The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-13
McClei!an's Bio Victory.

New York, Nov. 4.-GeOrge B. Nc
Clellan, democrat, will be the next
mayor of Greater New York, having
defeated Mayor Seth Low for re-elec-
ton by a plurality of 63,617, complete
official returns having been received
from every election district in the city.
BY the same returns. Comptroller
Edward NJ. Grout and Charles Fornes,
president of the board of aldermen,
running for reelection on the demo-
crat ticket, though elected two years
g as fusionists, nave defeated their
fusion opponents by $3.50 and 64,973
plurality, respectively, Circuit leading
the city ticket.
This sweeping democratic victory
was accomplished for the democratic
city and borough tickets in four OF the
five ~boroughs, only Richmond borough
giving Low 4 plurality and electing flu
sion borough officers.
j.. Edwards Sanstrom, fusion, who it
was thought last night might be elected
president of Brooklyn borough, was
defeated by Martin w. Littleton, DEM
ocrat, by 2,129 plurality, in spite of
the democratic city ticket. McClellan's
total vote for mayor was 314 SOC, to
251,2S9 for Low. Devery, independent,
Cor mayor, polled only 1885 votes.
A Remarkable Campaign.
New York, Nov. 4.-After a remark
able campaign, in which there was
united against him nearly all Of the
newspapers and practically every min
lister of religion in TIE city, George B.
Mcclellan, son of the civil war general,
was elected third mayor of the city of
Greater New York over Seth Low, flu
.%sionist, the present mayor, by a plur-
aiity of about 10000.
Edward Nj. Grout was elected comp
troller and Charles V. Fornes president
Anf the hnn rl of aldermen THESE two
men were originally on the fusion
ticket and We're indorsed by Tammany,
whereupon the tusioniSts took their
names from the Low ballots n NOM
mated other candidates. 1t was the
nomination Of Circuit and Fornes by
Tammany that caused Hugh Nc
.Laughlin, the veteran leader of the
Kings county democracy, to bolt and
declare that he would not support men
who were not democrats. In spite of
his detection, however, Mcclellan,
Grout and Fornes carried Kings coun-
ty. The management of their campaign
there was taken over by Senator a
rick H. McCarren when Mclaughlin
refused his aid.
A surprise was the mall vote for
William S. Devery, former chief of po-
lice, who ran on an independent ticket.
which was given practically no sup
port.
ChanSs OF sentiment.
The result shows a tremendous
change of public sentiment since Mayof
Lows election two years ago, when he
won by 81, 632.
At that time he carried all the Dor
.oughs but Queens, his plurality il
Manhattan and the Bronx being 563
and Brooklyn 25,767, n in Richmond
763. In Queens, Sheppard, democrat
had a plurality of SCI.
Today Mcclellan carried Manhattan
and the Bronx by about 5000, a gair
of $1,000; Brooklyn by about 5000, 6
gain Of $1,000, and Queens by abou1
5000, a gain of more than 1000. This
makes a total net gain for Mcclellan OF
about 1o3, 600 as compared with Shep'
ard vote of two years ago.
Low carried only one borough, Rich
mond, by about 200.
The result was known early, and a
"7::E Mayor Low sent a telegram o.
.Cc;:7 graduation to Colonel Mcclellan, a:
follows:
1 congratulate you on your election
If l can be of any service to you, pray
command me. Seth Low.
The mayor then said:
Il think that the telegram sums VI
all that l have to say tonight
Returns from the state indicate thu
election of republican mayor in SYRIA
,cuse, Rome, Elmira, ~Plattsburg, Ro'
,chfstcr, Albany, Ringhamton, Water
town and oneida. In Oswego, Utica
Schenectady, Troy and Amsterdam
democratic mayors were elected.
Returns from the assembly district.
up state indicated a few gains by tn
republicans. the returns up to IL p. m
showing four republican a~ssemblymel
in districts formerly represented b,
democrats.