Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03

rule has in all probability, been followed
In many cases to-day.
LOW HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
NEW YORK, November 2.--Hon. Seth
Low received the returns at his home,
i'm east Sixth-Fourth street. The AS
ISOLATED Press called him up by tele-
phone at his house al 9:15 o'clock. ana
asked him to make statement as 10
the result He said: Il have nothing
to say; positively nothing to say at
present"
PLATT RET1RES EARLY.
NEW YORK, November 2.-Senator
Platt sent word down from his apart
ments in the Fifth-Avenue Hotel at ~
o'clock that he had retired, and requested
the clerk not to send up any more notes
to him
WHAT LONDON THINKS OF IT.
LONDON, November 3.--AI the morning
papers print special kilograms from New
York city, giving the result of the elec-
ton.
The Times. commenting editorially on
the election Of Judge Van Wyck as the
first Mayor of Greater New York, says
at is clear that a majority of the
Democrats whom Mr.. George would nave
rallied TO his standard drifted back in the
confusion due to his death to the ram
many camp, while the Inability OF the
Republicans and the Reformers TO come
TO terms mas practically given the game
to the skilled Tammany machine men.
IF Mr.. Low had been elected an inte-
resting experiment would have been tried,
though even stronger man than ne
might have found himself overmastered
by his environments.
1--WE know what use Tammany will
make Of its victory The merchants and
bankers the wise and cultivated men, the
honest and philanthropic citizens will be
as impotent under Cookers domination as
the Hungarian patriots were under Met
ternich's benumbing rule, and who can
deny that the people love to have 1t so?
TRACY-CROKER ALLIANCE.
The Daily Chronicle also attributes
Judge Van Wyck's election to the death
of Henry George. and to the fact that the
Republican party. though nomnally hos
tile to Tammany, really depends for us
existence on secret working alliance
with the Sachems who follow Cookers
lead"
While expressing regret ard disappoint-
ment at the result the Daily Chronicle
would heartily congratulate the New
York reformers and their distinguished
standard bearer on the conduct of a cam
paign which will be prominent in Ameri-
can history.
The Daily News says: 1.-THE Republican
machine has declined to immediate itself
on the altar OF good government. The
only chance for Democracys coming out
wei from its trial In New York lay in
the defeat Of the party system. The party
discipline and party loyalty are not easily
broken"
VAN WICK PLURALITY REDUCED.
NEW YORK, November S-S A. NJ
Complete returns of the vote for Mayor
in the boroughs of Manhattan and the
Bronx give Van Wyck (Tammany). 1888;
Low Citizens Union), 77.12o; Tracy Re-
publican), 56,022
In the borough of Richmond Van
Wyck's vote is 4S7l; Lows 2,705: Tracys
2.7S7.
The net result of the changes in these
figures. as compared with earlier esti-
mates, Is to reduce the plurality of Van
Wyck on the total vote in Greater New
York to about 1900
NEW YORK STATE.
NEW YORK, November 2.--Rain, which
prevailed all over the State, had the
effect OF keeping many OF the country
voters away from the polls to-day. The
result is apparent In the reduced ma
jorties Given in concededly Republican
districts to William ]. Wallace, the Re-
publican nominee for Chief Judge of the
Court OF Appeals. as compared with the
pluralities by which the same districts
were carried last year. In many dis
tricts the pluralities of year ago are
reduced nearly one half. and in few that
have been reported Is the falling of less
than Is per cent
ConcedIng TO Judge Parker DemocraO
a majority OF 10000 in Greater New York
II is probable that he has won I'm the
State.
ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN,.
The returns for assemblymen are en-
tireiy lacking IN the Greater New York