Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09
TAMMANY HALL SHAKEN.
It's Candidate for District Attorney De.
fcnted by PersOnnl Flights OF
Recommendations Element
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New York, Nov. S-1:l5 a. m.-Rcturns
at this hour are complete in Greater New
York in thc maycralty contest with the
c1ccpticn OF 81 election districts. scat
tered through the city. The vote on these
returns gives Mcclellan. democrat i.l.Si5;
Hearst. municipal ownership. 2lS,651,
Ivins. republican, 1872 81. 81 plurality for
Mcclellan Of 3.15s votes.
William T.. jerome, independent, is
elect cd district attorney by about 5000
lover James w. Osboin ne. democrat.
AT midnight Mr.. Hearst declined TO sd
nit his defeat and declared his intention
20 contest the election. At that time the
returns from 1Si election districts had
not h"cn received Mcclellan had 2oi.5DS
Hearst 1850 and WINS 1886 votes.
The Following statement was issued
at midnight by Mr.. Hearst:
I'VE have won this election. All Tam
many'S frauds all rammanY's corrup-
ton. all Tammany's intimidation and
violence. all Tammany's falsc r"gstra-
| tion. illegal voting and dishonest count
have not been able to overcome II great
popular majority. The recount will show
that we have won the election by many
| thousands of votes.
II shall fight this battle to the end.
! in behalf of The people who have east
( their votes for me and who shall not
be disfranchiscd by any effort of GRIM
| inal bosses.
"WM. RANDOLPH lIEARST.'
In New Yor, county the Municipal
Ownership League endorsed a number of
! republican candidates fer the state AS
semhly and later returns indicated that
democrats have lost l. assonlbymen from
this county.
THE ELECTED TICKET.
| At midnight tho indications were that
| the following ticket had been elected.
Mayor. George i. Mcclellan. democrat.
| Presidcr, of the board of aldermen +.
| y. MCGOWAN. democrat.
! Comptroller. Herman A. Metz. demo-
crat.
President of Manhattan borough. john
T.. Ahearn, democrat.
President of board of Brockl.n borough.
Bird $. Coler. municipal ownership.
President of Queens, Joseph Bcrmcl.
republican
Presidc'.t Of tho Bronx Louis +. Tlaf-
fon. democrat.
President of Richmond George rron-
well. republican,
Sheriff. Nicholas Hays. democrat.
! The ticket gives T. votes to the demo-
cratic NJ, mbcrs of the board of estimate o
and four To the opposition Color being Il
municipal ownership candidate, Bcrmcl
and Cromwell are republicans.
Mcclellan. Metz and MCGOWAN have
three votes each in the board. Ahearn and
Col"r two votes each and the others one
vote each.
STATEMENT BY JEROME.
District Attorney Jerome issued u state
ment tonight ON being assured of his
election
Il was certain that the people would
not back up the attempt of the bosses to
force me from office. Coming as it does
straight from the hands Of the people, in
spite Of the opposition of bosses and mi-
chimes. N" election is peculiarly sratfy-
ing. Tho district attorneys Office will go
ON for four years more under my direc-
ton under the same system that has pre-
vailed for four years.
"rhcrc Is nothing more 10 be said, save
that it was n test of strength between
corrupt bosses on one side and an arous, d
public opinion on the other. There is no
trihng with the people when they have
been aroused and my election is lesson
that the bosses will not soon forget.
"WM. TRAVERS JEROME"
MCCLELLAN WILL KEEP PROMISES
Mayor Mcclellan, upon learning that
he had been elected. issued the follow
ing statement:
'rhe result of the election shows me
more plainly than ever my duty to tho
people. With Gods help | will discharge
it to the best of my ability. shall keep
every promise made before election"
, Mr.. lNins said carly in the evening.
4. ~ really have little to say, except that
. am the happiest defeated candidate
YOU ever saw The fight is over and it
!, is now ancient history. Now what We
| want to do is to mako new history.
hope that in the next four years ! will
. have a hand in it.
TAMMANY HALL SHAKEN.
The extent to which the Tammany or
ganizatinn was shaken may he Judged
from the fact that ther" was no fusion