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RLISHED, Y " 7' 1 111 11111 " ii : . - - ' ' " feTABUb tcnspAK T , GREENSBOfiQ; .N. C.:; THURSDAY. 'NOVEMBER ft St?SCRIPTI0jr PER .THAU - - IN ADVANCE - -- - - ----- - - : ----- ------- .., DEMOCHH FI MIGHTY FOR STEDMAN . ' . Majoritv In District May Reach 12,000 . DAY IDSON REDEEMED Iuni: Willi Xumber-of Other Conn "ti, if does From Republican to p.- mcratic Control Hammer Has Big Majority. Available election .figures indi cate ch:t Major Charles M. Sted nnn. of Greensboro, was returned to Congress from the Fifth district Tnetday by the largest majority in ti career. The veteran Democratic coH?re.-:man defeated Mrs. Lircy- B. Patterson, his Republican opponent, by a majority expected to range be-it-en 10.000 and 12,000. Wir'a eight precincts unreported, ;uUfoni gives Major Stedman a lead o; -.''ST. The estimated majority ior thf major in Rockingham is 2,- 0o and it is believed-that hie lead ia Durham is near thal,figure. For syth, the home of his opponent, pre sented Major Stedman a majority of approximately 2,600, while .his lead in Granville is thought tobe about 1.1 i'U. It is reported that he has a majority of 500 in Caswell and 2,300 in Alamance. !n Greensboro Major Stedman re ceived 2.756 and Mrs. Pat'erson'a vo; totaled 984 here. High Roint cast 1.260 ballots for the major 1, VjI for Mrs. Patterson:."" R-Iorts from: other-1 counties in i hi- section of the state tell the same ;:ory of overthrow of Republican nominees and their replacement with Democrats. For Instance, Davidson , definitely passed from the G. O. Pf fold to Democracy, and Rbck!ng-J tam. which is normally Republican, uoe likewise. It xrjrear ' certalA that the Republican" "majblityIn Smks. ordinarily regarded rock-ribbed in its Republicanism, has been ubftaatially reduced. Close contests are reported from Randolph, with tie5ntlite announcements impossible P-ending receipt of additional re turns. The defeat of Republicans in Ca tarru county added to the jubila tion .f Democrats here, the same be inz true of Democratic victories in Il-nd-rson. Burke and Catawba, waieh "ad been strongly counted til-mi to continue in the Republican 'o!uain. The constitutional amendment to :nirea the pay of legislators was IkV.i :;(!, so far as the voting in Guilford countv is concerned, al though in the state as a whole it is ! I:-vod to have carried. In Guil ford available returns show 1,1-00 voe cast for the amendment and 1.710 against it. in th seventh congressional dis trict. Congressman W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro. defeated his 4RepubIK can opponent by about 7,000 -vote?. QUARTERLY MEETING PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Many Interesting Events Scheduled At Friend Church At Center. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday An exceptionally interesting .pro gram win be unfolded at the Friends Greensboro, on Friday, saturqayan iarce number of people will be In sttndance. the number including Tfcitors from other sections as ; well as tho.p from Center. The program will be initiated at . - o'clock tomorrow aflernoon-'riM cay -with, the meetineoX minister and overseers. At 11 o'cIockatuT d iy tnornint? the devotional 'services vt'I be held, followed by the.busi--5s session of the quarterly rneet at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Af T:30 Saturday night an im portant Christian Endeavor meeting Ji'l he held. Then at 11 o'clock up.aay morning will come the de Vft:onai services. A missionary Infant, said to be unusually inter '-injr. will be presented by a group f young people at 2 o'clock Strnday aternoon. - Mrs. Margaret Hackney, pastor of church, and other leaders x Jd :i cordial invitation to the pubt n, to attend all the services. - County Teachers To Meet Here Saturday -l'mnistrative affairswill be dls ''. il at the regular meeting of the f'lunjy teachers at the courthouse , f-turday morning, beginning at ook. Superintendent Thos; '; i 'met. Win lead the discussion. "-wlerable attention wni Jbe de- to the new method; of taking t i ' .f'!"s and records for : the "W.