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ASHEVILLR, X. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBERS, 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTO
ELECTIONS IN SEVERAL STATES
YESTERDAY THE FORERUNNERS
Speaking of the Weather.
INTO PQWERINTHE
REP.STATEOFOHIO
OF RISING TIDE OFDEMOCRACY
t
DEMOCRATS S.VEPT
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Returns From Massachusetts, Kentucky, ' , Ohio and Illinois Show
Sweeping Victories Fur Democratic Catdiia es. R sult in
New Mexico Doubtful but Favorable to Democrats.
ELECTION OF GOVERNOR FOSS
SURPRISE IN
Tammany Triumphs in
Murphy Legislature Appears to Have
Received a Stinging Rebuke.
FOSS' PLURALITY 7,f M. '
..BOSTON, Nov, f. Complete
4- return tor governor in the M a a-
eachiisetts election today give,:
f Fobs, democrtlCT-816,6SI.
Frofhinghajn, republican, tOt,-
aS 8.' Foes' plurality. 7.T84.
.
Elections eld yesterday In many
states and cIties"tnroughout the coun
try resulted In the election of demo
orotic governors In Massachusetts,
Kentucky; a republican governor In
Jthode Island, a republican assembly
In New Tork which will challenge the
continuance of Governor Dlx's poll-
eles. A New Jersey legislature with
majorities probably not In accord with
Ooveraor Woodrow Wilson of that
State, with results of the slate elec
tions in Maryland and New Mexico
still In doubt. .
Early Indication.
' In Maeaaohusettn, povernnr Foss,
democrat, claims his re-election by a
reduced plurality of about 12,000,
but the election Is not conceded and
the result ' will be open to doubt un
til more complete returns are re
ceived. The first returns showed
parked- nmvrTtft 4MuM'"rV FroTh
. fngtiam, republican, which were
TaduJly reduced. 'Meagre roturns
Indicate that other republican candi
dates on the state ticket are sllrhtly
ahead of the.tr democratic opponents.
In Khnde Island early returns In
dicated .the re-election of Governor
Potbter. republican, over Louis A.
Waterman, democrat, by an In
creased' 'majority.
New Tork state elected a repub
lican assembly thus depriving Gov
ernor Dix, democrat, of the support
be hes heretofore had from legisla-
NEbDO BEATS UP WHITE
MAN WITH A STICK AND
Ordered to Meridian for
Safekeeping, Mob Inter
cepts Officers
MUCH EXCITEMENT
MERIDIAN. Miss., Not. 7. Judge
Moseley. a negro, was taken from
Deputy Sheriff Brown near Lock hart
this morning by a mob of about 400
persons and lynched. The negro's
body was bullet-riddled. Moseley as
saulted J. H. Covington, white with
a stick at Lockhart yesterday.
The trouble which resulted In the
lynching accurred yesterday at Lock
hart, a station north of this etty. Cov
ington was beaten over the bead and
also bad one arm broken. A posse
searched the woods for Moseley all
afternoon and by quick work the ne
gro was placed In Jail. Covington
was unable to appear at the trial to
day and the negro was ordered tak
en to Meridian for safe keeping.
Deputy Sheriff Brown left .mate-!
. 7 1 i. Z L , k . I k 1,'
out ol town he waa met Dy a moo or
" .. .... . , . i
mare than fifty masked men who de
manded the negro. Brown remon-;
strated without avail. Brown says!
just after tuiing back to Lockhart.
be heard shots in the woods toward
the place where the negro was taken.
There is mneh exettemen at Loek-
rt enrding to advices to the
siier tit here who sent deputies there
today to help preserve order.
DOCBTFCTi AT CHARLESTON
CHARLEPTO.V, 8. C. Nov. 7. Af
ter a day of political excitement such
as Charleston has not known sine
1(87 the result of the mayoralty eon-,
test is rtlll In doubt- Two hours af
ter the closing of the polls - at T
o'clock. Major T. T. Hyde and Col
onel John P. Qrace are the candl-
datea who. fonaht the ballot battle
today. E. W. Hughes, the third c!"f-,'
4i!.late, polling a Small complimentary
'--ta,
THE BAY STATE
New York City, but the
ture democrat In both branches.
