The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-03

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tsjOf the Day
New York, Nov. 2.-Tammanys victory
in the first municipal election in Greater
New York is a sweeping one. The only
question remaining to be settled at IL
o'clock tonight is the extent of the
plurality. This will be at least 10000 and
very probably more than that.
Van Wyck has polled vote which falls
possibly 10000 under the combined votes of
Mr.. Tracy, republican, and Seth Low, citi-
zens union. The latter was successful to
the extent of polling an aggregate vote
in excess of the 10000 pledges implied by
the signatures to the petition upon which
he became the candidate of an indepen-
dent movement which at the outset Of
fered to join hands with the republican
party organization in a concerted effort
TO exclude Tammany from power In the
greater city to come into being on June l,
1898, with a population the second In mag
nitude of the cities of the world. The offer
was declined on the ground that in such
a movement the republican organization
would participate only coincidently with
the other party to the compact, and the
citizens union, on the other hand, refused
to recall its nomination of Mr.. Low In or
der that the form of selecting a candidate
might be carried out conformity with the
republican organization.
The total number of votes cast was not
far either way from $4,000. The indica-
tions are that Van Wyck received 10000,
Low 145,o0O Tracy 100000, and George 15,-
900.
The aggregate Is sweled by few thou
sand votes cast for Gleason, Independent
democrat; Saniel, socialist, and Wardwell,
prohibitionists.
On the city ticket with Judge Van Wyck,
Bird S. Coler is elected controller and Ran
dolph Guggenheimer president of the mu-
nicipal council.
Charles S. Fairchild, who was Secretary
of the Treasury during President Cleve-
lands first presidential term, and whom
the citizens union put up for controller
did not hold the pace with Mr. Low
Ashbel P. Fitch, originally republican
and afterwards democratic member of
congress from Tammany district of this
troller. He is defeated by about the same
vote as the head of his ticket. He was
nominated with Gen. Tracy In recognition
of the services he rendered in the presi-
Dental campaign year, fighting as a gold
standard democrat against the democrats
who had accepted the 16 to platform Of
the Chicago convention.
Mr.. Coler, the successful candidate, is
new to public life.
Charles w. Dayton, late postmaster of
this city, was nominated for controller on
the George ticket and polled probably
halt as many votes again as were given to
Mr.. George
The legislative branch of the city gov
eminent is Tammany democratic. 1t is
uouble-headed body, one branch being the
municipal council, consisting of the pres
ldent and twenty-eight members md the
other the board Of aldermen, comprising
sixty members. The precise number Of
uemocrats chosen cannot be stated at the
present writing. There appears to be a
strong probability that the democrats have
won a majority of the county and borough
VIlces along with the municipal places
me vote of Van Wyck in New York
county is approximately the same as was
Cast Tor Bryan in 1896, which was 1856, ,624
NeH' Tracy, republican polled approxi-
,..'sely 5000, against sMcKinley's vote of
11o.ooS IN New York county while Low,
eilZens union, polled approximately n, 900.
ana George, Jefferson democrat, 1900.
iu Kings county, which includes the city
Ut brooklyn, the Bryan vote was 76 $50,
MHlle Van Wyck's will be almost the
SShe' Against McKinley's vote of 1O9 100.
I'll Su Tracy polls approximately $4,000,
n'lle Lows vote is approximately 65,OO0.
"a ~ tAese two counties the straight repub-
Ian IAN vote shows a falling off Of nearly
nf No "a for
9e'h ss Low, while the Tammany vote equals,
60. IL - does not slightly exceed, that cast
a. nc polling came within about $1,000 of
tL NE entire registration, which, considering
si ie weather conditions under which the
,oetlon proceeded, was all that could be
n~pecled The day was wet, foggy and
IN 3sy TO a degree. IT was such day as,
IN 'Ge t years gone by. when voters lined up
ca.. ue streets 10 await their chances to
csi,.s Sneir ballots, to the judges inside, was
eu good democratic weather" Un-