The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03
Tammany Hall Was Deserted at
Early Hour
When TWAS Known That Every
thing Was Lost.
THE GLOOMIEST NIGHT
That the Tiger Has Ever Be-
fore Experienced.
For the Opposition 1t Was the
Most Hilarious.

New York. Nov 3-Through the de-
feat of all of it's candidates who would
have become members of the board OF
estimate and apportionment, excepting
William ]. Gaynor. who was elected
mayor Tammany Hall loses control of
the expenditure of more than one bill
lion dollars in public funds. BY virtue
OF their offices, the mayor, comptroller,
president of the board of aldermen and
the five borough presidents are mem
bers of the board. which really controls
the city government anu appropriates
the money for all public matters. By
elect1ng all of the officers excepting the
mayor, the Republican, Fusion ticket
comes into the management of one of
the largest governmental funds in the
world. -s-...--sr
1t is estimated that the next four
annual budgets to pay the cost of city
administration will total more than 700
million dollars. Contemplated subways,
the increase of the water supply and
other special improvements will bring
the total amount to be expended in the
next four years to considerably more
than one billion dollars.
WOmen's Part in the Election.
Women played a picturesque part in
the election. One faction of the suf-
fragettes conducted a mock polling
booth in Harlem where all women
we're permitted to vote and where the
Socialist candidate for mayor polled
an overwhelming majority. In two of
side, women served watchers for
prohibition candidates. They We're
treated eourteously and accorded all
the privileges of men watchers
Despite an intermittent rain, it was
one of the noisiest and most hilarious
election nights New York ever witness
Cd. Hundreds of thousands of persons
we're jammed into Broadway and into
Park Row and along 125th street in
Harlem from the time the polls closed
until midnight. There seemed to be
as many women as men and the loud
footing of horns made the night hid
cous. Ali hotels and restaurants were
taxed to their capacity, tables in the
gagged days before. In most of these
Faces only champagne was served
with meals and those who did not care
to order champagne were not served
with food.
Lights Went Out in Tammany Hail.
Three hours after the first returns
were received. Tammany hall was
practically deserted and the great
crowds which in former years had
gathered there on election night to
read the returns. moved to other
places. 1t was said to have been the
quarters had ever experienced
Even when Seth Low was elected
mayor. the Democratic organization
was reasonably successful with the
rest of the ticket. but when the re-
turns last night indicated that every
thing had been lost to the Demo-
Gratis excepting the mayors office, the
district leaders silently departed and
the crowds dispersed. While it was
expected that Gaynor would be elected
and that the board of estimate might
be lost. not a soul connected with
Tammany hall believed that the
Democratic nominee for district at
torney would be defeated This Of
flee was considered by many to be
vastly more important than the
mayoralty, and the Tammany leaders
in all districts had made a special
effort to elect the Democratic
nominee. With Gaynor running
strong the leaders centered their
efforts on the district attorneys Of
flee, and when it became certain
that even this plum had fallen to the
enemy, most of the lights in Tam
many hall went out.