The present, New Tork assembly has
a democratic majority of 14. f The
newly elected assembly wilt have
republican majority Of upwards of
10.
In New Tork city (Manhattan and
' Bronx) the Tammany strength was
materially reduced but Its candidates
for Judicial and county officers were
elected by greatly reduced plurali
ties. In Brooklyn the fusion 'Judicial
and county candidates were success
ful with perhaps one exception,.
New Jersey's Vote. .
New Jersey elected a legislature
which will probably give continued
support to Governor woodrow WU
son, democrat, but the legislative
majorities are still in doubt, i
Early return from the state elec
Hon In Maryland were Inconclusive
as between Arthur P. Gorman, dem
ocratic candidate for governor and
Phillips Lee Goldaborough, republi
can. On the first meagre returns re
publican Slate Chairman Hanna
claimed the etc for Goldsborough.
Mississippi elated a democratic
governor end state officers by deci
sive majorities.
Ohio and Kentucky.
The municipal ' elections in Ohio
resulted In the election of Henry T.
Hune, democrat as mayor of Cincin
nati; Newton p, SkerA democrat
mayor of Cleveland; a6rge X Kerb,
democrat, as mayor of Cotanrbu.
President Tuft cast his vote at Cin
cinnati.. In . Kentucky James B. Mo
Creary, democrat, was elected gov
ernor by a majority estimated at
20,000 to 40,000. A democratic legis
lature also was elected, which In
sured the choice of Congressman Ol
lle James as United States senator
from Kentucky. The first election
held in the new state of New Mexico
is still In doubt, both the republican
ffcntlnnert on page seve
MURPHY LEGISLATURE
RECEIVES KNOCK-OUT IN'
: TESTEfirS ELECTIONS
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Democratic Majority of 24 is
Converted Into Republi
can Majority of 60
SWIFT RETRIBUTION
NEW TORK, Nov. 7. -Prom a
democratic majority of 24, the New
York state assembly today turned
overwhelmingly republican. At mid
night all Indications point to the re
publican In the lower chamber hav
ing a majority of fifty. Thus the
democratic majorltlea In both houses
which existed during the first half
of Governor John A. Dlx's adminis
tration will be lacking next year.
The present senate holds over.
In the unexpected landslide the
demoTOTtts were able to capture only t
three seat held by the republicans, j
K ' 1
whereas all over the commonwealth j
democratic assemblymen fell by the ,
wayside.
H(.rbm M a fallM
out where a democrat has held the j
seat.
Returns up to midnight Indicated
thtt tJj- reoublfaln
hun -mr.h.n.
will have one
In the lower
branc.h, representing a net gain of
Zi seats.
In the avalanche Dan. B. Frlshe'e.
speaker of the present houser man
aged to bold his seat, and Lewis
Stuyvesant Candler, of Duchess
counts', la expected to get In by the
narrow margin of about 14 vote In
Greater Now Tork the republicans
l'ected nine democrate while in
Xltiga county an equal number of j
ilemocrjulf! Candida tee met defeat:
In A-Jburn Thomas M. Osborne,
ons of the orgaalsersr of the demo
cratic league, was defeated . for
mavor by Thomas H. O'Neill, repub
lican. Ten vacancies on the state Su
preme court hench were filled by
election in four judicial districts
with an equal division of honor, five)
seat going to democrat and
the;
aama number to republican
DEMOCRATS GOME
INTO THEIR OWN
IN OLD KENTUCKY
1 ' ; - -
Republican Majority of Over
10.000 Reduced to Dem- ,
, ocratic Lead of 40.000
RETURNS SURPRISED
THE MOST OPTIMISTIC
Republican Paper Attributes
Defeat to Present Repub
lican Administration
BotrlSVlLLB, Ky.. Nov. t. Ken
tucky, for years considered In the bal
ance between the democrats and re
publicans, today went back into the
ranks' of the former in a landslide
victory. Returns up to M0 tonight
Indicated that James B. MeCreary,
democratic candidate for governor
had been elected by from'IO.OOO to
to 40,000 majority, His ' opponent
was Judge. Edward C. O'Hear.
