The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-06
Continued FroA First rage.

| dents occurring the subway, excavations
near the city hall. sefneA5O0 policemen
were on hand Aseefdon was formed
| which practically shutufgttsark Row from
| the head of Beekmanxstrset to the bridge
entrance, and the streets leading into
| Park Row at that point We're closed. The
| street cars were stopped at Center street.
| One man, believed to. be S. J. Mullaney,
| of Clifton, N. T., while watching the bull
letins near the Stats zeftung building,
was jostled off the sidewalk by the crowd
and, falling on the stone roadway, -nac-
tured his skull. He died soon after.
The bulletin announcing Mr. Lows eAc-
| ton was a signal for anseries of i'm
| promptu triumphal parades around the
| streets.
1t is estimated that between 10000 and
! $4,000 people We're massed in Broadway
| between Twenty-seeond and Thirty
| eighth street to watch for the returns
| According to the police and old residents
| of this city, the crowd was by far the
| greatest that had ever congregated to
| watch for returns of a local election
During the evening several hundred
| Columbia students appeared in the vicin-
| ity of Thirty-fourth street and Broadway.
| They wore silk hats and carried Chinese
| lanterns on the ends of canes. They were
| jubilant that their former. president had
| won and they celebrated the event by the
blowing Of horns and cheers for Mr.. Low.
They gave no trouble to the police
| .'Wanted n Change"
| At 10 o'clock Mr. Croker again COM
| menting on Mr.. Shepards defeat, said
| he could not ascribe it to any one issue.
THE people wanted a change said ne,
! 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 We're to remain in
| control for too long a period, the tendency
would be toward a perpetuation of pur-
pose until the resultswould resemble a
monarchy. Tan,rnany hall has profited
by defeat and I hope we do so this
time,
Mr.. Croker said that all dissatisfied per-
sons had voted against the Democratic
| nominee and that had contributed much
ito the result AS to his own plans for
the immediate future he had nothing to
say. He said however shat Mr.. Low
would have the good wishes off, the
Democracy in his ADMINISTRATION.
Shepard Actss rfle efuIIy.
Edward M Shesad'd, Sn1tde public
acknowledgment of his defeat tonight at
police headquarters iHBreq klyn He sent
a telegram of eengra1al to Mr.. Low
and dictated a stateTuent to the reporters
in which he expressef<his S ttllfopes that the
incoming administrator sssuId be a sue
cessfuI one. His teleg rariE4 cad: -
with all sincertYsI wIsar you the ut
most success in the steaf Office to which
the people lol, Of Greats a. sNew York have
Nj Shepard then ,dktated this state
ment:
II sincerely WISH Mr. Low a thoroughly
successful administration. The people
have indicated their. decided preference;
not only is it the duty of every good
citizen to cheerfully acauiesce in the re-
suit, but he should do his utmost to make
the result beneficial OF the city. All of
us-Republicans and Democrats alike
should Loyalty hold up the hands of those
whom the people have chosen in all good
work ON their part.
"Of course, regret the result, but trust
that the munif1cent purposes which those
who nominated me- and / have had in
mind may be realized even if in man
ner different from that which We should
have preferred. 70
81 thoroughly appreciate the efficient
work done against adverse conditions by
the Democratic organizations in five.
bcroughs. ~ ,ra44se -
IL believe that the, faith of the New
York Democracy notwithstanding this
temporary defeat, is definitely set to
future of political reform which will at
no distant day bring to the party merited
honor and success. ~
Republicans Have Taxing Machinery
With the election of Seth Low as
mayor, Charles V. Fornes as president Of
the b ,ard of -astietm9E, and Ei1 Jart NJ.
Grout as eonstroller, the fusionist tri-
umph in Greater New York appears near
ly complete.
The latest returns indicate that the
/fusionists have elected Jacob A. Cantor
president OF the borough of Manhattan;
j. Edward Swanstrom, president of the
borough of Brooklyn, and George Crom-
we'll. president of the borough of Rich
mond. The borough presidency in the
Bronx appears to be in doubt James L.
Wells, fusionist, and Louis F. Haffen,
Democrat, both claiming the prize. The
Democrats are certain of one borough
president. Joseph Casssy being elected in
Queens.
These results, unless modified by the Of
fetal figures, will give HE tusionists COM
plete control of the taxing machinery OF
the city, as we'll as oftheaYarious boards
concerned in the appropriation and dis
tribution of the public f!Ingg,.
Perhaps the. greateSt ossdrprisc {. the
election is the apparent triumph OF The
county ticket in the; old city and county
of New York Mayess Nan Wyckf ran
heavily behind his associates on the Jul
dicial and county tickets. IS
The election of William Trayers
Jerome fusionst, over Henry w. Unger,
Democrat is admitted by all parties.
The office of sheriff on the county ticket
in New York county is still claimed by
Iotl, parties, John T. Oakley, Democrat,
running ahead of William J. OBnen.
fusionist. 1t may require the ofhclal
count to decide the results
Returns so far as received from diner
ent sections Of New York state indicate
that the lower house of the state legls-
! lature will be composer of assembiynlen
grouped as folIews: Republicans, 81;
Democrats. As fusfonists, Il. Genefaly
speaking, in Greater New York the
fusionists were supported by the regular
Republican organization.
Croker VIII Retire.
Mr.. Croker. Maurice Untermeyer ana
Senator T. D. Sullivan We're together
at dinner tonight, and it's said on good
authority2zthat a little later MI. : Croker
said this was his last political hight. Mr..
croker asked Senator Sullivan whom he
desired as a leader, Sullivan answered
that John n. Carroll would be pfeasing
to him. Then and there, it IS stated,
Richard Croker abdicated his leadership
of Tammany ha1l and turned it over to
| John F. Carroll. Tlere was some dis
eussien as to the plans of reergan1za-
ton of Tammany, in which Mr. Croker
took no part except to suggest that
younger blood be admitted to the inner
council of the wigWan. sf<
The party proceeded tof8Tanlmany hail.
where John r. Carroll was awaiting
+ them. He was appfised of the purpose
of Mr.. Croker. but said nothing. He &C
companied Mr.. Croker to the Democratic
club in a cab and remained .cleseted
with him for nearly: aIlfheur. It was
after this council that Mr. Croker an
nouneed: This is my last campaign"