The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-06
LOW WINS EASILY
ELECTED OVER SHEPARD BY 3o,-
OGO TO 10000 MAJORITY.
TAMMANY DOWN IN DEFEAT
NEW YORK EXPERIENCES A PO-
LITICAL REVOLUTION.

the Intelligence of Crushing Dis
aster-CrOker Views the Situation
PhiIOsophicaIly and Says That
Too Long a Lease of Power Is Not
Good for the Ancient Organiza-
tiOn-Jerome Distances Unger.
New York, Nov. 5.--After several
weeks of the hottest campaign fighting
ever witnessed in this city over a
municipal election to-day when the
ballots were cast passed with un-
wonted quiet. considering the high
feelink which had previously been ex-
hibited There were a few fights at
the polls among individuals. but none
of a serious nature, and out of the
scores of arrests made, and most of
these were charges of a techinal char
aeter, but few prisoners were held by
the magistrates.
The feature of the voting was the
early casting of the ballots. This ap-
Piled to the brownstone as to the tene-
ment house districts. There was
drizzling rain up to 8 a. M, but after
that hour there was nothing to keep
the most fastidious voter from the
polls.
The practical use of voting ma
chine was demonstrated in the
Eighteenth district of the First As
sembly district, Brooklyn, and the re-
suit was known at SOP in the after
noon, Immediately after the polls were
closed. No difficulty was experienced
- rocordipo +ba vote and in 117anU in
stances 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
allow one voter to cast his ballot be-
cause he had made a bet of a box of
cigars on the result of the election.
Seth Low, former president of Co
lumbia University, and four years ago
the Citizens Union candidate for the
first mayor of Greater New York, was
elected to-day the second mayor Of
Greater New York by plurality, rang
ing anywhere from 10000 to 10000, de-
feating Edward NJ. Shepard of Brook
Z. lslsss tbs 7lAe5a2f&ssAae- ReIainee- The
caylpSlgA VAS an exciting one, and The
vote, though somewhat less than the
presidential election a year ago, was
the largest ever p6lled in a municipal
contest in this country.
In addition to the canvass for Mayor
public interest largely centered in the
nomination by the fusionists of VIII
liam Z. Jerome for district attorney
and Mayor Robert A. VanWyck, by the
Democrats, for justice of the Supreme
Court
They were voted for only in the ter
ritory contained in New York county.
Returns received up to II p. m. indi-
cate that Jerome had been elected by
comfortable plurality, and that May
or VanWyck had been defeated, the
latter running behind his ticket from
1900 to 10000.
Peturn3 also indicate the complete
triumph of the Greater New York
fusion ticket. Charles V. Fornes, the
nominee of the Citizens Union and the
republicans for president of the Board
OF Aldermen, defeating George M. Van
Hoesen, the Democratic nominee.
E. NJ. Grout, for the past four years
Democratic president of the borough
of Brooklyn, now the fusionist nomi-
nee for controller, has also defeated
V. ". Ladd, Jr., Democrat.
Election day broke cold and
cheefless. A drizzling rain was
falling and chill wind swept
the streets and the early vote was Sc
riously affected. In many of the up
town polling places there were no vo-
ters on hand when the boxes were
opened at o'clock, and at others lit
Tie groups that had gathered earlier
sought shelter from the chilling rain.
in the more densely populated districts
there were crowds at the polls. and at
the Nineteenth Election District in
the Sixth Assembly District, of which
State Senator Timothy j. Sullivan is
Democratic leader. 100 men voted in
the first forty-three minutes.
Seventy-five policemen were in re-
serve at police headquarters and two
patrol wagons were on hand so that
men could be sent 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 absence hav-
ing been recalled for the day.
Richard Croker was the first man 70
vote in the polling place near the
Democratic Club His sons, Frank and
Richard. followed him in the order
named. Mr.. Croker reached the poll
ing place at one minute before d
o'clock and found a number of men
waiting to vote. The first three men
gave up their places in the line and
Mr. Croker and his sons cast ballots
nos l, and s.
seth Low, the fusion candidate, for
mayor. voted at about s o'clock and as
ne did so. a score of cameras were op-
Grated to make pictorial record Of the
act
q. NJ. Shepard, Democratic candidate
ior mayor, cast his ballot in the poll
ing place near his home in Brooklyn
soout ll:25 o'clock to-day.
scores of arrests for alleged viola
ION OF the registration and election
Jaws were made during the day by
, .le police at the request of the state
lection deputies. but a majority OF
.he men were discharged for lack Of
p.osecution. The election deputies were
rloNIded with lists prepared in ad-
,ance and requested the arrest Of sus-
,t@ the moment they appeared az
mere was some disorder during the
noon, but none of IL was serious
Croker IN silent.
Nohard Croker received the returns
~ %nat Is known as the private room
tammany Hall. The leader was
p-,,o'phaed by a crowd OF men Ions
it.lnrnt IN the organization. among
er goRn II. McCarroll, deputy lead.
Cam, May0r NanWyck. Corporation
ftirtI WHl1an ana t~itu Hhauber.