The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-11-07
And Politically DevOurs the Re
form Mayor of Greater
New York.
THE CONTEST IN MARYLAND VERY CLOSE
Mayor Low Carried Only One Borough
and That BY Small Majority Dew
ery's Vote Was lnsIgnificent-Low
Sends Congratulations.

Waterloo, the republicans sweeping
the state with increased majorities
The democrats carried Kentucky
by between 1900 and $4,000 major
ity
Massachusetts, republican by $4,000
plurality.
In Massachusetts the vote for
Bates, republican, for governor, is
smaller, while that of Castor, demo
erat, is larger, than in the last cleo
ton, when these two headed the same
tickets they headed this time.
Incomplete returns indicate that
the democrats carried the Maryland
legislature ihd elected the full state
ticket.
schmidt, the union labor mayor of
San Francisco, reelected by small
plurality.
Iowa and Pennsylvania go repub-
lican by usual majorities
Both democrats and republicans are
claiming the election of member of
the supreme court of Colorado, the
only state Office to be filled, and it
will take the official vote to decide.
In Maryland the democrats carried
Baltimore by reduced pluralities.
New York Nov. 4.-George B. Nc
Clellan, son Of the civil war veteran,
and regular democratic nominee, de-
feated Hon. Seth Low, republican,
fusionist candidate for mayor of
Greater New York at yesterdays cleo
ton by a plurality of 10000. Nc
Clellan was given the almost unani-
nous support of every faction Of the
Tammany organization, and the vic.
tory is distinctly a Tammany victory.
Edward NJ. Grout was elected comp
troller and Chas b. Fornes president
of the board of aldermen. The two
last named were originally on the
fusion ticket, but their names were
dropped by the reformsts when it
was made public that Tammany had
also endorsed them. 1t was the en-.
dorscment of Grout and Fornes that
caused Hugh Mclaughlin, veteran
leader Of Tammany in Kings county,
to bolt, declaring that he would not
support men that were not straight.
out democrats. In spite Of his op.
position, however, Mcclellan, Grout
and Fornes carried Kings county.
The greatest surprise was the small
vote received by w. S. Devery, for.
mer chief Of police, who ran on an
independent ticket
The results Of the election show
great change in sentiment since
Mayor Lows election two years ago,
when he won by 3l,623, and demon.
strates the power of Tammany when
united. At that time Low carried
all the boroughs but Queens, while
Tuesday he carried only one Dor.
ough, Richmond, and that by only
200 votes.
As soon as the result Of the cleo.
ton was made known, Mayor Low
sent the following telegram to his sue.
cessfu opponent:
Il congratulate you on your cleo.
tion. II | can be of service TO you,
pray command me, Seth Low
Col, Mcclellan, who is at present
a member OF congress. made the fol.
lowing statement;
81 am deeply grateful to my fel.
low citizens for their confidence In
me renew the promises which !
made before election.
Il have no bitterness Of feeling for
any one,
81 invite the cooperation Of every
citizen, whether he supported me or
not, and regardless OF his political
views, in the advancement Of the
city's good
Chas. +, Murphy, the Tammany
leader, who conducted the campaign
and to whom the victory means even
more than to Mcclellan, said;
"0f course we are pleased at the
result, The people have spoken and
the figures speak for themselves
Defeat would have meant for Muir
ply deposition from his position as
leader, with all It's powers and op.
portunities, and the accession TO con.
troll Of another faction. 1t Is claimed
that plans had already been made
by certain independent democrats to
TeorganIze the democracy with Tam
many left out, IN case OF Lows cleo
ton.
The campaign was ono Of the most
interesting In the history OF the city
From the day Low was renomlnatcd
his supporters urged his election on
the ground that no partisan question
was involved, but that every man
should support the existing admins.
tfation because II had given the city
busnossllkc conduct OF affairs and
because II had done much TO stamp
out the red light evil OF the east
side"
Mcclellan was attacked by The
'uhluhlhl tp'hh'lh WIN u''Hb'u HlI
Of selling his good name TO cloak
the designs Of evil men, 70 these
attacks the democrats responded
with the charge that Lows non'par
tisaD claims masked an attempt to
secure control OF the city IN the In
terest Of Gov, Odell; that all the
credit for the good business admin
lstraton belonged TO Grout, who was
on the democratic ticket, and that
every democrat should vote for Me
Clelen In view OF the important
bearing the eIty's vote would have
IN the next presidential election,
Both candidates took nh active
part In the speechmaklne. Mayor
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