Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-11-06
Defeated Shepard, Tammany
Candidate, for Mayor
of New York.
JEROME WAS ALSO A WINNER.
Mayor Van Wick Defeated For JUS.
tice Of the Supreme court-Shepard
Election Rebuke to Tammany.

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mer president of Columbia University
and four years ago the Citizens Union
candidate for the first Mayor OF
Greater New York, was elected the
second Mayor of Greater New York
by plurality ranging anywhere from
10000 to 10000, defeating Edward M
Shepard Of Brooklyn, the Democratic
nominee. The campaign was an ex-
citing one and the vote, though some
what less than the Presidential cleo
ton year ago, was the largest ever
polled in municipal contest in this
country
Justice Jerome Elected.
In addition to the canvass for
Mayor, public interest largely conferred
in the nomination by the fusionists of
William Travers Jerome for District
Attorney and Mayor Robert A. Van
Wyck. by the Democrats for Justice
of the Supreme Court, were voted for
only in the territory contained in New
York county, Returns received up to
II p. M last night indicated that
Jerome had been elected by com
Portable plurality and that Mayor Van
Wyck had been defeated, the latter
running behind his ticket from 10000
to 10000.
Returns also indicated the complete
triumph OF the Greater New York
fusion ticket. Charles Vincent Fornes,
the nominee Of the Citizens Union,
and the Republicans for President of
the board OF Aldermen, defeating
George nj. Van Hoesen. the Demo
cratic nominee. f. NJ Grout. for the
past four years Democratic President
of the borough of Brooklyn, now the
fusionist nominee for Comptroller has
also defeated w. W. Laid, Jr., Demo
crat
Cromwell Beat Muller.
Returns from the local. borough and
county tickets were incomplete last
night. Complete returns received
from Staten island, however, showed
that Congressman Nicholas Muller has
been defeated in his canvass for
president OF the borough of Richmond
by George Cromwell. fusionist In the
borough of Queens, the election of
Joseph Cassidy. Democrat. as president
OF the borough over Henry Don't, Re
publican, and Robert b. Lawrence,
Citizens Union, Is conceded In the
boroughs Of Brooklyn. Manhattan and
the Bronx, additional and possibly
official returns will be required to de-
termine the results for borough presi-
dent and other local officers.
Legislature About the Same.
Reports received from the various
sections Of New York state show that
the Republicans will retain control OF
the lower house Of the state legisla-
ture, the number OF Republican and
Democratic assemblymen, not differ.
ing materially from the figures OF pre-
ceding years. In the various munich.
pal contests reported from up the
state the most. interesting elections
noted were those of Albany, Troy,
Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo. The
city Of Albany was carried by the Re-
publicans, ex-senator David B. Hill
taking no active part in the local can
vass. The election in Troy was a
lively enc, number of arrests. for
illegal voting being made. Former u.
s. Senator Murphy headed the fight
for the. candidate OF the Democrats,
while former Governor Black managed
the campaign for the progressive
Democratic Republican ticket Sey-
mour Van Zantwoord, the candidate
for mayor, supported by ex-Gov. Black,
wass easily elected In Buffalo, the
entire Republican city and county
tickets were elected. Erastus J..
Knight, the state comptroller, being
chosen mayor. The result in Roches-
ter was close, but Mayor Warmers
friends claim his election over the Re
publican candidate. In Syracuse
Mayor Mcclure, for a number of years
past the Democratic mayor OF the city.