The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-09
NEW YORK STATE.
Republicans Gain Twelve Votes I'm
the LeGislature-Maxet xet's Defeat.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Returns received
from up the State to-day increase the Re-
publican Assembly membership to ninety
three, against fifty-seven Democrats, a Re-
publican gain Of twelve.
In New York county the largest Tam
many plurality was that of the candidate
for surrogate, Abner G. Thomas 55, 670. He
was formerly a Henry George leader. Ex-
Justice Joseph +. DAILY. fusion candidate for
Supreme judge, who was expected to get
many Democratic votes, did not head the
poll for his ticket The Independent Labor
vote, as indicated by the vote for John s.
Crosby for Supreme judge, was 5,10, or
5000 less than the Socialist vote
The Tammany pluralities in the several
counties are about normal, the gains of
assemblymen in this city being due largely
to combinations with Citizens Union and
Labor men against Republican candidates.
Richard Croker to-day again expressed his
regret that the Democrats up the State had
no organization, and, although he did not
say SO, IL is inferred that Tammany hopes
to organize the whole State for the cam
paign of 1900. Mr.. Croker pointed TO Me-
braska as an illustration Of what energetic
work will do, and declared that the Demo-
Gratis can carry New York State in 1900.
Senator Platt and Assemblyman Mazet
to-day denied interviews In which they were
credited with saying that Assemblyman
Stewards seat would surely be- contested.
They said that contest would be made
only in case convincing proof of fraud was
discovered.
While the Republicans to-day admitted
that Perez NJ. Stewart had received the
greater number OF votes, they unanimously
declared that Robe.t Mazet would again
Occupy his seat In the Assembly. Stewart 5
plurality Is less than the number OF alleged
fraudulenu votes cast in the district for the
Tammany Hall ticket. II was announced
that Mr. Mazet would make a contest and
that there was ample evidence to justify a
Republican Legislature in throwing. out
more than 400 votes which were cast against
him. This report spread through the dis
trict last night before the figures became
known. The fight had been so bitter that
the small plurality was held 10 be insuffi-
cient to seat Stewart. Charges of bribery
and colonization were freely made on each
side. a report taken TO Republican
headquarters that five men who had gone 10
the Thirty-fourth election district intending
to vote for Mazet found that Tammany men
had cast ballots in their names. This was
said TO have been one OF the many fragrant
frauds.
1T is a surprise that We were not de-
feated by 1000 or more" said Collector Bid
well. "Mazst's defeat Is due TO illegal vot-
ing. illegal registration and TO every fraud
in the calendar" He would not discuss the
prospect OF contest.
Mr. Quigg made these comments: THE
strange feature Of the fight is that In the
Democratic districts Stewart has run be-
hind. while in the Republican districts
Mazet has run behind Mazet's losses were
heavier. My present estimate is that the
total vote of the Citizens Union in the AS
semby district was about go. There were
| at least 400 fraudulent Tammany votes cast
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