-' assemblv. At 10:15 the -'.:n. meetings will begin. - - At 1 1 s r - the teachers will goto-the n,.1; ",r courtroom for TOTAL SPRUILL HAS flfT T7T? tn ' rV' BIGMMORITY Evidently About 2,000 Votes - Ahead of Jerome x HIGH POINT IN FOLD ii7 '"cket of Democrats Elected By largeMaJoriUe, AVhile High Point Overturns Repub lican Majority Although light voting was a fea ture of the general election Tues day,. Guilford Democrats gave all their candTidates impressive majori ties, averaging, it now appears, not leas than 2,000. The total vote in this county appears to have been approximately 9.O00, but the definite figures will not be known until re ceipt of returns from all precincts. One of the most gratifying results of the election, judged from the standpoint of Democrats, was the election to the solicitorship In the 12th judicial district of J. F. Spruill, Democrat, of 'Lexington, over E. C. Jerome,' or Greensboro, -Republican. It is expected that Mr. Spruill's ma jority in the district will be about 2,000, Handsome majorities were obtain ed by the Democratic candidates for the State House of Representatives, T. L,. Whitaker, John W. King and Clem G. Wright, the same being true of O. E. (Mendenball, Democratic candidate f or .re-election to the State Senate. All 6t the county candi dates received' Impressive majorities, the nominees being as" follows: Clerk of Superior court. Mason W. Gant;' sheriff-, D. B. Stafford; regis ter. of deeds, R.- H. Wharton; treas- urer, G. H. McKinney; surveyor, J. R. Edmunds; coroner, ueo. . kod erson; county commissioners, J. A. Rankin. D. L. Donnell and Geo. A. Garret.'-- Z ' .- - - democrats here were elated be cause of the result it) High JPpint, which has long been regarded a Re publican stronghold.. 'There Major Stedman secured 1,260 to 1.192 for Mrs. Patterson, while Spruill got 1, 264 and Jerome 1J123. State Sen ator .Mendenhall led the ticket with 1,2-90 votes, bis iRepublican oppon ent, Hudson, securing 1,217. All county candidates on the Demo cratic ticket obtained majorities in High Point. Guilford's majority for Spruill is expected to be about 1.800. In Da vidson his majority is about- 900. It is expected that Stofces, long consid ered - strongly Republican, will give Jerome a majority, probably about 600. The tribute received by Spruill in his home county. Davrdson. is a source ' of general satisfaction. All the candidates on the Demo cratic state ballot received large ma jorities in Guilford. Christian: Endeavor , Meeting In Asheboro .Manv representatives of Christian Endeavor societies in this section are preparing .to "attend the- conven tion of the northwestern district or theorganizationao be held in Ashe boro next -SaturdayT afternoon and Sunday, n.the district are thejioun tles of Alamance, Caswell, Dayid- nca -niHIffird. Ran- son. uavie, ruiai-", - dolph. Rockingham, fetoKes. Surry and Yadkin. --r: . ... oroQa -hv' Aubrey. L. Will UC iMl - Brooks, orthis city; on "The Pas TiaV v The principal address fenday. In tb, dtrct arth coun- by Dr. A. I - rveijiM ; Zt boro. Delegates who have not yet registered are advised tocommunl Je itb Mrs. Charles Cox Asbe- boro. Complete enieriammc D? provided without charge by the rntMvnr society ot Asne- bora. - r " Candidates Speak At Final Kaiiy m uy Approximately 500 citnsassem- . "vnleht at the Gull Lard interesting presses, uyj iora coum.vv" , , n uTnber oi uemuum r. ft wal the final pre-election rally in GuBford and. aroused much enthu siasm. . u.n-nrp made Tberprlncipa ,.p;- "t hem. &.'uc' Bomjnefor solicit In this I metric t-and froi. i. " " " ?r n& Ridge, one of the Democratic I .7 . w thft State nouse of CU: Other -Spears sur r G' H McKinney. Connty treasury a rnn4rln nd D. trXnneFIiohn W. King nd Clem -P-v'ioaiAtive nominees, and Werar-6: E. mendenhall. I ' Hog Potato Exhibited. Elm City.' -No. A potato Vw.ivfi and three-quarter 1 thecelebra- pounos,. r'M of this olace. t next Monday's issue ofThe Patriot.;.. . . ; . rneiuy, vuuv- . .u.-j T K I - . Jt X r - M M AT ii rill K-AU LM. - M U v - , - - . 