New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-09
THE RESULT IN THIS CITY.


the election Of Colonel Roosevelt seemed as
sured Even at that hour there was wide
difference between the views Of the leaders at
the Republican State Committee headquarters
and the views of the leaders at the Democratic
State Committee headquarters. Chairman OdeH
AT that time sent the following dispatch to Colo
mel Roosevelt. at oyster Bay.
The Indications point TO your election by 0oV w"
to 5000 Senator Plat and congratulate 'ou
most heartily
At the same time Chairman McCarren. at the
Democratic headquarters. declared that later re-
turns would show the election OF Van WycK by
about 10000 plurality. and he stuck to his Dec
laration long after Richard Croker al the DeNio-
cratic Club, had announced that ne cohreueu
the election Of Colonel Roosevelt by about lo'V"o
plurality.
rho first returns of the vote in the city en-
ccuraged the Republicans 10 hope that the ma
iority for Van Wyck in the city would pe less
than 80 600. and that Colonel Roosevelt and the
other candidates on the State ticket would De
elected by large majority AS the returns cum
tinued TO come in, however, they looked "orse
and worse for the Republican candidates. anu
filed Democratic hearts with JOY III pecdi"e
apparent before p. M. that Van WICK Piu-
ralitv i'm Kings County would be nearly li'ooo'
and that his plurality in the entire city OF
New-York would be about $1,000. AT the
same time. reports Of Republican losses In Erie
County at Rochester and at few other cities
in the interior os the State led some RepuDh-
cans 70 fear that the Democratic majority in
New-YorH City could not be overcome by the
Republican majority up the State. In another
hour the situation became clearer, ana the poi'-
tlcians saw that Colonel Roosevelt; was elected
beyond doubt The indications also pointed 10
the election Of al the Other candidates on the
Republican state ticket
While the Republicans had carried The state.
they had made a showing of weakness III some
parts Of the city which caused SORROW and heart
burning Justice Daly and other Candidates Tor
Justices Of the Supreme Court running or the
Republican ticket had beer, defeated by over
Whelming Democratic majoritics. 1t was appar-
ent that the Democratic judicial candidates had
been supported by thousands Of Democrats III
The city who had voted for Colonel Roosevelt
Congressman Qugg had been defeated in MS
fight for reelection. and the other Republican
candidates for Congress had met defeat.
Only two Republican state Senators were
elected in the county. apparently Tammany
having elected the other ten and making gain
Of one Senator 1t looked as IL eight Republican
Assembiymen and twenty-scven Tammany As
SemblNmen nau been cleCl"u III tHe county,
Republican gain OF four Assemblymen.
The weather which always has some effect
upon the elections. was favorable yesterday for
a large vote both In the city and in the coun-
try districts Of the state 1t was the weather
often called Republican weather" as II per
mitted the farmers OF the state to drive long
miles TO their polling places In comfort. Re-
ports received in the city from all the counties
hat no distr
with sunshine, ard the roads were In good con-
di,ion. Most Of the reports spoke of heavy vo;
ing in the rural districts. and predicted large
Republican majorities there In this city the
conditions for a large vote were perfect There
were some clouds in the morning which were
dispelled long before noon, and the sunshine
tempered the bracing autumn air so to make
life in the open air delightful. Thousands Of
people who Were not voters spent hours in the
streets Thousands went Tor drives or walks
All the bicycle riders were out. Most OF the
wheelmen voted earl" in the day and took long
rides later. Interest in outdoor sports took
thousands OF people out Of the city for hours.
NO SERIOUS TROUBLE.
Antclpations of serious election troubles in
the city proved to be entirely groundess. The
city quiet while the voting in progress,
except that a few ordinary brawls occurred in d
few East Side districts. No mobs collected to
intmdate voters in any part Of the city. Many
arrests for ALLEGED illegal registration were made
al polling places in the lodgng-house districts,
bat the arrests We're made without serious dis
turbances, and most Of the men arrested were
dischargcd and allowed to vote, because II was
made plain that mistakes Of the election officers
had been responsible for the charges of illegal
registration. ON account Of the activity OF
Superintendent McCullagh's deputies. the illegal
voc in the city was believed To be much smaller
than usual. Observers of the election in the city
declared that fairness, good order and good FEEL
ing had prevailed generally.
During the day there Was not much activity
at the political headquarters in the city. The
few clerks duty received many kilograms
from district leaders, but the messages con-
tanned only guesses about the election results
and information about the state OF the weather
a rule. Senator Plat was absent from the
city, and did not return until evening. and Il.
r. Odell jr., chairman Of the Republican state
Committee did not return 10 the headquarters
in the Fifth Avenue Hotel after voting In New
burg. until late In the afternoon. Chairman
Barnes If the Executive Committee was absent
in Albany Late in the afternoon Mr. Odell ex-
hibited the figures he had made in estimating
that Colonel Roosevelt would be elected by
10000 He had given Van Wyck a majority OF
! II 900 in New York County. and had allowed
| other Democratic majorities amounting 10 oven
| 10000 He had estimated that the Republican
/ majority outside of the Greater New York
| would foot up about 100000.
| Richard Croker was at Tammany Hall early
! in the day, and sent out dispa tches to the Tam
many district leaders, telling them To see to il
! that they got out the Democratic vote in their
| districts He received encouraging replies from
! Democratic club. The Democratic state Com
| mittee headquarters in the Hoffman House was
| nearly deserted until near evening. and the re-
ports received there from up the state did not
seem encouraging.