The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-09
All the Republican State Ticket In
New York Elected, but Several
Congressmen Lost.
GOOD REPORTS ELSEWHERE
BIG REPUBLICAN, PLURALITIEs IN
OHIO, IOWA, WISCONSIN,
Connecticut, New jersey, Michigan,
Massachusetts and CaIifOrnia-Ne-
brasI<a and Minnesota Close.

NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Midnight-Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Republican. late colonel of
the First United States Volunteer Cavalry,
has been elected Governor Of this State by a
plurality anywhere from 1900 to 10000. All
Colonel Roosevelt's associates on the Re-
publican state ticket are probably elected
with him. The returns both from Greater
New York and from the counties outside of
this municipality are incomplete, but enough
have been received to indicate a heavy fall
ing off in the vote up the State while that
in the city was well sustained. The conse-
quence is a falling off in the Republican
plurality in the State from $4,000 to the an
proximated figures given above. Outside of
Greater New York the vote for Van Wyck
is only about one-ffth of per cent. above
that Of Porter in 1896. There appears to be
a loss Of four Republican Congressmen in
the Brooklyn districts the Second, Fourth.
Fifth and Sixth, and Congressman ouigg
who had a majority of about 5000 at the
election last year. has been defeated by
William Astor Chanler. In the Albany dis
trict. the Twentieth. Glynn. Dem, has been
elected to succeed Southwick, Rep.
In addition to the foregoing there are.
seemingly Democratic gains in the Eighth
and Thirteenth districts, both in this CITY.
Daniel ]. Riordan being elected in the one
and Jefferson Nj. Levy in the other. This
makes tot=i Democratic gain of seven.
The total Republican when re-
ceived will probably show a falling
on, as compared with that for Governor
Black, in 1896, of about IA per cent. In the
municipality of New York the old-time
Democratic majority was approximated.
Van Wyck's vote being about $1,000 greater
than that Of the Republican candidate
This latter result was helped in some meas
ure by the result in the borough of Brook
lyn (xings county,, which in 1896 gave
Black. Republican. plurality of 23,6S2, but
to-day gave Democratic plurality of about
16,SSO Brooklyn is the home of Judge Van
Wyck, but this fact does not wholly explain
the practical reversal of pluralities, which,
it is possible. is attributable to the luke
warmness of the friends of Jacob Worth
who was deposed from the craftsmanship of
the county committee as a consequence of
his opposition to the plans of Senator Platt
in the mayoralty contest last year.
The soldier vote will not be counted
until Dec. l, but 1t is not likely that the
ballots from the camps will materially alter
the result. There would seem to be the
greater probability that the majority of
Roosevelt will be increased.
Little is known as 10 the votes for state
senators and assemblymen. The Republicans
had in the last Legislature a majority of
twenty-eight on joint ballot and leaders of
the party profess confidence that there will
be no material diminution of that majority.
A Republican Legislature will mean the cleo
ton OF a Republican to the United states
Senate in place of Senator Murphy. Every
condition was favorable to the polling of
full vote in all parts of the State.
In this city there was no fulflIment of
predictions of trouble at the polls The
state deputies, authorized by act of the last
Legislature. were most In evidence in the
East Side districts, where the cheap lodging
houses are located. The number of arrests
made was below rather than beyond the
usual record Of a general election, and in
many eases the occasion was found to be in
the careiessness of registration clerks.
Fights at the polls were few and easily
auelled. There was no friction between depu-
ties and police. one lending assistance to the
other in the preservation of order.
On the streets down town there were the
usual election-night noises and scenes Re-
turns were displayed in front of the news
a
Democrats good-naturedly accepted the fact
OF the defeat of their state ticket, which
was apparent from the returns displayed