The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-09

New York, November 7-IncompIete
returns from two-thirds of the counties
in the state of New York make it I'M
possible up to II o'clock tonight to give
definite figures ON the state ticket other
than for governor. Charles E. Hughes,
republican candidate for governor, has
a majority of $4,000 approximately, but
the remainder of the candidate are in
doubt.
For lieutenant governor, Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chandler, democratic-indepel-
dence league candidate, has a lead in
the city of greater New York of 1884,
941. Up state, M. Linn Bruce, repuDli-
can candidate for lieutenant governor,
is running slightly ahead Of Mr.
Hughes vote. AS Mr.. Hughes came
down to greater New York with lead
of approximately 1000, it will rea Oily
be seen that the vote for second place
on the ticket will be very close, snd
only the complete official count will
determine the successful candidate
4 Returns are coming in very slowly
Ifom upstate counties. At II O'Clock.
forty out of the sixty-one counties, in
the state had completed the count and
turned in the figures. From these it
was impossible to predict the result
Of the entire count as to the suDOrdI-
nate places on the two tickets. At re-
publican state headquarters, no definite
statement or claim could be had, OUT
based upon returns already in, 1t ID-
pears that Bruce is elected by 5000, It
was stated that as there were still
about twenty counties to be heard from
officially nothing would be given out
until these have reported.
Governor-elect Charles E. Hughes to-
night gave out the following statement:
''It is a victory for sobriety and for
decency in the administration of gov
ernment. But the people will not toll
crate indifference to public wrongs.
They desire neither exaggeration ,1or
infammatory appeal on the one hand,
nor moral or political obtuseness on
the other hand. The election is re-
buke to demagogical methods, ana it
is also impressive in it's demands for
responsible leadership l shall address
myself to the task of squaring the ad
ministration of government with the
interest of the people.
At the headquarters of the indepen-
dence league tonight, the following
statement was issued:
Reports from upstate indicate not
only that Mr.. Hearst cut down the re-
publican vote very materially but
that the independence league vote for
Mr. Hearst was not counted in many
counties These votes will have to
be added to the announced result of
vMr Hearst's vote in order to give the
Icorrect Hearst figures in the state
Last night Captain William Astor
Chandler stated that his brother, Rob-
ert, who was running for sheriff of
Duchess, had threatened to bring man
damus proceedings against several cleo
ton boards before they consented to
count the independence league vote for
Mr. Hearst. Today other reports We're
received indicating that independence
league votes for Mr.. Hearst were not
counted in Erie and Allegheny counties.
Reports come in also showing that IN
districts in Clinton, Catkragus, Herki-
mer, Wayne Albany OnDngada and
Washington counties there was fail
ure on the part Of election boards 10
count the vote for Mr.. Hearst which
was cast under the scales.
"The facts developed today explain
the great falling off of the total vote
cast yesterday as compared with the
total vote cast two years ago. There
is no doubt that the votes represented
by this falling off were the votes cast
for Mr.. Hearst and his associates I'M
der the emblem of the scales. In 1904
the total vote cast for governor was
1,625,907. This year, with sfxty-three
election districts missing, only 1873. .450
votes are accounted for, although the
registration this year was unusually
heavy, and the weather conditions and
the interest taken in the campaign all
tended to bring out full vote. These
kmatters are being fully investigated. !"
Governor-elect Charles e. Hughes,
accompanied by seven of the seere-
taries of the republican state head
quarters, left on the New York Central