The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-08
MAzET is DEFEATED.
Main Fight Was Made On Him In
New York City.

New York. Nov. Z. II p. m.-Returns
from stale and city so far received in
dictate that the Republicans will have
about the same majority in the next
assembly as in the last, the Democratic
gains in this city being Offset by
losses in the smaller counties.
In liS assembly districts which have
reported including twenty-nine in this
city. seventy-five Republicans and
thirty-eight Democrats were elected.
TIE Democrats suffered grave reverses
in Erie county CBuffalo), and Chemung
county, the home of ex-senator David
Is. Hill. In the city elections up the
state the Democratic vote showed a
great falling off. Buffalo, Troy and
Albany gave large Republican ma
joriries. complete overturn. Mayor
James X Mcclure Dem.c. is re-
elected mayor of Syracuse, a tribute to
his personal popularity.
In the four counties of New York
City the usual big Democratic ma
sorities We're rolled up, every candidate
in every county being elected except
Gray. Democratic candidate fer re-
corler of Kings, against whom charges
of corruption had been made.
Tammany shows no elation over the
plurality of $4,000 for its New York
county ticket having been expected.
The rejoicing is over the defeat of As
fciilDlt lIdll I~ODtIN AndZci.
by Perez NJ Stewart. in the Nineteenth
assembly district, which usually is
strongly Republican. DR.. Nelson H.
Henry Republican in the Fifth assem-
bly, district, against whom the labor
unions made a fight, was reelected.
In the Thirty-fourth congressional
district Z. B. Vreeland (Rep.), was
elected by an immense majority, at
least 10000
New York, Nov. AT Tammany
hall Mr. Croker was more interested in
the returns from the Nineteenth dis
trict than anywhere else. He repeated
~ asked II Mazet was beaten beyond
a doubt and kept constantly repeating,
We'll Mazet is beaten; that's conso-
lation.' John B. Sexton settled all
doubts by telephonil>g that Mazet had
been beaten by 36S.
t.Weli, that's a great thing" said Mr..
Croker in a subdued tone. We have
beaten Plat and his man Mazet and
beaten them badly. / guess we will not
have any more Investigations for
awhile"
The election in the four counties that
make I'D the City of New York result
ed in the election of everv Democratic
candidate on every county ticket ex-
cept Gray, Democratic candidate for
register in Kings, who was beaten be-
cazse of his refusal to put in an ap-
pearance before the Mazet investigat-
ing committee and answer charges
made against him. Democratic ma
jorities were abnormal. being in New
York county over 10000.
In Kings county the Democratic vote
fell off from last year, when Van Wyck
ran exceedingly strong in Brooklyn.
The Tammny exultation was not over
the county tickets victory, which had
been expected. but over the defeat OF
\, Ix-v11 MaZQf Ranllhllcan.
which they had hoped. prayed, and
worked for
From Mr.. Croker down the Tammany
men shouted over MaZets downfall
Senator Plat intimated late tonight
that Mazet might be seated in the-next
assembly. in which Republicans have
thirty-two majority. The Tammany
Democrats openly denounce ex-senator
Hill. whom they blame for the reverses
up the state The Republicans in New
York county elected only four assem-
bIyTren one of them a member of the
citizens union.
Taking all the assembly districts in
the state. the Republican plurality is
IS 500. according to the Tribune's re-
turns as compared with Roosevelt's
plurality of 1856 last year. Returns
received up to 3 a. m. show the election
Of ninety Republican asseInblymen and
sky Democrats.
Assemblyman MaZet took his defeat
very much TO heart. but declined to be
interviewed. Republicans from the
Nineteenth district openly asserted that
there was sufficient evidence to prove
fraudulent voting. and that Stewart
would be unseated by the ASSEMBLE
Troy. y. V. Nov. S.-After one OF the
hottest fights ever known here, in which
Ex-Governor Black led on one side and
ex-senator Edward Murphy on the
other. the city of Troy has gone Re
publican by about 1000. Black ana
Murphy have personally conducted the
contest. night and day, for weeks. and
the result is the election of Blacks en-
tire ticket. city. county and assembly.
This is the first time in thirty years
that Troy has gone Republican.
The New York assembly Will stand:
Republicans. 81: Democrats, 80. Re
publican plurality 50. Republican gain
"A.
The Republicans elected only four
assemblymen in New York county and
one of these is an anti-organization
man.