The herald., 1897-11-03
Van Wyck the Mayor of
Greater New York
LOW is A BAD SECOND
George Kept Pace With the
Also Rams
0FF-YEAR HISTORY IN OHIO
THIS YEAR FAILS TO REPEAT
ITSELF
Hanna's Claim to a Seat in the Senate
Disputed by the Demo-
crats-Results in
Other States
Associated Press Special wire,

Associated Press Special Wire,
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Tammany's
victory in the first municipal election in
Greater New York is a sweeping one
The only question remaining to be set
tied at II o'clock is the size of the plu-
rality by which the entire ticket headed
by Robert A. Van Wyck has carried the
gigantic municipality.
1t can scarcely be less than 60, 900, and
may be larger than that. Van Wyck
has polled vote which falls possibly 4O,-
600 under the combined votes of Tracy
Republican, and Low, Citizens Union.
The latter was successful to the extent of
polling an aggregate vote in excess of
the 100000 pledged implied by the sigma
lures of the petition upon which he be-
came candidate of an Independent
government, which, at the outset, Of
fered to join hands with the Republican
party organization in concerted effort
to exclude Tammany from power in the
greater city to come into being on jan
uary l, 1898, with population the Sec
ond in magnitude of the great cities OF
the world. The offer was declined, on
the ground that in such a movement the
Republican organization would partici-
pate only coincidentally with the Other
,aarty to the compact. and the Citizens
Union, on the other hand. refused to re-
call Its nomination Of Mr.. Low in order
no Of a g.
might be carried out conformity with the
Republican organization. The total
number of votes cast was not far, either
way, from half a million. The indica-
tions are that Van Wyck received 210,-
900; Low, 145,0O0; Tracy. 10000. and
George. $1,000. The aggregate is swelled
by few thousand votes cast for Glea-
son. Independent Democrat; Daniel, So
cialist, and Wardwell, Prohibitionist.
On the city ticket with Judge Van
Wyck, Byrd Coler is elected comptroller,
and Randolph Guggenheim president of
the municipal council. Charles S. Fair
child, who was secretary 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 Republican and afterwards Demo-
cratic member of congress from Tam
many district Of this city. was the Re-
publican nominee for comptroller. He
is defeated by about the same vote as the
head Of the ticket. He was nominated
with General Tracy in recognition of the
services he rendered in the presidential
last year, fighting as a gold
standard Democrat against the Demo-
Gratis who had accepted the Is to plat
form of the Chicago convention. Coler,
the successful candidate. is new to public
life.
Charles w. Dayton, the ex-postmaster
of this city. who was nominated FOR
on the George ticket, polled
probably half as many votes again rs
were given to Mr.. gorge.
The legislative branch Of the city gov-
ernment Is Tammany-Democrat 1t
Is double-headed body, one branch be-
ing the municipal council, consisting of
the president and twenty-eight men,
bers, and the other the board of alder
men. comprising sixty members. The
precise number of Democrats chosen
cannot be stated at the present writing.
There appears to be a strong probable
ity that the Democrats have won a ma
jority Of the country and borough Of
fees along with the municipal places.
The vote of Van Wyck in New York
county is approximately the same as
was cast for Bryan in 1896. which was
135,624. General Tracy. Republican,
rolled approximately $4,000 against Nc
Kinley's vote Of 156,359 in New York
county. while Low. Citizens union,
polled approximately $1,000. and George,
Jeffersonian Democrat, 1900.
In Kings county, which includes the
city Of Brooklyn, the Bryan vote was
1852, while Van Wyck's will be almost
the same. Against McKinley's vote Of
109. 1856. Tracy polls approximately 35, ,OOc,
while Lows vote is approximately
81, 900.
In these two counties the straight
Republican vote shows q falling off OF
nearly 175,000, or in excess of the total
vote for Seth Low, while the Tammany
vote equals, il it does not slightly ex-
ceed, that cast for Bryan.
The polling came within $4,000 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 degree.
READING THE BULLETINS
NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-The attraction
of the newspaper bulletin boards for the
crowds was not whit less than 1t was
last year at the presidential election.
The streets in front of the bullentins
were jammed with people. With very
few exceptions every m6rning and even
ing paper in the city had bulletin boards
in front Of its main ONCE. while some
had thsm It branche1' Some had two