The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-11-08
MORTON ELECTED.
New York State Republicans Also Get the
State Legislature.

State Legislature.
ALBANY, Nov. THE story of polit-
ical cyclone following a landslide of a
year ago marks this election in New York
state. The most sanguine political OBJ
server had failed to find in the past cleo
tion indications of anything that would
allow a precast of such result as COM
pletes the battle of the ballot in this state
Even those who believed in the success of
the ticket that places victory at its top
today were but sanguine of the usual
result of depreciated majorities below the
Harlem for the dominant party there
and increased majorities above that riy-
er's banks for the party of the majority
in that section, and the most sanguine
of these people expected that the Demo
cratic party. with Senator Hill at its
head, would show recuperation from the
vote given for Maynard in 1898.
In place of all anticipated results comss
sweep Of such proportions and from
such quarters that even those who profit
by it are amazed From plurality rang
ing from So, 900 to 1870. 600 in the district
below the Harlem for the Democratic par
ty the Republican party turns 1t into 20,
600 plurality for themselves. In all the
estimates given on the eve of election 1t
was conceded that the Dem nocratic plu-
sality below the Harlem would be at least
35 600.
And the surprises are not confined to
this tremendous change OF votes. An
analysis shows that Senator Hill will run
far behind even the memorable and ex-
ceedingly retrograding vote of Judge May
nard, while In the state he hung closely
to the pace set by Governor Flower in
1891 An analysis of such figures as are
obtainable this morning shows that the
Republican party alone gained by the
increased registration, for Mr.. Morton S
vote in all of the up country districts
shows large gains over the Fassett vote of
1891, while the Democratic vote is not
cut in any great measure from its hither-
to normal condition. In the cities this
same increase in registration appears to
have been detrimental to the Democrats,
for in great many cases in strong Dem
ecratic quarters there were many votes.
HiIrs Own County Against Him.
The vote in Albany county was one Of
the many surprises of the election. For
years Albany county on state or national
issues has been looked upon as q reliable
Democratic stronghold. good for from
1000 to ., 600 Democratic majority. The
Democratic managers, in view of this
fact and that it is also the home of Sena-
tor Hill, looked for a majority Of not less
than 250O The result in the county was
hailed by the Republicans with the wild
est expressions of delight, while the De-
mocrats were frank in their expressions
of disappointment and disgust.
It is claimed by Governor Flower and
| Clerk De Freest of the state committee
that by reason of the large registration
and the number of ballots to be voted so,
! 900 Democratic voters were unable to cast
their ballots.
That the depression caused by tariff or
national matters had little to do with the
( general result was evident from the fact
4 that in manufacturing districts there was
no very large DETECTION from the general
run Of voting. But there were individ-
ual counties where the vote was perplex-
ing by the way In which it DETECTED. AL
bany county led these. A Democratic
stronghold, with few manufacturing in
terests, it had held true to its principles,
and in wavering times, such. for instance,
as last year, gave normal Democratic ma
jorities of from 1900 to 3. 500 Despite
the fact that 1t is the home county of the
Democratic candidate 1t gives Mr.. Nor
ton plurality.
In Monroe, with its Republican city oil
Rochester, the natural Republican plu
rality was almost doubled, late figures
! giving Morton 5000. while in 1891 the
same county only gave to Fassett 3, 800
Rensselaer, county the home of Senator
Murphy, stuck as closely to Democrati,
principles as any in the state, which was
rather surprising in view of the sentiment
hot had lad To- hxrf bo r.