The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-05
New York Mayor Elect Re-
gretS Tammany Defeat.
MURPHY MAY HAVE TO RESIGN
Rank and File of Organization Dis
gusted at Loss of Board of
Estimate and Scores of
Important Offices.

New York, Nov. 4.-Although former
Justice William ]. Gaynor is elected
mayor of New York by plurality
which turns out to be 73,O16, he is FAR
from rejoicing over the election, for
his regret at the utter defeat Of Tam
many Hall for all the other offices on
the city and county ticket takes away
all the pleasure he would otherwise
feel
Prior to the election Justice Gaynor
had said that he would not serve as
mayor unless the nominees Of Tam
many Hall were elected with him as
members of the board of estimate,
which passes on oil franchises, makes
all appropriations and awards all con-
tracts. Now not single one OF Tam
many's nominees for the board OF es1-
mate was elected, the fusionists carry
ing everything but the mayoralty.
Still Justice Gaynor is not expected to
decline the mayoralty.
John Purroy Mitchell, fusion candi-
aldermen, said he was prepared to as
sumo the duties of mayor IL Justice
Gaynor lives up to his campaign threat
of refusing the office now that his
Democratic associates in the contest,
the board of estimate. were not elect
ed with him.
"Mr. Gaynor has stated publicly and
repeatedly" said Mr.. Mitchell, that in
case Mr.. Murphy's board Of estimate
was not elected to office with him he
would resign. We expect 50 eminent
and pious jurist to keep his word.
In that event 1t would be my duty to
assume the Office of mayor under the
law"
Gaynor received 25O,67S votes and
carried all boroughs. Otto T. Barnard,
the fusion candidate, is second, with
1852 votes. Hearst's total vote is
153,S43.
Mitchell was elected president OF the
board of aldermen by 71,031, and
Prendergast got the comptrollership
by a majority of 1859. The opposi-
ton also bowled over Christy Sullivan
for sheriff, Roesch for city court judge
and all the Tammany candidates for
supreme court justices and coroners.
Whitman was elected district attorney
over Battle by 10000.
Barnard ran $4,000 votes behind the
vote polled by Governor Hughes last
fall. Gaynor's vote of 250,0OO, which
exceeds that of any candidate for
mayor in 1905, being greater by $4,000
than McClellan's, is $4,000 short Of
Hearst's vote in the city for governor
in 1906.
Counting in four Democratic bor-
ough presidents and one Republican
and the Democratic president Of the
board, the next board of aldermen
will stand: Democrats, 46; Republic
ans, 33. Only twenty-five of the DEM
ocrats are Tammany men, however.
Charles f. Murphy's leadership of
Tammany Hall is seriously imperiled
as result of the election, and it is
said that he will be forced to resign.
The rank and file of the organization
are disgusted at the situation.
Not even the most hidebound adher-
ent of the wigwam can fail to regard
the result of the election as an utter
rout for Tammany. 1t is pointed out
that Murphy took Gaynor as candi-
date in the sole hope of saving the
board Of estimate for himself and of
getting his county ticket elected. Now
he has GaynOr, whom he did not
want, and he has not the board of es-
innate and the county ticket, which he
did want.
Not one Of the three Tammany can
didates for the supreme court was
elected. In fact, all that is left to
Tammany is some judges of the mu-
nicipal court-and Gaynor. It is no
secret that Murphy considers Gaynor
as at least eccentric"