New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-10
CONTESTS TO RE MADE.
SAMUEL S. SLATER AND T. J. MMANUS
BELIEVE THEY WE'RE ELECTED.
ASsEMBLYMAN MAZET EXPECTED TO ACCEPT
THE RESULT IN HIS DISTRICT AS FINAL
THE CASE OF HOMER FOLKS.

AssEMBLYMAN MAzEr EXPECTED TO ACCEPT
THE RESULT IN HIS DISTRICT AS FINAL
THE CASE OF HOMER FOLKS.
The election of two Tammany Assemblymen in
New-York County and the election Of one Demo-
cratic Assembyman In Queens County will be con-
tested. Assemblyman Samuel s. Slater apparently
has been defeated In the XXXIst District Of New
York County. L. c. Stone having received ma
jority of about sixty votes according to the I'M
official returns Mr.. Slater declares however. that
he has been elected by a majority OF eight votes.
He said yesterday that he thought the Official count
would show his election, but he will contest the
election Of Mr.. Stone anyhow on the ground that
there were many defective ballots counted for Slr.
Stone The Republican organization Will give all
possible aid to Mr.. Slater. and his case may go to
the Assembly Committee on Contested Seats
In the XVIII District James f. Smith. the Tam
many candidate apparently has been elected with
a majority of about seventy votes but Thomas D.
McManus. the fusion candidate. Will make contest
on the ground that many ballots cast for him were
thrown out as defective, while many defective pal
lots were counted for the Tammany candiua'e' MI
McManus is an Independent Democrat out the ne
publican organization will support him In contest
for a seat in the Assembly.
In the I'D District Of Queens County. cyrus D.
Gale. the Democratic candidate. apparently mas
won with majority of less than twenty votes anu
his election will be contested by harvey .. NJ
Knight the Republican candidate. Mr.. Mckhight
has obtained proof that enough votes for him 10 give
him n majority were thrown out by the inspectors
OF election because they were on the Battle Axe
ticket He says also that several votes TOT MN
were lost through the laundering of an election
clerk who deposited them In the box containing the
constitutional amendment ballots.
1t seemed to be settled yesterday that Assembly
man Mazet would accept his defeat In the AIAtn
District Of New-York County. and not make con-
test although many Tammany frauds designed 10
defeat him were committed in the district Mr'
Mazets friends said yesterday that 1t would be di-
fcult to prove that enough fraudulent votes were
cast by Tammany workers in the district to deieat
him. although there is moral certainty that HIS
defeat was accomplished In that way - Al
Homer Folks, the fusion candidate VINO was uc
feated In the XXIXth District by II. Ryttenoeis'
the Tammany candidate. will make no confess.
The district is strongly Republican. but the ueleut
of Mr. Folks was the result OF opposition on tue
part Of many Republicans in the district 10 the
manner In which he was nominated lnere was an
understa nding between the Citizens Union ana we
publican leaders by which Mr.. Folks would De mace
a fusion candidate before he resigned MS once as
Alderman and several OF the election district cap,
tains Friendly to Assemblyman Buckley reVoisseu
openly against the plan of forcing the nomination
OF Mr. Folks upon the Republican convention