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

THE COUNTIES.
There appears to be strons p'oDs srs.,y
Char The pemocrats have won maJv''s
N the county aud borough offices, aions
with many small places. ine 'Ve
Var Wyck in New YORK county a.
proxlmated as the same az .ha. osS' 10 81
Pryan In iSes-1S5s2i. Genersi isa0s ZOO on,
pub.Ican) polled approximately $780, g..
against McKiDley's vote OF iyo'eOs. ~ ,~
York county, while Low sSiu1s'is 60. $3.50
polsed approximately 1851 s''' 'eo's0
ftefferScnian Democracy H'voN
H. ,sinea county. which includes the
o,sy ~ Rrooklyn. the Bryan vote was
rs so while Van Wycks VIII De aii'oss
~ .a,ne against McKinley's vote OF
1oalw General Tracy polls approNima.s-
81 >. o.0 while Lows vote Is approx
~ ,he~e two counties the straight Re-
..,e,,~on vote shows a falling OF or
nearly $4,000. or In excess OF the totai
vote for Seth Low, while the Tammahy
vote EQUALS. II IL does moi signify eX-
coed, that cast for Bryan.
DAY WET AND MUGGY.
The polling came within about 5000
~ tho entire registration, which, con-
s,derlnR the weather conditions under
which the election proceeded, was an
that could be expected. The day was
wet and rnuggy TO degree. Ihere WIS
n general suspension OF business ana
nearly everybody who was qualified had
the opportunity OF voting. IL was only
in the outlying sections that the exercise
Of the right OF franchise was ATTENDED
with any inconvenience.
Az night the whole city was awe 70
the occasion. Bulletin-boards, search
lights, newspaper extras, redueis '"
Tho stages of scores OF theatres. told the
s.orv OF the election. Jubilant Citizens
bad recourse 10 the discord OF hsh-horns
for EXPRESSION Of their Joy, while the
falcons. closed during the hours while
The voting was IN progress, did business
on a scale that promised 10 compensate
tor the period OF enforced thirst. The
Enthusiasm In the vicinity Of Tammany
Hall was particularly great.
The City Hall square was living
mass From the south side OF Nassau
street to the park in front OF the cry
Hall there were but two lanes IN 'he
enormous mass Of people, ana these
lanes we're just wide enough for one man
Il get through When the people lrleu
20 mass one another, there was pushing
and showing. and much grunt'hs anu
some bad language. but. in general lne
crowd was good-natured and good-tem-
pered.
MANY HORNS.
The crowd ran more to noise this year
than last. There were more horns blown
than IS usual on an election-night. and
st times II seemed like New-Years eve,
when Trinlty's chimes are drowned out
by the horn-blowing. There was much
noise made by promenadng crowds OF
young men and boys. whose lung-poWer
was something tremendous. Some OF
them had horns so big that they had TO
use both hands 10 handle them.
In front OF each white shee. was
dense mass of people. Each OF these
masses was a conglomeration Of people
Of all parties.
QUIGG COMEDIES IT.
NEW YORK. November AIT $40
o'clock Chairman Quigg, of the Republ-
can County Committee. said tina, he con-
coded the election of Van Wyck. He
also stated that Low world beat Tracy
IN New York county by 10000 votes.
ALLEGED ILLEGAL VOTING.
NEW YORK. November 2.-Twenty-
FIVE cases Of alleged illegal voting were
disposed OF in Centre-Street Court to-
day. The last was that of Captain Ben
jamin Z. Roberts United States army,
VINO registered in the first election dis
trict of the First Assembly District. Cap
tain Roberts is now at Governors Island,
and the arrest was made on the ground
that he is not entitled TO vote from there.
Captain Roberts explained to Magistrate
Mott that he had been in the United
States army for over thirty-three years;
that he had been on the Pacific coast for
nd I'D aVaft u rot n
Governors Island He contended that
the statutes provided that soldiers in
the army may vote from the places where
they are stationed. The Magistrate de-
cided that he was right and dismissed
the case.
VAN WICK AND LOW VOTES.
NEW YORK, November 2.-Robert A.
Van Wyck, the Democratic nominee for
Mayor. voted at $40 o'clock. casting ball
lot No. 10. He spent 30 seconds in the
booth. There was no crowd at the poll
ing place, and there was no demonstra-
tion.
II was nearly hours later when Seth
Low appeared at the precinct where he
was registered. He spent minutes in
the booth. His coming and going was
not marked by any demonstration.
BULLETIN BOARDS ATTRACTIVE.
NEW YORK. November 2--The attrac-
fion of the newspaper boards for the
crowds was not whit less than II was
last year, presidential election The
spaces in front of the bulletins were
filled with people. leaving only narrow
lanes, through which men, women, and
children passed on. and only got out at
the ends, where they brcathed freer and
adjusted their clothing.
With very few exceptions, every morn
ing and evening paper in the city had
bulletin boards IN front o. their main
Office. while some had them at their
branches, two or three big white sheets
stretched ia front Of their buildings, dis
playing, with their election figures. pho
tographs and colored views and pictures
of the candidates.
QUIGG Is GLUM.
NEW YORK. November 2.-Chairman
Quigg. of the Republican City and County
Committee, was very glum, and left the
Headquarters at $40 o'clock He refused
to make a formal statement and was
very 10th TO discuss the situation.
At the headquarters there were a few
prominent Republicans present. and they
left the place shortly after Mr.. Quigg
did. No one woule make statement.
REPUBLICANS COLLAPSE.
The Republicans kept up their appear
ance. OF confidence until the early returns
showed the gain for Van Wyck. and then
they collapsed entirely.
Ii IL impossible to describe the gloom
at the Republican headquarters II any
thing, the depression was more apparent
than at the George headquarters. Al
o'clock there were only one or two Re-
publcans about. General Tracy did not