The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08

New York. November 5.-Election day
broke cold and cheerless. driZzling
rain was falling and q chill wind swept
the streets and the early vote was seri-
ously affected. In many OF the uptown
polling places there were no voters on
hand when the boxes were opened at
6 O'Clock, and at others little groups
that had gathered earlier sought shell
ter from the chilling rain. In the more
densely populated districts there were
crowds at the polls, and at the Nine
teenth election district in the Sixth as
sembly district, Of which state Senator
Timothy J. Sullivan is democratic lead
er, 16O men voted in the first 43 minutes.
Seventy-five policemen were on re-
serve at police headquarters and two
patrol wagons were on hand so that
men could be hurried to any part of the
city where they might be needed. Be-
ginning at o'clock every policeman
except those who were actually sick
was on duty, all leaves of obsence haV-
. ing been recalled for the day.
Richard Croker was the first man to
vote in the polling place near the dem
ocratic club. His sons, Richard and
Frank followed him in the order named.
Mr.. Croker reached the polling place at
one minute before o'clock and found
number of men waiting to vote. The
nrst three men gave UP their places In
the line and Mr.. Croke. and his sons
cast ballots numbers l, 2 and 3.
Seth Low, the fusion candidate for
mayor, voted at about o'clock and as
he did SO score of cameras were op-
Grated to make pictorial record of the
act.
Z. NJ. Shepard, candidate for mayor
on the democratic ticket, cast his ballot
in the polling place near his home in
Brooklyn, about 11:24 o'clock today.
Scores of arrests for alleged violation
OF the registration and election laws
were made during the day by the police
at the request of the state election
deputies, but a majority of the men
We're discharged for lack of prosecution
The prosecution deputies were provided
with lists prepared in advance and re-
quired the arrests of suspects the mo-
ment they appeared at the polls. There
was some disorder during the forenoon
but none of it was serious.
The practical use of a voting ma
chine was demonstrated in the Eigh-
teenth district of the First assembly
Brooklyn, and the result was known at
5:O2 in the afternoon, Immediately after
the polls we. CLOSED No difficulty was
experienced in recording the vote, and
in many instances men cast their votes
in less than three seconds.
An incident which attracted attention
in New York city was the refusal of
the election judges in one district to al
low one voter to cast his ballot because
he had made a bet of a box of cigars
on the result of the election.
Richard Croker received the returns
in what is known as the private room
of Tammany Hall. The leader was
surrounded by a crowd of men long
prominent in the organization, among
them John F. Carroll deputy leader;
Mayor VanWyck, corporation counsel
Whalen, and city chamberlain T. c. Il.
Crane. Mr. Croker sat at the press
table and listened with his customary
lack of expressed emotion as the re-
turns were read. From the first they
were unfavorable and the crowd of
leaders heard the figures called off
without comment. Mr.. Croker, from
time to time directed that comparisons
be made with the vote last year. He
declined to make any statement how
ever, until Z: so when he said he thought
the democrats had elected their candi-
dates on the county ticket. This ticket
includes the borough presidency of
Manhattan with great patronage under
the revised charter, and the important
Office of district attorney for which
Justice William T. Jerome, the fusion
list nominee. made a notable campaign
against Henry w. Unger. democrat. At
the time that he claimed the county
ticket, Mr.. Croker said he did not care
to say anything as to the race for the
mayoralty.
Mayor VanWyck, who was a candi-
date for the supreme court bench and
who was bitterly aSSailed during the
campaign was an interested listener as
the returns came.
Richard Croker, at S:45 o'clock to-
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fusion candidate for mayor, but was not
willing at that time to give up the
county ticket. He said he was much
disappointed at the Brooklyn vote, as
he had expected Mr.. Shepard to make
a good showing there, it being his home
borough.
AS to the causes for the defeat of the
democratic ticket Mr.. Croker said he
was inclined to ascribe it to the large
silent vote, and the fact that the people
sometimes feel they want a change.
Syracuse, N. Y, November 81. B
Kline, republican. for mayor, defeat.
James K. Mcclure by 200
Albany November 5.-Aloany elected
its entire republican city dcke. IN
Guiding Cans for mayor by maiiritie:
ranging from 100 to I, 500.
New York, November 5.-.residen
Roosevelt's district in the town o
Oyster Bay, L. L, was carried by tn
I0puDlIfdh CdluiOdle 1OI dSSSiAADAS ~.
majority and by the democratic can
didate for district attorney by "a ma
jority.
New York, November 5.-Brooklyl
Eagle gives Kings county, borough o
Brooklyn, to Low by $1,000 or more ma
jority.
Rochester, N. Y, November 5.-A re
vision of the list now shows Warne
elected over Rodenbeck, republican. b.
81 majority.
New York, November 5.-Rerrblical
mayors have been elected in the cite
OF Scanectady, Binghampton and Os
wego. A democratic mayor was elected
in Utica.