Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-04
THE ELECTIONS.
New York City Is Again Under
Tammany's Control.
Bates Carries Massachusetts, but
CASTOR Swings City Of Boston.
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Rhode Island Republican.

NC" Iolh ANOS O.-tAIlCI al iNli4oi n
able campaign in which there was unit
ed against him nearly all the news
papers and practically every clergy
man in the city, George 3. Mcclellan,
son of the Civil War general, was, to-
day, elected third mayor of Greater
New York, over Seth Low, Fusion can
didate, the present mayor, by plural
ity of about 10000.
Edward NJ Grout was elected comp
troller and Charles V. Fornes president
of the board of aldermen. These two
men were originally on the Fusion
ticket and We're endorsed by Tammany,
whereupon the F'usionists took their
names from the Low ballots and nomi-
mated other candidates. In spite of this
detection, however, Mcclellan, Grout
and Fornes carried Kings county.
A surprise was the low vote for Will
liam S. Devery, former chief of police.
who ran on an independent ticket which
was given practically no support. This
result shows a tremendous change Of
public sentiment since Mayor Lows
election, two years ago, when he won
by 1892 AT that time he carried all
the bOroughS but Queens, and his plu-
rality in Manhattan and the BronX be-
ing 5c63, in Brooklyn, 26,767, and In
Richmond. 1853. In Queens. Shepard
Den.) had 4 plurality of SCI. Today,
Mcclellan carried Manhattan and the
Bronx by about $1,000. 9. gain of 63,0G0;
Brooklyn by about 5000, a gain of 81, 600,
and Queens by about $500, Il gain of
more than 1000 This makes Il total net
gain for Mcclellan Of about 100000, as
compared with Shepard'S vote 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 the following tele-
gram Of congratulation to COL McClel-
Ian:
Il congratulate you on your election.
If can be of any service to you, pray
command me. (SigneD Seth Low"
| The mayor then said: II think that
the telegram sums up all that l have to
| say, tonight"
! Col. Mcclellan, who is at present a
| member of Congress. made the follow
| ing statement:
II am deeply grateful to my fellow
citizens for their confidence in me. I
renew the promises which l made be-
| fore election.
This victory should encourage and
| unlike all Democrats for the Presiden-
tial contest in 1904
Charles f. Murphy, the leader of
TamnIany Hail. said:
"'rhe figures speak for themselves and
the people have spoken. OF course we
are pleased at the result 1t bears out
| hn Ety,1, M Ar l,, a
been week further off, the chances are
that Devery would have polled larger
vote than Low"
| The campaign was one of the most
interesting in the history of New York
City.
| From the fall of darkness till long af-
| ter midnight, the Tendcrlcin was the
| scene of noisy reve The vigorous hum
which commenced with the first few bulle-
tins appeared soon grew into the most
| tremendous human demonstration of de-
| lirious joy that the Tenderloin or the city
| itself has probably ever seen.
| From the Flatron building to Long Acre
square, a hundred thousand people surged
| back and forth from one bulletin board 10
another On broadway ana parts of
iiitii, oiS III otNtlllH avenues the
noise later became Il roar that sounded
| Ike the crash of many batteries of ar
| tillerv. In spite of the immense numbers
| the crowd was remarkably good natErod
and the arrests We're very few Over 500
policemen were distributed through the
districts where the people were the most
numerous. Bombs, skyrockets and roman
candles sputtcred and burst. emitting
showers Of silvery stars which well
matched the nyriads in the sky.
At i o'clock Col. Mcclellan received
telegram from United States Senator
Foraker of Ohio, which read:
AS long as it must be a Democrat,
l am sincerely glad that you are the
man."
Comptroller Grout gave out the fol-
lowing statement. tonight, after the
election of the Democratic ticket had
been assured
Il never had moments doubt as to
the result when party lines were drawn
by my expulsion from the Republican
ticket. When party lines are drawn in
this city and all the Republicans are
ON one side and all the Democrats on
the other as has been the case in this
campaign, Democratic success is as
sured from the start.
Returns at midnight from all Assem-
bly, districts of the state, gave the Re-
publicans a net gain of six in the AS
sembly with two districts in doubt
thereby increasing the Republican ma
Jority in the State Assembly.
The latest returns indicate that the
barge canal proposition to widen and
deepen the state canals so as to admit
of the passage of 10O0-ton barges. has
been carried by a majority of about
10000. The proposition carries with it
an appropriation of SOL 900, 900.