The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-03
$4,000.
Van Wyck Elected Mayor Of
Greater New York
By a Plurality That is Over
Whelming.
SETH LOW WAS SECOND
With $4,000 Votes to His
Credit.
Henry Georges Support Seat
tered in All Directions.
IOWA is REPUBLICAN
By a Plurality Nearly Ap-
preaching 10000.
Nebraska Doubles Her Fusion
Majority of Last Year

New York. Nov. 3.-The result or the
election in Greater New York was a
complete victory for the Tammany
citv. borough and county tickets ROD
ert A. Van Wyck, the head OF the city
ticket was elected mayor of the Great
er New York by a plurality OF S',5Oe-
Each of the five boroughs contributed
to the total
Seth Low. the Citizens Union candl-
date for mayor, carried several assem-
bly, districts and poned a large vote.
Mr.. Low was we'll ahead of Gen Tracy,
the Republican nominee, VINO was third
in the race. Mr.. Low polled 1912
votes. Tracy 1O1. Oh. Henry George
polled 2O, APP votes and the combined
votes cast for Gleason, Wardwell San
iel and Cruikshank the candidates OF
the Prohibition, Socialist Labor and
United Democracy parties pOlled less
than 5000.
The indications are that with the ex-
ception possibly of six of the q as
semblynen in Brooklyn and nine of the
35 in New York, all the Tammany can
didates are elected. In Queens, four
OF the assemblymen are Democrats
The Citizens Union elected two as
semblymen in New York county.
The present representation in the as
sembly from the counties in the Great
er New York is: New York county, Z5
democrats and Z Repu bicanS; Kings
county Democrats and IA Republic
ans; Queens county . Democrats and
Republicans; Richmond county, Re
publican.
At least 1s Democratic councilmen.
including the president, have been elect
ed and the board of aldermen Will be
Democratic by a large majority.
An exceptionally large vote was
pOlled, despite the inclement weather,
the figures now at hand indicating
that $50. 600 ballots were cast out of a
total registration of 5bI, sos. There were
comparatively few split tickets, a vast
majority Of the voters voting their
party tickets straight
CONDITIONS OF 1896 REVERSED.
New York, Nov. 3.-The result of the
first municipal election in the Greater
New York completely reverSeS the con-
ditions of 1895 when NIcKinley's plural
ity in the same territory was 56, S65.
The plurality of Van Wyck, Tammany
candidate for mayor, is about $4,000 and
the entire ticket Is elected with major
tiles ranging from 10000 to 100 600
Colers plurality over Fitch Republi-
can. for comptroller is over 100000.
Both Van Wyck and COler We're free
silver adherents in 1896 Alton 3.
Parker (Dem.) for judge of the state
court of appeals carried Greater New
York by 106 900 and his total plurality
over Wallace Republican below the
Bronx river will not be less than 1OS-
600. insuring his election and Democrat
iC success in the state.
Such a rush to the polls has never
been known except in presidential
years. Rainy weather failed to damp
en- civic enthusiasm The registration
was abnormal. The total of 567. .256
was only 1852 behind that of 1896.
Last year only 6.66 per cent failed to
vote for president and the estimated
total vote this year of 52S. 900 shows
that the falling off does not much ex-
ceed that of 1896.
The vote for Tracy, the Republican
mayOralty candidate, was divided by
the candidacy of Seth Low upon Citi-
zens' ticket. Low was second and Ira
cy third in the contest. The George
vote was incOnsiderable The death of
its leader evidently disintegrated his
following and thousands evidently vot-
ed for Tammany candidates. 1t is
claimed that young George lost many
votes through the failure of inspectors
to afiiX his paster to mayoralty tickets
The unofficial vote for mavor follows:
Van Wyck 235.S 800; Low 149 S73: Tracy
1Ol. SS3; George 20,3S6; Gleason 521.
The vote for Van Wycl6 is about
44.25 per cent of the total vote cast. or
less than the 1921 per cent cast for
Bryan in 1896 in the same territory.
The united vote for Seth Low and
Tracy shows 14,127 more than Van
Wyck received. The metrOpolitan dis
trict is normally Democratic and the
plurality for Van Wyck is a return to
normal conditions in an election not
influenced nv national iSSrcs