The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-04

was elected mayor of the Greater New
York by a plurality Of S7,30S. Each of
the five boroughs contributed to the
total.
Seth Low, the Citizens Union candi.
date for mayor, carried several assem-.
bly, districts and polled a large vote, but
all the boroughs returned pluralities for
the Tammany forces. Mr.. Low was
well ahead of General Tracy, the Re.
publican nominee, who was third in
the race. Low polled 146, 412 votes,
Tracy 101,012.
Henry George polled 20, 422 votes,
and the combined votes cast for Glea.
son, Wardwell, Saniel and Cruikshank,
cialist Labor and United Democracy
parties polled less than 5000.
The indications are that with the ex-
ception possibly of e of the FL assembly.
men in Brooklyn and 9 of the 35 in
New York, all the Tammany candidates
are elected. In Queens, four Of the
assemblymen are Democrats. The
Citizens Union elected two assembly.
men in New York county.
An exceptionally large vote was polled,
despite the inclement weather, the fig.
ures now at hand indicating that $780,.
900 ballots were cast out Of a total regis.
tration of 567, SOS. There were COM
raratively few split tickets, a vast ma.
jority of the voters voting their party
tickets straight.
Completely Reverses Conditions.
The result Of the first municipal cleo.
ton in the Greater New York COM.
pletely reverses the conditions of 1896
when McKinley's plurality in the same
territory was 56, 800. The plurality Of
Van Wyck, Tammany candidate, is
about So, 900 and the entire ticket is
elected with majorities ranging from
10000 to 100, 900. Coler's plurality over
Fitch (Rep.) for comptroller, is over
100, 900. Both Van Wyck and Coler
were free silver adherents in 1896.
Alton B. Parker Dem. for judge of
the state court Of appeals, carried
Greater New York by lO6, 600 and his
total plurality over Wallace (Rep.) be-
low the Bronx river, will not be less
than $4,000, insuring his election and
Democratic success in the state.
Such a rush to the polls has never
been known except in presidential years.
Rainy weather failed to dampen civic
enthusiasm. The registration was alb.
normal. The total of 567, 256 was only
1l,452 behind that of 1896. Last year
only 666 per cent failed to vote for
president and the estimated total vote
this year of 52s, 900 shows that the fall.
ing off does not much exceed that of
1886.
The vote for Tracy (Rep.) was divid.
ed by the candidacy Of Seth Low upon
a citizens ticket. Low was second and
vote was inconsiderable. The death of
its leader evidently disintegrated his
following and thousands evidently
voted for Tammany candidates. 1t is
claimed that young George lost many
votes through the failure of inspectors
to affix his paster to mayoralty tickets.
The unofficial vote for mayor follows:
Van Wyck, 235, 500; Low, 149, 873;
Tracy, 10l, 1888; George, 20, 1856; Gleason.
52l.
The vote for Van Wyck is about Al. 25
per cent Of the total vote cast, or less
than the 45.2l per cent cast for Bryan
in 1896 in the same territory.
The united vote of Low and Tracy
elbows IA, l27 more than Van Wyck re.
ceived. The metropolitan district is
normally Democratic, and the plurality
for Van Wyck is a return to normal
conditions in an election not influenced
by national issues.