The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-08
SECOND PLACE IS
 STILL UNDECIDED
Hughes Plurality is Now Placed
 At 62,000
CHANLER IS IN THE LEAD
Probably the Whole Democratic Ticket Has Been EIected With the Ex- ception of Hearst-Reports
 From Other States.

New York, November 7s-At midnight there was still doubt as to who is elected lieutenant governor of New York. Six teen counties had not reported the off, cial count at that hour, but on the face of the figures in hand at that hour the result seemed to favor Chanler, on the democratic-Independe league ticket.
 Whatever the result may be. the figures will be close, and until complete official returns shall have been made by all the counties now missing, it will be impos- sibe to do more than to guess at the winner.
 The total vote for the state so far as returned, including the democratic strong hold of the city of Greater New York, for lieutenant governor. is: Chanler 604234, Bruce 51947
 It appears that outside of the candidates for governor, and possibly for lieutenant governor, the democratic ticket is elected.
 In Greater New York Chanler's major ity over Bruce is 13l,9i1. and the big lead Bruce must overcome in the upstate counties. Among the missing counties is Westchester, which gave Hughes 5000 plurality.
 Hughes Has 52,000.
 Charles E. Hughes, republican candi- date for governor, has a majority of 52,0O0. approximately, but the remainder of the candidates are in doubt.
 For lieutenant governor, Lewis Stuy- vesant Chanler, emoeratic-Independenc league candidate, has a lead in the city of Greater New York Of 134,9l1. Upstate, M. Linn Bruce, republican candidate for lieutenant governor. is running slightly ahead of MT. Hughes vote. As MT. Hughes came down to Greater New York with lead of approximately 129,0O0, 1t will be readily seen that the vote for second place on the ticket will be very close, and only the complete official count will determine the successful candidate.
 Returns are coming very slow from up- state counties. At Il o'clock forty out of the sixty-one in the state had completed the counts and completed in the figures. From these it was impossible to predict the result of the entire count, as to the subordinate places on the two tickets.
 At republican state headquarters no definite statement or claim IS to be had, but based upon returns already in, it appears that Bruce Is elected by 50OG. It was stated that as there were still about twenty counties to be heard from officially nothing would be given ous un- til these have reported. Gov.-elect Chas. l.. Hughes tonight gave out the follow ing statement:
 Huuhes Makes Statement.
 "It is a victory for sobriety and for decency in the administration of Soverr- ment, but the people will not tolerate indifference to public wrongs. They de- sire neither exaggeration nor inflam- matory appeal on the one hand, nor moral or political obtusions on the other hand The election is a rebuke to dem- agogical methods, and 1t is also impress sive in it's demand for responsible leader ship. I shall address myself to the task of souaring the administration of gov ernment with the interest of the people. confident that I may rely upon the sup hort of all good citizens, not only those who voted for me, but also those who, in the intensity of their desire to end abuses voted for my opponent. To the work of insuring, to the extent of my power. the just administration of the gov- ernment of this state, 1 shall devote my self unreservedly.
 "While perfectly well, am very weary from the labors of the campaign and want a few days of perfect quiet For this reason I am going to the mountains for a little outdoor life, and undisturbed rest There is nothing of political signifi- canoe in the trip, it is simply to get a good breath of fresh air When I return 1 shall close up my business affairs, and