New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18
Election SURPRISES.


One Of the queer things about the recent cleo
ton is the number Of surprises which II pro-
duccd OF course the general result was allaZ-
ing in its comprchensiveneSS To everybody, "N-
ccpt perhaps our prophetic friend MI lhonhS
6 Sherman. and as delightful as 1t was ai''''~
ing to a vast majority of the American pcoPi''
including Mr.. Sherman, as we are pie'S'n ~
suppose The magnitude of the uprising aS''"N'
prevalent rascality and universal incompetence
had not been foreseen either by the most san
c,,ino Ronublicon or the most Disguised ana VIII
dic,ive Democrat. We venture to claim for "'ll-
co,vos about AS clear a provision of what was
COMING ne we are willing to conccde Ia anybody
olse but fine accuracy and order of The IT'D
upo,s renort Of the upheaval merely proved that
establishment did not bewder those who pre-
pared ii for the presses However IL Is ho' '''o
size of the triumph which we have III mihn JUS
now. but the series of diversified ana Suooru'-
nate surprises which began to Ne discioseu y"
the day after election and of which the last Is
presumably not yet In sight.
The most obvious and gratifying or these II
the contentmcnt with which the victory was ac-
ceptcd by the vanquished in all paris Oh ''c
country In fact they generally seem 10 I've
blessed with cheerful perception OF the 'ru'h
that they won o great deal more than they ios'
There, has not yet been time enough Tor cure
ful computation. but. leaving out OF consiueIa
tion the defeated candidates and their CREDITORS
we roughly calculate that there are OILY one
hundred and twcntyscven Democrats oe'"''"
Key West and Puget Sound who really regret
the general result of the election III we neell'u
II necessary to mention names we should le'l
hound to add that Mr. +. Ellery Anderson ana
Mr. Frederic r. Couder are two OF the one
hundred and twcnty-sevcn Mr.. Anderson on
account of his wcll-knOwn attitude toward 'he
Nillonnjum and Mr. Coudcrt for reasons 10
which so far rs we know his Creator alone Is
rrivv Persons who have encountered Mr.. De
Ionccv \icoU within the last twelve days are
NOT unlikely f. conclude that he i the other
one hundred and twenty-five.
Some other surprises Of the election are quite
~ compete rs this though not 50 Important
nor uniformly so agreeable We suppose. Tor
example, that not 10 per cent of The voters
knew that the Governor who was about 10 be
chosen would hold his Office for only two years
, ,,roa, deal had been said and written about
the new Constitution. its general character
scme Of its more striking features and It's pros
nerts but very few Of all who voted or declined
~ votc unon il were aware that its adoption
would shorten die next Gubernatorial term one
third And the great majority were equally
oblivious Of the fact that the election would de-
termine not only who was to be the next Mayor
Of New.York but whether he was TO rule this
CITY for two years or three. We dare say tha'
Mfr Morton will be quite willing 10 welcome a
successor two years hence, and that Mr. strong
NAV be inclined occasionally 10 regret that ;he
i,ip al ole sf
prolongs his incunbcncy. But these impending
changes were not discerned 10y the voters.
Then there is Mr. Henry X. Bcckman, care
full student OF municipal law and public AFFAIRS
whose interest in the operation Of the elective
franchise is always keen. and who felt peculiar
concern in the proceedings Of November q last
past for reasons not entirely disconnected Win
the circumstance that he was II hopeful candl
date for a place Oh the judicial bench 10 when
he will ascend In the near future We have
been crcdibly Informed that Mr.. BeekInah ca
not realize until November : that, having been
elected a Judge Of the Superior Court on 'he
previous day he would become by virtue Of the
Judiciary article in the new Constitution Il Judge
of the Supreme Court on January ]. ISM. WIN
all the dgntics and cinOlumcnts thereunto ap
pertaining If our informant Is mistaken. ana
this animatDg prospect ana not so suddenly anu
AZ 50 late a date dawn upon the vision Of Mr..
Eeekman, il is unqucstionaby true that his
knowledge was Il rare exception to the general
STATE Of ignorance on the subject. And there
NAV be more cases Of a similar Kind than have
vet come to light. If. for instance the term OF
Controller Fitch is extended one year in consc-
ouence OF a constitutional provision. as is now
asserted the people Of this city will accept the
inevitable with fair degree Of composure;
whereas Colonel John X. Fcllows's conjecture
that he may be entitled during IN additional
wear to frequent the Dstrlct-Attorney's office
in an official capacity AT times when he has no
more congenial occupation elsewhere would sink
with sickcnng thud into every vrtuous bosom
except for the consoling assurance that he y
not only mistaken on this particular point but
about to be summoned TO the hopeless task of
attemptng To show cause why he should moi be
summarily elected
Such are some Of the oddities Of the recent
contest. and doubtless the list will be extended
rs other counties are heard from. II WAS not
ONLY glorious but also an eccentric election.