Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-11-06
COLER FIGHTS ODELL
hsfuies to Acknowledge Defeat in Spite Of
Figures
MASON ASKS SCRUTINY OF EVERY VOTE
Bays This Will Give New York Democratic
Governor.
COLORADO EXPECTS CONTEST IN COURT
May Even orgauis' Rump Legislature to
Expose Alleged Frauds,
CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON ARE FIRM
Republican Governor Carries Golden
West and COngressmen in North
ern state Are All Three
solid as Before.
oloRADo EXPECTS CONTEST IN COURT
May Even orgauis' Rump Legislature I,
Expose Alleged Frauds
CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON ARE FIRM

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Oficial figures on
the vote for governor vary but little from
the unofficial reports According to re-
turns made TO the executive at Albany by
the several county clerks the plurality for
Odell is 1857. Only three counties above
the Bronx we're carried by the democratic
nominee. the aggregate plurality for Coler
in these counties being 1,01l. This and
the Greater New York plurality OF 122.O74
given to Coler was met and overcome by
an upstate republican plurality Of 1876 ,s52.
the difference being a net plurality Of Il, ,Ss7,
against III, 126 for Odell in 1900.
Returns OF the vote for the other state
of1cers are so meager that It is impossible
to say II the democrats have been more sue
cessful as regards the minor ofices than
in the case Of the governor. In some quar-
ters it. is asserted that by reason Of his
Enforcement by the prohibitionists Cunneen,
the democratic nominee for attorney gen
eral. has made such gains over the head Of
the ticket that he has been elected.
There are also claims that when the re-
turns for Judge Of the court OF appeals are
all In IL will be found that Judge Gray has
defeated his republican opponent.
The state legislature is controlled by the
republicans by reduced majority, but one
so large as to admit OF no doubt Of the
return Of Mr.. Platt to the United States
senate. The New York delegation in the
lower house OF the Fifty ghth congress
will number 81 instead OF "a as in the
present congress. 1t will contain 20 re-
pubhcans and II democrats, whereas the
present delegation stood 22 republicans and
u 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.
statement by Mr.. Coier which indicated
that he was not satisfied with the returns
so far received. was Followed by a rather
sensational announcement from Secretary
Mason OF the state democratic committee.
About the time these statements appeared
n rumor was circulated that Coler intended
10 make a contest In the courts and stimuli
taneously the Evening Journal issued an
extra edstiong declaribg tlat at-4e0rmer SehA4 !
Tor Hin. Charles II. Murphy and Hugh. Me-
Laukhlin claimed Coler's election.
These, together with the statements made
by Mr.. Coler and Secretary Mason, caused
considerable excitement in the city.
Bird s. Coler's statement was made at
the democratic headquarters in Brooklyn
today. To a number Of reporters Mr.. Coler
said:
l think personally il would be a good
thing 10 watch the Official count up the
state closely. Why don't they distribute
McCullagh men up there well as here
in Greater New York? Suppose the demo
cratic ticket had received. say in the neigh
York, there was nothing TO have stopped
the republicans from claiming the upper
section Of the state by at least 100000.
What the democratic party needs up the
state is tried and true material. who will
look carefully after the party's interests. l
don't mean by anything ! have said last
night this mOrpiDR that / in ma
concede the election of my opponent. /
want 10 wait for the Official count for my
latest advices are that the vote is very
close. l am hopeful OF receiving today
news that will put a new complexion on af-
fairs in this state.
John A. Mason. secretary Of the demo-
cratic state committee. speaking for the
committee, issued the following statement:
We cOncede nothing odeIl's election is
simply a claim. We will not admit his
election until every defective ballot or
alleged defective ballot has been scruti-
nized and every vote that of right belongs
10 our party is counted.
The alleged defective ballots uncounted
inspectors are more than enough to oOt,IS eieet
Coler. We have evidence of wholesale de-
oneids IbanT a1S SrrFPlo9 FP,s Counties 10 orange d %
the cities along the line of the New York
The defective ballots and the chieanerv
pracuced In the three judicial districts
where the republican state machine bent
every energy 10 elect Attorney General
Davies Is alone sufficient 10 change the
result We shall contest every foot OF
ground.
David B. Hill and Frank Campbell will
be at the state headquarters this evening
and meeting Of the state committee will
be held either this evening or tomorrow
and plan Of action viii be formulated
NEWBURGH, n. y. Nov. 5.-Late last
night Governor odell received the follow
ing telegram from President Roosevelt:
From what we hear now l think ] can
safely congratulate you and the party,
which | do with ali nv heart -