New-York tribune., 1906-11-07
BRENNER IS HAPPY.
McCmren Says disgrace to State
Has Been AUerted.

Chairman Jacob Brenner of the Kings County
Republican Committee said last night that he
was we'll pleased with the results of the cam
paisn. His words were:
1 think that this election will put end to
Hearst's political career. The Democrats have
repudiated him, and he will never be nominated
as their candidate again am very sure the
Republicans will never nominate him for any
Office. and it is quite evident that the vote OF
the Independence League is not great enough to
put him in Office without the aid of other par
ties I expect that the Independence League
will go to pieces. Mr.. Hughes will rem
edy all the evils of which its members complain.
AS for Kings County 1t has done we'll. Roose-
welt carried the county by only 300 and Nc
Kinley by 2,80O. Hearst's small plurality here.
as in Manhattan and The Bronx which are also
normally so largely Democratic shows that the
Democrats have largely repudiated him. Many
of the Democrats who did vote for him did so
because they did not wish to knife the head or
the ticket. If it had not been for the stano
taken by Senator McCarren and other leading
Democrats, Hearst would have received much
larger plurality In New York City consider
that Hughes has done extremely well.
Yesterday was signalized in Brooklyn by the
extremely large vote cast early in the day. In
nearly every election district in the borough the
vast majority Of the voters We're at the poIs oY
8 o'clock in the forenoon. The votes were cast
rapidly, and there appeared to be little split
ting in any part of the county. There were only
f1fty-two arrests of which forty-f1ve were for
illegal voting Many of the people arrested were
placed in custody because of techntcalities that
did not keep them long from their liberty
There was little disorder. Watchers Of all the
parties were hand all day, and none were
interfered with. There appeared TO be no frfc-
ton between the representatives of the various
political opponents and Independence League
headquarters, which last year were early thrown
into a state OF panic by the news that most OF
their watchers had either deserted their posts or
had been thrown out, was allowed no oppor-
tunity for it's regulation howl Of FraudF
Most of the trouble that arose was the result
of the reapportioument which has split up cleo
tion districts and the old Assembly districts, In
a way puzzling to many of the old voters. Jus
tice Burr and Justice Dickey sitting IN the
Special Term of the Supreme Court, decided that
men should not be deprived of their votes be-
wrong places Another source of trouble was
the necessity of pastng the name OF Rowland
A Miles over that of William Hughes, the DEM
ocratic candidate for Justice of the Supreme
Court who died few days ago.
What might have been serious mishap oc-
boxes of the 18th and 21st Assembly districts
were confused by the police, but the confusion
was discovered in time and votes were lost
Senator McCarren, when asked his opinion on
the result. said:
The most disgraceful thing that could have
happened to the people of the Empire State has
been happily averted
Controller Metz said:
The result of the election shows that Kings
County is still factor in state politics. and will
have 10 be reckoned with.
Asked for whom he voted. the Controller said
his ballot looked like cemetery-it had so
many crosses on It."