9 . " " : ... . . ' - ft - . - ' - a a - n.Am 2. . ft-AMM a M a - a m .1 1 " KKPUBLICANS OUSmMSlMMONS IS LIKELY BY NEW ENGINDERS Greatest landslide In Nerv Hainp snlre Since ISSGMlchlgan Elects democratic Senator . Manchester. N. H.. Nov. 8. lEIec Jtion returns Complete except for aLfeenaiof V m :immAn;--W xrAi. ".ft w isolated seftipmonf,, .L. thPeTlat0 F'' M Simmons, of North greatest Democratic ..landslide : in ?earoli?a' are confidently, predicting New Hampshire since 1856. The that he .will be chosen Democratic Democrats have a majority of 10 In. -leader in the United Stales :. Senate, the state. House, wlflle the Repiibli-; r Recently Senator Underwood, of cansremain in control of the State Alabama announced that because of 5s i? governor's council. , !his health he would nor be a candi Fmnk H. Brown, oV Sjpmerswirthl date to succeed liimself as ipemo Democrat, was elected goVernor wtib cratic -leader in the Senate. Sena 1,255 majority over his -Republican tor Hitchcock, of Nebraskawas de- opponent, Windsor E. Goodnow, wbof-feated for re-election Tuesday.- He polled 32,000 votes less than Albertwas formerly the leader of his party The Democrats won Tuesday in the 'ir8t congressional district. Michigan, It is learned, on Tues-isav. dV olmrtDf7 Wnn1KMiin XT TT to the Senate. He i Mic5iiean'sffnrflitifjiiv oT-V?tr vQt Vm- riii Ho a wfr 71 Pair From Hotel Sentenced Raleigh, Nov. 8. Determined to- .put an end to immorality in - local hotels. Judge Harris yesterday morn-f ing departed from his usual custom of fines and suspended sentences andj decreed that a woman giving her; dame as Mrs. J. R. King, and a man giving his name as Nick Girloleguesp. should spend 30 days in the Wake3 county jail. The couple were found occupying a room in the Raleigbj hotel. Both appealed from the sen?4: K ice and were placed undeFTJondiU Ol zuu. Mis Einnia ApLehman Deal Wrniton-'Saleni. Nov. 7 :Miss Em ma A. Lehman, for 52 years -a be loved teacher in Saleih college and known throughout the south, died. atiy her home In this city last night. She had not en in her usual health rorv: several days, but her condition was; not thought to be serious. She died; in the arms of her sister, "Mrs. SatIec E. Kapp. The end was sudden ana painless. Accident Victim Pies Raleigh, Nov. 8. Telegranls" ref-j ceived here last night broughtunews loi,. the :'4eatniai- ChjstrlUffcf; -;A&: Mooneynam, wno was ntcnt Tin day near Albemarle in the automo bile accident in which Jtajph Smith and Jam,es Stagg. of Durham, were killed. iMooneyham was carried to a hospital at Charlotte and at one time there were hopes that his life could be saved. He died last night at C:20. Kil1cl When Car Overturns Snow Hill. Nov. 7. lien D. Tay lor, age 4'S. of Snow Hill, was in stantly ki!led on the Orifton road between Kinston and Snow Hill, and G. F. Guyrra. of Ayden. suffered mental injuries Monday, night about nine o'clopk. whpn the car in wbich they were ridinor, turned over an embankment. Guyrea lay for two hours under the machine hailing , passing cars before one heeded his call. He was lying with his body under the machine and his feet in a ditch. Taylor was crushed be neath the engine. Number of Divorces Officially Granted In Guilford Superior court, which convened yesterday morning with Judge W. F. Harding, of Charlotte, persldlng,- ' a -number of divorces were granted yesterday, most d-f the day having been devotefTo hearing such actions. Divorces were obtain ed in the following cases: "Medra Austin vs. Cabell Austin; J. F. Brown vs. Tissie Brown; H. H. Dav vis vs. Susie Davis; Martha Wilburn vs. Ronie wtburn; Major Craig vs. Legrand Craig; Mrs. W. H. Linthi cum vs. W. H. Linthlcum; Margaret M. Simpson vs. George A. Simpson; Zeda Stack vs. Curley Stack; Nellie Cole vs. Everett Cole; Crissie Gar ner vs. tee Garner. The trial of the case of Mary J. Newsome and her husband, J- A. Newsome. against R. M. Huffines and wife, Caddie Huffines, which was started-Wednesday afternoon, was resumed today- nrsi uemocraitc senator in 70 years.lthe choice .of his colleagues 1 . STATE HEWS BRIEFS - - ' - VALIDITY OF GyiLPORD SCHOQI ; TAX UPHELD BY SUPREMEjCOURT Yesterday the North Carolina Supreme court handed down a decision In the case involving the constitutionality of the county-wide school tax spect the validity of the measure, Which is designed to provide uniform the effect that the act is constitutional. . The opinion was written by Associate Justice W. J. Adams anti a con curring opinion was handed down by Justice W. P. Stacy. In every re spect the validity of the of the measure, designed to provide, uniform school taxes throughout the school districts of Guilford, 'with the excep tion of Greensboro -and the township of High Toint, is upheld bjMthe Su preme court. " ; - . " ; As adopted by the voters the special