The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

didate might be carried out conjointly
with the Republican organization. The
total number of votes cast was not far
either way from 5O0.00a. The indica-
tions are that Van Wyck received 2I0.-
600; Low, las, 600: Tracy. 10000. and
George, 1900. The aggregate is
swelied BY a few thousand votes cast
for Gleason. independent Democrat:
Daniel, Socialist, and Ward Eell, Pro-
hibitionist. On the city ticket with
Judge Va8 Wyck, Bird 5. Coler is
elected comptroller and Adolph Gug-
genheimer. president OF the municipal
council.
Charles E. Fairchild. who was secre-
tary Of the treas.ry during Cleveland's
nrst presidential term, and whom the
Citizens l nion put rp for comptroller.
did not hole the pace with Mr.. Low.
Ashbel Fitch. originally Republican
and afterwards Democratic member
of congress from Tammany district
of this city. was the Republican nomi-
nee for comptroller. lie is defeated by
abo-t the same vote as the head OF his
ticket. He was nominated with Gen.
eral Tracy in recognition of the services
he rendered in the presidential cam
paign last year. fighting as a gold
standard Den ocrat against the Demo
cIats who had accepted the l6 to !
Z atfoIm of the Chicago convention.
Coler, the Successful can -idate, Is new
70 plbli Efe
Charles w. Dayton. late postmaster
of the city. who was nominated for
controller on the George ticket. polled
probably half as many votes again as
were given 10 Mr. George The legls-
lat.ve branch of the city government is
Tammany Democratic. Ii is double
headed boIy. one branch being the
municipal council consisting of the
presid nt and % members. and the
other, the board Of aldermen compris-
ing GO members The precise number
Of Democrats chosen cannot be stated
at the present writing. There appears
20 a strong probability that the DEM
ocihts lave won a majority of the
county and borough Offices elOng with
the municipal u!aces
The vote of Van Wyck in New York
county Is approximately the s me as
was cast for Bryan in 1895. which was
1884, ,624 General Tracy polled approx
mately so, COO against McAinley's 1885,
35s in New Iew York county. while
Low, Citizens Union, polled approx
mately a. 900 and George. jefferson
Demo crat. 1900. In Kings cO0nIy.
which includes the city of Brooklyn,
the Bryan vote was 1889 and Van
Wyck's VIII be almost the same.
Against McKinley's vote of l09. 135
General Tracy polls approximately 3d..
so, while Lows vote is approximately
5000.
u these two counties the straight Re-
publican vote shows a falling of Of
uea1iy l75,OC0. OF in excess of the total
vote of Seth Low, while the Tammany
vote equals, if il does not slightly ex.
ceed. that cast for Bryan. The polling
came within about 90. COO of the entire
registration. which, considering the
WeatkeI conditions. was all that could
L. expected. The day was wet. foggy
and ~ Rgy 10 degree. II was such a
lay as, il the years gone by. when the
voieIs ELed up IN the streets to await
iheiI chance to cast their ballots to the
.ucges inside, was called "good Demo
ciatic weather" Under the altered
conditions, the voting being done
within doors. this characterization can
LoI Wei apply. There was a general
suspension of business. and nearly
everybody who was qualified had the
opportunity of voting Ii was only n
the outlying sections that the exercise
CT the flRnt OF IrdncnlSe was attended
with any Inconvenience.
The indications are that the Demo-
cra:s have u small majority of the
members of the state assembly. In .he
greater city it is estimated from very
meager returns. the representation will
te Il Democrats and 10 Republicans.
while in the upper part of TIE state
there are said TO have been changes
| f,r-n unhlicaue m Democrats IN 3n
| 6ifiricts. In the last assembly the Re.
TCt.iCans bad majority OF IS Con-
ctc.hg s.! that is claimed by the Demo-
erais tie next house will have 10 Lem
ociai!o majority. State senators were
Dot elected this year.
CiLeT estimates give Republican
nhjcTity in the assembly of 3.
Estimates OF the majority of Parker.
| Csn.ooIat. for chief Judge of the court
Of appeals, range all the way fIom
| 5,t6J tc $1,000.