The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-04


a naked principle to be supported by
an ENJOYABLE man.
Commissioner Greene said he would
surely resign his office on or before
December 81.
The victory, great as it is for Nc
Clellan, is of more significance to Mr..
Murphy, who made up the Democrat
ticket and who managed the campaign.
Defeat would have meant for him
deposition from his post as leader, with
the accession to control of another fac
ton. Indeed, plans had been made by
certain independent Democrats based
on the belief that Low would be re-
elected to reorganize the Democracy of
the city with Tammany left out To
Mr.. McCarren also the result meant
much, for had Mcclellan lost McLaugh-
lin would have been again in control
and McCarren and his friends would
have had little to hope for.
The carrying of Brooklyn for Nc
CIellan caused establishment as it was
believed the cry of mo red lights in
Brooklyn" would cause an increased
vote for Low in that borough.
The campaign was one of the most
interesting in the history of New York
city.
From the day Mayor Low was re-
nominated his supporters urged his re-
election on the ground that no partisan
question was involved. but that every
man should vote to uphold the existing
administratio because it had given the
city a busineSslike conduct or afTalrs
and because it had done much to stamp
out the Red light" evil of the east
side.
1t was argued by fusionist orators
that the return of Tammany men to Of
flee would mean "a wide open town."
unrestricted in 1awlessness and the re-
newed terrors of the infamous cadet
system" by which ignorant girls were
forced into lives of shame their earn
to be their husbands. Mr.. Mcclellan
was attacked by the speakers Tor the
fusionists because they alleged he had
sold the name his father hOnored TO
cloak the designs of evil men. To these
statements the Democrats responded
with the charge that Lows non-partl-
san claims masked an attempt to Sc
cure control of the city in the interest
of Governor Odell; that all of the credit
for the good business administration
under Low belonged to circuit, who was
on the Democratic. ticket, and that
every Democrat should cast ms ballot
for Mcclellan in view of the important
bearing this city's vote would have on
the presidential election next year Both
candidates made nightly speeches
Lows principal supporting orator was
District Attorney Jerome, who bitterly
opposed the mayors denomination on
the ground that he was unpopular, but
who after the nomination made ire
ol1ent speeches for the fusion ticket.
-
turned to political activity and made
several speeches.
Scarcely second in interest to the de-
feat of Low is the effect of the result
of the vote on the fortunes of Hugh
Mel .aughlin who for more than "a
quarter of a century had been the un-
disputed leader of the Kings county
Democracy and who now finds that his
former lieutenant. McCarren. was able
to so manage McClellan's candidacy
that a Democratic plurality resulted IN
spite of McLaughlir's spirited OPPOSE
ton. What the result of the situation
there will be can not be told
OF the five borough presidents voted
for the Democratic candidates We're
successful in The Bronx. where Haitian
was reelected; in Manhattan, where
where Cassidy won for the second time.
In Richmond Staten Island), Crom-
well, fusion, was elected.
Revised returns from Brooklyn. with
Borough President ]. Edward Swan
strom fusion. was reelected by a
small plurality.
THE TENDERLOIN REJOICES.
New York Nov. 4-F'rom the fall of
darkness till long after midnight the
revel. The vigorous hum which COM
menced as the first few bulletins ap-
peared soon grew into the most ire
mendous demonstration that the Ten
ter. has probably ever seen.
From the Flatiron building, with it's
twenty-storied beak of glare of electric
lights, to Long Acre square. a hundred
thousand people Surged back and forth
from one bulletin board to another. On
Broadway. and parts of Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh avenues, with some of the
intersecting streets, the noise became,
as the evening wore on, a roar that
sounded like the crash of many bat
teries of artillery.
The enthusiasm was not confined to
the Tenderloin alone, but extended to
other parts of the city and to Brook
lya.
GOOD WORD FROM PLATT.
New York, Nov. 4.-Speaking of the
municipal election here u s. Senator
Thomas C. Platt said:
lit is the fortune of war, and I have
no complaint to make. This is espe-
cially SO because the assembly is safe.
and because I know Mr.. Mcclellan very
we'll and believe he will make a good
mayor He is an excellent young man.
and if we are defeated I am glad the
victory falls on such a pleasant person.
alitv.
Il do not regard municipal cam
paigns as having any bearing upon the
state and national issues. There is no
possible way of connecting it with the
partisan issues that will affect the con-
test of 1904
Mr.. Platt added that he had no doubt
IhaI the 1ull republican vote was
polled for the fusion candidate
Former Chief of Police William S.
Devery, who ran for mayor as an indie
pendent but secured only a few thou
sand votes. declared himself to be "out
of politics for pood"
LITTLETON WON.
New York. Nov. 4.-Corrected returns
show that Martin w. Littleton. who fol-
lowed Hugh Mclaughlin when the latter
withdrew his support from the McClel-
Ian ticket, has been elected borough
president of Brooklyn by a majority of
2,l29 over ]. Edward Swanstrom, fu-
sionist Indications late last night had
been that Swanstrom was elected by a
narrow margin.
CROKER HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
London, Nov. 4.-Such comment as
the afternoon newspapers make on the