New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-06
TUESDAYS RESULTS.

The smoke of the battle is n long time IN
clearing off, in this State. 1t has been severa!
wears since so many conflicting elements were
involved in a campaign, and 80 much difficulty
was experienced in learning just what had been
decided at the polls. The eccentricity of a
good share of the voting, especially on local
offices in this city, and the slowness
with which returns can be obtained
from the confused mass. are fairly IN
precedented, at least in recent political
history. There is no diminution in the est
mates of Mr. Cornelrs plurality. They range
from $4,000, where we put it yesterday, up
above 10000. But the lead which the first re-
turns seemedto give to the remaining candidates
on the Republican State ticket has been some
what diminished, and the two parties appear
so close together that no one, whether Repub-
lican or Democrat, can well claim that bis
candidate Is surely elected, or will be
likely to admit that he is surely defeated.
Mr.. Potter has majority Ill newborn ana
Kings Counties of 57,36S. Mr.. HOskins has
purali' outside of these two counties
which Is estimated at $1,000. The two
candidates seem about even, and a change OF
few hundred votes might elect one or the
other. With only about one-third of the
towns in the State heard from, it is evidently
anybody's race STILL The official count may
he needed to decide whether we are to have II
Republican or Il Democrat to preside over
our overwhelmingly Republican Senate; and
Mr. HoSkins might he defeated, and Mr.. Wads-
worth, who is running strongly, yet he elected
with Others of the Republican nominees.
Plainly the time has not yet arrived to admit
the defeat of the Republican ticket.
Some causes are clear however which had an
effect in aiding to bring about this closeness
of the vote and TO give an appearance
of greater strength to the scratchers" than
they really possessed. The heavy fall of
Snow in the upper part OF the State
seriously checked the vote in those regions
where the Republican party Is strongest.
Had il not been for this, the election
of Mr.. HoSkins might have been now
beyond doubt. In this city n large pro-
portion of the vote which is credited
to the "scratchers was really cast by
the most faithful adherents of Tammany
Hall. In some districts where Tammany
knew she could trust her men, ticket
was run out of the boxes bearing the
name of Kelly for Governor, the Republican
many county ticket. This ticket was largely
voted, but its effect in the returns would seem
to be the work of the " scratchers." Revenge
is sweet and this was little revenge of
Tammany in return for the Syracuse Conven-
ton.
In the Legislature the Republicans have
scored a magnificent victory, electing "a
out of 80 Senators and 81 out of
12S Assemblymen-a three-fourths' vote in
one house and nearly the same in the
other. This Assembly almost equals that
elected last year, which was the strongest
Republican Assembly chosen since Sumter was
fired upon.
From other States the record of Republican
victories is still swelling. The majority in
| Pennsylvania is now estimated at from
81, 900 TO $4,000 and from Connecticut, New
Jersey, Massachusetts, ana the great Northwest
there comes no news that is not inspiring to Re-
publicans. The results of Tuesday, uncertain
as some of them now are, make it white
day in the history of the Republican party.