AMERICAN ELECTIONS

Northern Advocate, 10 November 1927, Page 5

AMERICAN ELECTIONS

MANY CHANGES TRANSPIRE VIOLENT INCIDENTS. . ; NEGROES’ HOMES DYNAMITED. (United Press Assn. —Copyright.) . (Received 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 8. -

Two men were shot dead during an election fracas in. Kentucky,, and the homes of negroes dynamited .in Ohio. In today’s balloting the early-.rj-r----turns show that Mississippi,'. which; is traditionally Democratic, elected? ~gli Democratic State officials, headed by Air Theodore G. Bilbo as Governor.

Mr Black, aligned with . the Kh Klux Klan minority of the Indiana Democratic Party, was elected Mayor of Indianopolis, succeeding Mr Duvail. ' New York State elected a Republican Assembly, with a majority of 30 seats. * Cleveland voted to retain the city manager plan of government; Concord, New Hampshire, re-elected a male mayor, defeating a lady - aspirant for this office. Philadelphia elected a Republican city administration. Pennsylvania and New York each chose Republicans to fill vacancies in the Federal House of Representatives. Ohio defeated a proposal, urged by the Anti-Saloon League' to restore the fee system for justices trying liquor eases. Salt Lake City, Utah, a complete Republican City administration. ‘ • "

New York City failed fo re-elect its two Socialist judges, and all' Socialists running for office in the- State were defeated. The majority ' ’of mayors elected are Republican. New Jersey re-elected a Republican Assembly.

The City of Reading, Pennsylvania, elected a complete Socialist city administration, as a popular’ 1 protest against the extravagance of the ; ~ pfe’i vious administration.

Detroit elected Mr Smith as- Mayor. He declared that the did not intend''to make any effort to enforce the 1 prohibition laws. ' J '

IiATEST RETURNS.

LODGE GAINS THE DAY.

(Received 11,5 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, November..?;

The final returns show- that-?Mni Smith, “wet” candidate for’ theTDe-,, troit mayoralty, was defeated by Sen-' ator Lodge, who is grand-uncle toy Colonel Lindbergh. It was >at first’ thought that Mr Smith had won, but ’ late returns from outlying district*gave Senator Lodge 9000 majority. Senator Lodge made! i hoi i, campaign whatever, but was generally regarded as a “dry” candidate. •■■■■ ■Mr Rolph was re-elected- Mayor ,of San Francisco. He has already Keen in office for 16 years; but Mr Carlson, for 19 years Mayor of Jamestown, New York State, was defeated by Parsen.

Present returns indicate that Mr Sampson (Republican) has apparently been elected Governor of Kentucky over Mr Beckham (Democrat),, who. is opposed to betting on horse-racing. —A and N.Z.