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SECRETARY OF STATE PALMER.

was elected to the Senate in the Forty-second
District, and Coggeshall, independent was
elected in Oneida. Nobody but Republicans
were elected in Erie County.
Senator Clarence Lexow was reelected in
the Thirty-second District by a reduced ma
iority. Westchester County went with the
Republican wave. ]. Irving Burns was
chosen Senator against Charles p. McClel-
land. The county went about 1850 Republi-
can on State officers.
The Senate and Assembly are now Repub-
Hcan by good working majorities. In each
House the Republican majority has been
largely increased. The New York State Sem
ate, which will hold foc .hree years and vote
for United States Senator in 1897, will
probably stand: Republicans, Sc; Demo-
Gratis, IS; independent, 1; Republican ma
jority, a. The Assembly will stand: Repub-
licans, LOG; Democrats, a: Republican ma
lority, g.
The Republican State officers were re-
elected by an average plurality Of about
$4,000.
In New York City Tammany Hall elected
every one OF its candidates for city and
county offices, ten out Of twelve candidates
for the State Senate, thirty out Of thirty-flve
candidates for the Assembly. and Amos j.
Cummings. its candidate for the United
States House of Representatives. Out of q
total registration of 281,OOs, Horatio C.
King, Democratic candidate for Secretary of
State, received 1873, 96l votes. against 97,379
for John Palmer the Republican candidate.
Of the entire vote for all the city and county
officers Tammany Hall had large majority.
Tammany Hall elected its entire city and
county ticket by Dluralities varying from
16, 600 to $4,000. 1t was estimated that the
Steckler vote would not exceed 1900,
and that the Good Government
In00
The plurality in New York City for Horatio
C. King, Democrat, for Secretary of State,
over John Palmer Republican. is l,l62.
For County Clerk. Henry D. Purroy, Tam
many, has 1900 plurality over Thomas L.
Hamilton, Fusion. For Register. Will
lam Sohmer, Tammany, defeats Thomas
F. Keating, Fusion, by about 24,000.
Contrary to all expectation, the new ballot
caused practically no trouble at all, and ex-
cept in few instances it seemed to give per-
feet satisfaction. A unique feature OF the
day was the presence at some OF the polls Of
women, who invited voters to cast ballots
for some particular candidate.
Brooklyn and Kings County gave the head
of the Democratic State ticket, General
Horatio C. King, a resident OF Brooklyn,
about 5000 majority. Fourteen out of twen-
ty-one Republican Assemblymeu and posi-
blysixteeu; at least f1vo Of the seven Re2ub
lican candidates for Senate were elected.
The Republicans. it was said, had elected
majority Of the Board Of Aldermen.
F. W. Wurster, the Republican candidate
was elected Mayor OF Brooklyn by small
plurality. The vote for Shepard
was smaller than was anticipated.
Later the authoritative statement that the
entire regular Republican city and county
ticket had been elected In Brooklyn and
Kings County was made by Wurster'5
Chairman of the Campaign Committee.
In Long Island City corrected returns
showed the election of Patrick J. Gleason's
friends by plurality Of about 200.
The propositionto to expend So 900, ZOO on tho
canals of the State was carried.