New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
SOME COMPARISONS OF ELECTION FIGUREs-Tn
REPUBLICAN sITUATIoN-THE MAYOR,

CONGRESSMAN.
Careful consideration Of the results Of the electic>
a. shown I'm the figures OF the returns preliminary 10
| the official canvass shows that Henry A. Meyer, the
Renublican candidate for Mayor, pCled more votes
| than any ether Republican candidate ever nominated
In the city, save In Presidential year, and that HE
defeat was due not so much 10 the vote cast for bic
opponent as to the failure OF registered Republicans
! 10 vote. There we're about 1900 persons who had
their names recorded preliminary to voting and then
| failed to cast their ballots on election day ne
| falling off ranged from 200 to 1000 IN ward The
highest vote ever cast for local Office was received
nv william J. Kaiser. who was elected County Clef
in 1885, the year that Brooklyn cast 1880 votes re
| President Harrison. This year the registration vN
few hundred In excess Of what 1t was that year and
despite the stay -ahOmes, Mr.. Meyer received 5000
votes. His popularity in certain quarters Of the
cty Is shown by the fact that he ran about $500
yotes ahead OF the State ticket. AS his opponent
nearly 600 behind the state ticket this shows not only
| pot many Democrats who voted for Flower voted r
| Never hut also that many persons voted for the
latter who did not vote for the State candidates al
all These are believed to be Germans who simply
registered in order to vote for Mayor ana put hey9
Master over all the other candidates and simply voted
| for him.
II is not likely that any other candidate Tor MAYOR
| would have polled many votes. comparison
with the vote cast for Andrew d. Baird in 1889 when
| he opposed Mayor Chapin's reelection, shows hu
Never ran ahead of Baird In all save four warns ana
I'm two OF these, the Second and the Iihrueth' CON
Republican and Democratic votes fell of, showing
decrease In population and the others are the strongly
| Democratic Ninth and Twelfth Wards The vote M
Never was nearly 10000 ahead of that Tor Balm ou
| Boody ran 5000 ahead Of Chaplin. The hstnama
was reelected by plurality Of 9172, the largest any
Mavoralty candidate ever received In the city, save
D. d. Whitney when he ran against General
Catlin and General John B. Woodward
Mr.. Never is not likely 10 repeat the silly per
formaDce OF General Catlin after his defeat SIX yeA'
aeo Although he had been Republican rom tae
birth of the party and had been repeatedly eiee'"
District Attorney by his party, because he failed
receive the support If the independent element OF ts
ponub,ican marty which voted for General WoodwaN
General Catln resigned from the Republican ranks ana
went over to the enemy Mr. Meyer has acted IN m1'
more manly fashion lie promptly sent nus cohs1s"
ations TO his successful rival, who old MN the hon@
IN call at his store in the course OF the campaign.
and he expressed his regrets at his nohsucoss nov
on his own account. but on account OF INC PETTY no
utI take brief rest and then resume business !ust
same as before he was plunged into the whiri OF
noltcal excitement. NO man unused 10 oampASnns
has evor gone through the trying experience anu
emerged more creditably than Mr.. Meyer lie ma'e
mo serious mistakes in the course OF one Oh tne moe'
holly contested campaigns ever waged IN the clu.
between Mr.. Meyer and any other candidate 'or 'u0
Mavoralty would be with Joseph c. Hendrix VINO rai
| against Mayor Low in 1883. The two men were "
the same age when nominated. OF equal enuca'h a4
both without experience in public lfe' MI heH. ~,
had made his living by newspaper writlns a."
