Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-05
ROBERT A. VAN WICK.

which at the outset offered to Join hands
with the republican party organization In
. concerted effort to exclude Tammany
from power In the greater city to come into
being on January /, 1885, with population
the second In magnitude of the great cities
OF the world. The offer was declined on
the ground that in such movement the
republican organization would participate
only coincidently with the other party to
the compact and the citizens union OH
tho other hand. refused to recall its nom
lnation OF Mr.. Low in order that the form
OF selecting candidate might be carried
out conjointly with the republican organ
tzation.
Other Successful Candidates.
On the city ticket with Judge Van wyck.
Bird g. Coler Is elected comptroller and
Randolph Guggenheimer. president Of the
municipal council. Charles 8. Fairchild,
who was secretary OF the treas
nry during Clevelands first pres
put up for comptroller did not hold pace
with Mr.. Low. Ashbel Fitch, originally a
republican and afterwards democratic
member OF congress from Tammany dis
trict Of this city. was the republican NOM
inee for comptroller. He was defeated BY
ticket. He was nominated with Gen. Tracy, I.
In recognition Of the services he rendered
In the presidential campaign last year
lighting as a gold standard democrat against
the democratic who had accepted the six
Teen to one platform Of the Chicago con-
kenkion. Color, the successful candidate,
- new to public life. Charles w. Dayton.
late postmaster OF this city. who was nom
hated for comptroller on the George ticket,
pollsd probably half az many votes again
e. were given to Mr.. George.
The legislative branch Of the city gov
I dovbie-headed body, one branch be- e.
Ing the municipal council consisting Of
khe president and Is members, and the
other. the board Of aldermen. comprising 60
Gratis chosen cannot be stated at the pres
ent writing. There appears to be strong
probability that the democrats have won
Z majority OF the county and borough Of
ncss along with the municipal places
The Vote.
The total number Of votes cast was not
far either way from half million. The
indications are that Van Wyck received
10000; Low, .145.000 Tracy, 100000 and
George. 1900. The aggregate is swelled
by few thousand votes cast for Gleason
find. dem.). Saniel (soc. )and wardwell (proo
p approximately the same as was cast
for Bryan in 1895. which was 1854 Gen.
Tracy (rep) polled approximately e, 900,
against McKinley's vote Of 166,s6s in New
York county, while Low (citizens union)
polled approximately 1900. and George
Jefferson dem) 1900. In Kings county.
which includes the city Of Brooklyn. the
Bryan vote was 1852, while Van Wyck's
will be almost the same. Against McKin-
ley's vote OF 109.1s5, Gen. Tracy polls. ap-
approximately $1,000. In these two counties
the straight republican vote shows q fall
ing of of nearly 17b,0O0, or In excess Of the
total vote for Seth Low, while the Tam
many vote EQUALS, II It does not slightly
exceed that cast for Bryan. The polling
pane within about $4,000 Of the entire regis.
tration, which, considering the weather
CONDITIONS under which the election pro-
needed, wa4 all that could be expected.
The New York Press. staunch supporter
pf Con. Tracy and the straight republican
ticket. comedies the election Of Van WICK
by 100000 plurality.
The New York Tribune, which supported
Seth Low and the citizens union ticket In
khe oampatgn, comedies the election Of Van
The New York Times, which summarized
Seth Low, comedies the election Of Rohert
Van Wyok by about 10000 plurality.
John G. sheehan, the Tammany leader.
shpounced at Tammany hall that the de-.
moerecy nave won splendid victory, and
that Van Wyck is elected by plurality of
from 5000 to 100000. -
The estimated vote Of Greater New York
for mayor IL as follows: Van wick. ga :.
~; Tracy 1oo.ess; George. 2osSe; Van
The plurality Of Parker, Democratic ca,.
didate for Judge Of the court Of appeals. r.
the state is estimated at $4,000.
5eflty 81 10000 in Greater New SeYm o99k mI f E.
probable that he has won in the state. The
returns for assemblymen are entirely lack
ing In the Greater New York districts. ow-
Int to the large number of candidates whose
votes must be counted before the assem-
ply nominees are reached. Outside OF
Greater New York, with 10 districts ia
pc heard from, dispatches show the election
p fel republicans and II democrats, This.
It Is believed, insures the continuance Of
republican control Of the assembly. what
ever may be the result In the Greater New
York districts