Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-08
HUGHES MAJORITY CROWS
Pepablioth Elected Governor Of New York
BY About Fifty-Two Thousand Votes
LIEUTENANT sOvERNORsWP IN DOUBT
Jesuit Is 50 Close that OmcisI Count
VIII he Necessary 20 Decide IT.
IIeHrst Makes Charges Of
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NEW YoRK. Novg.7s--tncomplete returns
from tiwo-thirds Of the counties IN the state
Of Now York make 81 impossible up 70
= u O'Clock tonight 70 give definite figures
ON the state ticket other than for gov
ornor. Charles f. Hughes, republican can
didateg for governor. has, a majority OF
5000. approximately. but the remainder OF
the candidates are in doubt.
For lieutenant governor, Lewis stuyve-
SAINT Chsnler the Observation-Disclosures
league candidate. has a lead in the city OF
Greater New York Of 1891. Up state. NJ
Linn Brue, republican candidate FOR lieu
tenant governor. Is running slightly ahead
Of Mr.. Hughes vote. AZ Mr.. Hughes came
down 80 Greater New York with lead OF
approximately 12s,Oo0 Il win readily be seen
that the vote for second place on the ticket
will be very-close apd only the complete
officisi count viii determine the successful
csudidate 0sr
Returns are coming in very slowly from
IN state counties At II o'clock forty out
Of the sixty-oue' IN the state had completed
the count and turned in the figures. From
these Il was Impossible TO predict the re-
suit Of the entire count as to tho subord-
nate places on the two tickets At repub-
lean state headquarters no definite state
1ncnt or claim is to he had. but based upon
returns already I'm It appears that Bruce
is elected by 5000. 1t was stated that as
there were still about twenty counties to
be heard from officially, nothing would be
given out until these have reported.
Statement by Mr.. Hughes.
Governor Elect Charles e. Hughes to-
night tave out the following statement:
It Is victory for sobriety aud for de-
cency I'm the administration OF government.
But inc people viii not tolerate indifference
TO public wrongs. They desire neither ex-
aggeratiou nor infiammatory appeal on the
one hand nor moral or political obtuseness
on. the other hand. The election is a re-
Duke ~ demagogical methods and II is also
impressive IN its demands for responsible
leaderFhp shall address myself to the
task Of squarng the administration OF gov
eminent with the interest of the people.
conhdent that may rely upon the support
Uo,s go Nc b,,t not oIiE nose VINO
intensity of their desire to end abuses voted
for my opponent. To the work of assuring
TO the extent of my power the just admins
tTation of the government of this state, 1
shall devote myself unreservedly.
Mr. Hughes said that he was very weary
from the labors Of the campaign and in
tended going to the mountains for little
outdoor life and undisturbed rest
Hearst Charges Fraud.
At the headquarters of the Independence
league tonight the following statement was
made public:
Reports from upstate indicate not only
that Dir. Hearst cut down the republican
league vote for Mr. Hearst wan notscounted
I'm many counties. These votes will have
to be added to the results of Mr..
Hears3 figures. Last night Colonel William
AstorfChanler said that his brother, Rob
Duchess county, had threatened 70 bring
nandamus proceedings against several
count the Independence league vote for
MT Hearst. Today other reports were re-
votes for Mr.. Hearst were not counted
in Erie and Allegheny counties. Reports
came In also showing that in districts ia
Clinton, Cattaraugus, Herkmer, Wayne,
Albany. Onondaga and Washington coun-
ties there was a failure on he2paft of the
aeS S R9acSS w SS 0S Ssst Under anS vs.
The facts developed today explain the
great Falling of of the total vote cast yes
terday as compared with the total vote
that the votes fepSesented by this falling
of were the votes cast for Mr.. Hearst
and his associates under the emblem of the
scaless In 1904 the total vote cast for
stxty-three election districts missing only
873450 votes are accounted for, although
heavy and the weather conditions and the
interest taken In the campaign all tended
These, matters are being fully. investl-.
- Result in--Erie County.
BUFFALO, Nov. 7.-Revised figures show
thai Hughes plurality in Erie county over
Hearst was 1882. Hearst carried Buffalo
by a harrow margin. The vote for the
remainder % tlle state ticket indicates that
the head Of the republican ticket was cut
for Hearst.
President COnEratuIateH Hughes.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 7.-President
Roosevelt today sent a message of hearty
Capitalization to Governor-eleet Hughes of
New York. The text OF the message was
not given out
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NASHVILLE, Nov. 7-lncomplete returns