Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-04

state VIII probably exceed 10000. His own
estimate OF his majority, made just after
midnight, was $1,000. 1t was clean
sweep all & rough the state for the Demo
cratic party.
Flower has polled in this city majority
of over $4,000, and IL is expected that his
plurality in the state will be about 25000.
Sheehan ran behind little over 5000 in
this city. but elsewhere he has polled
vote even with the rest Of his ticket. 1t
has been an unusually exciting election.
At first indications seemed ~ point to
Fassett's election. and as late as 0 o'clock
the question OF the successful candidate
for governor was in doubt. 1t seemed
then that Flower could not possibly carry
this city by more than 90, 900 majority, but
as later returns from Tammany districts
came in. showing great gains, those figures
crept slowly but surely up to $4,000 and
over.
The most intense excitement prevailed
in the neighborhood of the newspaper
Offices where large crowds gathered to
read the returns from the boards. The
Republicans had the best of 1t at the first
and they cheered for all they were worth.
The Democrats maintained q grim silence.
Then as the returns showed n consistent
gain for Flower the trium Irehnt cheers
of the enthusiastic Democrats arose to the
skies. The majority given to Flower in
this city and is much less than natural
Democrat majority Of the metropolis. The
falling off is attributed to the action Of the
County Democracy in resenting the exclu-
sion Of their delegates from the Saratoga
convention. Kings county and Richmond
county, and Queens county, however,
showed decided Democrat sasgains These,
taken in connection with the returns from
districts throughout the state outside OF
New York, made IL seem certain that
Flowers majority in the state would be
$1,000.
The falling off of the Republican votes
north OF the Harlem river surprised even
the most ardent Democrats. The loss is
credited to the operation Of the ballot and
registration laws, the election having been
the first held under them. The conclusion
arrived at is that under these laws the
purchase Of the votes has come to a stand
still.
The complete vote of this city for COVER.
nor Is: Flower, 145,99s; Fassett. s7,70s;
DeLeon, 5136; Bruce, 964. Flowers plural
ity, 5s,290
The election ia this state was for COVER
nor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, secretary of state
and engineer, for four congressnen to fill
vacancies caused by three designations and
one death. for eight justices Of the supreme
court, for the full senate Of thirty.two
members aud the full assembly Of l2S
members.
A dispatch from the executive Office at
Albany says: The compilers IN this Office
estimate from present figures that the Re
publicans will gn TO Harlem with only
2s 900 plurality, aud that it will be met
with 81, 600 majority for Flower. Albany
city complete gives Flower l2,4s9, Fassett
S64, Rosendale l2,699, Sutherland S3l6
Herrick, Dem, for supreme court, 1851;
McDonough. Rep. 1884. In 1883 tho city
gave Miller 99l3, Hill 1900.
Plcascs Governor Mn.
ALBANY. Nov. 4-Govcrnor Hill said
this morning: "The result is extremely
gratifying AID the more so because all of
our big gains were either in the country
or else in the districts where there was al
legged dissatisfaction Such as Brooklyn
and Erie counties IL is a yindcation of
the party aud party principles. The stuffed
tiger was not in it in the country as was
evidenced by the increased Democratic
vote am particularly Rratilied over the
results in my own city OF Elmira. The re-
suit also in the senate aud assembly dis
tricts is all we expected. 1t is a night
and time for general rejoicing"
When the result was announced defn.
itely the governor said: 1T should be con.
sidered as great Democratic victory,
presaging Democratic success in the ma
tional next year. The crushing defeat
which Mr. Fassett received in his own city
OF Elmra and in his county Of Chemung
Is particularly significant Of the peoples
dislike for his methods OF campaigning,
and am especially proud that my own
county recorded its preference for Mr..
Flower so emphatically.