The Herald and Post, both of which
supported the republican ticket, con
oeded MeCreary' eleetlbh by 40,000
but figures taken from all sources
.hardly Justify such an estimate.
The returns have surprised avea
tha tmtHtit(irintUi. deweereHs tnfwt
of whom said the election Would b
close, As It Is the republican ma
jority of 10,000 by which the present
administration went into office, was
shattered and the democratic state:
ticket will go into office mora strong
ly endorsed than has any ticket In
years.
Poor Consolation .
The Herald tomorrow will attri
bute republican refeat to what It con
sfders unpopularity of present repub
lican national and state admlnistra
tltna In Kentucky.
SETTLING OE OISPUTES
MEETSINJIRCISNATI
Precautionary Measures in
Case of War Advocated
as Being Effective
NOTED SPEAKERS
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 7. Reiter
ating his theory of peace but advocat
ing the fortification of the Panama
canal. President Taft delivered the
principal address before the opening
session of the National Society for fhe
Judicial Bnttlement of International
Disputes here today. He urged the
ratification of the peace trestles be
tween the United State and England
and France, but at the same time
nrged precautionary measures In cane
of war.
"In time- of peace. prepare for war,"
WR" lhe opening clause of a speech
hy 'T. "y" Hmmon', ' wnl
opened the conference,
.Tne, great Christian nations of the
World are today apendlng for armed
peace upwards of one and a half bil
lion -dollars annually," said Mr. Ham
mond. "It is a futile expenditure tn
that It servea no uaeful purpoee
. . .
"The ultimata solution of this i
great
problem is unquestionably the estab
lishment of a permanent court of ar
bitral justice but this cannot be done
except as we solve, step by step, the
Intricate problems that confront u."
Continuing, Mr. Hammond said:
"in the Anglo-American and
France-American arbitration treaties
a long step has been taken in the
rtfht direction. The pressure of popu
lar demand Will undoubtedly Induce
favorable action at an early date."
"The peace treaties are the crown
of President Taffs achievements and
they are destined, if ratified, to be
come the glory of our oomtnon coun
try," said Dr. S. C. Mitchell, presi
dent of the University of South Caro
lina in an addresa.
Jacob Gould Scburman, president of
Cornell university, advocated th rati
fication of fhe trestle.
At tonignt session an address on
peace was made by John H. Letana,
oi waanmctoa ana mo university.
MANQHU DYNASTY'S END IMMINENT?
LEGATIONS CONSIDER ALL HOPE VAIN
Province North of Yang-Te Now Declaring For Repitbhc-Witt hi no Slaughter
Of ManchuB Vn)e They Resist One by One Provinces Are Going
4 Into the Hands of Revolutionists Foreigners-Opposed.
PEKIN, , Kor. .' 7. The legations
consider that he end of tfit Mett-
rhu dynasty Is Imminent. There
seem no hops of saving even a
nominal throne, Th provinces north
of the Yang-Tse are tnow declaring
for a republic. ' Th nly force of
Mancfcu tronps large eViough to cope
with the local altitatloi Is In Peking,
hut there era mdleatitttis tonight that
the capital will tM surrendered be
fore . many days. Wtiefa the court
will take refuge la a question. There
are evidences thai the court . In
tended to proceed, to Chang Rl
Ktao (Kalgan) truope guarding His
route to that town tvtttch Hel lit the
provmca ef Chi-iit M mltea north
west of Peking J"-soU4-ii-d.
nfcmite the tunner' after Uie passage
of the train bearing the- emperor and
hi household, j.
Reports" h now been received
that Chang Kta Klstj In unsafe.
Meet Wlthoni Qnornm,
The national sseamWy Is holding
meetings without a quotum but cer
tain members sre endeavoring t
maintain a ntirleiist Na-Tttng, vice
president of the pHvy council, his
taken rooms tnr hl rfamily In a
hotel In the legetloli quarter. Prinze
Ohlng'a palftre neema deserted, it is
believed he Is In th Porbldden City.
