Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-03
TAMMANY IS ON TOP,
Greater New York Goes Over.
whelmirgly Demo.
cratic.
so IT Is THROUGHOUT TIE STATE

Var wJrh ehe Fir,t Executive OF the New
Mos'-Ip.I ty-Oth.r Empire Cities In
Line-Hanns and the Republican Ticket
GsnsrsiIy kperksd Out In the Prssident's
state - But NebSa,ks Is Trae to Iier
Iius'r!ous Leader -BlmstsIUSm Hx.
Gained or ,und-rhe Rssol.s Ey.rywh,r re.
New York, Nov. s.-The victory
for Tsmmany is complete in the city,
borough and county. Robert A. Van
Wyck is elected mayor Of Greater
New York by plurality Of s1,sOS
Seth Low, the citizens union caudi-
date, ran we'll ahead Of Gen. Tracy,
republican. Low polled 1i6. .412
votes. Tracy 10l ,O12, Henry George,
Jr., Jttfersonian democrat, sO,422.
Gleason, Wardweli, Saniel and
Cruikshank, candidates Of the prohi-
bition, socialist, labor ard united
democracy, had leas than 5000. The
board OF aldermen is democratic by
largo majority. An exceptionally
large vote was polled despite the in
clemen. weather, about $50, ,0CO out
OF total registration Of 567, sos.
Albany, Nov. 3.-The returns from
the state demonstrate that the re-
publican laudslides o! the past two
yCsrs are rovored to the erten. Of
changing something like 100000
votes. The republicans still control
the legislature, although by de-
creased mslJri,y. Democratic mayors
arc elected In Greater New York,
Buffalo, Albany. Rochester, Biug-
hampton, Syracuse, Troy, Utica and
Schenectady.
Ohio Hspu'iAtss HsnnA.
Columbus, Nov. 3.-The result in
Ohio is still in doubt, and it viii re-
quire the official count to satisfy the
contestants. THE more the respee =
tive parties figure on the returns the
smaller their pluralities seem to be-
come. while their Claims increase in
opposite directions. The closeness
OF the vote has caused intense feel
ing and the usual cry Of fraud.
The Dispatch. an independent
pHper, has specials from all the close
counties, which make the legislature
on joint ballot IS republicans and %
domocrats. and claims there is no
doubt about the result.
Cincinnati, Nov. 3-The following
statement Of the sitoation in Ohio
was made by j. X. Mclean upon re
quest: ITO Melville F.. Stone, Cen
eral Manager Associated Press: The
democrats believe they have elected
the state and legislative ticket.
Honest returns will show it. (Signed)
j. X. Mclean"
Cleveland. Nov. 3-Hanna sends
the following: IN. +. Stone, Gen.
eral Manager OF tho Associated Press:
from returns authentic snd reliable.
! claim the republicans have a ma
j'riiy of three on joint ballot out.
eide Of Hamilton county. NJ. A.
Hanna"
w. J. Bryan's Views.
Lincoln, Nov. S.-Mr. Bryan gave
to the Associated Press n signed
statement this afternoon. He saws;
"Returrs arc 50 incomplete that it Is
impossIh'" 20 discuss the election In
cei'N. The so7timont in favor OF
tho Chicago platform shows healthy
growth. ana perhaps our opponents
will now sdmit that silver is no.
dead. The free and unlimited coin.
300 81 Is TO l is nearer than 1t was q
year ego. The votes show high
tariff on gold. basis has dissp-
pointed the republicans. who looked
t. Il for relief. Taken "a whole
the returns sre very encouraging. >
President in Pitt.burg
Pit'sbarg, Nov. 3 President Nc.
kinley and party arrived from Can.
'o~ Cn special train this morning
TIE arrival was sigcal;zed nv q pres.
id,n'ial ssluts. The Second brigade
ol militia escorted tho party to tn,
residence Of W. y. Frow. Ire pres
itcut WAS heartily welcomed along
the liuc ni march. Mckinley msd,
no CIcrt to disguise the fac. that hi
interest conferred in Ohio and Hsnpa
Gld continued: IL am well plca.eC
with thc results @, the election, as 1