act authorizes a leyy. pf 25 cents on the X100 property valuation in all and High Point township, the majority in favor of the measure having been 2,105. Of the -25-cent levy, 10 cents, will. be used for building purposes and 15 cents for maintenance. . , ' n The suit to test the validity of -the measure was brought byD. Grant Coble through his attorneys. Col. G..S,, Bradshaw and H. L. Koontz. It is generally agreed that the plaintiff's lawyers have made a most diligent and able fight for their client. .John Nr. Wilson, county attorney, appeared for the county, commissioners; -bo were named' as defendants, the plain nr iMinir '-mi rSh an-cAin commissioners f ronr nrooeedine with the collection of taxes under the act. Judge W. F. Harding declared the act constitutional -in Superior court here and his decision receives the affirma tion of the higher court. No further-contest M anticipated.' More extended Information, regareung inw weyision w" uo puoiwuea i - - V- - r.' t . . . r- ; : . r , - :, -. " i jx-m?:r -. DEMOCRATIO LEADER ;Xorth Carolina Snator'lnt Cer, tain to Succeed Underwood in That Capacity, His Friends Declare ;: WaBhinA' xt. o' In the Senate. r His long" experience and his mark ed ability, Senator Simmons' friends" admirahlv fit him fnr-'t.h--nnsi- ition" of. leadership, and it appears JI m t j i , . : . - -wy wvmaa -vuv u KvA&a J v Mistrial In-Murder Case ; Memphis, Nov. 8. W trial of Seth W. Poston, C. Moak, F. A. Miller and Albert Johns, former rail road shopmen, charged with murder in connection with the fatal, wound ing of Charles Lanier, a non-union Vshop worker, ended in - mistrial Tuesday when the jury reported that iL was hopelessly deadlocked and ws discharged. The case was given to the jury Friday. Alleged Pyromaniac Held Chicago, Nov. 7. Jack Sorrenti, ,34. was hied by the police today in aonnection with the investigation of 20 fires or more belieyed to have been started during the" last month by a pyromaniac. One woman was burned to death and several persons were injured and overcome by smoke in one of the most recent fires. Aroused By Kidnaping Case Atlanta, Nov. 8. Governor Hard wick has announced that the full power given to him by; law-will be used to assist in the arrest and pros ecution of .the men who kidnaped R. F. Mills, of'tMacon, 'on Saturday night and clubbed him into uncbn sc-ionsiiess. . . . j . .. - . Radio For Missionaries Chicago, Nov. 8. Radio phones and airplanes as aids in carrying on. missionary work in virtually in-' accessible parts of China will 'o used by missionaries of the Meth odist Episcopal church, announces the committee on conservation and advance of that church. Another Ohio Man Placed Washington, Nov. 7. Augustus T. Seymour, of Columbus. Ohio, was appointed today to be assistant to Attorney GeneraPDaugherty to suc ceed Col. .Guy ID. Goff, whos'e resig nation was announced by .Mr. Daugn erty. Colonel Goff severed his con nection with the department, it was announced, in order that he might attend to the extensive business in terests in West Virginia which, u'n account pf -the sudden deaH 'recent ly of hie Brother, require his early personal attention. STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE AND SERTOTJSL.Y INJURED W. H. Matthews, well known auc tioneer of the firm of Thomas Broth ers, this city, is confined to his home on Asheboro. street as a result pf in juries sustained when he -was struck by an ?utompbile near West Pomt, Va., last Friday night. Mr. Mat thew? was repairing his car when an automobile coming from the oppo site direction struck him, then-dragged him about 75 feet, -;He suffered severe cuts aboutlhe head, 'facie, add JOdy, injuries of a serious nature. Donaldson Bound. Over Judge D. H. Collins yesterday di rected that M. C. Donaldson be bound-over to Superior:, court, the defendant being charged .with break ing into the -Pomona Mercantile company's store last Sunday. Vlt was alleged that Donaldson was putting merchandise in a bag at the time of detection. Bond was . fixed at $1,000. of Guilford county except ureensDor. HEWS OF THE HATIOH i r - . N0RTHSTATE uifilptoi ; ROUTS G. 0. P. Democratic Majority of 90, 000 Is Indicated TURN MANY COUNTIES Democrats Elect All State Officers, Complete Congressional Ticket, Sharply Reduce G. O.JP. legis latiire Membership In Landslide . Raleigh, Nov. 8. -r-4Piling up a ma jority that will probably reach 90, 000 when the official count is com plete Democratic candidates yester day administered the most crushing defeat in the history of North Caro lina politics, returning a solid dele gation to Congreaifc, electing -every state officer and reducing the Re publican vote in the lower house of the General-Assembly from 2(9 to 18 on the basis of incomplete returns tabulated by The News aim Ob server. Counties 'heretofore listed agrock ribbed tftepublioan turned in Demo cratic majorities, electing fulL Dem ocratic tickets, according , to semi official reports. Davidson, Cabarrus, LStokes, Brunswick, Carteret, Samp son, Catawba, Caldwell, Burke, Hen derson, Alexander arid Cherokee are listed in the Democratic column and repos indicate that official count will confirm their early predictions. One lone member of the sentee Lseems left the Republicans in iRufe Haymore, The vote on the constitutional amendment increasing the pay of members of the General Assembly from $4 to $10 a day is scattering, and returns are too incomplete to make an authoritative prediction, but from indications the amepdment will carry by a small majority'. Solid Congressional Sweep- ' Tbe" Democratic , candidates foi ConyrHsa swept: srt -ij districts pf North Carolina on the face of unofficial returns, which while not complete were regarded by politicaj observers as complete enough to Indicate the final result, especially as most -of them came; from the large counties. The nearest semblance to a con test was in the eighth district, where Congressman It. Doughton was running about two to one ahead of Dr. J. Ike Campbell, of Norwood. .Maj. Charles- M. Stedman , of Greensboro, probably piled up the biggest majority of his career against his fair Republican opponent,- Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, of Winston-alem, in the -fif th district. Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle, of Gastonia, was runningfar ahead of R. H. Shuford, Republican, in tne ninth district, viriv-former Republi can counties such as Burke and Ca tawba giving him majorities. - s Consressman Zebulon Weaver, of Asheville, had a good loc&r over his Republican opponent, Ralph Fisher, of Brevard, in the 10th district on the basis of early returns. It was the same story in the other J . . . i ? .T - - districts, tne vote orainaniy ;oemg light, but showing gains for the Democrats all along the line. Con gressman Hallet Ward, of. Elizabeth City, ran away in his race with - C. E. Kramer, Republican, in the first while Congressman Claude Kitchin. minority leader in the house, didn't even have any opposition in the sec ond, and Charles L. Abernethy. of New Bern", got nearly all the votes In the third, though Ho6d. his Republi can opponent, was getting a few votes in Wayne. Hester Also Ran Congressman Pou got nearly, all the votes in the fourth, Eugene. Hes ter, of Wendell, scarcely getting in the. race,- while Codgtessman Homer Lyon, of Whiteville, was about-7,000 ahead of William J. McDonald,-of Fayetteville in the sixth, and Con gressman William C. Hammer, of Asheboro, was 7,000 ahead of Wil liam B. Love in the seventh. The state ticket follows: Associate Justice of the Supreme, Court: W. J. Adams. Carthage, Democrat defeated ,E. W Timber lake, Wake Forest, Republican.- Member of Corporation Commis sion: W. T. Lee, Waynesville, Demo crat, defeated Charles M. Hoover, Lexington. 'Republican. .TnrtiriflLrv candidates are as tol-A lows : JFirst District: William -M. Bond, Edenton, Democrat, unopposed, (Second District: George W. Con nor, Wilson, Democrat, unopposed. Fifth District: J.' Lloyd Horym, Farmville, Democrat. unopposed Sixth District: Henry A. Grady, Clinton, Democrat," unopposed. Eighth District: . E H. Craniner, Democrat, Southport, defeated Chas, E Taylor, Southport, Republican. - Ninth District: Neil A. Sinclair,' Fayetteville, Democrat, unopposed. Tenth District: - WillianK A VDevin, Oxford, Democrat, unopposed; , . Twelfth -District: Thomas J, Shaw, Greensboro, - .Democrat, " unopposed. Thirteenth .District: A.; M, Stac'k. -Monroe, Democrat, unopposed. Sixteenth District: Ja. L. W-eDb RepubUcan SenateJMajorityt. : Is Reduced NEW YORK LANDSLIDE At Smith Orehlnis MiDeri .Cope land Defeats Calder, Democrats ; Elect - Ralston