Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-11-18

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Mayor OF Greater New York.
Van Wyck is the fist mayor of
Greater New York.
Following is the grand total of
the votes received 10y the three
leading candidates for Mayor in
Greater New York, on the End
inst, complete returns having
been received from all of tile dis
tricts:
Van Wyck ..............2 1885, S1
Low ..... .......... 1855
Tracy ........... .lOl go
Van Wyck's plurality over
Low ................ S5,3CS
The figures revised on the 4th
give Van Wyck's plurality as
81, 54S over Low and l1S, 40l over
General Tracy.
Robert A. Van Wyck, chosen
to be the first Mayor of the second
greatest municipality in the world,
was born in New York forty nine
years ago. He left school when
a mere lad, determined 10 enter
upon a business career, and be-
gan in 1862 es an errsnd boy, but
five years later he resumed his
studies, determined to equip him
self for the legal profession. In
1872 he was graduated from the
Columbia College Law School,
then presided over by Professor
Dwight, at the head of class of
l24. His father was the late vii
liam Van Wyck, who was a sue.
cessful lawyer and a man Of affairs
in New York sixty years ago.
Van Wyck joined Tammany
years ago, but left it to go into the
County Democracy, then went
back to the old organization. He
was elected to Justiceship in the
New York City Court in 1889, and
later became Presiding Judge of
that court.
'".. Other Elections.
Roger Wolcott, Republican, is
elected Governor of Massachu-
sets.
First returns from Maryland
showed the State Legislature 81
Democrats and AZ Republicans
elected, which with hold = over
Senatcrs make Democrats 60 and
Republicans 81. The Republicans
elected their municipal ticket in
Baltimore. State reports of tue
4th inst. gave control of both
houses to the Republicans, 50 that
Senator German will not succeed
himself. The Republicans have
10 members in the House aud the
Democrats AZ. There are Is Re
publican Senators to s Democra -
tic, and a majority on joint ballot
of II.
In Kansas the Republicans
elected nine of Ii District Judges
and the Fusionists the rest. The
Republicans made great gains
over the Fusionists.
Shaw, Republican, is the new
Governor of Iowa by large
plurality.
Colorado has elected Gabbert,
Populist, as Justice of tue
Supreme Court.
Senator HAnna's people claim
majority of five for the Republi
cans in the Ohio Legislature.
Alton b. Parker. Democratic
candidate for Chief Judge of the
Court Of Appeals, is elected in
New York.
Elections of State officers in
Pennsylvania give a victory for
the Republicans.
Democrats have the Kentucky
Legislature.
Virginia gives the Democrats a
clean sweep.
New Jersey Legislature will
have a Republican majority of 81
on joint ballot.
Fusionists have carried elections
in Nebraska stronger than in
bryan campaign.
Republicans elect six Circuit
Judges to two by the Fusionisis
in South Dakota. ~"
New York Assembly stands
Republicans, 70; Democrats, 60;
Citizens Union, 2; doubtful, 6.
Durrant Probably Hanged.
Judge Bahrs, in San Francisco
on the 10th met, sentenced vii
liam Henry Theodore Durrant
the murderer Of Minnie Williams
and Blanche Dumont, to be hanged
an IL, iJoy Nnuapnhar 10 n, face