The San Francisco call., 1901-11-07
CROKER REFUSES
To GIVE Up JOB
Denies the Report That
He Will Retire as
Tammany Chief.
Declares That the Tiger Has
Merely Met a Reverse,
Not Defeat.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-"You can say for
me that Richard Croker never retired un.
der fire. [ have no intention of quitting
my present position in Tammany Hall.
All stories to the contrary are without
foundation and are inspired by malice
In this manner Richard Croker refuted
the rumor given currency by news
bureau to-day to the effect that he would
turn over the Tammany leadership 90
John F. Carroll
When asked by representative Of The
Call TO confirm or deny the report that he
would retire. Croker said:
II am, as you see, right here and I am
here to stay, at least until those whom 1
represent express desire for me to make
way for another l have no intention Of
quitting Tammany Hall. All stories to
the contrary are without foundation and
inspired by malice. This story is all i'm
agina ton. l know who is responsible for
1t. He has tried to curry favor with me
and he thought to create sensation at
my expense. 1t is a lie and the future
Will demonstrate it to be such.
Anybody who thinks that Tammany Is
beaten Is mistaken. 1t was not defeat.
1t was reverse, but the organization is
possessed of as much power as 1t ever
had and in spite of the majority that was
returned against us yesterday the people
have confidence in Tammany, and the
men who have given the city good govern
IHcHl lOE lH6 ldSL 1OuE ySdlo Will 10 VIII
dicated and will be returned to power"
John Mccullough, superintendent of
State Election, asserted to-day that In
spite of all the precautions taken to pre-
all the work done by the bureau, he be-
lieved that at least 10 900 illegal votes hac
been cast in this city on Tuesday
Republican Gains Increase.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 6.-Sixty-twe
counties have Republican pluralities aE-
Democratic pfuralities aggregating 23,l79.
making the plurality OF Nash over Kill
bourne for Governor 1851 and approx
mating $4,000 plurality for other candi-
total vote will not exceed 100000. The Re-
publicans elected sixty-eight Representa-
tives and the Democrats forty-two. The
State Senate stands twenty-one Repub-
licans and twelve Democrats. The Re-
publican majority on joint ballot for
United States Senator is thirty-five. The
official count will not change this figure
on the complexion of the Legislature.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 6.-Complete and
nearly complete returns from over third
of the counties in Nebraska serve to in
crease the pluralities for the Republican
State ticket. Ii the ratio of gain Is main-
tained, Sedgwick (R.) for Supreme Judge
will have plurality of 1900. Chairman
Lindsay Of the Republican State Commit
tee, says it will not be less than 1000 and
this is conservative. Chairman de France
of the fusion committee comedies the
election OIL SeQSWlCk py 10 OUVU.
BOSTON, Nov. 6.-Revised and correct
ed returns from the entire State of Mas
sachuSetts show that Governor Crane has
plurality of 70,116 Revised returns from
the Legislature show that the political
complexion viii be as follows: Senate
SO Republicans, z Democrats; House-165
Republicans, 73 Democrats, 2 Social Dem
ocrats.
Gorman's Chances Brighter.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 6-Returns received
In this city up to midnight and including
every county III the State, partly official
the legislative contest which Is almost
without parallel in Maryland. The most
careful estimates and calculations give
the Democrats forty-six delegates and
seven newly elected Senators, which, COM
bined with the ten who hold over in the
Senate, assure the friends of German
total Of sixty-three on joint ballot The
Republicans, it appears, have elected for
ty-nine delegates and six Senators. which,
added to their three hold-over Senator'S.
gives them a Total & OF h,fty1elght ,ngg g on Joint
Republicans will be able to organize the
House of Delegates.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. e.-Practically
complete returns from the State give
Harris (R.) for State Treasurer So 800 plu-
rality and Potter (R) for Supreme Court
Judge AZ ,939 plurality. The indications are
that the amendments were carried by a
big majority. although the aggregate vote
on these fell far below that cast for the
State candidates. The total vote cast last
year was 1,173.210. Two years ago the to-
tai was 100, sol.
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Nov. 6.-Complete
returns from the 139 districts in the State
Garvin CD, 19, ,S53 Gregory's plurality.
$685. as against 1889 last year. In the
Senate the Republicans have elected 81
members and the Democrats seven, and
in the House the proportion Is 81 Republi-
cans to four Democrats.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 6.-To-days
returns from the County Auditors of
Iowa indicate that the ultimate official
vote will give A. B. Cummins. the Re-
publican Governor ELECT, something like
10000 plurality. The returns on the LegiS-
lature indicate that the Republicans have
increased their already large majority by
eight or ten Cummins broke the record
in Des Moines County, carrying the
county by plurality of fourteen. 1t Is
usually strongly Democratic. The Pro-
hibition vote of the State is about i7,74S,
net gain of 1900
LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. 7.-Returns
up to 1890 o'clock indicate that the Cen
eral Assembly in Kentucky, which will
elect a United States Senator, will stand !:
Senate-Democrats 25, Republicans i3;
House-Democrats 73, Republicans 26, In
dependent Democrat 1.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 6.-Off1cial and
unofficial returns of yesterdays cleo
ton do not change the figures already
given except to increase the Democratic
majority on the State ticket. 1t will
probably run to 100000