Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-07
Claims Republicans Won.

New York. Nov. William Barnes.
Jr., of Albany. issued Il formal state
ment this afternoon claiming the cleo
ton of the entire republican state
ticket
New York, Nov. with incomplete
returns outside of Greater New York,
the result of Yesterdays election in
New York state aside from the head
of the ticket, is still in doubt today. At
10 this forenoon there was possibility
hat the entire democratic state ticket
aside from governor. had been elected
All democratic state candidates ran far
ahead of Hearst in Greater New York.
lead by 10000 IN City.
Their pluraIities here are approx
mately 10000 over the republican op-
pOnents and may have the effect of
overcoming the republicans in the up
state counties. These estimates, how
ever. necessarily are based upon the
full state vote for governor and de-
pend entirely upon the estimate that
the lesser candidates held with Hughes.
Had 10000 in Country.
On the face OF present returns Hughes
came down to Harlem river with a lead
over Hearst of a little more than 13O,-
600. While this is sufficient to give
him a lead of considerably more than
$4,000 over Hearst. Hughes associates
have a far greater plurality rolled up
BY the remainder CT the state ticket to
meet The closest contest. undOubted-
Iy. will be between Bruce republican
and ChanIer. Independent league and
democrat, for lieutenant governor
Chanler's plurality i'll Greater New
York is about 135, 900 Returns al
ready in show in some upstate cOun-
ties Bruce ran ahead of his ticket.
should Have Had 5000.
If Bruce had come down to the
Bronx on an even footing with Hughes
the plurality of Chanler would have
been a scant 5000. If the returns yet
to come show the republican candidate
made gains in other counties and this
plurality may be cut down. if not en-
tirely wiped ont.
Next to the lieutenant governor. fig
ures at hand show Whalen, democrat.
candidate for secretary of state. may
come through a winner by the closest
margin.
Hughes Also Behind Ticket.
AS more complete returns began to|
come in by counties today it was seen
in some instances there was a small
but consistent lead by the lesser re-
publican candidates over the head of
their ticket This fact served only to-
increase the uncertainty regarding the
result for Offices below governor
Two Counties Outside City.
Hearst apparently carried only two
counties in the state outside of Greater
New York. These were Chemung and
Schoharie: II was in his home city.
however, that he encountered the bit
terest and most determined opposition.
Kings county, of which Patrick II. Nc
Carren is the democratic leader. last
year gave Hearst for mayor large
plurality. but yesterday McCarren ex
erted all his forces to return Hughes
n plurality in his county. His instruc
tions to his captains was TO cut Hearst
and vote the remainder OF The demo-
cratic state ticket.
Cost Him Dearly.
the county by plurality of 1868, re-
turns for the remainder of the state
ticket show his trouble with McCarren
cost him dearly The plurality of the
the county democratic candidates who
were not affected by McCarren's order
exceeded that of the head of the ticket
by more than 10000. Had Hearst re-
ceiyed these votes it would have cut
Hughes lead in the state practically in
half.
Carries City by 1886.
New York. Nov. AT 7:30 this
mcrping returns were complete in
Greater New York for the governor
ship. Theysshowed Hearst's plurality
is 1886.
Greater New York. with nine dis