New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-05
VOTE In CITY SHOWS
THE FEAR OF BRYAN
PLCR4LITT FOR TAFT IN
CREASED TO 1856.
Chanler Got 20 Per Cent Less IN
NcU York than Did Hearst
Tao Years Ago.

STUDY of the figures on President and Gov
ernor in this city would seem TO show the grow
ing independence Of the voters. Veteran politi
cal leaders yesterday declared they could not
account for the result in any other way.
Chairman Mack Of the Democratic National
Committee, and Chairman Corners of the state
committee, despite the report Of detection
smons the rank and file absolve both Charles
F Murphy. Of Tammany Hall, and Senator Nc
-arren. Of Brooklyn. from any charge Of treach-
cry. and vet Bryan's plurality in Manhattan
and The Bronx was less than 600o while he
lost Brooklyn by more than 230oo Manhattan
and The Bronx supposed to have a normal
Democratic plurality of between 10000 and
Soc0o while Brooklyn's normal Democratic
plurality is some II 600
Leaders say that the big vote for Taft IN this
city is due 10 large extent to the business men,
who believed that Bryan was an unsafe man.
They voted on their conviction, and Democratic
party affiliations were thrown to the winds.
Taft made big gains in Queens, the Bryan plu-
ralty there being only 1858 as compared 10
some 4.o00 for Parker four years ago
In Manhattan the Sullivan districts below 18th
street gave the normal Democratic puralities
for both Bryan and ChanIer. but the Democratic
vote in The Bronx fell of marvenously, much
70 the dismay Of the leaders Taft carried the
:'5tt District there by some 800
The best residential sections in the city showed
q large vote for Governor Hughes indicating
that his policies were strongly upheld by that
class il the community. The Chanler vote in
the districts in Kings County. in which the
racetrack influence was felt. was TO a large de-
gree responsible for even the small pluralities
the Democratic candidate for Governor got
there. IN the city Chanler got about 20 per
cent less votes than Hearst poIIed two years
ego.
The Independence party vote on President IN
the city appears to be about 1880, which IS
considerably below what most people expected
shearn led the ticket, with q vote of 33.4.3.
Il would seem that the Socialist party had
about doubled its vote OF four years ago from
En estimate based On fragmentary returns
Judge Taft's plurality over Mr. Bryan In the
greater city was 1865, The incomplete re
turns OF Tuesday night gave the Republican
candidate a plurality Of 9.g7S. The vote was,
for Taft 3e05T4; for Bryan. 2s4 500 or~a total
for the two candidates Of 5S5,Js13.
Fryan's plurality in Manhattan and The Bronx
VAS only 5.S02 IN Queens 1.03S, and in Rich
1nond go. Judge Taft Offset these in Brooklyn
and had 1855 10 spare The vote for the two par
ties for President showed g falling OF from the
result 81 1904. when the total was 61939a or So
So more than was cast Tuesday; IN 1900 the
vote was also larger. being 5S9.917. or 4,414 in
excess Of the total vote in the last election.
Comoleted returns from the .633 election dis
tricts IN the greater city show only compare
lively slight change from the plurality for Chan
Ter as estimated in yesterdays Tribune. The
Democratic candidate Just managed 10 nose out
OF the greater city with plurality Of 60.SSS a
gain OF only 100 votes over the figures given
yesterday. The revised figures show increases
IN the plurality for Chanler il Manhattan and
The Bronx and IN Richmond and a falling of in
Brooklyn and Queens. His plurality in New
York County was 1895: IN Kings. 1865: in
Queens. zoos and in Richmond. 1,417. a total Of
so.5SS With the single exception Of Richmond.
Hearst rolled I'D q greater vote in every Dor
cugh when he ran as the candidate Of the Dem
ccratic and Independence League parties for
Governor in 1906. Herricks plurality over Hig-
gins II 1893 n the greater city was 1872.
All the other Democratic candidates on the
state ticket ran considerably behind Chanler.
Controller GIyrn. who was renorinated 10 sue
coed himself coming nearest to the Lieutenant
Governor IL The size % his plurality in the
greater city over MS chief opponent Mayor
IaUs Of albany. In Manhattan Glynn ran less
than 200 votes behind Chanler, but OBJECTIONS
in the other boToughs brought down the total
Of his plurality 10 46,S1o-
Sauuel :. Koenig. the Republican candidate
for Secretary OF State and leader Of the 9th As
Sera5Iy District. made a fine run throughout the
city. and despite the reputed strength with the
labor element Of the present incumbent of the
Office. John :. Whaien, was only 29,542 votes
behind after the count had been revised. In
Kings County George n. Palmer, the present
minority leader IN the Assembly and Demo-
cratic candidate for Attorney General, got
plurality almost twice as great as that Of Chan
Ter getting q total vote OF more than 100
above that cast for the head OF the ticket. In
fact. Controller CSlynn was the only one Of Mr..
-hanIer's associates on the ticket IN the Dor
ourh across the bridge who failed TO get either
- large z number OF votes great plu-
ralftv as the candidate for Governor.
IN Richmond, Philip P Farley candidate ioF
Engineer and Surveyor, was the only Demo-
cratic candidate for a state Office who failed TO
get Is good lead as ChanIer, and ne had an
even ! 100 only seventeen less than the plural
ity Tor the head Of the ticket
n Queens, on the other hand. Chanler got
more votes and a larger plurality than any Of
ms associates. His plurality was zoos. as
against 7So4 for Hearst over Hughes in 1906.