American goldlcrs, with a supply of
skyrocket'i, were writ (o esfh outly
ing mission compound tonight. The
legation bus advised the Americans
to come Into the quarter or seek
other places of enfety. A concerted
attack upon foreigners is not feared
but there et many wIMiIn the city
who sre oppoeed to foreigner.
General Chang hao-Tsen, who
was appointed hv Imperial edict as
envoy to proceed to the Yang-Tee
province to conciliate the people,
ha declined the appointment saying
that he preferred to remain with his
own troops st Inrhan.
The government proposed today to
cut the Pekln-Tlen Tain railway st
BEATTIE WILL BE TAKEN
Only Thing to Prevent it
Will be the Granting of a
New Trial
RICHMOND. Va,, No. 7. TJnles
the Staite Supreme court of appeals
grants a new trisl for Henry Clay
Beettle. Jr., before tomorrow the
young man convicted of the murder
of hi wife wHI be moved from the
Richmond city Jail to murderer's row
In the desth honee s th state pen
itentiary. According to tfhe law, a'
man condemned to ; electrocution
must be lodged in the penitentiary
15 dy before the date set for his
death.
The court whch ha under ad
visement Seattle's petition for a writ
of error site tomorrow but mav not
give Ma dedeHon. If K Should not de
cide the appeal before" th date set
for the execution that would act as
a stay. u'.
WASHINGTON. No. T. Forecast:
North CaeoHnar Fahf and , slightly
oooier Wednesday, Thursday proba
bly stvowerwi Htt variabla wtete
Tauquen to prevent additional troop
from arriving. . i
It la understood that the British
minister, Sir J no. Jordan, prolecti'd
oil the ground that CI rest Britain was
entitled id operate the railway lit the
vent nf the suspension of service, lit
accordance with an old agreement,
Consequently the line l still open
Railroads ThreateilMt.
The Chinese report that the Kat
gan railway It In the hands of the
rerolutlonarleg, while a rebel farce
la proceeding apparently In the di
rection of Peking at a point on the
railway about seventy tnlleg from
the- capital.' Alt railway connection
tklMlLlhejcariltftl are threatened.
.,:.itTs Wtfd , that. Ua.aeaatna
Hon of .denergl Wu bu-Cnieng will
lead to the 'te-lt or the remalgder
of his old alxth flMlnn, WhlcH I
now with Yttad "hi Ki. The gov-i
ernment reports, tiowerer, that I wo
trainloeds M IrHperlal soldiers sre
now on their way to flankow; and
these may be sufficient to prevent
mutiny.
A hundred carts left Peklnt for
Jehol and two - hundred mounted
Manchtis proceeded In the asms di
rection early in the day. The Chinese
believe this party Is preparing the
way for the flight of the court tmf
many Manchiig are fleeing and
troop here ntrmW 11,000, Imperial
guard T.Rno, police 4,000 and ban
ner police about 8,000.
The cltv I nulet tonljrbt.
Chee Poo lit Cheng Turff pro.
Ince has mn over to 'he' revolu
tionaries. Prior to thla. one of the
leaders, Wahg Pha Nlen, Informed
the consuls that everything waa
readv for a peiicefitl assumption of
authority by the Chinese and that
there would he no slaughter of the
Mancttus unless tfhey restated.
PA"!f TfOV-COMMfTTAf
SHANaHAf, NOV. 7. Tr. Wu Ting
Fang, the new minister of foreign
SEEMS THAT MAIL POUCH
DISIPPWUST JULY
Government Did Not Lose
as Pouch Was Insured
and Settlement Made
ORBENSBORO, N. C. Nov. T.
Additional facta coming to light to
day Indicate that the mall pouch rout
ed from Raleig,h to New York and
containing $20,000, disappeared the
latter part of last July, though until
yesterdny the fact was successfully
guarded. Prist office official con-
tlnue reticent, though It la declared);
that the government aiintnlned noj
loss, the poiirh having hen Insured j
and settlement already having been
made. Inspectors declare they have!
no clue, though admit that the loss'
of the Raleigh package was Identical!
with the more recent one at Lynch-
burg, Va.
