The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-04

ton two years ago, "'Sn ~ ii .ha
Al sse. At that time he carried aii inc =,
harorrhs hut Queens, his plurality m
Manhattan and the Bronx being o.o aS !
n Rrooklyn. 25,7sI, and in Richmo ny !,
Tea In Queens, Shepard. Democrat. mao
q plurality OF e5l ,.anhattan
and the Bronx by about bs'oo. sa,n =,
ss6co; brooklyn by about 5000. gam . =,
Z 1000, and Queens by about o.ovv' q t e
Il RET eatn for Mcclellan of about leS ~.
&c comnarcd with Shepard's vote OF t"o
s1 I.aw Carried orig one borough Rich
mond-by about 200 votes. -
The result was known early. anu a.
s:i5 Mayor Low sent a telegram oi IN ~.
graduation to Colonel McGlellat'' 30 -
lows: $3.50 election.
I. -, s he ~ service to you. pray COM
mand me- ,.r,r,1y c1v ~
Th. Mayor then said: IT think that tho
telegram sums up all that nave 70 say
i 'o-'''se MADE. "A STATEMENT.
r.i NfcfIeIIan who Is at present
r,sr,t,er of Congress. made the following
= 1T am deeply grateful to my fellow
a,+i,ans for their confidence In me-
renew the promises. which mace oelore
the election. ..,,,, +,r
anyone. !. u-ee,,,npton to
nrenare for the extraordinary session ana
ss soon as the question OF Cuban reciproc-
ity. Is disposed Of. ! shall turn my aeten-
ton to the affairs of the city: .,.,-
81 invite the cooperation of every cit,-
-an whAther he supported me or not.
and regardless Of his political views IN
+be advancement of the city's GOOD
..rhis victory should encourage anu M
unite ell Democrats TOR the presioeh'iat
contest in 1904"
Charles F. Murphy. the leaue. -
many Hall. said:
s.Tbe figures speak for themselves and
+ba people have spoken. OF course. We
are pleased at the result. It bears on.
fine figures we gave. If the eiectloh hau
been a week further off. the chances
are that Devery would nave polleo
larger vote than Low
NOT A FUNERAL NOTE.
pha-t F,,,ton Cutting. at the Citizens
Union headquarters. gave out statement
IN which he expressed establishment over
the result ana his belief that "the parti-
ssn administration. which Mr.. McClel.
Ian proposes cannot maintain the stand
ard set by Mr.. low.
Meanwhile, he says. the Citizens. Union
will occupy itself in preparing for the
next election He is persuaded that It's
services will be required at that time.
With Commissioner Greene al poncs
headquarters, watching the returns. was
District Attorney Jerome When tne
election of Mcclellan was assured. Mr.
Ia-oyna was asked II he had anything 10
say. .,,aa
Later. however, a statement which ne
had made before Low was nominated III
which he said that the Mayor, II renoHl.
mated. would be beaten by majority OF
from $4,000 to 10000. was shown TO nun IN
"That was my calm Judgment OF the
conditions, he said 'but when got into
the flght. my instructive Judgment was
lost It simply resolved itself into
question Of whether you could put Out
naked principle to be supported by an
ENJOYABLE man."
Commissioner Greens said ne Wou!o
surely resign his office on or oetore Ds-
cenber 31st.
rhe victory. great as 1t Is for McClel-
lan...is of more significance to Mr.. Muir
nhv. who made up the Democratic ticket
and who managed the campaign. Deteat
today would have meant for MIN depos''
tion from his post as leadsr, with all It's
nomp and opportunities and the accession
to control Of another faction. lAaeed
plans had been made by certain inde.
nendent Democrats, based on the belief
that Low would be re-e.ee.ea' 40, 10 . ,si.t
ran;ze the Democracy OF the city WIFI
Tsmmany left out TO Mr.. McCarren, elso
the result meant much. for had McClel'
Ian lost. Mclaughlin would have beer
again In control and McCarren and MS
friends would have had little TO hope
for. ,e,.,
The carrying Of Brooklyn for Mcclel
Ian caused astonishment, as 1t was pc
lIeved the cry OF mo red lights In Brook
ivn" would cause an increased vote TO
Low in that borough. The campaign wa
one OF the most interesting In the his
tory of New York city.
From the day Mayor Low was renom
mated his supporters urged his re-elec
ton on the ground that no partisan ques
ton was involved, but that every ma
should vote to uphold the existing admin
istration because 1t had given the city
business-lilae' conduct Of affairs and be
cause II. had done much to stamp on
the ..red light" evil OF the East S!dt
II was argued by Fusionist orators tina
the return OF Tammany men to offlc
would mean wide open town., unre
stricted lawlessness and the renewed tel
rors Of the Infamous cadet system b
which ignorant girls were IoFceu mi
lives OF shame, their earnings going
the men whom they supposed to be the
husbands.
To these questions the Democrats re
sponded with the charge that Lows nor
partisan claims masked an attempt t
secure control OF the city In the II
terest of Governor Odell; that all OF tn
credit for the good business admins
tratlon under Low belonged to Grou
who was on the Democratic ticket. an
that every Democrat should cast h
ballot for Mcclellan in view OF the In
por,ant bearing this city's vote woul
have on the presidential election ne,
year.
Scarcely second In interest to tho d
feat OF Low was the effect OF the resu
OF the vote on the fortunes OF the octt
genarian. Hugh Mclaughlin, who 4
more than quarter of century ha
been the und!sputed leader of Kine
county Democracy. and who finds tn:
his former lieutenant, McCarren. WI
able to SO manage McClellan's canvas
that Democratic plurality resulted
spite OF McLaughlin's spirited oppo.
tion.
NEW YORK STATE.