The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-03
NEW YORK.
TAMMANY's VICTORY.
Van Wyck Elected Mayor by a Plu-
rality of 6,666.


rality of s6,668.
New York, Nov. 2-Tammany' vic
tory in the first municipal election in
Greater New York is a sweeping one.
The only question remaining 10 be
settled at Il o'clock is the size of the
plurality by which the entire ticket,
headed by Robert a. Van Wyck, has
carried the gigantic municipality It
can scarcely be less than 10000 and
may be larger than that. Van Wyck
has polled a vote which falls possibly
40000 under the combined votes of
General Tracy, Republican, and Seth
Low. Citizens union. The latter was
successful to the extent of polling an
aggregate vote in excess OF the 100000
pledged implied by the signatures of
the petition upon which he became the
candidate OF an independent move
ment, which at the outset offered to
join hands with the Republican party
organization in a concerted effort to
exclude Tammany from power in the
greater city to come into being on
Jan. !, 1885, with a population the
second in magnitude of the great cities
of the world. The offer was declined
on the ground that in such move
ment the Republican organization
would participate only coincidentally
with the other party to The compact,
and the Citizens union, on the other
hand. refused TO recall its nomination
Of Mr.. Low in order that The form
Of selecting a candidate might be
carried out conformity with the Re-
publican organization.
HALF A MILLION VOTES.
The total number of votes cast was
not far either way from half million.
The indications are that VanWyck re-
ceived 100000; Low. $4,000; Tracy, 100,-
O00 and George $4,000. The aggregate
is swelled by few thousand votes
cast for Gleason, Independent Demo-
crat: Saniel Socialist, and Wardwell
Prohibitionist.
On the city ticket with Judge Van
Wyck. Bird S. Coler is elected comp
troller and Randolph Guggenheim
president Of the municipal council.
Charles c. Fairchild, who was secre-
tary Of the treasury during Cleveland's
first presidential term and whom the
Citizens union put up for comptroller.
did not hold the pace with Mr.. Low.
Ashbel ?. Fitch, originally a Republic
an and afterwards a Democratic mem
Der of congress from Tammany dis
trict of this city, was the Republican
nominee for comptroller. he is de-
fe3Ie0 DE dDOuI tllc SAINT NOlt DIS kIe
head of his ticket. He was nominated
win General Tracy in recognition of
the services he rendered in the presi-
dental campaign last year, fighting
as a gold standard Democrat against
the Democrats who had accepted the
1e TO platform of the Chicago conven-
ton. Coler, the successful candidate,
is new to public life.
Charles ". Dayton, late postmaster
of this city, who was nominated for
comptroller on the George ticket. polled
probably half as many votes again as
were given to Mr.. George.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
The legislative branch of the city
government is Tammany- Democratic.
II is a double headed body, one branch
being the municipal council, consisting
of the president and % members, and
the other the board of aldermen, com
prising so 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 country and borough offices
along with the municipal places.
The vote of Van Wyck in New York
county is approximately the same as
was east for Bryan in 1896, which was
49,. GA General Tracy (Rep) polled
approximately $4,000 against McKin-
leys vote of 1888 in New York
county, while Low Citizens Union)