Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-04
THE ELECTIONS

More general interest probably cen
tered in the Greater New York election
this wear than in any other election, and
and the returns show the election OF
Van Wyck, the Tammany or regular
Democratic nominee, by plurality of
$1,000 over Seth Low, the Citizens Un-
ion candidate; and Low has 30, 600 more
than Gen. Tracy the regular Repubii-
can candidate.
90. .eater New York" will include
the present New York. Brooklyn and
several adjoining towns and have pop
ulation of about 81 millions making 1T
the second city on earth, and the pat
ronage at the disposal of Its tirst mayor
will amount to about dO,0Oo, OOO year,
and this great city will have tremen-
dous influence in national affairs here
after The. election returns indlcate
treacneYy Oh Platts part; 1t looks as
though he and his heutenants threw to
Van Wyck. '"The Platt grip on the
Republican organization was used to
prevent the victory of the reform ele-
ment. Platts lieutenants declared be-
fore the campaign that sooner than let
the victory be won by a party that
would take the city government out OF
the list of party spoils they would pre-
fer to see Tammany returned to power
The position of Tracy as third in the re
turns puts his candidacy in its true
hight as useful only to secure Tamma-
ny's victory.
The total vote is-Van Wyck 235, 600,
Low 149, 900. Tracy 102, 600, George, Jr
20, Mckinley carried the same ter
ritory by 56,00Q. -.
PENNsYLvANIA-T Repub Ii CT a n
State ticket was elected by about lao, :
900 plurality. McCauley has about
140, 600 over Ritter and Beacon about
120, 900 over Brown.
DIR. Swallow carried Harrisburg and
counties Blair, Hunting
don. Clinton, Cumberland, Jun1ata, Ey-
coming, Montour, Northumberland and
Clearfield, and his vote in the state is
about 10000
In Deacom's county (Westmorelandl
McCauley led him by 200 votes, and
Swallow had 1900 votes, and Thompson
300.
The total vote in the State is about
100. 900 and of these McCauley had 400
600. Ritter 260, 900 and Lathrope $4,000.
"a hours after the polls closed, but this
morning the Republicans consider their
State ticket safe, and claim the Leg1sla-
ture on joint ballot by majority OF
five.
New York State is Democratic and
their nominee for the Court of Appeals
or Supreme Judge was elected.
Massachusetts and Iowa are Republi-
naYpnrrotfp. NpbraG-
ka is populist; both sides are claiming
MARYLAND. and in some states it will
take the official count to decide who has
won.
NEIGHBoRING COUNTIES.
Armstrong Co, went Republican on
the state ticket by about 1900, but the
Republican candidate for sheriff, Fred
Wick. was defeated by James Gala
CHER Dem. by about 400.
Wick was forced on the ticket by
Meredith and the rest of the gang, and
they are badly left.
Lawrence Co. gave the Republican
ticket about 20OO, and elected the en-
tire local ticket
Beaver Co. gave the Republican
state ticket about 1000, but Judd, the
Quay candidate for Prothonotary, was
close run by Mayhem, Dem
Several of the Republican Co. Com
mite openly worked for Mayhem.
Mercer Co. gave the state ticket about
a 1000, and elected all the local ticket.
Clarion Co. is Democratic as usual,
and the Rep state ticket ran about 300
behind the Rep. local ticket
Venango Co. gives the Rep. state
ticket about 75O and elects the local
ticket.
Crawford county again went Demo
cratic on stato ticket, and Thomas
Dem) defeated Henderson (Rep) for
Judge by 80.
Allegheny county elects the Rep:
state ticket by 10000, also the Local
ticket Thompson had 5000 votes.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Butler borough gave Eberhart ,64.
more votes than Redick. About one
third of the vote of the town was poll
ed. The figures are Eberhart 42S, Red
ick 354. Treasurer-Beacom 352,
Brown 1888, Swallow 20, Steelsmith 81,
Thompson 49,
Auditor -McCauley 405, Ritter 353,
Lathrope 4S.
West Sunbury swallowed Swallow
by plurality of 1-21, 20, but 1t
gave McCauley a majority over all OF
49,
The County gives the state ticket
from about 800 plurality; eight districts
returned both envelopes sealed, so the
complete return cannot be given this
week.