The Washington times., 1908-11-04
HUGHES PLURALITY
EQUALS LAST TINE
New YOrk's Governor Re-
turned to Office by
Fully $4,000.
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his defeat. These facts show that there
is a powerful vest pocket vote in New
York State which cannot be delivered
by either party,
Governor Hughes in 1896 which this
year were turned to the Democratic coll
umn included Erie and Duchess COuu-
ties. Chemung. which gave a plurality
for Hearst in 1895, gave Hughes 8
plurality OF 1000 yesterday.
Ahead of Ticket.
In Onondaga county Hughes proved
stronger than the rest OF his ticket,
running ahead Of Horace White. Candi-
date for lieutenant by severa hundred
votes In Ulster county Hughes re-
ceived a larger vote than TAN. the gov
ernOT's plurality in that county being
1890 against Tafts plurality or 1,Sco.
Looked upon IN the calm Of the morn
ing after. when figures are slower but
sureT, the victory Of Governor Hughes
is more remarkable than had at first
been supposed. So many elements en-
tered into the contest against him that
even some of his most intimate friends
feared for the result. This antagOnism
was not confined to the opposition
parties. It developed to noticeable de.
gree within his own ranks. The vote
upstate shows very clearly that some
thing was wrong with the organiza-
ton, for the old reliable Republican
strongholds were off color this year.
This refers especially TO the sections
which were not hit hard by the governor
racing law. It applies particularly to
the upper tier OF counties. which have
always played a prominent part in send
ing down TO Harlem the heavy vote
that Overcomes the effective work Of
Tammany.
Conditions Reversed.
The conditions OF other years were
reversed. The Democratic candidate
was given amazing support upstate
and fell or in Manhattan. The Re
publican candidate could not come &c
the bridge with his expected vote, but
below il he smashed into the Chanler
vote so effectively that the Democratic
plurality was kept well within FIVE fig
ures.
In view Of tie bitterness of the fight
waged against him. and the tireless
efforts Of those personally concerned,
outside o. the party organizations, to
defeat him, his showing in New York
city is the real feature Of the election.
New York city, with It thousands
upon thousands Of race track followers,
its Influential horse owners, the dis
gruntled liquor element to say moth
ing Of that class which is against even
a mild-mannered reformer. was not as
1erOciOusly strong as II had been
claimed. The race track element work
ed more energetically than did many a
paid ward politician, and they went
10 no little expense, not only to vote
themselves, but to get their friends to
vote for Chanler. Automobiles were
furnished IN abundance. Many Of them
were sent to meet the special train from
the PimlicO race track, carrying 500
followers OF the turf, who gave up their
business for the day 70 vote against
Hughes. Jockeys. stable boys, grooms,
trainers. and boOkies were at the polls
throughout the day, under the direc-
ton of Frank Clark, superintendent of
the Sheepshead Bay track
But despite these elements there was
an undercurrent in favor of the govern
or which neither his own party man
ayers nor those OF the opposition had
detected. But he needed just such sup
port to offset the detection upstate.
Erie county was an example, and its
resentment against Hughes was shown
in a plurality for Taft IN the county
Of 5000. The governor lost the county
by a plurality of 1900 The same situa-
ton prevailed at Rochester, where he
was cut about 1000. This is attributed
to the German voters and the sporting