The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04

' "!NNN piurailty, oJ,3US.
New York, NOV. 2.-Tammapy's victory
in the first municipal election in Greater
New York is a sweeping one The only
question remaining to le settled Mt II
o'clock tonight is the one of plurality by
which the entire tiaket headed by Robert
A. Van Wyck has eargsea;the gigantic
municipality. 1t can sSafcaly be less
than G0,000 and may he larger than that.
Van Wyck has poled II vote which falls
possibly 10000 under the combined votes
of Gen. Tracy (rep.) and Seth Low (Citi-
zen's union). The latter was successful
TO the extent of polling an aggregate vote
in excess of the 100000 pledges implied
by the signatures of the petition on which
he became the candidate of an independ-
| ent movement which at the outset offered
to join hands with the republicans in a
| concerted effort to exclude Tammany
from power in the great city to come into
! being on January 1, 1893. with a popula.
tion the see9nd in magnitude of the great
cities Of tit world. The offer was de-
! clined on the ground that in such move
ment the republican party would partic-
ipate only coincdentally with the other
party to the compact and the Citizens
union on the other hand refused to recall
its nomination of Mr.. Low in order that
the form of selecting candidate might
be carried out conjointly with the re-
publican organization
| The total number of votes cast was not
far from 100000 The indications are
that Van Wyck received 10000; Low,
$4,000; Tracy, 100000: George 1900.
The aggregate is swelled by few thou
sand votes cast for Gleason Gnd.), Daniel
| (socialisO and Wardell (pro.)
, On the city ticket with Van Wyck, Bird
Van Cooler is elected comptroller and
Randolph Guggenheimer president of the
council.
Charles S. Fairchild. who was secre-
tary of the treasury during Cevelands
presidential term and whom the Citizens
union put upon their ticket for comp
troller did not hold the pace with Low.
A. =. Fitch, originally republican
and afterward a democratic member of
congress from a Tammany district, was
the republican comptroller. He is de-
feated by about the same vote as the
head of his licked. He was nominated
with Gen. Tracy in recognition Of services
he rendered in the presidential campaign
last year. Mr.. Van Cooler is new to pub
lie life.
Charles w. Dayton, last postmaster Of
this city, who was nominated for comp
troller on the George ticket, polled prob
ably half as many votes again rs George.
The legislative branch of the city gov
ernment is Tammanyite. 1t is a double
headed body, one branch being the mu.
nicipal council, consisting of the president
and sixty-eight members, and the other
the board of aldermen. comprising sixty
members. The precise number of dem
ocrats chosen can not now be stated
There seems to be a strong probability
that the democrats have won a majority
of the county and borough officers along
with the municipal.
The vote of Van Wyck in New York
county is approximately the same as was
cast for Bryan in 1896. which was 1885,
624. Gen. Tracy (rep.) polled approx
mately $1,000 against McKinley's vote
Of 151, ,191, while Low Citizens union
Dolled approximately 1900 and George
Jefferson democrat) 10000.
In Kings county, which includes the
.ity of Brooklyn, the Bryan vote was
6,SS2, while. Van Wyck's will be almost
he same. Against McKinley's vote of
lO9,135, Gen. Tracy polls approximately
S5,0CO. while Lows vote is approximately
5000.
In these two counties the straight re-
publican vote shows n falling off Of nearly
1000, or in excess of the total vote
'or Seth Low. while the Tammany vote
,quals if it does not exceed that cast for
Bryan.
The polling came within about 10000
If the entire registration, which, consid-
ring the weather conditions under which
he election proceeded, was all that could
Ne expected. The day was wet, foggy
md muddy to a degree. 1t was such q
lay as in the years gone by. when voters
ined up in the streets to await thir
hance to cast their ballots to the judges
inside, which was called good democrat
G weather" Under the altered condi-
ions. the voting being done within doors,
his Characterization can not well apply.
there was general suspension of bus
ness and nearly everybody who was
ualified had the opporfunity of voting.