Missouri Valley times., 1901-11-07
IS A WATERLOO
FOR TAnnANY
Seth Low Elected Mayor OF
New York City by 49,
900 Plurality.
AN ALL AROUND TRIUMPH
Indications That the Entire
Fusion Ticket Has Been
Elected.
AN ALL AROUND TRIUMPH
CROKER ON THE RESULT
Tammany Chief Says People Wantec
Change. and the Hall Bows
TO the Popular Will Low
Praises the Press.

New York, NoN. G. Seth Low, for
mer President Of c@lumhla uniyersit.
and forr years ego tie Citizens tn.on
candidate for the first MAYO. of Great
er New YORK, was elected the second
mayer OF Greater New Yo..k IS y plu-
rasity ranging ansWhprs from aoeeo to
10000. defeating l.dwavi NJ. Shepard
of Brooklyn. the Democratic nominee.
The campaign was an exciting one and
the Vote. though somewhat less than
the presidential election I year ago.
WAS the largest ever poie, In munic
ipai contest in this country.
In addition 10 the canvass for mayor
public interest centered largely In the
nomination hN the fusonists of Will
lam Traverse jerome for district attor-
ney and Mayor Robert A Van Wyck
by the democrats for Justice OF the su-
preme court. They We're voted for only
in The territory contained in New York
county. Returns received up to ii
O'Clock Il. m indicate that Jerome had
been elected by a comfortable plurality
and that Mayor Van Wyck had been
defeated. tie latter running behind his
ticket from l5.0n0 10 10000
Returns also iadica;o the complete
triumph here of the Greater Nav York
fusion ticket.
Reports received from the various
sections of New York state show thar
the republicans viii retain control of
the lower house u the state legislature
the number of republican and demo-
cratic asseNbymei Eot differing ma
terially from the figures OF the proceed
Ing years
a Clean Sweep.
.. m.-Mith the clecto of Seth
Low as MAYOR. Charles Y. Fcsnes as
ff y.
Edward S. 6irout as controller, the fu-
sionsts' triumph in Greater New York
appears nearly complete
The latest returns Indicate that the
fusionists have elected Jacob a. Can
tor president of the borough of Man
haitian, j. Edward Swanstronl presi-
dent Of the borough of Brooklyn. and
George Chentwell president OF the bor-
ough OF kichmond. The borough pres
idency IN the Bronx appears 10 be in
doubt James l.. Wells. fusionist. aud.
Louis +. Haffen, democrat both claim
ing the prize. The democrats are GER
tain Of enc holong. president. joseph
CASSIDY being elected in Queens. owing
to SPLIT between the republican and
the Citizens Union party
Tiless: results, unless modified by the
ofiieial figures, VIII give the fusionists
complete control Of the taxing machin-
cry Of the cit. as Well as of th,. var
ious boards concerned N tho approprt-
ton ana distribution Of the pubic.
funds
Lose Their Stronghold.
Perhaps the sreftpst surprise of the
election next 70 the defeat in Staten Is
land OF CONGRESSMAN Nicholas Muller,
VINO was a candidate for borough presi-
dent IN the borough Of Richmond. is the
apparent triumph Of the county tel1et in
tha old city and cEurtH of New York
Justice Of the S;preme Court MORAN
). oBfieN Samuel Groenhaum John
Proctor clarke and James a blanchard
the fiisionist candidates We're all elected
defeating Robert \, Van Wyck. Charles
w Dayton and Charles II Nnox Jus
tice o lirien was nominated upon hoth
tickets Mayor Van Mgck ran heavily
behind his associates ON the Judicial and
county ticket
The election Of William Travsrs jerome
fusiontst. over Henry W U'n&er. demo-
crat, is admitted hy all parties.
The oiiice OF sheriff on the county
ticket IN New Work county is s,ill claimed
by both parties john T o4kley. demo-
crat running ahead OF William j O'l.rien
fusionist. II may require the ofhciai
count 10 decide the result
Majority in Legislature.
Returns 50 far as received from differ
ent sections OF Ne,. York STATE ln,,ir,t.
thar the lower house OF the state jepts
latlre will he composed OF assen,blymen
grouped as follows
fepul,lioans. ST; democrats. Is, fusion
lists II Generally speaking, in Greater
New York The fuslonsts we're supnortcd
by the regular republican organization