Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-07
HILL MEN ROUTED.
Remarkable Slump in Politics
at New York City.
THE SENATOR ONLY AHEAD 5000.
Grant, the Tammany Candidate for
Mayo, Defeated and Ad-
mits the Same.
GLOOM AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

The Candidate for Governor and Flower
Scan the Returns and Give Up the Fight
Mine Republican Congressman Gained
I'm the state-Republican Victory Indi-
Gated in CONGRATULATIONS from
Massachusetts.
NEW YORK, Nov. THE scene on News
paper Row last night when it was con-
coded by the Democrats that Morton had
won the governorship and Strong the
mayoralty was one of wild enthusiasm.
Fully 10000 throngcd the thoroughfare,
blocking traffic and impeding the horse
and cable cars When the concessions by
the Democrats were announced there
seemed to be three Republicans to every
Democrat present. Tammany men said:
This will lead to a thorough reorganiza-
ton OF the Democratic party in this city,
and 1t will bring about good results two
years from now" As the bulletins We're
flashed OH the walls each raised the enthu-
siasm higher. A specimen one is this for
the state: Eight hundred and seventy
four districts of 1859 districts outside of
| New York and Kings give Hill, sc, sos;
Morton, 129, 122; Wheeler, 1,4Ol The
| same districts in 1891 gave Flower, 81, 634 !;
Fassett, los, 759; net Republican gain over
| 1891, 29,Os9."
Remarkable Figures for Gotham.
| Another that was significant was this:
Hill carried Albany city by 900 plurality;
Flower carried it by $500 " Then there was
this from the city: Nine hundred and
fifty districts give, Hill, 1O2, 49s; Morton,
100, 454; Wheeler, 7,4S2" Such figures
were unprecedented. Next Morton's
plurality in Brooklyn was figured at Z, 600
and Hills in this city mt not over 5000,
while the indications We're that Morton
would carry New York and Kings county
by 10000 plurality. No wonder that Grant
entered the police headquarters, where
Strong was receiving returns, and con-
graduated him and acknowledged his vic.
tory. Strong thanked him. President
MARITIME, of the police board, said Tam
many had abandoned all hope of carrying
a single vote.
Gathering at the State Capitol.
y dispatch from Albany thus describes
the scene in the executive chamber: "a
notable gathering of politicians sat in the
executive chamber last night and read the
| Tetufns. senator Hill arrived at y. IN.
Colonel Williams, the governors private
secretary, came next. Already a batch of
bulletins was on the senator's desk. AT
1870 all hope of saving the state was given
up by those who had thus far arrived. 1t
was even feared that New York city
might go Republican, and it was conceded
that Hill could carry it but by n few
thousand votes Governor Flower ar
rived 7:45 p. m. He was shown the dis
patches and at once gave up all hope. He
said it seemed as if great tidal wave had
struck the metropolis He said he had
felt the wave coming when he was in New
York All the time Senator Hill said not
a word, but read the returnsand consulted
a manual containing votes of former
years. AS the county returns came from
the state the senator shook his head and
said well, they did pretty well by me-
To consoling remarks of friends he made
no reply except to smile.
Estimated Majority for Morton.
The Republicans carried New York STATE
by estimated pluralities ranging from 13o,
GO to 100000. These figures represent tn,
probable plurality of Levi p. Morton
(Rep) for governor over David b. Hill
(Dcm.).