New-York tribune., 1898-11-10
WHAT THE CITY VOTE MEANS.
SOME RESULTS OF ROOsEvELT's ELEC-
TON
poeerpr.r EFFECT UPON THE "wIDD OPEN
rowN-INrEREsT OF THE PUBLIC l"

rowN-rNrEREsr OF THE PUBLIC IN
srocKs-TnE LATEST FIGURES.
A fev changes we're made yesterday in the
election figures for New-York City. but they
were not of character to change the results Vi
TUESDAYS election The returns from le"
ol.ction districts. which had been mislaid were
found. and mistakes were discovered IN re'u' "'
from a few other districts. When the te'lS'o"'
had been completed it was found that TIE p'u
ralities for Van Wyck for Governor 4" ..e
,,.,os ,,.hich are parts of the city were as fol-
Io,ye. New-York County, 6O,12l; Kings. ls.2'4;
oueeus. 32O6: Richmond. 2,2l6; total, So'ol'
II was found also. that the new county OF
Nassau. the part OF Queens outside the s'ea'e'
city in which Colonel Roosevelt lives. had given
y nlurality Of 900 for him. and tnat No'o"e'
Roosevelt's plurality II Suffolk county, wiz"
takes in the rest OF Long Island. was @fo' Inc
n,uroIitios for Colonel Roosevelt up the state
are large enough 10 make his elec''on oe' 'a''.
10 viii have a plurality of about 1900 over
Van WyCk. :,
The changes in the city vote for other candl-
s. an tha state ticket " ere few and unim-
variant and thev raise no doubt OF the election
~ tho Renublican candidates. All the hepuon-
oa, candidates for Congress in the greater city
vere defeated. and Tammany elected its )udicl-
srv ticket in New-York County only two Re
ruhIican State Senators were elected IN tne
county loss of one but the Republicans III
tho county elected seven Assembymen' gam
of three.
WHY THEY REJOICED.
While Republicans Of the city we're sorry 'h'y
had failed to elect any candidates for congress
they rejoiced in the kn, Wedge that they had
helped t. keep the Legislature OF the state ne
publican and thus make the election OF hepup-
ucan United states Senator to succeed tdWarh
Murphy. jr. a certainty. Now that a Repubi-
can maiorit; in the Legislature Is assured the
choice Of a Republican to succeed senator Muir
phv becomes a subject Of much interest 10 all
Republicans Friends OF Chauncey NJ Depe"
are already speaking Of his services TOT MS
marty his recognized ability and his widespread
popularity as reasons for his recognition now
rhov declare that he has worked hard, in sea-
son and out of season. for twenty five years 10
nronotA Republican SUCCESS. and they call at
tention to his speeches In the city and through
the state for Colonel Roosevelt in the campaign
just closed
Friends Of Joseph II. Choate arc also calling
attention TO Mr.. Choato's services In the cam
naign and urging Republican leaders to con-
slider the advantages Of having such an orator
and eminent lawyer as A representative OF the
Empire State in the United States Senate The
services Of Benjamin b. Odell. jr.. chairman ot
the State Committee. are being called TO nina
also Congressman Quigg has been talked or
but his defeat Tuesday may be con-
sidered as reason why he should not
be recommend by his friends for Sen
ate honors Congressman Serene E.
Payne. General Stewart l.. Woodford and
few other prominent Republicans, are being
mentioned as possible candidates for the Sen
atorship. Senator Platt and other Republican
leaders are not willing to discuss the subject at
present.
Republicans are inclined to find some
ISOLATION in the defeat OF Justice DAILY and the
other candidates for Justices OF the Supreme
Court on the Republican tisket In New-fork
County when they think that Colonel Roosevelt
as Governor may be able to do something TO
prevent the city from being given over entirely
to Tammany lawlessness
There is no doubt whatever in the minds OF
shrewd political observers that the reopenng OF
so many doors OF vice allowed by the police Of
this city under Chief Devery and Mr.. Croker had
much to do with the falling off Of the Demo-
cratic vote in this borough. The "wide-open
New-York issue, pooh-poohed 1t was by
"wide-open" Croker. an important factor In
the battle OF the ballots There no doubt
whatever in the minds OF thousands Of decent
Democrats that the city was fast returning 10
an ante-Lexow condition The disease OF
Crokerlsm. ftly termed by Colonel Roosevelt
before many ar audience the alliance with pro-
tected vice" was again manifesting itself in the
municipal body. The voters made UP their
minds that its raVages must not extend TO the
State
WHAT HE BELIEVES.
Those politicians who have in the past
achieved opulence from that alliance with vice
and that class of people who revel in wide
open" city will find much in Colonel Roosevelt 3
election to deprive life OF its oldtime Tammany
zest Colonel Roosevelts connection with the
Police Board was not severed so long ago that
those who find their greatest JOY in breaking the
law have had time to forget his weakness for
enforcing The law as he found it. lie broke up
the alliance of politicians with vice. and he has
promised most explicitly that II he has the
chance he will break it up again. He believes
that the chief duty Of an executive officer is to
enforce the laws as he finds them. and ,here is
every reason to believe that he Will be ener
getic and successful in seeing that the mandates
Of the people are obeyed when he Is Governor as
he was when he was president Of the Board Of
Police.
croker's dream Of a Crokerized State IL shat
tered. for the present at least There will be no
second Van Wyck at Albany 10 protect the first
Van Wyck in New-York whatever he may do
in response to the dictatiOn of his master
The Legislature is Republican. 1t may be
counted upon under the leadership of the Gov
ernor. 10 take such lawful steps regarding the
government Of New-York city may seem
needCu for the suppression of vice and the de-
feat ~ those who have been in the habit Of fat