Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-03

SEQ. Gaynor's plurality 1858.
New York, Nov. 2.-Tammany elect
York today but lost it's grip on city
finances. William J. Gaynor of RrooN-
Ign swept the five boroughs for mayor
by AT least 10000 plurality. dcfeatin.,
Otto T. Barnard, Republican-Fus
and William Randolph Healst, indie
pendent He failed, however, to carry
his ticket with him and the Republic
can-Fusion forces will control abso-
lutcly the board of estimate and ap-
Dortionment, which will dishurse APP
proXimately 81 600, 900, 900 during the ac-
miniStratiOn. This is more than half q
defeat for Tammany, for the control
| of the board of estimate was one of
the principal issues Of the campaign.
| In addition the Republican FuSionSts
| elected Charles S. Whitman district at
| tOrnev of New York county, who de-
| featcd George Gordon Battle, the Dem
/ ocratic nominee, by at least $4,000 plur-
| atty and John Shea for sheriff over
| Christopher u. Sullivan, Democrat by
| approximately 10000 The control of thu,
board Of estimates is insured by the
elt ctlon of the following Republican,
| Fusion nominees:
COMPTROLLER, William \. Prendergast,
defeated Robert K. Moore, by approx
| imately 5000.
| Pre- sidcnt Of the board of aldermen.
John T. Mitchell, defeating John F.
| Calvin by approximately $1,000
| President of the borough of Manhat-
tan, George McAncny, defeating Joseph
| 1aas by approximately $1,000.
| President of the Borough of Brook
lyn Alfred e. Steers defeating John II.
McCooey, by approximately 1toOo.
| President of the borough of Rich
mond, George Cromwell, defeating
| Charles j. Mccormack by 1872
| In addition to the foregoing indica-
tons point to the election of the fol-
lowing Republican, Fusion nominees.
though the race was close up to a late
hour tonight.
President of the borough of The
lBronx. Cyrus c. Miller, defeating A.
H. Murphy.
The contest for the last named Dor
nugh presidency was very close, but
latest returns favored the Republican,
Fusion nominee. while in Queens
Gong Island1 Lawrence dresser, In
dependent and AntiAammany, was
lelectcd. With a total of IS votes. in the
board Of estimate. the Rcpublcan-Fu-
sion forces. even counting out the cleo
ton of the borough presidents 0 The
Rron and Staten Island. will yet
have II votes two more than the ne
c. ssary majority.
Hearst ran a poor race. once defeat
ed in his contest for the mayoralty
against Mcclellan in 1905. he went
Gown again today with total of less
than 100000. as against approximately
2A5 900 for Gaynor and 114.o0O for Ban
nard.
With but &c election districts out Of
1919 missing, the total vote of the
greater CITY for the three candidates
was as follows:
Gaynor. 243,S7o; Barnard, 173 ,39o;
Hearst, lis, $40.
This gives Gaynor a lead of 10.471
over Barnard and 1921 over Hearst.
| From almost the moment the returns
began to come it was apparent that
Gavnor was elected. Additional returns
only served to Increase his substantial
lead and as early as . o'clock the Re
puhlicans conceded his victory. II
staten Island only did Barnard poll {
woe anywhere near the Democratic
candidate. There Gaynor's pluralit.
was only 2043.
In Long Island alone Hearst rar
second. There his total vote, far from
complete, however, was 1881 a:
against 1919 for Barnard and 1899
| for C,aynor
The race for the district attorney
ship appeared to be close at first. bu
as returns came in it was apparent
that Whitman was leading Battle by
approximately $4,000.
| Tammany was also defeated in tht
strug gle for supreme court justice il
New York county with the election o
Nathan Blur, Edward j. Gavegan ant
Alfred r. Page, all Republican, Fusion
candidates, by safe majorities
4 Charles S. Whitman. the new distric
attorney. and the supreme court vic
tory places the reform element in con