The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-03
TAMMANY' VICTORY
ONLY A PARTIAL ONE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Tammany
elected another mayor of Greater New
York today, but lost It's grip on city
| finances.
William J. Gaynor of Brooklyn.
swept the five boroughs to victory as
mayor by at least 10000 plurality,
defeating Otto r. Barnard. Republican.
Fusion, and William r. Hearst, indie
pendent. He failed, however, TO carry
his ticket with him and the Republican
| Fusion forces will control absolutely
| the board of estimate and apportion
ment which viii dlsbursc approximately
a billion dollars during the admins
! tration.
This is more than half a defeat for
Tammany, for the control of the board
of estimate was one Of the principal
! issues.
In addition the republican. Fusionists
clecter Charles :. Whitman district at
torney of New York county. He de-
featcd George G. Battle, Democratic
nominee, by at least thirteen thousand
plurality and John S. Shea for sheriff
over G.. D. Sullivan, Democrat, by APP
| proXlmately 10000.
Where Fusion Wins.
Reform control of board of est-
mates is assured by the election of the
! following Republican Fusion nominees:
Comptroller-William 4. Prender-
| 9dSU UclPdDlnG hDDtrI % IOolt DN dD.
proximately $4,000.
President of the board Of aldermen
John p. Mitchell, defeating John F.
Calvin by approximately $4,000,
! President of the borough of Manhat-
tan-Gcorge McAneny, defeating Jo.
scph Haag by approximately $4,000.
President of the borough of Brooklyn
| McCooey by approximately $4,000,
In addition to the foregoing, indica-
tions point to the election of the fol
| lowing Republican, Fusion nominees:
President of the borough OF Bronx
Cyrus c. Miller, defeating A. II.
President of the borough Of Rich,
mond-Gcorge Cromwell, defeating Nc
! Cormack.
The contest for these two last named
borough prcsidencjcs was close, but lat
! est returns favored the Republican,
! Fusion nominees; while in Queens Ioug
Island) Lawrence Grcsser 0nd.) and
anti .Tammany, was elected.
With total of sixteen votes in the
board Of estimates, the Republican Flu.
| sion forces even counting out the clcc.
tion of the borough residents of the
Bronx and Staten Island will vet have
eleven votes. two more than the ncccS.
sary majority
Hearst Poor Third
Hearst, once defeated IN his contest
for the mayoralty against Mcclellan
in 1905, went down again today with
Il total of less than 10000. as against
approximately 245 900 for Gayuor. and
l74.O0O for Barnard.
With but thirtY-sIX election districts
out of 1879 missing the total vote of
the greater city for the three candi-
dates. was as follows;
Gaynor. $40; Barnard, us ,399;
Hearst, l4S,5t9
This gives Gaynor lead Of 70.4l7
over Barnard and 95.32l over Hearst.
Charles +. Murphy, leader of Tam
many hall, issued the following state
mcnt:
81 rejoice in common with all good
citizens IN the magnificent triumph Of
the Democratic candidate for mayor
Judge Gaynor, The Importance Of his
election to the people of New York can
not now be fully measured.
William II, Hearst said:
of IN anti-Tammany board of es-
timatc has been elected, I consider my
efforts we'll rewarded, ] went INTO the
campaign to accomplish exactly that
as ! stated in my letter of acceptance, -
$50 I am elected, - was Judge Gay
uor's reply when he was greeted as
" Mayor'
Nr Barnard sent II message congrat,
ulating the mayor.clect.
In a statement made later TO ono of
the two newspapers in Manhattan which
supported him, Mr. Gaynor said in com,
mcnting on other newspapers:
''Thcy garbled, falsifcd aud even
forged most of what / said. The result
was that ] had TO make speeches day
and night In order to get a hearing.
1 hope such an Outrage will never bc
seen in tins great, intelligent and hon
orablc city again. have gone through
much. but never anything equal to this
unfairncss and mcanuoss of the news
papers of New York City. The worst
Of il is they cheated and dcfraudcd
their own readers. Their wonderful in.
tlucncc is now apparent TO all men.
TOM L. JOHNSON IS