The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-09
Roosevelt Wins BY a Good
Majority.
Result of Yesterdays Elections in Other
States---Reduced Majorities in
Most Instances.

New York, Nov. Sat Ii o'clock the
indications We're that Theodore Roose- !
welt, the republican nominee, had car
ried the state by plurality over
Augustus Van Wyck of about 10000,
The total republican vote when re-
ceived will probably show falling off |
as compared with that for Gov. Black
in 1896 of about IA per cent. In the
the municipality of New York the old
time democratic majority was approx
mated Van Wyck's vote being about
so 900 greater than that Of the republi- |
can candidate. This latter result was
helped in some measure by the result in
the borough of Brooklyn (&ings coun- |
ty), which in 1895 gave Black (republi- |
cam a plurality of 1852, but today |
gave a democratic plurality of about
1880. Brooklyn is the home of Judge
Van Wyck, but this fact does not
wholly explain the practical reversal of |
pluralities which 1t is possible is at
tributable to the lukewarmness of the |
friends of Jacob Worth, who was de-
posed 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 returns from many counties up
the state are incomplete and in some
cases are missing altogether
The indications being computations
upon the figures at hand point to a re-
publican plurality in the counties above
the Bronx river of about 100000, to off
set which the democrats can produce
only the $4,000 plurality of Greater New
York.
The soldier vote will not be counted
until December, but 1t is not likely that
the ballots from the camps will mater
tally alter the result
There would seem to be the greater
probability that the plurality for Roose-
Welt will be increased.
The figures on congressman are not
accessible at this hour, but there are
indications that the democrats have
made some gains in New York city dis
tricts. The majority of Congressman
Quigg, in the 14th district, has been re-
duced by William Astor Chanler but
he is probably returned Congressman
Sulzer, democrat, whose district renom-
mated him upon free silver platform,
is undoubtedly reelected.
Little is known of the votes for state
senators and assemblymen. The repub-
leans had in the last legislature a ma
jority of % on joint ballot, and leaders
of the party profess confidence that
there will be no material diminution of
that majority. Arepublican legislature
VIII mean the election of a republican
to the United States senate in place of
Senator Murphy.
polling of a full vote in all parts of the
state. In this city there was no fulfill
ment 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 district,
where the cheap lodging houses are
located. The number of arrests made
was below the usual record Of a general
election, and in many cases the occa-
sion was found to be in the careless
ness of registration clerks. Fights at
the polls were few and easily quelled.
There was no friction between depu-
ties and police, one lending assistance
to the other in the preservation of Or
der On the streets downtown there
were the usual election night noises
and scenes. Returns were displayed in
front of the newspaper offices and in
numerous public places. Democrats
good naturally accepted the fact of the
defeat of their state ticket, which was
apparent from the returns displayed
early in the evening, and found what
compensation they could in the result
in the city.
The Press, republican, comedies the
defeat of Judges DAILY, Cohen and Taft
by a big vote, although it says the
Tammany judiciary candidates ran be
hind the Van WyclS ticket.
Midnight Theodore Roosevelt has
been elected governor of this state by q
plurality anywhere from 1900 to 10000
All OF Col Roosevelt's associates on the
republican state ticket are probably
elected with him The returns from both
greater New York and from the coun-
Ties outside of this municipality are in
complete, but enough have been re-
ceived to indicate a heavy falling off in
the vote I'D the state, while that in the
CITY was well sustained. The conse-
ouence is a falling off in the republican
nlurality in the state from $4,000 and
over to the Appropriated figures given
above. Outside OF Greater New York
the vote for Van Wyck is only about
fifth of one per cent above that of
Porter in 1896 There appears to be a
loss of four republican congressman in
the BROOKLYN districts, the second
fourth. fifth and sixth. In the Albany
district. the twentieth, Glynn (dem.)
mas been elected tc succeed Southwick
trep.1. The result of the election is a.
good solid majority for Capt. William
Aston Chanler, nominee for congress
from the 14th congressional district,
The fight in the fourteenth district
was one of the hardest of the campaign.
The district went republican by over
70 600 plurality in 1896, and over 5000 in
1897. There are seemingly democratic
gains also in the eighth and thirteenth
districts. both of this city, Daniel j.
Riordan being elected in the one and
Tefferson Levy in the other. This makes
total democratic gain of seven con-
gressmen.
At 1850 O'Clock tonight Justice Van
Wyck sent d message 10 the crowd OF
renorters who had been waiting outside
his house for several hours. The mes,