The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-11-07
FLOWER
He Gets There by About 10000 Plu-
rality.

rality.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-Roswell p. Flower
was elected today as governor of New
York to succeed David b. Hill. His
plurality is estimated at between $4,000
and 24,OOO. Fassett did not carry FL
mira, his own city, Flower beating him
there by 5O4 votes. This city gave
Flower $4,000 plurality and Brooklyn
gave him l4,OOO. Returns received from
districts outside of New York and Kings
counties indicate that Fassett has been
meeting FOlger's fate. In Jefferson,
Clinton, Essex, Montgomery, and Wyo-
ming counties he was far behind the vote
least 10000 ballots would be cast. But
only about 10000 persons voted. In
the Hill-Miiler campaign more than 261,-
600 votes were cast. Comparatively
Flower ran as well as Gov. Hill, whose
plurality was $1,000 and who was elected
by 1900. Flower will take to Harlem
river 10000 plurality. 1t is doubtful if
Fassett will bring down $4,000 to meet
it. Democrats are gaining assemblymen
IN the state. Sheehan is not doing as
we'll as Flower but his election is assur-
ed. At 10 o'clock Gov. Hill sent a tele-
gram to Police Commissioner Martin
claiming the state for Flower by 10000
plurality.
The battle at the polls began at G
o'clock this morning and did not cease
until four this afternoon. 1t was fierce
in this city from start to finish. Voting
in up town precincts opened at an IN
precedented rate. Not for years have
men been heard to talk so freely about
their w votes or have the great body
of voters displayed SO much of personal
feeling. Up to 9 o'clock the question of a
successful candidate for governor was in
doubt.
BY 10 o'clock, a sufficient number of
figures had been obtained from districts
in all parts of the state outside of New
York, which by a comparison with the
vote in this city, showed that Flowers
majority in the state would be about
5000. The falling off of the vote in the
counties north of Harlem river seems to
show that it's due to the operation of the
ballot and registration laws under
which the first general election is held
in the state and seems to indicate that
the purchase of votes under these laws
have come to a standstill
Returns from Brooklyn show the dem
elected their mayor, one congress
man, their entire city and county ticket,
seven aldermen at large. eight district
aldermen, three civil judges and five
supervisors. Republican politicians claim
the silk stocking element of their party
gave their support to Body, a banker,
and thereby defeated a German grocer.
A. Meyer.
The democracy carried both
sional districts. the Tenth and Twelfth.
of the latter district (Flower's).
was elected, and Cochran was reelected
the Tenth. a list of senators
shows that Tammany carried all
the senatorial districts except the Eighth.
which was carried by the republicans.
In the assembly Tammany democracy
made almost a clean sweep of the city.
the republicans gaining one district, the
Seventh. Tammany candidates for the
judiciary were elected by large major
tiles, and the board of aldermen was
swept by Tammany hall as completely as
in its candidates for the assembly.
Philadelphia AT ! am. the city of
Philadelphia with one ward still to hear
from gives Gregg republican, for
audltor-general $3.50 plurality. Forty
two counties out of 6G in the state, eX-
of Philadelphia, give Gregg 24.G93
plurality. Morrison, republican, for
treasurer runs about even with
Gregg now has l2,S73 plurality
which will be materially increased.
McCreary for city treasurer with a
missing ward to hear from has 2O,9O6
majority.