Meyer by selling groceries Perhaps MI heha''A 10
more familiarity with politics. for he had presS as,
his ward association but Mr.. Meyer had eained hso
parliamentary experience president OF tle - -
Merchants Association. Both made tne sSnio 49,.
sort OF campaign. speaking In every par, VI go, -
and appearing at great mass meetings III tIe 49,"
OF Music. At these there was most ue'u'u ~.
trast between the two men. Mr. Hendrix rs' w
selfpossesslon in the presence OF the great aua.e
and stumbled and foundered about In bis speech
cutting it considerably short Of the copy OF II FURNISHES
to the press. But Mr.. Meyer remained cooi anu w
eced in the presence of one of the largest anu s'
enthusiastic meetings ever held In the AcaheHS aA
his audience into his confidence by confesSns tna' ~
felt much safer in the presence of sueh an @SseHoS
with his manuscript than without II, ana ne ''e'~.
most favorable Impression all who listened 10 nin'
The large plurality for Flower in Kings 'ouhg ~
tonisned veteran politicians Of both pdrues' n,
almost exactly Identical with that cast for Governor m
in 1885, the laer's vote exceeded Mr. fIyNeI rt
Governor Till received e2,s32 votes and sir s'S ,es
oO,342. EAJyaoTulnaIy efforts were put IV''n -
Democratic managers 70 roll up 0ls ~ w." ci.ir
captain put in charge VI each eiec uoh usu'
every democratic Vote Money was literally spent
| ard every accounted Tor by 80, Ia
pairing the registration lists Of tne n SeSs soTs
Increase in Democratic votes. and the newer
war0s falling Oh. nouceabiy IN me Sixteenth. 's na
tenth. Nineteenth. twenty first twenty second ass
east in the sixth Ward 1856, and the biggest hsp's,
can plurality IN the Twenty NTH Ward. -Voi ~
The Eighteenth Ward cast total vote Of over isc"
On the Governor this was divided between rnSslty
of 865. On the Mayor the figures were lsvsis e..
tfa nj lis
German Democratic vote in this great warn - s
same was true in the sixteenth Ward AeeCr Su Twspv.
second and Twenty NTH Wards In the former gns
Ssre So more a SStes for Mayor s os
| for failure TO vote for Fassett and Flower Id wv"
The most interesting feature OF the election : i ~
vote Tor Mayor Chaplin for Congress lie IS e' fcody
less than half The plurality that David H. EsOrs
nave 9een MADE to break the force OF Uni, o' Ssay
Mr. Chapins vote with that OF Mr ,b Sw yess
ago; But the fact remains that Mr.; cS nap xss
| behind Mr.. Flower this year by 4.5.4' ine s.n
Receives the certificate Of election to his new , SSe
VIII thus step into Mr. Boodys shoes oei who
Body steps INTO his for ung Mayor hSn he Na
was sick in the summer will discharge the ss'ns non
up 10 the end OF the year. Before he reu ,es,
ONCE Mayor Chaplin In conjunction Win the asosss ~
and Auditor, will appoint Two new Police yus" s.sses
authorized by tie Legislature last year. ana nssssssn
sor to Police Justice Kenna who will take u e.
OF his new Office Of Register on January l. nhymsa
Pected that the new Justices will he satsr Va
Henry iIaggery and William Watson. Inc e, E re-
formerly Republican, but has long held lnt ho,es /,
huons with the Democratic leaders and no" "'pN
gain his reward. 49,, General
The November meeting Of the Republican .irs 90
Committee will be held in the Criterion ssions q
Tuesday evening, and some decided eAp'esssmnairn.
opinion likely 20 be heard relative 10 tnesck viii
1t Is not expected that President W. W. Toc CAL
| be In the chair. he I'm Los Aneess nth the
election day legnl business connected ,ys Com
Itaa. Hugo IIirSh chairman of the Exed.n we'd
mittee, will also be absent to attend the chanss
ding OF his parents In the West owing W so ~ one
IN the bylaws, the primaries for the elecuv eember,
third OF the committee will not be held untll liz ns1l
and the date will not be fixed until the meens .bous
month. As the vote for Governor tins wear ~ deb
5000 less than three years the nuho' yil be
gates In the committee, which Is now ioo; Of
slightly reduced. The scheme for AM nnmber
the party and substantial reduction IN ur nr,-
OF members OF the General Committee IS ss sa OF