New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
THE RESULT IN BROOKLYN.
A SWEEPING VICTORY FOR THE REPUB-
LICANS.
MR. CIRCUIT MAKES CHARGES OF FRAUD AM
THEN wrTHDRAws THEM-THE DELAY
IN COUNTING THE VOTES.

THEN WTTHDRAWS THEM-THE
IN COUNTING THE VOTES.
The more carefully the election returns arc a.
vassed In BROOKLYN the more gratihed become ~.
| Republicans. and last night 1t was as good 40 90
! tied that the Republicans had made clean s"eep
/ In their city and county tickets, with the eNcep
of Mr. Maddox for Surrogate. 1t Is considereu
be also that Jacob Neu. Democratic cand''a.e
| for Civil Justice. has been elected the Denoo,",
assert that Neu Is winner. but. Ike al '".'
claims this one needs verlfcation. The Hepuon''"s
of Kings have ample reason for satisfaction q"
they have elected Frederick W. Wurster AiaSo''
Foster L. Backus D.strict-Attorney, Joseph AS
pinau and Paul F.. De Fere County Judges III
T. b. Coombs and George II. Mason Corohe' ..
Gerard Il. Van Wart and William Schnitzpah |N'
justices and sixteen OF the twenty-eight Aldermen
with a proportonate number OF constabies. vi VI.
twenty-one Assemblymen they elect twelve ana
of the Senators three, and probably ioui' az
Of whose names have been published
Mr. Wurster who will go TO the Atlanta
Exposition for a rest after the strain OF the cam
paign, said yesterday when the question OF MS cree
ton was brought up: There is no doubt at all aoou'
my election. II the ballots are recounted VIII DC
found TO win by 400 instead Of 1900. have no
doubts to bother me, and am very grateful to my
friends for the part which they took in my election.
The ring Democratic campaign managers are sun
huggng the delusion that an official count WI"
land Mr.. Grout a winner. The rest OF their parry
are beginning to guy them unmercifully MI
Grout is the hardest kind OF loser Yesterday
he was morose and full OF fight. He denied MINI
8 u TO reporters. and out the following pye-
written statement as being the sum total OF Ms
contribution for the day TO political literature; hon
when | satisfied that Mr.. Wurster Is noi-
estly elected shall be the first 20 congratuiats
him But while up 10 this morning nave h "a
evidence only of mistakes which would reduce ms
apparent plurality to a matter OF a rev hundreus;
am now in the possession OF evidence which looks
very like fraud In the count. ana ina, eVide ~
only indicates the nature OF the FRAUD anu tile
purpose for which II is being done. but also Tvs
me indication OF the persons VINO are cohcer"e'
in it, ~.
For this Mr. Grout was raked fore and art by me
leading Democratic Brooklyn paper ana last hsn
there was no Intentional fraud. To-Day mans
will probably carry 10 Mr.. Wurster MT Orou'
congratula tons. . 49,, =.
When Police Commissioner Welles was asked II
there was anything I'm the charges or fraud, ne
said: a.,
''The facts were that in many OF the uptown dis.
trcts from third to half OF the baiiots cass
were split After the straight ballots were counted
the immense amount OF labor required In gong
over all the sheets TO determine the number OF
votes cast resulted In It's being very near morning
before many OF the returns came In. This was
should exonerate the Police Department from any
delay in that direction The reports were promptly
teephoned 10 the Department as soo.i as received
at the stationhouses, and were at once sent 10 the
tabuating room 4 copy OF the returns was made
and sent upstairs for the Information OF the many
persons Including representatives OF the press, who
were anxious TO obtain the earliest information:
James D. Bell. Democratic candidate for District
Attorney Is one OF the Democrats admitting Mr..
Wurster's election.