The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-03

The plurality OIL fArheEI OSlhVSi sNSS
candidate for judge of the court OF ap-
peals in the state is estimated at $4,000.
NEW YORK. Nov 2-rRmmany'a
victory In the first municipal election In
Greater New York is sweeping one
The only question remaining to be set
tied at IL o'clock is the one of plurality
by which the entire ticket, headed by
Robert A, Van Wyck, has secured the
gigantic municipality. II can scarcely
be less than 10000 and may be larger
than that. Vnn wyck has polled a vote
which falls possibly 10000 under the
combined votes OF Gen. Tracy (RepD
and Seth Low Citizens Unlon).
The latter was successful 10 the ex-
tent Of polling an aggregate vote In
excess Of the 10000 pledges implied by
the signatures Of the petition upon
which no became the candidate OF an
independent movement, which at the
outset offered 10 join hands with tho
Republican organization In q concerted
effort TO exclude Tammany from power
In the greater city to como into being
on January !, 1898, with a population
IHB HEtDlll III hAlNAhN VA thN bANSh
cities of the world. The offer was de-
clined on the ground that In such
movement the Republican organization
would participate only coinoidentally
with the other party and the Citizens
Union on the other hand refused to re-
call it's nomination OF Mr.. Low in or
der that the form Of selecting q candi-
date might be carried out co-5otntfy
nj ttRsN
The total number OF votes cast was
not far from half Il million. The indf-
cations are that Van Wyck received
George 5000. The aggregate 10 swelled
by few votes cast for Gleason. Inde-
pendent Democrat: SanclR, Socialist,
aud wardwell, Prohibitionist.
Charles w, Dayton, late postmaster
OF this city, who was nominated for
comptroller on the George ticket, polled
were given to Mr.. George.
The legislative branch Of the city gov.
ernment is TRmmany Democrat. II Is
double-headed body, one branch being
the municipal council consisting Of the
president and twenty-elght members,
and the other the board of aldermen,
comprising sixty members. The precise
number of Democrats chosen cannot be
stated at the present writing. There
appears to be strong probability that
the Democrats have won majority Of
county and borough Offices along with
the municipal places.
The vote OF Van Wyclc is New York
county 10 approximately the same az
was cast for Bryan in 1895. which was
135,62f. Gen. Tracy, Republican. poifed
approximately $4,000, against McKln-
lsy's vote OF 1853 in New York county
while Low polled approximately 77OOO
and George, Jefferson Democrat, 1000
In Kings county. which includes the
city Of Brooklyn, the Bryan vote was
1882, while Van Wyoks will be almost
the same Against McISinley's vote Of
Os.135, Gen. Tracy polled approximately
$4,000. whllo Lows vote is approximate
~ 5000.
In these two counties the straight Re-
publican vote shows falling Off OF
nearly 10000, or in excess of the total
for Seth Low, while The Tammany vote
equals, II II does not slightly exceed,
that cast for Bryan.
The polling came within about 10000
OF the entire registration, which, con-
Biderlng the wet conditions under which
tho election proceeded. was oil that
could be expected, The day was wet,
foggy and "muggy" to degree.
Chairman ouigg, Of the Republican
city and county committee, was YER.
gium and left. the headquarters at sHt
O'Clock. He refused to make a formal
statement, and was very loath to dis
cuss the situation. The Republicans
kept UP their appearance OF confidence
until the carly returns showed tho gains
for Van Wyct and then collapsed en-
tlroly. It Is impossible 20 describe the
gloom nt the Republican headquarters
II anything the depression w0B moro ap-
parent than at the George headquarters
At 0 o'clock there were only one or two
Republicans about. General Tncy DID
not appear at tho headquarters at all.
whatever might have been the result
had Henry George survived the cam.
palBn. the Indications from the earliest
returns wcrc that the substitution Of
tho son for tho father aB the mayoralty
candidate Of the Thomas Jefferson De.
moorncy had proved u failure from any
but The sentiment point OF view. In
fact the George candidacy has made
beggarly showing, scarcely flyc per cent,
OF the votes In Now York city counted
up to 3 o'clock having boon cast for thI
son of the author of Progress and Pow.
crty"
IN some cases citizens who had In
tended 10 vote for George would not do
40, anticipating TINT an attempt would
rcFtit TT the vttlHtlHg ct The ballot ar
whole