Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-08

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The returns of the New York election show that George Brinton Mcclellan was re-elect- cd mayor, having plurality of about 5000 over William Randolph Hearst, the candidate of the Municipal Own ership leag gue, with William M. Twins. the Republican candidate, hopelessly beaten. MT. Hearst announces that he will contest the election of Mayor Nc Clellan. f. .s s,.-s,
 The Democratic candidates for comp troller and president of the board of aldermen, Herman A. Metz and Pat rick F. McGowan, are elected with Mayor Mcclellan on the city ticket.
 William Travers Jerome, the district attorney of New York county. was re- elected with a plurality of about 5000 votes over James W. Osborne, the Tammany candidate. s..,.
 Although MT. Hearst was not per. sonally successful, the election cannot fairly be regarded as otherwise than great personal triumph for him, con sidering the fact that his fight was made practically without an organiza- ton behind him. He carried Brooklyn by over 15.Oo0 plurality and Queens by plurality of several hundred.
 The contest was one of the closest ever fought in America. ...= .~
 The extent to which the Tammany or ganization was shaken may be judged from the fact that there was no fusion of the opposition parties, the means by which the organization has been combated heretofore, but that Jerome, running as a candidate of no party and with his record in office as his platform. succeeded in overcoming the former prestige of the Democratic or ganization, and William Randolph Hearst, standing as the nominee of the Municipal Ownership League, a new factor in New York politics. came with in few thousand votes of being elect ed mayor.
 | Mcclellan got a205, 59s votes, Hearst 7203.3 .370 and Twins 130326.
 When about half the returns for New York county were in it appeared that Jerome had won by several thousand. His triumph was almost entirely personal one and showed that an ap- peal may be made successfully to vot- CTS on the strength of personal honesty and persistent, systematic denuncia- tion of graft and political bossism. Mir. Jerome's campaign was conducted with especial opposition to Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall and his reputed wealth, and tEe result practically is defeat for Murphy as well as for Osborne.
 Mir. Hearst, who carried the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, refused to concede his defeat, and his campaign manager declared that recount would be demanded and the result contested Assuming, however, that Mcclellan
 was elected, it was by so small plu. iality that his victory practically was without glory. William M. Twins. the Republican nominee, was third in the race for mayor and ran far behind Hearst.
 Bird s. Coler was elected borough president of Brooklyn on the Munici. pal Ownership ticket, and Hearst car. ried that borough by plurality of 15.. CPS.
 Hearst's large vote shows that the Municipal Ownership league must be reckoned with as a factor in the clty's politics. Coler's election as president of the borough of Brooklyn gives the league representation on the board of estimate and apportionment. which has control of the city's expenditures. It is estimated that this board will direct the outlay of s9o0,o0o,o0o during the next four years.
 Less than month ago when Hearst accepted the nomination of the Munic- inal Ownership league McClellan's re- election was regarded as a certainty. The Democratic leaders felt that the election was already won. and McClel- Ian himself declared that he intended to make only few speeches. With the sudden outburst of remarkably enthu- siastic support for Hearst. however, the situation changed so swiftly that the Democratic leaders were startled from the reposs of their quiet conf dence.
 The weather was Ideai. aiding great ly in the polling of large vote. There vas little disorder. and. although many arrests were made. they frequently were due to misunderstanding or cler- ical errors. and only a few men were held for trial
 Eighteen hundred and nine election districts out of 1.e4s In Greater New York give Mcclellan a plurality of 2,0os over Hearst
 Complete returns from the borough Of Queens. with four districts missing. give Hearst $ plurality of T2i over Nc CleIlan.
 An analysis Of tbc vote for mayor shows that Hearst polIed e little more than 100.0oo votes and that these votes were drawn sinost equally from the Democratic and Republican parties. vose this rear was about ii0.an smaller than his vote of two Tears sga. wtIe Wins vote was about 125ooe smaller thsn Lows vsse of two ysars sFo.
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