Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-06


1 ing on the wall. has formally resigned
from control of Tammany Hall and the
leadership of the democratic party OF
| New York.
New York, Nov. s--New York ha:
been reclaimed from Tammany rule.
Seth Low, former president of Column
Tia University. is elected mayor by
| plurality ranging from $4,000 to 10000.
Judge w. T. Jerome. the fighting can
Gidate for district attorney, on whose de-
| feat Croker and his cohorts centered al
! their forces, has won by majority OF
! 5000.
! Croker's man Friday, 'Iceman Van
| wyck.'' who sought vindication OF his
nayoralty administration by an cleo
| ton to the supreme court, has gone
down to nglerious defeat running 2o,ool
votes behind his ticket.
Returns also indicate the complete trl-
| umph of the Greater New York fusion
ticket. Charles Vincent Fornes, the NOM
inee of the Citizens Union and repub-
leans for president of the board of al
sen. the democratic nominee.
f. NJ. Grout for the last four years
democratic president of the borough OF
Brooklyn. now the fusonists' nominee
for comptroller, has also defeated w. w.
Laid. Jr., democrat.
Returns from the local, borough and
county tickets are incomplete. COM
pIete returns received from Staten
Island. however, show that Congress
man Nicholas Muller has been defeated
in his canvass for president of the bor-
ough of Richmond by George Cromwell.
fusionist.
In the borough of Queens the election
of Joseph Cassidy. democrat. as presi-
dent of the borough over Henry Don't.
republican. and Robert B. Lawrence,
Citizens Union, is conceded.
In the boroughs of Brooklyn. Manhat-
tan and the Bronx additional and posi-
bly, official returns will be required 10
determine the results for borough presi-
dent and other local officers.
The campaign was an exciting one.
and the vote, tho somewhat less than
the presidential election year ago, was
the largest ever polled in a municipal
contest In this country.
Tammany Hall was gloomy last night,
and Chief Devery, who was so rromi-
nent an issue of the campaign, when
seen had .nothin' to say touchin' on the
appertainin' to- the election.
There was great rejoicing among the
crowds before the bulletin boards when
it became known early in the evening
that Low had been elected. In Madison
Square the crowd sang THE Battle
Hymn of the republic" Everywhere.
except among Tammanyites and those
democrats who wanted to see Shepard
elected and the rest of the Tammany
ticket defeated, there,was great rejoic-
ing.
Shortly before midnight Mr.. Low
gave out the following formal state
ment:
THE outcome of this election is.
splendid vindication of universal suf-
frage. From all parts of the city have
come the votes that have rebuked the
Tammany orgy of the last four years.
.'All the patronage of the city and
limitless money have not awaited
against the aroused indignation of the
people, and it is safe 10 say that alb
sen.ee government and government for
private gain will not been seen again
in New York city for many day.
This is no mans triumph, but 1t is
the peoples victory. The agencies that
have brought it about are many. Those
who labor SO long and so patiently to
bring about the successful fusion of
many elements and those who have sup
ported the fusion so Loyalty are all en-
titled to the greatest credit. For my
self, / ask for the generous and con-
slant support of the community IN the
great task to which it has summoned
me-
Mr.. Low is in receipt of hundreds of
kilograms from prominent men not on
ly in the city but also from different
parts of the state and country, among
them being congratulations from Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Senator Foraker OF
Ohio.
Richard Croker received the returns
which told of his downfall in,what is
known as the private room of Tamma-
ny Hall. The leader was surrounded by
a crowd of men long prominent IN the
organization. among them John f. Car
roll. deputy leader; Mayor Van Wyck,
Corporation Counsel Whalen and City
Chamberlain It. G. T. Crane. Mr.. Croker
sat at the press table and listened with
his customary lack of expressed emo
ton as the bulletins were read. From
the first they We're unfavorable and the
crowd of leaders heard the figures call
ed 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. however, until o'clock,
when he threw up his hands.
At 10 o'clock Croker, commenting on
Mr.. Shepard's defeat, said he could not
ascribe ii to any one issue.
THE people want to change" said he.
"and the organization bows to the will
of the people. Tammany Hall has been
in power for practically seventeen years
and If any one party were to remain in
control for too long a period the ten-
dency would be toward a perpetuation
of power until the result would resem-
BILE monarchy. Tammany had always
profited by defeat. and l hope will do so
this time
Mr.. Croker said all dissatisfied per-
sons had voted against the democratic
nominee, and that had contributed
much to the result.
AS to his own plans for the immedi-
ate future he had nothing to say. He
said however. that Mr.. Low would
have the good wishes of the democracy
In his administration.
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