The Jersey City news., 1906-11-09
EMPIRE STATE M|XUP
Governor Hughes, Republican
viii Probably Have Demo-
cratic Cabinet.
cHANLER ALSO SEEMS SAFE

Hearst's Running Mate Expected TO
Squeeze In by Small PIuraIity--Re-
puhIicsns to Try to Have Protested
Ballots counted-chairnan cenners
Makes Fraud Charges.
New York, Nov. 9--With the Official
vote Of but thrSsr counties missing
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler apparently
is elected lieutenant governor on the
Democratic and Independence league
tickets by plurality approKimating
1,700 votes over M. Linn Bruce (Rep9
10 arrive at these figures Bruce's
probable plurahties In sthe counties OF
Essex, Ontario and Niagara are based
on the vote for the Republican guber-
Material candidate, Fulton county ds
also missing excepting statement OF
Bruce's plurality over Chanler. While
slight changes may be made in the re-
turns from several counties, it is not
believed they will materially reduce
Chanler's lead, but, on the contrary, In
crease it.
Republican Headquarters Hopeful.
At Republican headquarters Chair
man Woodruff was not prepared to
give out any statement, but it was
stated that the official canvass of the
vote of the city Of Greater New York
may show enough changes in favor OF
Bruce to overcome Chambers apparent
lead.
1t appears that all the other candi-
dates OIL the Democratic state ticket
are elected by safe pluxaHstes.
Mr. Hearst appears to hsye run from
of the independence league
ticket.
The Democratic -Indeperdence league
candidates on the state ticket, besides
Mr.. Hearst, were az follows. Lewis
stuyyesant Chanler, for lieutenant
governor; william s. jackson, for at
torney general; Frederick Skene, for
state engineer and surveyor; John s,
ysaa1en, for secretary Of state; Martin
x Glynn, for eurnptroller; Julius
kauser, for state treasurer.
To Count Protected Ballots.
1t is announced that the Republican
campaign mana gers have determined
to make application In the supreme
court for an order compelling the pro
duction in court of all void and pro-
tested ballots" for the purpose of hav-
ing them counted.
Declaring that he Republicans were
trying to steal the election from the
Democratic candidates by Withholding
returns and adding enough to the vote
to overcome the Democratic pluralities
in this city, William J. Conners, Demo
cratic STAGE chairman, sent out call
for meeting Of the state committee in
this city. The IsHvnose of the meeting
is to take measures to protect the Dem
ocratic vote and &, see that the Demo
Gratis are represensed in every county
In the state whexe ne county canvass
ing boards meet pext Tuesday.
Chairman Conaess raised a loud cry
of fraud. He said he had been receiv-
Ing kilograms frcm Democratic county
chairmen up the state declaring that
the election returns were withheld fren.
them. He stated that practically all
the up state returns except for gov
ernor were being kept back.
Vast Patronage Involved.
With the defeat of the Republican
candidates on the state ticket from
lieutenant governor down vast pa
nor, q eea xxrt1f he %b,oxsy,, %txo Lo-de
Of the Democrats and Independence
leaguers. The Republicans, through
Superintendent of Public Works Fran
chot will retain most. Of the barge ca
nal patronage, but all the good roads
patronage will go to the Democrats
through their state engineer There is
$5O,000,0o0 to be spent on this work.
The new Democratic state officers
will WELD great power through control
of the state canal board, which ap-
proves all plans for the barge canal;
the state land board, which issues
grants of land under water and gener-
ally supervises state lands; the canal
fund commission and the state board
Of equalization. They will also control
the state board of canvassers, which
will be called upon in 1908 to canvass
the vote in this state for presidential
electors. Ali these boards and commits
sions are made up Of state elective on
GERS.
The state officers have many offices
to give out, and the new lieutenant
governor as presiding officer Of the
senate will have considerable patron
age to bestow, besides making up the
list of senate standing committees.
The influence Of a Republican legisla-
ture and governor will have tendency
to prevent the Democratic state off
GERS from carrying out in detail what
ever programme they may have. The
legislature and the governor have con-
trol Of the states purse strings.
Hughes Forgetting Politics.
Montreal, Nov Ex-Governor Eject
Charles q. Hughes and his party ar
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