Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04
LATER ELECTION RETURNS.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
VAN wYcK's PLURALITY.

VAN WNCk'S PLURALITY.
New York. Nov 3.--The reuult of
the first municipal election in the
Greater New York completely reverses
the conditions of 1896, when McKin-
Iey's plurality in the same territory
was So. 8G5. Tbs plurality Of Van
Wyck, the Tammany candidate for
mayor, Ia about 81. 600, and the entire
ticket is elected with majorities rang.
ing from 10000 to 100000. Coler'a
plurality over Fitch. r., for comptroller,
is over 100, 600. Both Van Wyrk anu
Colsr were free silver adherenta in 1896.
Alton b. Parker, the Democratic
candidate for judge of the State Court
OF Appeals, carried Greater Nav York
by JOG, 600, and his total plurality over
will not be less than 108, 600, inauring
his election and Democratic nuocess
in the State.
Such rush TO the polls had never
been known, except in Presidential
yoRrs. Rainy weather failed to dampsn
civic enthusiasm. The registration
was abnormal. The total OF 567, 256
was only IL, 452 behind that OF 1896.
Last year only &c per cent failed to
vote for President, and the estimated
total vote this year of 52S, 600 shows
that the falling off does not much eS-
coed that OF 1896.
The vote for Tracy, the Republican
mayoralty candidate, was divided by the
candidacy OF Seth Low upon oiti2ens'
tickot. Low was seaond, and Tracy
third IN tha contest. The George vote
was uncomfortable. The death OF ita
lender evidently disintegrated bic fol
lowing, and thousands evidently voted
for the Tammany candidates. 1t ia
claimed that young George lost many
votes through tie failure of inspectors
10 Rllix his paater to the mayoralty
| tickets.
TIE unofficial vote for mayor of
/ Greater New York follows; Van Wyck,
235. 1850; Low. 9,s73; Tracy, l0l, 1873 !;
George, 90, 1856; Gleason, 52l.
The vote for Van Wyck is about "a. %
per cent OF the total vote cast, or less
than the as. q per cent cast for Bryan
| in 1896 IN the same territory.
The united vote for Low and Tracy
shows IA, 1877 more than Van Wyck re-
ceived. The Metropolitan district is
normally Democratic, and the plurality
for Van Wyck ia a return to normal
conditions in IN election not influenced
by national issues.
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REPUBLICAN, LANpsLIDEs REVERSED.
Albany, ". Y, Noy.3. The completed
returns from the State, which are COM
ing in slowly, demonstrate that the Re.
publican landslides nf tina last two
years have been reversed. il not by
| giving as large q majority for the
Democrats at least hy changing sons.
thing like 240, 900 votes. Gov, Black's
! ~ sad uaa
over 200, 600. John Palmer. the Repub-
liean SECRETARY Of state. won the year
previous by over Io0 900. This indi-
| cations are that these enormous pluraIi-
tics have been swept away, and re.
| verso plurality OF between 10, 600 and
so, 900 is given. The greatest surprise
OF the returns are the great gains mado
in the Assembly by the Democrats,
many of them being In counties and
| districts whero thsre was no expecta-
tion on the part OF Democratic mana.
gers OF winning. Republicans explain
these gains by attributing them to the
heated municipal campaigns and trad
| ing OF votes. The morning returns in
ticate that the Republicans will still
control the Assembly, although by a
very largely decreased majority.
More surprising. perhaps. than tba
returns Oh the State and Assembly dis
trict tickets wers tbs results from
municipal campaigns in the large
cities. New York, Buffalo, Rochester,
Binqhamton, Syracuse, Utica. Albany,
Troy and Schenectady elected Demo-
cratic mayors. In A lbany the conditions
were very similar to those in New York.
Two Republican candidates split up
the vote of that party, and allowed the
Democrats to win. The combined Re.
publican vote WIS ., 600 in excess of tine
Democratic vote. In Buffalo and
Rochester the Republican SUCCESS W az
thought to be almost assured prior to
election, hut the results are foreign to
the predictions.
GuRMAN PROBABLY SAFE.
Baltimore. Md, Nov, 3.-With semi.