SOCIAMST MAVOR
SCHENKCTADY, W. Y. Nov. 7.
For th first time In the history of
this county the socialists have eolled
a vote electing a mayor; all but one
city officer and a majority of the
county officer which will make the
common council and probably the
county board of supervisors socialist.
Tho Rev. Tjt, Oeo. R. Lunn, pastor
of the Cnlted People's church and edi
tor of The Citieen, a socialistic, week
ly. Was elected mayor by a plurality
of or practically two-thirds of
th total vote. Early return Indicate
that Herbert M. Merrill, socialist, will
represent this county In the assembly
as ho carried the city by a plurality
of about 1,000. The platform of Dr.
Louaa o414 for ikvavouck tartar aa.
affairs of the provisional government
fh WBil ,-.,,. ,hMJ
nd the most Important figure that
ha appeared on the revolutionary
stag (luring th laat ft days, mad
It plain today that ft la not com
mitted to the Idea of a republic
though ha believed that such a gov
eminent would be feasible. Person
ally he favored ft constitutional mon
archy: but he declared himself In
aympathy with th general revnlu-llonat-y
movement and the majority
behind that movement hnd art their
hearts oh republlo. He aald:
, "Whatever the outcome f th pre
sent upheaval It will be to the ad
vantage or China. . It th revolution-
Uta succeed tha ouUon..f .-ahr
tha future government wilt b a re
pt bllo or a constitutional monarchy
will hav 10 b decided. , If It la to
be the former, I anticipate a com
blnstloft of the United "tatas const I
hitlofi with th act of Herman fed
ration. -
Open to foreign Trndri
"In any case, new China will seek
th frlenahlp of foreigners and proba
bty a revision of her treattet will
ensiie. ' Anyhow, China wilt be op
ened to foreign trade and th gov
ernment and people alike will On
ttielr utmost to develop and stlmu
lat business with the outside world
and develops the natural resource of
the country. Foreign advisers of ad
mlnlstratlve China will be needed,"
When the revolutionists proclaim
ed a provisional government at
Shanghai. Dr. Wu was mads head of
ine loreign nureau out we appoint
ment was not taken serinoaly and a
late a yesterday he declined lo ae
knowledge any participation In the
revolutionary administration. HI at
fltitde as announced today Is expect
ed to have fr-reafh!ng Influence. He
declared thet nlnety-hlne per cent of
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CRUISER CHESTER HIS
1ISHE0ITS MISSION
Probable That Military as
Well as Cholera Situation
Was Investigated
WAIIHINOTON, Nov. 7. Th eout
cruiser Chester, which was sent from
Malt to Tripoli by the state depart
ment for th avowed purpose of asl
pertaining the extent of th cholera
outbreak ha, completed her mlaslon
and Is on her way " to Marseilles
American Consul Wool, at Tripoli,
said A stood In no need of help and
rather than jeopardlx the health of
th strip's company, Commander
Decker sailed for Marseilles wh lob la
reported free from cholera. He will
awslt order there.
Although the state department tn
slat rhat the sole purpose of th
Chester's visit to Tripoli was to prof
fer beip In case th American con
ul or American In that port were
In danger from holera, It Is regard
ed that Commander Decker required
precis information as to th mili
tary situation in Tripoli and vicinity.
notwithstanding the sever censor,
ship imposed by the Italian govern
ment. ON TO PENS A COLA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. -A soon
a ahe ha completed the firing teat
at a caisson with the "canon-torpedo"
Thursday the cruiser Montgomery will
sail from Norfolk? tor Penaaoola, Fla.
