New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
CANDIDATES UNEASY.
SlOzcHesS of Returns Sets State
Headquarters Ag0g.

There was the greatest uncertainty as 20 ne
fate OF the Republican state ticket below Cow
er7oc a. Republican state headquarters up to a
late hour last night In spite or the strenuous
work OF Chairman Woodruff. Lieutenant Cow
ernor Bruce. William Barnes. tr. William Z
Ward. OF westchester and Attorney General
Mayer TO get the correct returns from the up
state counties. the result was still in doubt
Chairman Woodruff said thar from the figures
r had II would seem 20 him that Lieutenant
Governor Bruce and possibly some OF the others
on the state ticket would on the total count up
the stacs get a plurality equal TO that OF Mr.
Hughes in the same territory So the question
as 20 whether any particular member OF The
Republican state ticket was elected would re-
solve itself into a question as 10 whether or nOz
his opponents plurality in this city and in rhs
Long Island counties was less than that re-
ceived by Mr. Hughes upstate Chairman Wood
ruff confident that Lieutenant Goveruor
Bruce would prove 20 have been elected. but he
was not sure Of the rest OF the ticket
7 was heart breaking task trying 10 get
the figures kilograms were sent 20 all ths
county chairren asking them 70 send in their
figures on the state ticket as soon as possible
But The telegraph wires we're TOO slow. and
Chairman Woodruff began 70 use the long dis
tance telephone. and for several hours he and
Mr. Barnes had their ears 20 the telephone and
were busy taking figures IN almost every case
il found that the rest of the state ticket
had run behind Mr.. Hughes in the rural dis
triCrs, showing that old line Democrats there had
cut Hearst and voted the rest OF their ticket
In the manufacturing centres the reverse YES
the case the rest OF the state ticket running
ahead OF Mr.. Hughes. showing that many Re-
. nh Na7 orrf na Haa ~ For
Hearst
AT 1890 o'clock reports had been received
from all except fourteen OF the upstate counties.
although the figures had been estimated in eighr
counties From these reports IL was figured
that Lieutenant Governor Bruce was 800 ahead
OF Mr.. Hughes. This did nO- include Vest
chester and Dutchess, where Mr.. Bruce ran be-
hind Il was figured that on the total counr
upstate Mr.. Bruce would get about the sans
plurality Mr. Hughes
The figures on State Engineer showed that
Van Alstyne had run considerably behind and
that Skene. the Democratic candidate. was prob
ably elected by a plurality OF 200 The other
candidates however. from incomplete rerurns
seemed TO oe running abOU- The same as Lieu
tenant Governor Bruce
Mr. Woodruff. Mr.. Bruce. 0Ir. Barnes ana Mr.
Mayer had postponed their trip 10 the Adi-on-
dacAs until to-day, and IL looked for willis
last night as though they might not be able %
get away to-day
Incomplete figures on Lieutenant Governor.
the best obtainabIe ar the time OF going 70 press.
Indicate that Lieutenant Governor Bruce has
been reelected by a plurality OF about +0OJ-
Returns from various sources differed some
what and II was necessary 20 estimate the
pluraHries n some of the counties There VIII
probably be some changes when The Official
figures come in bU-. from present indications, i
would seem that Lieutenant Governor Bruce
has safe lead
The table Of county pIuraliries on ths Lieuren-
ant Governorshlp follows