The record-union., 1897-11-03

There was pushing and showing and
much grumbling and some bad words,
but in general the crowd was good nat
ured and good tempered.
The crowd ran more to noise than
last year. There We're more horns
blowing than is usual on an election
night and at times it seemed like New
Years eve, when Trinitys chimes are
drowned by the horn blowing There
was much noise made by promenad-
ing crowds of young men and boys.
In front of each white sheet was a
dense mass of people. Each of these
masses was conglonleration of people
of all parties. When, at the beginning
of the show pictures of the candidates
faces were exhibited on the screens,
cheers greeted all of them. The Dem
ocratic candidates seemed to have the
most adherents, or they had the most
lung power, at any rate. They cheered
their man with an astonishing vigor
Low was not much behind There was
a curious kind of cheer for George at
all the screens. One would imagine
that nearly everybody was cheering for
him, but there was not that burst of
enthusiasm that greeted Van Wyck. 1t
appeared as II everybody wanted to
express his sympathy with the dead
man, and at the same time do it quietly.
When the returns began to be shown
and each gave Van Wyck bigger and
bigger pluralities the Democrats drew
on the reserve power of their lungs.
When about a third of the city had
been counted up the cheering for Van
Wyck, which had been incessant, was
augmented, and the noise they made
was something startling. How the peo-
pies threats stood it is a wonder. At
one time some of the crowd in front
of The Park Row side of the City Hall
Park climbed over the railing and
jumped on the grass. A big policeman
jumped on them and they climbed back
in a hurry. This caused a jam, and
there was a panic on the part of some
women in the crowd. A few screamed
but strong men kept them safe
AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2-Chairman
Quigg Of the Republican City and
County Committee was very glum, and
left the headquarters early He refused
10 make formal statement, and was
veiy 10th to discuss the situation. At
the headquarters there We're few prom
inent Republicans present, and they left
the place shortly after Quigg did No
one would make q statement The
Republicans kept up their appearance
of confidence until the early returns
showed the gains for Van Wyck, and
then collapsed entirely.
1T is impossible to describe the gloom
at the Republican headquarters. If
anything, the impression was more ap-
parent than at the George headquar-
ters. AT 8 o'clock there were only one
or two Republicans. General Tracy did
not appear at the headquarters at all.
Lemuel E. Quigg of the City and
County Committees went sadly up the
stairs of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, lead
ing 20 the State Headquarters parIor
at $50, and looked in through the door
Then he turned and walked out again
What do you thihk tne outcome will
be?" was asked of him.
1T seem to be all outgo." he re-
Piled, with an effort to smile.
Senator Platt remained in his apart
ments, and declined to be seen.
Outside of the hotel Madison Square
and the streets branching from III were
packed with cheering, noisy crowds.
watching the election returns bulletined
by a newspaper. 1t was a great con-
trast to the silent little gathering of
Republicans in the parIor.
The headquarters of Robert A. Van
Vyck al the Bartholdi Hotel was the
scene Ut great joy as the returns began
20 indicate sweeping Tammany vic
tory. n score or more of people were in
the rooms where the returns We're be-
ing received, and they cheered Justify.
But 1t was feast without the host.
Mayor-elect Van Wyck did not ap-
pear ar the headquarters at any time
during the night He left the head
quarters at p. m, going to police
headquarters with former Mayor Hugh
}. Grant, where he entered a. private
room OF the Office of the boiler inspec-
tor. He stayed there until Z O'Clock
receiving returns. He then left. pre-
sumably for the Murray Hill Hotel. IF
was expected that he would be at head
quarters some time during the night
but at 10 O'Clock the Mayor-elect's sec
retary announced that he would NOT
be at the headquarters and could not
be seen.
81
districts in Greater New York have
been counted, showing Van Wyck,
Tammany Democrat, 123, 1873; Tracy.
Republican 4S,7S7; Low, Citizens 3
Union, 6o.I14; George, Jeffersonian
Democrat, 10.617; Van Wyck's pluraJi-
ty, 57,962
Van Wyck at this time is Shown to
have pclled as large a vote as bofb
Tracy and Low combined. while the
George vote. which a week ago was re-
garded with more or less annreben-
sion, and was expected to be anywhere
from 65.000 to 100000. has fallen RI
almost infinftesimal proportions II is
estimated that upon the basis of tba
ballots already counted that Van
Wyck's total vote will be some 145
GOO to 14S,000 in Manhattan and tho
Bronx. $500 in the borough of Brook
lyn S,ooo In Queens, and 900 in Rich
mond, or approximately 231 .OO0 votes
in Greater New York. Lows vote will
not be far from $4,000. Tracy's 10O.-
Uo, and Georges 10000. The total
499,0D, will not be materially altered
either way. Gleason's vote and the
Socialist and Prohibition nominees for
the Mayoralty will send the grand total
above the half-million mark.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.--Following IS
the grand total of the votes received
by the three leading candidates for
Mayor in Greater New York. complete
returns having been received from all
of the districts: Van Wyck go, ISL
Low 1883, Tracy 101 .S23. Van
Wyck's plurality over Low, S5.30S.
Following is the grand total of the
votes received by the two leading can
In fnr Chief Ind q Al,