The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10

for Leader MurDhy-Bird S. COler
Elected President OF Brooklyn Bor-
ough.
New York, November S.-1:15 a. NJ
Returns to this hour are complete in
Greater New YORK in mayoralty contest
with the exception of 81 election dis
tricts, scattered through the city. The
vote on these returns gives Mcclellan
Democrat, 221, 815; Hearst, Municipal
Ownership, 218, 657; WINS, Republican,
1887; a plurality of 1858 for McC!el-
Ian.
At z O'Clock this morning the re
turns from New York county in the
district attorneyship contest were in
with the exception of eighty-two cleo
ton districts. They give Jerome, indie
pendent, 1O1, 597: Osborne, Democrat,
100, 22G; Shearn, Municipal Ownership,
60 ,649; Flammer, Republican, l.
making Jerome'S plurality 1877.
The members OF the law committee
p of the Municipal Ownership Leag.ie
were in conference early this morning,
and decided that legal demands be
made today or tomorrow, Thursday. at
the latest, for d ecOun of the entire
vote cast in New York city. The Hearst
men declare that the fraudulent voting
throughout the city was the most flag
ran that was ever attempted in this
country.
The county Of New York, with forty
six election districts missing gives:
Flammer, 1855; Osborne, 1O4, 1873:
Shearn, 68,7O1; Jerome, 1O7, 718. This
gives jerome a plurality of 1896.
\ Returns at midnight indicate that
AGeorge B. Mcclellan Democrat is re-
elected mayor of New York by be-
tween 5000 and 1000 plurality over
w. r. Hearst, Municipal Ownership,
and hat William T. Jerome Indepen-
dent. is reelected district attorney by
about 5000 over James W. Osborne.
Democrat.
Hearst Won't Admit Defeat.
At midnight MI. Hearst declined to
admit his defeat. and declared his in
tentiOn to contest the election. At mat
time returns from 1874 election districts
had not been received. Mcclellan had
2O5,598: Hearst 203,370 and Twins
49,. 1926 votes.
The following statement was issued
at midnight by w. r. Hearst:
I'VE have won this ELECTION. All
Tammany's frauds, all Tammany's
corruption, all Tammanys intimidation
and violence. all Tammany's false reg
istration illegal voting and dishonest
count nave not been able to overcome
a great popular majority. The re-
count will show that we nave won the
election by many thousands Of votes.
II 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 any effort of GRIM
inaI bosses.
CIVILIAN RANDOLPH HEARST.'
Jerome Wins Over Osborne.
After a campaign unusual in its
nublio interest and excitement. ram
many Hall met defeat today in its hard
fought efforts to elect James w. Os-
borne to the district attorneyshiD OF
New York county. and saved the may
crafty of the city by probably only a
few thousand votes. SO close was the
contest that up to II o'clock the re-
suit was not certain. but at that time
the indications were that George =.
Mcclellan, Democrat. had. been re
elected mayor for a four years term.
and thu VIM T. JerOme, Independent
had been reelected district attorney.
The extent to which the Tammany or
ganfzation was shaken may be judged
from the fact that there was no tu-
sion of the opposition parties, the
means by Wa ch the organization had
been comba.Ied heretofore-but that
Jerome. running as a candidate or no
party. and with his record in office as
his platform, succeeded in overcoming
the former prestige of the Democratic
organization. and William
Hearst, standing as the nominee OF the
Municipal Ownership League. a new
factor in New York politics, came
within a few thousand votes of being
elected mayor.
Jerome's Victory a Personal N
At II o'clock, when about half the
returns from New York county We're
in, it appeared that Jerome had won
by several thousand. His triumph was
almost entirely a personal one. and
showed that an appeal may be made
successfully to voters on the strength
of personal honesty and persistent.
sympathetic denunciation of graft and
political bossiSm. Mr.. Jerome'S cam
aig was conducted with especial OPP
position to Charles F. Murphy, leader
of Tammany Hall, and his reputed
wealth, and the result practically is a
defeat for Murphy, as we'll as for Us
borne.
Up to II O'Clock Mr.. Hearst, who
carried the boroughs of Brooklyn and
Queens, refused to concede his defeat.
and his campaign manager declared
tina a contest would be made. William
NJ. WINS the Republican nominee, was
third in the race for mayor and ran
far behind Hearst.
Golfer Elected President of Brooklyn
Borough.
Bird s. CoIer was elected borough
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