New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-06
ODELL GIVES HIS FIGURES.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HIS PLURALITY
WILL BE BETWEEN TWELVE AND
THIRTEEN THOUSAND.

Ihe election returns received by The Trfbun,
OF the election held IN this State on Tuesday
when corrected yesterday by more recent re-
ports' indicated that Governor Odel had been
reelected by plurality ranging between 10000
ana IlOOO The Governor himself has reports
which lead him to think his plurality will be
somewhat larger. In response TO a telegraphic
inquiry sent him by friend IN this city last
night. asking information as to hts advfces re-
garding his plurality. the Governor replied:
Albany. Nov. 5.-From the reportS fror,
every county in the state given TO me m.
12.0o0 $4,000 This viii not % vagy 9stWssn srsI,
D, b. oDEII' Jr.
Notwithstanding the official reports showing
Mr. Odells plurality. John A. Mason. the clerk
of the Democratic State Committee. declared
yesterday that he would not "concede any,
thing" and there were reports that ex-Senator
David B. Hin and other Democratic leaders
were scrutinizng the election returns with the
aim of collecting evidence to contest the grant
ing Of certificate OF election as Governor TO
Mr. OdelL The chief grounds stated for max
ing contest were that alleged defective bal
lots had not been counted for Democratic can
didates for State officers that ought to have
been counted Colonel George W. Dunn the
Chairman of the Republican State Committee
upon hearing the reports that the Democratic
leaders might contest the election began swiftly
acquiring ofilcal figures in relation TO the State
election.
Frank Campbell. the chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee, arrived here from his
home at Bath last night and 1t is expected
that other prominent Democrats will be here
tomorrow, and that there may be a conference
upon the results of the election and a decision
reached in regard to making a contest.
There were official election figures made
public yesterday indicating the result of the
contest between Judge William E Werner
/ {Rep) and Judge John Clinton Gray CDem D for
judge of the Court OF Appeals. The election re-
turns from Western New-York showed that
Judge Werner had probably run ahead of his
associates upon the Republican State ticket in
that part of the State. and the friends of Judge
Gray are confident he has received more votes
than the other Democratic candidates for State
Offices in this city
John Cunneen, the Democratic candidate for
Attorney General received S25 plurality in Erfes
County, the largest given for any Of the Demo-
cratic candidates Part OF this plurality was
4 contributed by the Greater New~YorE DemOc-
promises to be a close contest between Henry
b. Conan. the Republican candidate. and MT
Cunneen. for the office Of Attorney General
The election returns of yesterday made little
change in the list of Senators and Assembly
men-elect as published in The Tribune of YES
terday. Luke keenan,. Democrat, it was learned
was elected in the lid Senate District and VIII
lam Townsend, Democrat, in the XXIVth Sen
ate District This viii leave the State Senate
OF 1903 and 1904 with a membership Of Is Re-
publiCans and % Democrats and the Assembly
OF 1905 with ~ Republicans and 81 Democrats