The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-03

publican vote shows falling Off OF
nearly 175.0O0 or In excess of the total
vote of Seth Low, while the Tammany
vote equals II 1t doesn't slightly ex-
coed. that cast for Bryan.
The polling came within about $4,000
of the entire registration. which, con-
sidering the weather conditions under
which the election proceeded, was all
that could be expected. The day was
wet, foggy ''muggy" to a degree. 1t
was such a day as. In the years gone
by, when the voters lined up in the
streets to await their chance to east
their ballots to the judges inside, was
called gold Democratic weather" I'm
der the altered conditions, the voting
being done within doors, this chasacter.
ization cannot well apply.
There was q general suspension Of
business. and nearly everybody who
was qualified had the opportunity Of
voting. 1t was only in the outlying
sections that the exercise of the right
Of franchise was attended with any
inconvenience. And at night the whole
city was alive to the occasion Bulletin
boards, search lights, newspaper ex-
tras, readers on the stages of scores
of theaters, told the story Of the eec-
tion. The jubilant had recourse to the
dscordant fish horns for expression of
their joy, while the saloons, closed
during the hours while the voting was
in progress, did business on scale
that promised to compensate for the
period of enforced thirst, noisy and
brilliantly Illuminated. The enthusi-
asm in the vicinity of Tammany Hall
was particularly great.
Van Wyck is shown to have polled
as large a vote as both Tracy and Low
combined, while the George vote. which
q week ago was regarded with more
OF less apprehension and was expected
to be anywhere from 65,0OO to 100000, has
fallen to almost infnitesimal propor-
tions. 1t is estimated, upon the basis
of the ballots already counted. that
Van Wyck's total vote will be from
146,0O to 14S.0O0 in Manhattan and the
Bronx, $4,000 in the borough of Brook
lyn, $500 in Queens and 1900 in Rich
mond, or approximately 23l 900 votes
In greater New York. Lows vote will
not be far from $4,000, Tracy's 100000
and Georges 10000 The total, 499 .O00
will not be materially altered either
way. Gleason's vote and that of the
Socialist and Prohibition nominee for
the mayoralty will send the grand to-
tai above the half million mark.
Rain. which prevailed generally all
over the state, had the effect Of keeping
a great many of the country voters
away from the polls. The result Is ap-
parent in the reduced majoritles given
in concededly Republican districts to
William ]. Wallace, the Republican
nominee for chief judge of the court of
appeals, as compared with the purali-
ties by which the same districts were
carried last year. In many districts
the pluralities of year ago are re-
duced nearly one-half and in a few that
have reported is the falling off less
than 25 per cent. Conceding to Judge
Parker, Democrat a majority of 0,C0o
In greater New York. 1t Is probable that
he has won in the state.
The Indications are that the Demo-
Gratis have a small majority of the
members Of the state assembly. In the
greater city it Is estimated from very
meaEre returns the representation will
be 81 Democrats and 10 Republicans,
while In the upper part Of the state
there are said to have been changes
from Republicans to Democrats in 20
districts. In the last assembly the Re-
pubicans had majority of IS Con-
ceding all that is claimed by the Demo-
Gratis, the next house will have 10 DEM
ocratic majority. State senators We're
not elected this year. Other estimates
give Republican majority in the as
sembly of three.
In the citias of Rufra,o. kocnester,
Oswego and Binghamton the Democrats
elected mayors and the majority Of the
councils by good majorites.