The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-04
The Returns are so. o,.Meager'
That Nothing Can be
Said. Republicans are
Claiming the Earth in
Ohio. Kentucky Shows
Democratic Gains. Sur
priSeS Out West.
(By the Associated Press.)


New York. Nov. 3.-After a remarka-
bic campaign in which there was united
against him nearly all of the newspapers
and practically every minister of religion
in the city, George B. Mcclellan. son OF
the Civil War general, was today elected
third mayor of Greater New York over
Seth Low, Fusionist, the present mayor.
by the large plurality of 10000.
Edward NJ. Grout was elected Comptrol
Ter and Charles v. Fornes, president of the
Board of Aldermen. These two men were
originally on the Fusion ticket. and were
endorsed by Tammany, whereupon the
ballots and nominated other candidates.
1t was the nomination of Grout and
Fornes by Tammany that caused Hugh
Mclaughlin, the veteran leader of The
Kings county Democracy, to bolt and de-
clare that he would not support men who
were not Democrats. In spite of this de-
fection, however, Mcclellan, Grout and
Fornes carried Kings county. The man.
agement of their campaign there was
taken over by State Senator Patrick III.
McCarreD, when Mclaughlin refused his
aid.
A surprise was the small vote for Will
liam S. Devery, fol -1er chief of police.
who ran on an independent ticket, which
was given practically no support. This
result shows tremendous change in pub
lie sentiment since Mayor Lows election
two years ago, when he won by 81 632.
At that time he carried all the boroughs
but Queens. fis plurality in Manhattan
and the Bronx being 1858. in Brooklyn
25.767, and N Richmond 1853. In Queens,
Shepard, D mocrat, had plurality of sci.
Today Mcclellan carried Manhattan and
the Bronx by about 5S,OOO al gain of
$1,000. Brooklyn by about 5000, a gain
OF $1,000, and Queens by about 5,00O Il
gain of more than 1000. This makes a
total net gain for Mcclellan of about
of two years ago.
Low carried only one borough-Rich-
mond-by about 200 votes.
The result was known early and at SIS
Mayor Low sent telegram of congratu-
lation to Colonel Mcclellan
81 congratulate you on your election. Ii
l can be of service to you. pray. COM
mand me. SETH LOW.
The Mayor then said:
"I think that the telegram sums up all
that have TO say tonight"
Colonel Mcclellan, who is at present
member OF Congress, made the following
statement:
"I am deeply grateful to my fellow citi-
zens for their confidence in me. renew
the promises which 1 made before tn.
e:ection. Il
81 have no bitterness of feeling for any
one.
''I shall go at once to- Washington to
prepare for the extraordinary session and
as soon as the question of Cuban recip-
rocity is disposed of, shall turn my at
tcntion TO the affairs of the city.
''I invite the cooperation OF every clti-
zen, whether he supported me or not nd
regardless of his political views in the ad
vancement of the city's good.
'This victory should encourage and unite
all Democrats for the Presidential con-
test IN 1904
Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tam
many Hall. said:
Robert Fulton Cutting. at the Citizens
Union headquarters, gave out statement
in which he expressed astonishment over
the result and his belief that "the Darti
san administration which Mr.. Mcclellan
proposes. cannot maintain the standard
set by Mr.. Low"
Meanwhile. he, says. the Citizens Union
will occupy itself in preparing for the next
election. He is persuaded that its services
will be required at that time.
With Commissioner Green at police
headquarters. watching the returns. was
District Attorney Jerome. When the elec
tion of Mcclellan was assured Mr.. Je-
rome was asked il he had anything TO say
mot funeral note,'' he replied.
Later. however statement which he
made before Low was nominated. in which
he said that the mayor. if re-nominated.
would be beaten by majority of from
25. 900 TO 10000 was shown to him.
that was my calm judgment OF the con-