The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
MCCLELLAN 10000.
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or, if renominated, would be beaten by
majority of from $4,000 to 10000,
was shown to him.
That was my calm judgment of the
conditions" he said, but when l got
into the fight my instructive judgment
prevailed. 1t simply resolved itself into
question whether you could put out
naked principle to be supported by
an ENJOYABLE man."
Commissioner Greene said he would
surely resign his office on or before
Dec. 81.
The victory, great as it is for Nc
Clellan, is of more significance to Mr..
Murphy, who made up the Democratic
ticket and who managed the cam
paign. Defeat to-day would have
meant for him deposition from his post
as leader, with all its powers and OPP
portunities and the accession to con-
troll of another faction. Indeed, plans
had been made by certain independent
Democrats, based on the belief that
Low would be reelected, to reorganize
the Democracy of the city, with Tam
many left out.
To Mr.. McCarren, also, the result
meant much, for had Mcclellan lost,
Mclaughlin would have been again in
control, and McCarren and his friends
would have had little to hope for.
The carrying of Brooklyn for Nc
Clellan caused astonishment, as it was
believed the cry of mo red lights in
Brooklyn" would cause an increased
vote for Low in that borough.
An Interesting Campaign.
The campaign was one of the most
interesting in the history of New York
city. From the day Mayor Low was
renominated his supporters urged his
reelection on the ground that no par
a. sO., inv Cd hnff hnf
every man should vote to uphold the
administration because it had given the
city a business-like conduct of af-
fairs, and because it had done much
to stamp out the red light" evil OF
the East Side. 1t was argued by fus-
ionist orators that the return of Tam
many men to office would mean wide
open town." unrestricted lawlessness,
and the renewed terrorS of the infa-
nous cadet SYSTEM" by which igno-
rant girls were forced into lives of
shame, their earnings going to the men
whom they supposed to be their hus-
bands.
To these statements the Democrats
responded with the charge that Lows
non-partisan policy claims masked an
attempt to secure control of the city
in the interest of Gov. Odell; that all
the credit for the good business ad-
ministration under Low belonged to
Grout. who was on the Democratic
ticket, and that every Democrat should
cast his ballot for Mcclellan in view
| of the important bearing this city S
vote would have on the presidential
| election next year.
Scarcely second in interest to that
of the defeat of Low was the erect
| of the result of the vote on the for
tunes of the octogenarian, Hugh NC
L,aughlin, who for more than quar-
| ter of a century had been the undis-
puted leader of the Kings County De-
mocracy, and who finds that his Tor
ner lieutenant, McCarren, was able to
| manage McCIellan's canvass and that
| a Democratic plurality resulted in spite
of McLaughlins spirited opposition.
Returns at midnight from all as
sembly districts gave the Republicans a
| NET gain of seven in the assembly with
| two districts in doubt, thereby increas-
! ing the Republican majority in the
state assembly.
Harvey Watterson, son of Col. Henry
Watterson of Louisville, was defeated
| nv a very close vote in strongly Re-
| nublican district in Manhattan.
Revised returns from Brooklyn, with
seven districts missing, indicate that
| borough President ]. Edward Swan
strom. Fusion, has been reelected by
a small plurality. Earlier returns gave
| the election to Martin w. Little, Nc
Iaughlin Democrat who refused to
| support Mcclellan.