Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-06
NASA MORAL VICTORY
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
marching, under the same flag in the
Democratic alignment for 1904 is one that
does not seem SO remote.
COLER COMEDIES NOTHING.
He VIII Wait for the Official Re.
turns Before Deciding.

NEW YORK, November 5.-Oficial re-
ports on the vote for Governor vary but
little from the unofficial reports. Ac-
cording to the returns made to the execu-
tive at Albany by the several county COM
mittees the plurality for Odell is 1851.
Only three counties above the Bronx were
carried by the Democratic nominee, the
aggregate plurality for Coler in these
counties being 1011. This and the Great
er New York plurality of 122,o74, given to
Coler, was met and overcome by an up
State Republican plurality of 1882, the
difference being net plurality OF 12SS7,
against 1ll.126 plurality for Odell in 1900.
RETURNS FOR OTHER OFFICERS
MEAGRE.
Returns Of the vote for other State Of
fcers are so meagre that it is impossible
to say if the Democrats have been more
successful as regards them, than the case
of Governor. In some quarters it is as
serted that by reason of his endorsement
by the Prohibitionists. Cuninoon, the Dem
ocra tic nominee for Acknowledgement, has
made such gains over the head of the
ticket that he has been elected There
also are claims that when the returns for
judge of The Court OF Appeals are all in
it will be found that Judge Gray has de-
feated his Republican opponent
BY A REDUCED MAJORITY.
The State Legisla ture is controlled by
the Republicans. by reduced majority,
but one so large as to admit of no doubt
of the return of Mr.. Plat to the United
States Senate.
FIVE DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssMEN
GAINED.
The New York delegation in the lower
House of the Fifty-eiShth Congress will
number 81 instead Of 81, as In the present
Congress. 1t will contain 20 Republicans
and II Democrats, whereas the present
delegation stands 90 Republicans and Il
Democrats. All Of the more noted mem
bers of the delegation have been returned,
including Serene E. Payne, chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee.
NEW YORK. November 5.-Although
the unofficial reports from the State ap.
parently showed Odell's reelection by
10, 7S9 plurality, Mr.. Coler. his Democratic
opponent, refused to-day to concede de-
feat declaring that he wished to wait fol
the official count of the vote. Mr.. Coler's
statement was followed by rather sensa-
tional announcement from Secretary Ma
son. of the State Democratic Committee
that he refused to concede OdelIs cleo
ton: that fraud had robbed Co!er OF
many votes up the State. and that Sena-
tor Hill and Chairman Campbell, of the
State Committee would come 20 ne"
York to decide on plan of action.
a SSSAS~A--NNAS~
ed a rumor was circulated that Coler In
tended to make a contest in the courts
and simultaneously the Evening Journa
issued an extra edition. declaring thai
former Senator Hill, Charles E. Murphy
and Hugh Mclaughlin claimed Coler's
election. This report, together with the
statements made by Mr.. Coler and Score
tarv Mason, caused considerable excite
ment in the city. Mr.. Coler's statement
follows:
VIII wait for Official Count.
IT think, personally, it would be
good thing to watch the official coun'
up the State closely. Why don't they dis
tribute McCullagh men there as we'll az
here in Greater New York? Suppose the
Democratic ticket had received, say, in the
neighborhood of 10000 majority in Create
New York, there was nothing to nave
stopped the Republicans from claiming
the upper section of the State by at leas
100, 600 majority. What the Democratic
party needs up the State is tried and true
material, who will look carefully aftel
the party's interests. don't mean by any
thing l have said either last night o.