Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-11-09 | Page 1 | Dix Defeats Stimson in N. Y.

DIX DEFEATS swop i. y. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Returns at 10 o'clock tonight indicate that John A. Dlx, Democrat, has been elected governor of New York over Henry L: Stlmson, Republican, by between ' 55,000 and CS.l'OO plurality. These figures may be changed slight ly by returns from up-state rural districts. New York city gives Dlx a plurality plural-ity of at least 100,000, which rnoro than offsets the greatly reduced plurality plu-rality of the Republicans up-state. Two years ago the srealer city gavo Chan lor for governor less than 60.0U0 plurality. Below Mr. Dix on the ticket tick-et the remit Is uncertain, although. , tending toward Democratic success. Thomas F. Conway, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, appears ap-pears to be running slightly behind Dlx. The complexion of the legislature, which will select a successor to Senator Sen-ator Chnuncey M. Dopew. will he settled set-tled only by more complete returns, although It seems probable that tho Republicans will havo a working majority. ma-jority. In Now Y'ork city Herbert Parsons, Republican, was defeated for re-elec-t'on as a representative lo congress by J. M. Levy. Democrat, ns was also William S. Bennett, Republican, by-Henry by-Henry George Jr. Mr. Parsons' de-Teat Is the first Democratic gain in the house of rep-ict rep-ict entail ves registered In today's election. elec-tion. Theodore Roosevelt's home district In Oyster Bay, I,. I., gave Dlx a plurality of 204 as against a plurality plural-ity of 793 for HugheB In 1S08.