The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-06
New York.
LBy the Associated Press.l

tBy the Associated Press
New York, Nov. although the un-
official reports from the State apparently
showed Odell's reelection by 10,79S plu
rality, Mr.. Coler. his Democratic oppo
nent, refused today to concede defeat, de-
elaring that he wished to wait for the
official count of the vote. Mr.. Coler's
statement was followed by rather SEN
sational announcement from Secretary
Mason, of the State Democratic Commit
tee, that he refused to concede OdelPs
election, that fraud had robbed Coler of
many votes uD the State and that Sena-
tor Hill and Chairman Campbell, of the
State Committee. would come to New
York this evening, to decide on a plan
of action.
About the time these statements ap-
peared a rumor was circulated that Coler
intended to make a contest in the courts
and simultaneously the Evening Journal
issued an extra edition, declaring that
former Senator Hill. Charles F. Murphy
and Hugh Mclaughlin claimed Colers
election. This report together with the
statements made by Mr.. Coler and Secre-
tary Mason caused considerable excite
ment in this city.
Mr.. Coler's statement follows:
II think personally it would be a good
thing to watch the official count up the
State closely. Why don't they distribute
McCullagh men uD there as well as here
in Greater New York? Suppose the Dem
ocratiC ticket had received say in the
neighborhood of 100000 majority in
Greater New York, there was nothing to
have stopped the Republicans from claim
ing the upper section of the State by
at least 100000 maj ority. What the Dem
ocratic party needs up the State is tried
and true material who will look care
fully after the party's interests. 1 don't
mean by anything | have said either
last night or this morning, that l in any
manner cOneede the election of my oppo-
nent. 1 want to wait for the official
count, for my latest advices are that
the vote is very close. | am hopeful of
receiving today news that will put new
complexion on affairs in this State'
John A. Mason, Secretary of the Dem
ocratlc State Committee, speaking for the
committee, issued the following state
ment:
We concede nothing. Odells election
is simply claim. We will not admit
his election until every defective ballot
or alleged defective ballot has been scru-
tinized, and every vote that of right be-
longs 20 our party is counted The al
legged defective. ballots uncounted for the
Democratic ticket by Republican inspec-
tors are more than enough to elect Coler
We have evidence of wholesale debauch-
cry and corruption in Orange, Oneida.
Albany and Erie counties, and the cities
along the line of the New York Central
Railroad.
THE defective ballots and the chican-
cry Dractised in the three judicial dis
tricts where the Republican State ma
chine bent every energy to elect Attor-
ney General Davies, is alone sufficient to
change the result.
I'VE shall fight every foot of ground"
David B. Hill and Frank Campbell will
be at the State Headquarters this even
ing and a meeting of the State Commit
tee will be held either this evening or
tomorrow, and plan of action formula
ted.
Colonel Dunn, the Chairman of the
State Republican Committee, when in
formed today of the report that the Dem
Ocrats threatened to contest the election,
said:
"If they start anything of that kind,
we win give them all the contest they
want right here in New York county and
they VIII wish they never had heard of
contests"
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