rinrlndlana. Democratic Landslides New York, - Nov. 9 ;At ) a. m. tto.day, judging from the - avail able returns in the ; congressional, elections, the Republicans had: 216 seats in the house of representatives, the Democrats 2 0 4, socialist' one and independent.. one. The Republicans needed only two of the 13 -districts unreported toretain "cbntrol. New York, Nov. 8. Control- of the .next house continued in doubt, with the Republicans, leading, 209 ot 198, on returns received up to midnight, -more- than a full day after the polls closed yesterday. The 2& remaining districts, scattered throughout the country, held the key to the necessary '218 majority, with a half dozen votes the margin. The Republicans hold -the senate but by. a reduction of a half dozen votes. Republican casualties which broke with the first returns' yseterday, de feating Governor" Miller and Senator X! alder,' of New York, continued with. somewhat lessened force today as re turns dribbled in. They told of fur ther Republican losses in the "senate atfd& -and state legislatures, valthough the belated congressional results were some what more favorable to the Republicans- " Stalwarts Defeated Among the. additional Republican stalwarts who went down" to .defeat aUftmstre-- turns were Senators Kellogg -of Min nesota, beaten by Ir. Hendrik Ship stead.': farmer-labor, - and Senator To wnsend," of (Michigan, the latter losing to former Governor Wood bridge N. Ferris, first Democratic senator to be elected from Michigan in 70 yearsr Also definitely defeated by Senator Kendrick," Democrat, was .Representative -Mondell, of Wyo ming, 'Republican, floor leader who aspired to the senate Delay in the house result because of the keen contest, has not "been paralleled since 1916. A number of missing districts are in' far , western states. In others received today the early announcements werre changed. The. Democrats continued their gains totaling 67 seats" at". latest fig ures, principally from New York, Ohio! Missouri, New Jersey and-Oklahoma. As against this Democratic sweep, the Republicans failed to un seat -a single Democrat, benator Lodge, -of Massachusetts, -Jit finally turned out, had & plurality; of 8,42 & over his idemoeratic opponent,. Col onel Gaston, instead of the meager 1,945 reorted early in the day. - Loss of control pf .the 'senate by the Republicans was not threatened, although they suffered a net loss of six. Eight Republican senators were defeated but this the party counter ed by defeating two Democratlcefen ators, Hitchcock,- of -Nebraska, and Pomerene, of Ohio. The Republi cans had carried 11 and the ,I"emo crats 19 of the- 35 senatorial con tests. Of the five still in -the -balance, Democrats were-leadrag in ali-.- nMontana, Utah,New Mexico, West Virginia and Washiiigton, In the latter the race between Senat6rPoln dexter; Republican; and former Rep resentative Dill, was o close that It was thought an official . count, .would be needed to fix the outcome. May Be Recount - ': Another recount forecast was in. Texas. where Republicans an nounced they would contest the" elec tion of Earle N. Mayfield, Democrat, who had Ku Klux Klan endorse ment, but this would he based on a claim of a defective . nomination rather than a question of the counts . of votes. ' Governor-elect Alfred E. " Smirt, swept into office-with the rest of the Democratic state ticket, on the crest of a plurality unprecedented in New York state election history, will have a divided house-rra Democratic senate and a Republican assembly to work with when be takes office January li ' - - . . The Democrats - wjll have a ma jority of one in the senate, 26 to 25, while the Republicans retain control of the assembly 8-2 to 68, according to figures tonight which represented practically; complete reFurns from ail districts -of -the state. In Indiana ar decisive kictorywas gained-by Ralston; Democrat, over his Republican ' opponent' v for the United States Senate; ' -. The Democratic ; victory In the senate overturned, a present. .margin of 39to 11, held by the Republican while in the assembly; Republicans kept a majority ot; only. ' 1 4 v. as coni pared with a -two toi one' : abrantage in the present house-rl02 . Republi- C 4 -IP 1 1 i: ' i. mi 1 r " - ' -ft '& oi Armistice, day.
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