St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-04

up TO that time made poor showing,
and even his later one OF majority of
only $4,000 is much less than a natural
Democratic majority of the metropolis.
The falling off here is attributed to the
action of
The County Democracy
in resenting the exclusion of their dele
gates from the Saratoga convention.
Kings county came somewhat to the
rescue. Richmond county and Queens
also showed decided gains for the
Democratic candidate. 1t seemed at
first that Flower could hardly carry
the city by more than $4,000, but
late returns showed remarkable gains
from districts which are controlled by
Tammany Hall, the result being a ma
jorIty for Flower in this city of over
$4,000. BY 10 o'clock a sufficient num-
Der of figures had been obtained from
districts in all parts of the state outside
of New York county, which, by COM
parlson with the vote in this city,
showed that Flowers majority in the
state would be about $1,000. The fall
ing off of the vote in the counties north
of the Harlem river seems to show that 1t
is due to the operation of the ballot and
registration laws, under which the first
general election is held III the state, and
seems to indicate that the purchase of
votes under these laws has come to a
Standstill. There was intense excite
ment around newspaper bulletin boards
in the leading clubs and uptown re-
nt4c i h.
known. There was cheering and
counter-cheering, according as the
tiuctuating figures seemed to render the
issue up TO 9 o'clock more in doubt.
The Democracy carried both city con-
gressional districts, the Tenth and the
Twelfth. Little of the latter district
(FlOwer's) was elected, and Cochran was
elected from the tenth. The list of
senators elected shows that Tammany
carried all the senatorial districts ex-
cept the Eighth, which was carried by
the Republicans. In the assembly the
Tammany Democracy made
An Almost Clean Sweep
of the city, the Republicans gaining one
district, the Seventh. Tammany can
didates for the judiciary were elected
by large majOritieS, and the board of
aldermen was swept by Tammany Hall
as completely as in its candidates
for the assembly. 1t was asserted
in Republican quarters that they had
not forgotten Tweed's celebrated mes
sage-''What majority do you want?''
and they have determined that what
they call ''Tammany tactics" shall not.
in this regard, at least, have a change
to be felt. The state committee there
fore sent word to the Republican lead
ers throughout the state TO direct that
the count be delayed rs much as pos
sible in order that the city may be
counted first. This is the reason why
the result in the state came
in very slowly tonight. Those
who were waiting for it were
surprised TO find that the election in
spectors outside of the city did not
have their count finished much before
midnight. When the early returns
reached Tammany hall tonight the
main auditorium up stairs was blaze
of enthusiasm and hurrah, and fully
10000 persons shouted with glee as the
returns were read from the stage bv
leather-lunged announcers. In the
innermost tepee were the biggest
sachems of Tammany. Mr.. Croker sat
by the side of Recorder Smith. At g
o'clock Mr.. Croker sent telegram to
Edward Murphy, at Troy. saying
that lie Croker believed New York
county had given 10000 majority for
Flower and Kings county 5000. Mid
night returns from Brooklyn show that
the Democrats have elected their mayer,