The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-03
VAN WICK WINS HANDS DOWN
He Has 86,668 More Votes Than Low and Patt's Man
Wasn't in 1t At All.

republican vote shows a falling on ot
nearly l.5.00o or In excess of the total
vote for Seth Low. while the Tammany
vote equals. IL II does not slightly cx-
ceed. that cast for Bryan. The polling
came within about 50.0eo of the entire
registration. which. considering the
weather conditions under which the
election proceeded. was all that could
be expected. The day was wet, foggy.
"muggy" to a degree. II was such a
day as. In the years gone by, when
voters lined up IN the streets to await
their chance to cast their ballots TO the
judges inside. was called good demo-
cratic weather." Under the altered con-
ditions. the voting being done within
doors. this characterization cannot well
apply. There was a general suspension
OF business and nearly everybody who
was qualified had the opportunity of
voting. II was only In the outlying
sections that the exercise OF the right
of franchise was attended with incon-
Nenience Al night the whole city was
alive 10 the occasion.
Bulletin boards. searchlights. news
paper extras. readers on the stages Of
scores Of theaters told the story OF the
election. The jubilant had recourse to
the discordant FISH horns for expression
Of ,hcir Joy while the saloons. closed
during the hours while the voting Was
In progress. did some business ON o
scale that promised To compensate for
the period OF enforced thirst They were
noisy and brilliantly Illuminated. The
enthusiasm in the vicinity of Tammany
hail was particularly great
Georges Per Cent.
Whatever might have been the result
had Henry George survived the cam
paign. the election. from the earliest re-
turns. showed that the substitution Of
the son for the father as the mayofalty
candidate Of the Thomas Jefferson de-
mocracy had proved a failure from any
but the sentimental point Of view. In
fact. the George candidacy had made
but a beggarly showing. scarcely per
cent of the vote in New York city
counted up to s o'clock having been cast
for the son of the author Of Progress
and Poverty"
The George vote possibly suffered by
the failure of the supervisors OF cleo
tion to supply large number of pre-
cincts with pastors 90 attach IN the
voting papers. The law requires that
In the event of the death of n candidate
before the date Of the election and after
the voting papers have been printed,
tnere sna'i pe pflnieu ana Supptit0 10
each precinct pastors. upon which is
printed the name OF the original nomi-
ness.
Although in the case ~ the Thomas
Jefferson democracy's ticket the person
substituted was OF the same name as
the candidate who died. Henry George
the election board held that the letter
OF the law should DE observed and
pastors Were ordered printed and dis
tributed In the prescribed manner. As
already stated. the distribution was not
done In all cases. and consequently
many voters were under the necessity
of writing I'm the name OF the second
Henry George or voting the ticket as
IL stood. neither OF which. Il is claimed,
was a literal compliance with the
law.
In some cases citizens who had I'M
tended To vote for George would not do
80. anticipating that an attempt would
result In the throwing out Of the bal
lot as whole. II is held I'm previous
cases of somewhat similar character
that the evident intent of the voters
should be considered by the judges and
the vote counted as regular and this
rule has. I'm all probability. been fol-
lowed In many cases to-day.