Sh will remain there- several months
conducting an Intereat'lntf set of tor
pedo eperlment for tho-'berieflt oft
a class of young naval officer under
Instruction In Chat special branch of
war. . ... ' - '
Columbus. Cincinnati and
Cleveland See Signs of
the Times and Act ;
CINCYS MAYOR GOES
IN BY 6.000 MAJORITY
Cleveland Cocs Still -Belt o 4
Giving BaKer Staggering
Majority of 20.000 ;
COLUMBU8. O., Nov. t.Th oetw
errata were iwept Into powir In tht'
three largest ettlel cf Ohio today, Co.
turning decisive democratic plurl(. '
tie
a feature of tht election through :
out the state Was the large socialist
vote, tn Columbus, Kby, the social
1st candidate for mayor, according to
early returns, was running A clot,
second race with Mayor Marahalt,
tte republican nominee, for cind
place, wqllg Oeorga J. Jtarb, demrt,
crat, hd been elected by from ,0D0
to ,ono plurality,
In Cincinnati, Mayor Lou! Bchwab,"
running for re-election with the re.
publican endnrsemenu wa defeated
by Henry. N. T. Hunt, democrat, br
probghly ,00.
In Cleveland, Newton b. Haker.
democrat. and political heir to the Intei
Tom t. Johnson, was elected mayor
by prnbahty 20,000: while practically (
th entire democrats ticket Is elect,
.a ,,, Mm )M TMml n,k,j
j0ck, independaht, ha -apparently
been elected for a fourth term by a
plurality In th neighborhood bt J,.
009. ,
ctfcvtsLAM Foixcmi fnoD
CLEVELAND.-o., Nov, 7"iev
land, which two yeni-a ago aent re.
publican, electing Harmon C, Paahr,
mayor over th lute Tom h Johnson,
today returned lo th deinocrntln
told, electing Newton l. P.akr, Tom,
U Johnson ' political heir, mayor
over Franck C. Hogen,' republican, byj
bout lA.OflO tnafortty. v . , j
-Tha entlro- tlemnorstle cltv !...
won with th exception bf flv rmm.
Ilmen. -
Baker w elty golicltor during th
entire eight year of the jrthntnn re-',
glme. He favors eqiiitl vote for wo-
mn and It pledged for alt progres-l
give Issues. "TH hi campaign b fle-f
elated for i municipal plant; fori
municipal bettermsnt gnheraflv nd,
all - the Issue for which Jahtnoa '
tood. , '
EXPECTS TO HTUR:I TO
HJIiCfNlsATr TO PRACTICE
iMjiT sir-into
i , ."" , '
President . Says Panama
Should be Fortified to
Keep Enemies Aw?y .
MADE PEACE SPEECH
CINCINNATI, O., Kor. 1. Preat.
dent Taft' second day In Cincinnati
led Mm to th poll Ilk thousand
of tils fellow cltisens, mad tin th
guest at luncheon of th local Manu-
tacturers' club, where he said h et-
pe-ted to -mm uk. 14
Cincinnati om day to prac-
tlco law on peao and - ar :
bltratton to th American Society!
for the Judicial Settlement mf Inter
national Dispute. Tonight th prea-i
Ment wa the guet and principal
speaker at th banquet of th Com-f
merclal club. At th conclusion ' of,
this speech Mr. Taft retired on board
his private car and early tomorrow
morning will leave , this city for,
Frankfort and Louisville, Kr, .
During th day th president met
scores of Ohtoan who knew him la :
the day when he lived her. Oover-)
nor Harmon who cam, down fromt
Cleveland to vote,' met the president
and sat with him at th Manufao-'
turers" luncheon and " later- on th' '
platform in Music Hall - wher Mr,
Taft mad his peace speech. ' '
At the entrance of th BualnW
Men' lab wher th commercial '
club gave Its luncheon, th preei
dent imet Oovernor Harmon and for
mer Senator J. H. Foraker. The threo
chatted for a moment and then Mr. j .
Taft, linking one arm In that ot Oev- -
ernor Harmon' and lth the othr'
thrown over t' shoulder of Senator1 :
Foraker. entered the building. '
With hi ballot safety tucked awar
In the proper box out at th polling -place
In Ward I, precinct M.. th,
president was In happy vein ' when -h
spoke to the maunfacturer.
Tm glad to see that you lawyer'
are atlll a necessary vil," said tht
president. '
Tm coming back 4ir myeplf som f -day,
to become a neceeearv evil, j
eo good many' well fd lawyer
her have nd fear of tv f iture. I'm
coming back to cor - r .r
with
Governor I .u sr f i-
tor rorakar.'