New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-13
ELECTIONS STILL N DOTB BIT.
SEVERAL SEATS IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
one IN CONGRESS NOT YET DECIDED.

SEVERAL. SEATS IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
ONE IN CONGRESS NOT YET DECIDED.
Albany Dec u (SpcciaD.-The official proof or
the Blue Book Of the NewYork Legislature was
received to-day by Archie +. Baxter. clerk OF the
Assembly. Its first pages contain the names ana
po,tofnce addresses of the Senators and Assembly
men elect This list Of memhers-eect was scrut-
riz.d with great interest especially by Democratic
politicians who are hoping that the Republican
party may lose It's apparent majority of two votes
I'm the Senate which would make that body Tie
polically one Of the results Of such a less would
he that the Republican leaders would ma IL I'M
possible TO pass political measures
However. according to the Blue Book there Is n
certain Republican majority 1t declares that there
Will he iwenty-seven Republicans and twenty-one
Democrats in the Senate. and that two seats are IN
doubt The two districts declared TO be In DOUBT
are the XIII, which includes Westchester County
and the northern wards Of New-York city. and
the XLVIIth. which embraces certain wards OK
the city Of Buffalo. In the Blue Book these doubt
full districts are awarded to George H. MARS ana
Nathaniel W. Norton. which Will cause much I'M
happiness TO William J. Graney and william +.
Nackcy the Democrats, who apparently have
plurality Of the votes. The Blue Book says that
an official count ana the soldier vote are hects-
sary to decide who is represent these districts
There are two doubtful Senate districts In the
Republican column which the Blue BOOK does not
mention-the IVth TO which David Floyd Davis
Is assigned, and the XXXINth which is AWARDED
70 Henry ! Coegeshan Mr. Coggeshall has only
Sc votes to spare and li9 soldier votes must at ,
he counted Mr.. Davis also had less IMAM Nv
plurality and danger. because ON soldier votes
must be counted In Kings County.
on the other hand. William r. Mackey. Demo
Graf who on the face Of the present returns IS
eiecied by less than 100 votes over Nathaniel "
Norton must look with apprehension on the count
ing Of 33S soldier votes when the Erie Board oil
Supervisors meets. 800. ,,,
In the Assembly the election OF David !. Heller
Democrat in Chemung County, and u. r. Greenr
Republican in Greene County. and OF John MULE
gan Republican. in the LIST Assembly District OF
Westchester County. depends upon the soldier vote
In Westchestcr County there were :" soldier votes
cast which will affect the vote Of George H. MARS
the Republican candidate for Senator, and that OF
Mr. Mulligan in the lst Assembly District IN
Greene County 81 soldier votes would turn me
scale In Chemung County Y solder votes would
The Republican party has apparently eighty
seven seat In the Assembly. the Democrats Sixty
seats and three seats are in doubt.
In the Congress district composed OF the coun-
ties Of Rensselaer, and Columbia the present re- .
nuhican ReDrcsentative. Mr.. Cochran", has Only z
nluralify There 81 votes cast by soldiers IN
his district Mr.. Cochranc and Mr.. Livingston.
his Democratic opponent Will observe the count
ing OF these final ballots with great interest