Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-04
GAYNoR DECLINES TO TALK
Mayor-EIect Refuses to Discuss His
Statement that He Would Not
serve u Board Was Not
Democratic.

NEW YORK, Nov 3.--The forces Of
fusion will be IN practical control Of New
York Citys government after January l
next, although the democratic candidate
for mayor. william ]. Gaynor. was elected
TO that office yesterday by a plurality Of
over 1900 votes.
With the exception of mayor, the fusion
sweep was complete. Not another demo-
cratic candidate on city or county tickets
won success. The fusion forces. by electing
their candidates for comptroller and presl-
dent of the board of aldermen, together
with the victory Of fusion and anti-Tam-
many candidates for the presidencies Of all
five boroughs Will give the opposition to
Tammany thirteen out of sixteen votes in
the important Board of Estimate.
F%This board will have in its hands during
It's term Of office the expenditure of prac-
tfcally $1,000 100000.
On the county ticket the fusonists
elected their candidates for district at
torney sheriff, county clerk register and
city court Judge. which. with their other
victories, will place nearly every bit Of
patronage In the greater city in their
hands.
Complete Vote for Mayor.
Complete returns on the vote for mayor
show the following: Gaynor, 25O67s; Ban
nard 1852! Hearst 15S,s4S Gaynor's
plurality, 7sOl6
Below mayor, the fusion candidates on
the city ticket won by substantial plurali-
les, that Of Prendergast, for comptroller,
being approximately 1900, and that OF
Mitchell, for president of the board Of
aldermen, ,l,OO0.
The borough presldencies all went to
the fusion or anti-Tammany candidates.
In Manhattan George McAneney was
elected by plurality Of 25,O51; in the Bronx
c. c. Miller won by 1901 votes; in Brook
lyn b Steers had a margin of 26,2S2; in
Queens. Lawrence Cresser, independent,
won by 1865 plurality while in the
borough OF Richmond George Cromwell,
the fus onist had s32 plurality.
FusI0Rfst DistrIct AttOrney.
The strength of the fusionist cause in
New York county was indicated by the
plurality Of 22,OOO votes which Charles s.
whitman the fusion nominee for district
attorney, received over George Gordon
Battle, the democratic candidate. John s
Shea, fusionist was elected for sheriff by
a plurality spproxlmating 3S,42S.
The democratic candidate for the city
court bench. George f. R0esch, was showed
under by 5000 votes by his fusionist op.
ponent, Richard p. Smith
The board of alderman viii be composed
II forty-two democrats and thlrty-si1
iusionists.
From present indications the state as
sembly viii have a republican majority Of
forty-three, a democratic gain of five
There was no election for members of tn,
senate.
Charles r. Murphy leader of Tamman!
iall would not discuss the report that II
view OF the loss to Tammany of the Boar
of Estimate and Apportionment ne would
resign as Tammany's leader at the Decem
ber meeting of the county and executiv
committees.
Murphy VIII Not Quit.
Later today when pressed for a state
nent regarding the report of his possibl
resignation Mr. Murphy entered a poin
bank denial
q have no intention Of rcsignng," II
declared.
Mr. Murphy sald he knew Il no sen
ment In the Tammany OF iganizat!on ,ha
called for his ETH ement.
Mayor-elect Glynor would not discus
today, the probability of his acting on hi
prediction statement that he would b
disncluod to serve as mayor unless
democratic Board OF Estimates were ais
chosen.
~ have nothing to say to the newspa
pers today" said udge Gaynor, "exceT
that I desire TO express my warmest thank
ard appreciation TO you and the reporter
of all the newspapers who have been cal
ng daily at my house"
The mayor-elect disclaimed a pubIishe
interview with him which credited hil
with charging the newspapers with garl
lin gand distortlng his campaign speeche