The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
IAMMANY WAS BURIED
UNDER GREAT LANDSLIDE

all stripes of democracy in the city
and who will be able, through the
powerful patronage of his Office to
reorganize Tammany hall along mod
ern progressive lines. 1t is not be.
lieved the new collector could afford
to become titular leader of Tamnany
but he can work with the man finally
selected as Murphy's successor The
individual chieftain suggested for the
job today was Dude J. Malone, third
assistant secretary Of state, son-in-
law of Senator O'Gorman, and inti-
mate of President Wilson.
Mitchers plurality was In excess OF
$4,000. The chief successful candi
dates were: Mayor John Purroy
Mitchell; Comptroller William A. Prem
dergast; president board of aldermen,
George McAneneny.
The borough presidents elected:
Manhattan, Marcus M Marks, fusion;
Brooklyn, Lewis H. Pounds, fusion;
Bronx, Douglas Mathewson, republic
can: Queens, Maurice e. Connolloy,
democrat, and anti-Tammany; Rich
mond, Charles j, Mccormack, demo-
crat.
Mitchell carried every borough in the
city. An incident In the rout OF
Tammany was the separation from the
rayroll for the firss time In many
years of Julius Harburger, now sher-
1T. Hamburger, disqualified by law
from succeeding himself as sheriff,
forced his nomination for coroner of
New York county. He was bowled
over by the fusionists. Another
notable figure defeated was George
Cromwell who has been president OF
the borough of Richmond since its
consolidation into the greater city,
State Goes Republican.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 5.-Wm. Sui
zer, deposed governor, now assembly.
man elect, will not attain his ambition
to be speaker of the lower house
when 1T meets for organization. In.
stead, a regular republican will have
that honor. Returns today from every
! district In the state emphasizes the
fact that the republicans gained con.
troll. They will have 81 of the $50
members, democrats 90 and progress
sives Ia. OF the two senators elect
ed yesterday to fill the vacancies
caused by the resignation of Franklin
ID. Roosevelt, resigned, and Stephen ].
Stilwell, now In Sing Sing prison, both
are republicans James Il. Towner
succeeds Roosevelt and Morris S.
Scheclor takes stilwelrs place.
The progressives had hoped to hold
the balance of power In the assembly
but the unexpected strength shown
by the republicans in up state dis
tricts that ordinarily would be safely
democratic, changed all this.
Levy Slipped In.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5-Former Gov
ernor Sulzer was robbed of his re-
venge on Aaron j. Levy, assembly
chairman of the board of impeachment
managers. Snlzer fought Levy's cleo
ton as judge of the municipal court
for the fifth district But the district
Is Tammany stronghold and although
Levy had bad scare, complete re-
turns compiled today show that he
pulled through by Sol in district
normally Tammany by eight or ming
thousand.
SuIzer TaIkr
NffW YORK, Nov. 5.-"Chas. +.
Murphy has seen how the recall oper.
ates when 1t is placed in the hands
C. the people" said Assemblyman-
elect Vim. Sulzer here today. He
took the power of the people into his
own hands and recalled me from of.
ice because | would not turn the
state over to him, but he has now
heen recalled by the people,
Declaring that the results of the
elections in New York city and state
proved the strongest argument ever
presented for the enactment of laws
for recall of public officials, direct
primaries, iniative and reform the
CONTINUED from mage IL