian policy toward the philippines by the combined efforts of the republicans public ans and anti W v ri taylor republican has been elected governor of kentucky by a majority variously estimated from to over goebel democrat returns indicate the election of the entire republican ticket while the complexion of the legislature is in doubt the fight on goebel was a bitter personal one chich began biegan in the state convention and has reigned ever since the fusion or aryan ticket cairies in nebraska by substantially the same balne majority as two to years ago bryan regarding the result said haid the ithe I campaign in nebraska was fought on oil national issues and the result is a pio test against the policy of the adminis cratl tr atlon |