New-York tribune., 1901-02-12
BEST MAN FOR MAYOR.
WHAT FORTY THOUSAND RESIDENTS OF
GREATER NEW-YORK THINK AS TO
THE RIGHT MAN-NO ONE
HAS A MAJORITY.

The total vote for best man for the Mayoralty
nomination. when finally sumpled up. proves TO
have amounted TO just 40,251. This is about
1000 more than announced Sunday. and is
due to the large number of scattering ballots
cast. Perhaps $50 ballots received by
mail on Monday morning. No harm can come
from counting them. they do not affect the
result
The vast majority Of the votes seem TO have
been cast with a serious purpose, and in re-
sponse to The Tribune's cordial invitation They
show an interesting state of public feeling, so
far as they go
OF course. the practical joker was duly heard
from in the course of the canvass. and he sent
ir a variety of eccentric ballots. such as for
Richard Croker. David r. Hill. Robert A. Van
Wyck and others. who haven't the ghost of a
chance for nomination; at any rate, from the
ti-Tammany men, Such choices have been
punched under Miscellaneous" together with
those for non-residents and for men of high
station like Senator Platt. Senator Depew. Vice
President Roosevelt, Timothy L. Woodruff. and
Others whose acceptance of Mayoralty noni-
ination is out of the question.
number of names like those Of Bishop Pot
ter and Or. Parkhurst. appear in the tabulation
below. They are printed merely as showing the
kind of man certain people would be glad TO
see nominated.
The name of LenueI z. Quigg seems TO have
elected few votes. but not enough to make him
q strong aspirant for the nomination.
George Henry Sargent merchant. leader in the
canvass. attracted enthusiastic support from
among solid and practical business men down
town and all over the city and from their
friends and from the interests grouped around
the important Hardware Club, OF which Mr..
Sargent is president.
William B Ellison, the lawyer. may have the
satisfaction of knowing that not few of the
best merchants on Broadway. a number os
bankers and many people Of distinct influence,
of a wide variety OF occupations in the city at
large. gave him their votes He stands second
In the canvass.
President Low gained a considerable support
from Brooklyn. although the majority of his
strength not from that borough by any
means. The striking fact about his vote is that
he was the second choice of at least part Of
the supporters Of nearly everybody else His
total vote first and second choice combined ex-
ceeds that Of any other nominee.
Mr., Schieren received most of his support from
Brooklyn and Staten IsIand-a little from Man
haitian Some of the friends of Mr.. Low Ia
vored him second and there was marked ex-
preston of friendliness toward him from brew
ing and other important business interests.
w b. Fuller. the merchant. had an exclusively
second chOlce vote, all or Whlch was cast OS
the friends of one other nominee.
Controller Coler had a notable second choice
vote He would undoubtedly have been first and
second choice OF q greater proportion of the par
tcipants in The Tribuue's canvass IL the ma
jority OF our readers had been Democrats 1t is
interesting fact that among Republicans and
Independents he made so strong a showing.
Charles 5. FalrchilG and John d. Crimmins
both certainly have more strength politically in
this city than is indicated by the ballots cast
for them below. and for the same reason as in
the case Of Mr.. Coler.
]. Hampden Robb has had II said OF him by
usually we'll informed Democrats that he is TO be
next Mayor Of New-YOrk" II is not known
whether Mr.. Robb's immediate encourage has
taken any special interest in The Tribune's poll
OF public sentiment II they did then they evil
IDENTIFY preferred 20 keep Mr.. Robb in the back
ground to the end as a big dark horse"
Alexander E. Orr was balloted for mainly by
business men. The support OF George j. Sea-
bury. Judge Blanchard. Judge Crane. Judge As
pinau. William Brook1eId, Ernest Harvier,
Frank Moss. y. II. Steele and Frank Tilford
came from widely scattered sources. but in a
noticeable degree from the trade. professional
and political interests with which they have
! been connected.
Isaac A Hoppers supporters could not be
clearly identified. but seemed 70 belong mainly
10 the ranks Of labor.
Following Is the total vote, tabuIated alpha
betically. In day or two shall show the
second choice vote cast by the friends Of some
e. a..