The San Francisco call., 1901-11-06

"Hurray for Set Low some cried.
TEL wild da Crok' 4" shouted others.
In the meantime boys gathered boxes and
barrels. These were piled high, below the
figure, and then set on fire Before the
fire had been burning long fremen from
truck came running to the scene and
the stuffed figure had been badly burned.
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The city of Albany was carried by the Re
publicans, ex-senator David B. Hill taking
no active part in the local canvass. The
Der of arrests for Illegal voting being
made. Former United States Senator
Murphy headed the fight for the candidate
of the Democrats while former Governor
Black managed the campaign for the pro-
greSsive emocratic-Republican ticket
Daniel E. Conway, the candidate for
Mayor, supported by Ex-Governor Black,
was easily elected. In Buffalo the entire
Republican city and county tickets were
elected, Erastus c. Knight, the State
Comptroller, being chosen Mayor. The re-
suit in Rochester was close, but Mayor
Warmers friends claim the election Of the
Republican candidate.
Battle of the Ballots.
After several weeks of the hottest cam
paign fighting ever seen in this city over
municipal election, the day when the
quiet considering the high feeling that
had previously been exhibited There were
few fights at the polls among individ-
uals, but none of a serious nature and
out of the scores of arrests made few
prisoners were held by the magistrates
The great feature of the voting was the
early casting OF ballots. There was a
drizZling rain up to o'clock, but after
that hour there was nothing to keep the
most fastidious voter from the polls. Seth
Low, Fusion candidate for Mayor, cast
his ballot at 7:55 a. m. Edward M. Shep-
ard, the Democratic candidate, voted at
11:25. Richard Croker and his two sons
were numbered one, two and = three at
their polling places minute after a. m.
Senator Depew dropped his ballot into the
box at 9:45 a m. and Mayor Van Wyck
waited until D. III.
The practical use Of a voting machine
was demonstrated in the Eighteenth Dis
trict, Brooklyn, and the result was known
at 5:02 o'clock in the afternoon, imme-
diately after the polls were closed. No
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
one voter to cast his ballot because he had
made a bet of a box of cigars on the result
Of the election.
Tammany Men Get Returns.
Richard Croker received the returns in
what is known as Ithe private room of
Tammany Hall. The leader was sur
rounded by a crowd of men long prom-
nent in the organization, among them
John Carroll, deputy leader; Mayor Van
Wyck, Corporation Counsel Whalen and
City Chamberlain T. c. T. Crane. Croker
sat at the press table and listened with
his customary lack of expressed emotion
as the bulletins were read. From the first
they were unfavorable and the crowd of
leaders heard the figures called off with
out comment
Croker directed that from time to time
comparisons be made with the vote of last
year.
Mayor Van Wyck, who was a candidate
for the Supreme Court bench and who
was bitterly assailed during the campaign,
was an interested listener as the returns
came in
Crowds such as are seen on the night
/ of Presidential elections surrounded the
bulletin boards of the newspaper offices.
Because of the danger of accidents re-
| sulting from the subway excavations
near the City Hall some 500 policemen
were on hand. A Gordon was formed
which practically shut off Park Row from
! the head Of Beekman street to the bridge
] entrance, and the streets leading into
! Park Row al that point were closed. The
street cars were stopped at Center street.