Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-11-07
MORTON ELECTED.
New York State Republicans Also Get the
State Legislature.

NoN hofk state Republicans Also Get the
state Legislature.
ALBANY, Nov THE story Of a polit-
ical cyclone following landslide Of a
year ago marks this election In New York
state The most sanguine political OBJ
server had failed to find in tho past cleo
ton Indications Of anything that would
allow a precast Of such result as com
pletes the battle Of tho ballot in this state
Even those who believed In tho success Of
tho ticket that places victory at its top
today wore but sanguine Of tho usual
| result Of appreciated maioritios below tho
Harlem for the dominant party there
and Increased maioritles above that riv-
or $ banks for tho party Of tho 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 recuporation from the
vote given for Maynard in 1898.
In place OF all anticipated results comes
sweep Of such proportions and from
suoii quarters that even those who profit
by II are amazed. From plurality rang
ing from 90, 600 to 100. 600 in the district
below tho Harlem for the Democratic par
" the Republican party turns 1t into 90
200 plurality for themselves in all the
estimates given ON the eve u election IL
was conceded that the Democratic plu.
rality below tho llarem would 30 at least
33, 600.
And the surprises are not confined 20
this tremendous change OF votes. An
analysis shows that senator Hill will run
iar behind evon the memorable and OK.
coedingly retrograding vote OF Judge May
nard, whilo in the state he hung closely
% the pace sot by Governor Flower Ia
1871 An analysis Of such figures as are
obtainablo this morning shows that the
Republican party alone gained by the
increased registration, for Mr.. Morton
vote in all Of the up country districts
shows large gains over tho 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 70 the Democrats,
Tor In great many cases in strong Dem
oeratio quarters there were many votes
filfs Own County Against Him.
Tho 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 reliable
| Democratic stronghold, good for from
| l,O0O to 1000 Democratic majority The
Democratic managers, in view Of this
fact and that it is also the homo of Sena-
tor Hill, looked for a majority Of not less
than g, 500. The result in the county was
hailed by the Republicans with the wild
est expressions Of delight while tho De.
moerats were frank in their expressions
of disappointment and disgust
Il is claimed by Governor Flower and
/ Clerk De Freest Of tho state committee
1 INV af ta
and the number Of ballots TO DO voted so. !
600 Democratic voters were unable to cast
| their ballots
That tho depression caused by tariff or
national matters had little to do with tho
| general result was evident from the fact
that In manufacturing districts there was
no very large deilestion from the general
run Of voting. But there were individ-
ual counties where the vote was purplex-
ing BY the way IN which IL DETECTED All
bany county led these A Democratic
stronghold, with few manufacturing in
terests, II had held true to its principles
and IN wayering times such, for instance.
as last year, gave normal Democratic ma
lorities Of from /, 600 to B. 500. Despite
tho fact that it is the home county Of the
Democratic candidate, 1t gives Mr.. Nor.
ton plurality.
In Monroe, with its Republican city Of
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, 500
Rensselaer, county, the home Of senator
Murphy stuck. as closely to Democratic
principles as any IN the state, which was
rather surprising IN view Of the sentiment
that had been appealed to by the death Of
Robert Ross Tho county only fell OF
about 500, while its neighbor, Albany
county, lost at least q 600.
Onondaga had been expected to throw
great many votes to the Democratic
party because Of disappointment in the
ranks Of the Republican party, but while
tho vote Of the Republicans showed a fall.
ing OIL there was no appreciable gain for
the Democrats by tho detection. Erie
county repeated its performance OF last
I, year by giving Republican maiorltIes,
ana this leads to the finding OF the fur.
ther fact from the face Of the returns that
~ no instance were there those signs Of
recaperation that had been promised by
the Democratic party leaders for their
party. Otsego county doubled for Morton
the majority IL gave Harrison and treble,
that i gave Fassett. Chemunq paid I
tribute to Senator Hin BY sticking prett,
closely to itsnormal vote especially ii
Elmira city. st. Lawrence county crawl
ed up over ,. 900 on its Fassett vote In IA
yor Of Mr.. Morton. Westchestor falls int
line with big majority for Mr.. Morton
and Niagara county treblos its Fasset
plurality
Amendments Probably Carried.
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