The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-11-05
TIGERS ON TOP.
Van Wyck Will Be the Next Mayor of
New York.

New York.
New York, Nov. 4.-Tammany's VIC
tory in the first municipal election in
Greater New York is a sweeping one
Seth Low was successful to the extent
of polling an aggregate vote in excess
of the 14O, 200 pledged by the sigma
lures of the petition upon which he be-
came the candidate of an independent
movement.
At the outset, they offered to join
hands with the Republican party organ
ization in concerted effort to exclude
Tammany from power in the greater
city to come into being January l., 1898,
with population the second in magni-
tude of the great cities of the world.
The offer was declined, on the ground
that in such movement the Repub-
lican organization would participate
only coincidentally with the other party
to the compact, and the citizens union,
on the other hand, refused to recall it's
nomination of Mr.. Low.
On the city ticket with Judge Van
Wyck, Bird S. Coler is elected con-
troller and Randolph Guggenheim pres
ident of the municipal council
The executive branch of the city gov
ernment is ammany-Democratic 1t
is double headed body, one branch be-
ing the municipal council, consisting of
the president and % memb bers; and the
other the board of aldermen, compris-
ing $50 members. The precise num-
Der of Democrats chosen cannot be
stated at the present writing.
There appears to be strong proba-
bility that The Democrats have won a
majority OF the county and borough
offices along with the municipal places
The vote, of Van Wyck in New York
county is approximately the same as
was cast for Bryan in 1896, which was
135, 1924. General Tracy, Republican,
polled approximately $4,000, against
McKinley's vote of 1866 in New
York county; while Low, citizens
union, polled approximately 77,OOO,
and George, Jefferson Democrat, H.
600.
In Kings county, which includes the
city of Brooklyn, the Bryan vote was
76,SS2, while Van Wyck's' will be al
most the same; against McKinley's
vote of 100, 135, General Tracy polls
approximately 30, 900, while Lows vote
is approximately $4,000.
In these two counties the straight
Republican vote shows falling off of
nearly 175,00O, or in excess of the
total vote for Low, while the Tammany
vote equals, if it does not slightly ex-
ceed. that cast for Bryan.
The polling came within about 50,-
600 of the entire registration, which,
considering the weather conditions un-
der which the election proceeded, was
all that could be expected.
Whatever might have been the result
had Henry George survived the cam
paign, the election. from the earliest
returns, showed that the substitution
of the son for the father as the mayor
atty candidate of the Thomas jefferson
Democracy had proved failure from
any but the sentimental point OF view. |
In fact the George candidacy had made
but beggarly showing, scarcely 5 per
cent of the vote in New York, counted
up to O'Clock, having been cast for the
son of the author OF progress and
Poverty"
Uncertain in Ohio and Maryland.
Cincinnati, Nov. affections oc.
Cured Yesterday in 10 states, and in
only two of them is the result in doubt.
In Ohio, both sides claim the victory,
though the Republicans have probably
elected the state officers, including |
Governor Bushnell. There is also |
reason to believe that they will have
majority of two or three in the legisla-
ture, which will mean the return of |
Mark Hanna to the United States sem
ate. The Maryland returns are still
incomplete, but such figures as are at
hand indicate that United States Sena-
tor German will succeed himself In
Massachusetts, Wolcott is elected gov
ernor by about 10000 plurality, even
Democratic Boston showing up well in
his favor. Pennsylvania will have a
prohibitionist, S. G. Swallow, for treas
urer, and a Republican, L. q. McCau-
ley, for auditor-general. The only
state office contested for in Kentucky,
clerk of the court of appeals, goes to S.
J. Shackleford, a Democrat. Iowa
elects L. M. Shaw, Republican, gov.
ernor, by about $4,000. In Nebraska,
the fusion ticket was successful by from
10, 900 to 20, 900.