The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-03

New York, Nov. 2.-Tammany's victory
in the first election in Greater New York
is a sweeping one. The only question re-
manning to be settled at 1 o'clock is
the one of the plurality by which the en-
tire ticket, headed by Robert A. Van
Wyck, has carried the gigantic munic-
ipality.
1T can scarcely be less than 10000, and
may be larger than that. Van Wyck has
polled vote which is possibly 10000 un-
der THE combined votss of Gen. Tracy,
republican, and Seth Low of the Citi-
zens union. The latter was successful
Ito the extent of polling am aggregate
vote in excess Of the 100000 pledges i'm
oiled by the signatures to the petition
upon which he became the caGd.d date Of
an independent movement, which ait the
outset offered to join hands with the re-
publican party organization In con-
certed effort to exclude Taunmany from
power in the greater city, to come into
being ON January /, 1898, with a popula-
tion the second in magnitude of the great
cities of the world The offer was de-
elined on the ground that in such a
movement the republican organization
would participate only -coincidently
with ulle other parity to the compact,
and the Citizens union, on the other
hand refused ITO recall it's nomination
of Mr. Low in order that the form of Se-
aecting candidate might be carried out
oonjointly with The republican organiza-
tion.
Not Far From Half Million
The total number off votes cast was
mot far either way from half a million.
The Indications are THAT Van Wyck re-
ceived 100000; Low, 145,000; Tracy, 1OO,-
600, and George, $1,000. The aggses ate is
swelled by a few Thousand votes cast
for Gleason, independent democrat; Sam
lei, socialist, and Wardell, prohibition.
On the ticket with Van Wyck, Bird
S. Collier, is elected comptroller and
Randolph Gugenheimer president of the
municipal council Charles S. Fairchild,
who was secretary of the treasury dur
ing Cleveland's first presidential term,
and whom the Citizens Union put up
for comptroller did not hold the pace
with Mr.. Low
Ashbell P. Fitch, originally a repub-
lcan and afterwards a democratic
member of congress from a Tammany
district of this city. was the republican
nominee for comptroller. He was de-
feated by the same vote as the head of
his ticket. He was nominated with Gen.
Tracy in recognition of services he rem
dered In the presidential campaign last
year, figuring as a gold standard demo-
crat against the democrats who had ac-
cepted the 16 to l platform of the Chi
cago convention. Golfer, the successful
candidate, is new to public life. Charles
w. Dayton, late postmaster of this city,
who was nominated for comptroller on
the George ticket. polled probably about
half as many votes again as were given
to Mr.. George.
Legislature Tammany Democratic
The legislative branch of the city gov
ernment is Tammany- -democratic 1t is
a double-headed body one branch being
the municipal assembly, consisting Of
the president and eight members and
the other the board of aldermen, COM
prisng sixty members The precise num-
Der Of democrats 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 offices along
with the municipal places.
On "a Parallel With Bryan
The v,te of Van Wyck in New York
county is approximately the same as
was cast for Bryan in 1896, which was
1896. Gen. Tracy (rep) polled approx
mately $4,000, against McKinley's vote
of 156,s59 in New York county, while
Low. Citizens union, polled approx
mately 1900 and George, Jefferson
demccrat) 1900.
In Kings county, which includes the
city of Brooklyn, the Bryan vote was
76.S20, while Van Wyck's will be almost
the sanpe. Against McKinley's vote of
109,3 ,305, Gen. Tracy polls approximately
$4,000. while Lows vote is approximately
$1,000.
In these two counties the straight re-
publican vote shows falling off of
nearly 175.000 or in excess of the total