The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-06

IeaSt-Mc( le1lan = Majority III Nc"
York FoOts Up 63.617-Hanna for
President-Tom johnson Explains
His Defeat.
New York, November George
3. Mcclellan, democrat, will be the
next mayor Of Greater New York,
having defeated Mayor Seth Low for
reelection by a plurality of 63,617,
complete unofficial returns having
| been received from every election
district in the city. By the same re-
| turns Comptroller Edward NJ. Grout
| and Charles V. FOrnes, president of
| the board of aldermen, running for
| recollection on the democratic ticket,
| though elected two years ago as fu-
| sionists. defeated their fusion oppo-
| nents by $3.50 and 64,973 plurality
| respectively, Comptroller Grout lead
| ing the city tikcet.
This sweeping democratic victory
was accomplished for the democratic
city and borough tickets in four Of
/ lIlS I'VE DOIOuSIlS VI llle
| only ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Statan Is
| land) giving Low a plurality and
| electing fusion borough officers.
| j. Edward SWanStrOm, fusion, who,
| it was thought last night, might be
| elected president of Brooklyn bor-
| ough. was defeated by Martin w. Lit
! tletOn, the democratic candidate, by
2,129 plurality, in spite of Littleton's
| attitude in opposition to the demo-
| cratic city ticket.
| McCIellan's total vote for mayor
| was 314,9O6 to 251,2S9 for Low.
| William S. Devery, independent
candidate for mayor, polled only p
935 votes in the entire city, getting
2671 of these in Manhattan and the
Bronx. 226 in Brooklyn, 3S in Queens
and none in Richmond.
| The pluralities for mayor, comp
troller and president of the board of
aldermen in the several boroughs
We're:
Manhattan and The Bronx-Mc-
Clellan. 56.929; GrOut. 51.S93: Fornes,
57.1SS.
Brooklyn-McClellan 1,SOs, Grout
2,272, Fornes 1851.
| Queens-McClellan 5,19S, GrOut
5.619. FOrnes 5.4O2.
Richmond-Low, fusion. 21S. Grour
So. Fornes %.
Hugh Mclaughlin. the aged Brook
| lyn democratic leader. who openly
revOlted from the democratic city
ticket, but could not carry his or
, ganization with him. said: The peo-
pie are the jury; they have decided
| and must abide by the result" He
| said he was far from feeling any re-
gret over his attitude in the campaign
and he would repeat it if the case
had to be gone over again.
! TALKS CHEAP
District Attorney Jerome said TO-
night: If they think they are go
ing to have an open town, they have
made the. biggest mistake of theil
lives. I am going after the gamblers
and dive-keepers, and [ am going tc
get the evil ones. 1 can get money
:, If this city wants the spectacle of it:
district attorney applying to private
funds for the purpose of enforcing
the laws that spectacle will bs
shown. I can get all the money
: want"
WHAT CROKER SAYS.
London, November f. Richarc
Croker telegraphed as follows to th'
Associated Press:
Vantage. Nov. 4. 1908.
Il have nothing to say or the re
? suit of the election.
= RICHARD CROKER.
THE OHIO DELUGE.
Columbus O.. November i.-Th
: republican plurality in Ohio is abou
z l15.0OO for governor and the major
= ity in the legislature on joint ballo
: FOR senator is IS.
: Chairman Dick. of the republican
= state committee today secured re
ports from all his SS county com
mitteeS and tonight announced tina
Herrick. republican. had carried 8
counties and Johnson. democrat ,!
for governor. most of the latter b
II small and the former by large plu
n ralfties On the total vote OF less tina
= 100000. Herrick'S pluralitieS in tn
Y counties aggregate 1912 and John
,, sons 2O416. so that Herrick has
:, net plurality in the state of 114.lO
- ! according TO estimates that may /
Increased from one to two thoHsan
by the official count. The pluralit
IN the rest of the republican stat
ticket will likely be from four
q five thousand less than that for He
NJ rick. The total vote ror Johnson W.
< less than that for any democrat
s. candidate for governor for years. tt
id senate stands % republicans and
Is democrats. The house stands 50 r
,g pubIicans and q democrats. tt
- majority on joint ballot for the r
a election of Senator Hanna will be 9
MARYLAND SAFELY DEMOCRAT
Baltimore. November AT mi
night the returns of Tuesdays ele
ne ton received from Baltimore CT
e and the state of Maryland had n
f. all been received. In Baltimore cit
tho entire democratic state tick,