Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-08
MCCLELLAN
IS WINNER
Hearst, However, Will
Demand a Recount
in New York.
PLURALITY BUT 3,485|
Smallest Margin in the History
of the City---Tammany
Loses Aldermen.
PLURALITY BUT 3,485

New York. Nov. S.-This city yes
terday elected George B. Mcclellan.
candidate Of the democratic party by a
plurality of 3.4S5 over William r.
Hearst. nominee of the Municipal
Ownership league. This plurality is
the smallest by which any mayor of
New York was ever elected.
William Travers Jerome. independ-
ent candidate for district attorney, was
apparently elected by about $500
votes over James Osborne, the Tam
many candidate
Dramatic Scene at Close.
Election day came to a close with
a dramatic scene at the Hoffman
house. where Hearst gathered his
friends and advisers around him to be-
gin preparation of his legal contest of
the returns. which indicated the sue
cess of Mcclellan. Hearst said he be-
lieved he was being cheated out of a
hard fought and honestly won victory.
and announced his intention to make
a contest in the courts.
Calls LAW Committee.
He sent out call at once for mem
bers of the law committee of the Muni-
cipal Ownership league. At the hotel
waiting for the lawyers were scores
of Hearst voters, with stories of vio-
lence and outrage at the polling places
where they had gone To cast their bal
lots.
Gave Out Statement.
After considering the situation quiet
h.. Coll -iENer
statement which is repeated today in
his newspaper. the Evening Journal:
I'VE have won this election. All
Tammany's fraud. corruption. intimi-
dation. violence. false registration. lille
gal voting. and dishonest count have
not been able to overcome the great
popular majority. The recount will
show we have won the election. by
many thousands of votes.
Fight to End.
IL shall fight this battle TO the end
in behalf of the people who have cast
their votes for me and who shall not
be disfranchised by an anti-effort of
criminal bosses"
The Journal also prints notice that
bets on the mayoralty should not be
paid, declaring the official count will
show Hearst elected.
May Demand County by Aldermen.
Hearst. in making a contest. may de-
mand that each of 1.9IS boxes used in
the election be brought before the
board of aldermen and count of the
ballots be made by that body. Then.
If dissatisfied. Hearst may throw the
whole matter into the courts for a de-
cision and if that is done the battle
will probably be a long and intricate
one.
Jeromes Victory Remarkable.
The election of Jerome as district
attorney is a severe blow to the Tam
many organization. which eXerted all
the force at its command to defeat
him. His victory is remarkable when
il is considered he was the candidate
of no party and made his appeal for
votes solely ON his record in office fo-
the last four years and tha, every man
who voted for him voted split ticket.
Loses Aldermen.
The board of aldermen. too. is lost
10 Tammany. they having but 20 mem
bers of the board against 3S repubh
cans. and nine municipal ownership
members. Tammany lost also L.
members of the state assembly from
New York county and the next assem-
bly, will be republican by more than
> TO l.
where They Won.
Democrats elected their candidates
for controller. president of the board
of aldermen, president of Manhattan
borough. president of the Bronx Dor
ough. sheriff. clerk. and registrar oi
New York county, and ali the coroner:
in Manhattan and Bronx.
Go Al Once 20 Courts
New York. Nov. Sit was announc
ed at Hearst headquarters today tbs
contest over the Office of mayor wOul,
be taken at once 10 the courts over th'
heads of the board of canvassers. L
was also said evidence had been Sc
cured upon which about 1000 election