Elections

The November elections in an off year are seldom a matter of excitement, and 1925 is decidedly an off year between the Presidential year of '24 and the Congressional year of '26.

There were no Senate seats to be filled; only here and there was a Representative elected to fill a vacancy in the House. Just one Governor was to be chosen where there was any possible doubt of the outcome of the election. Most of the interest centered on the mayoralty fights in Boston, Detroit, New York City, Louisville, Kansas City, Indianapolis.

Governorships. In New Jersey a Dry Republican, State Senator Arthur Whitney, was defeated by A. Harry Moore, a Wet and a Democrat. Score 470,000 to 430,000. None the less the Republicans won 47 of the 59 seats in the State Assembly, 18 of the 21 seats in the Senate, and elected a Congressman to a vacancy.

In Virginia, Democrat Harry F. Byrd walked into the Governorship by a substantial margin.

Mayoralties. The victors by parties in some of the chief cities which had mayoralty contests were as follows:

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN

New York City Boston, Mass. South Bend, Ind. Buffalo, N. Y. Scranton," Pa. Indianapolis, Ind. Albany, N. Y. Ft. Wayne, Ind.* Cambridge, Mass. Evansville, Ind. Lafayette, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Kansas City, Mo* Rochester, N. Y. Syracuse, N. Y.* Detroit, Mich.* New Haven, Conn. Pittsburgh, Pa. Bridgeport, Conn.

In New York City State Senator James J. Walker, Democrat, defeated Republican Frank D. Waterman (fountain pens) 748,000 to 346,000, with a Socialist candidate trailing with 39,000. Incidentally the Tammany boss, Olvany, and the Republican boss, Koenig, both saw their home districts go to the opposite party. Democrats patted Governor Al Smith on the back and gave him credit for the Democratic victory in the city.

In Boston for the first time in 18 years a Republican, Malcolm E. Nichols, was elected Mayor. There were ten candidates in the field (three Republicans and seven Democrats), and Mr. Nichols led a straggling field, with four Democrats in close order behind him.

In Louisville, shortly before the election it was discovered that the Democratic candidate was a Klansman. He resigned and another candidate was put up, but Arthur A. Will, Republican candidate, was elected. A Democrat was elected to a vacant seat in Congress. Three men were killed in gun fights in the mountains.

*Very close.