South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-05
Mitchell Elected Mayor of New
York BY Plurality of
100000.
SULzER SWEPT INTO
ASSEMBLY BY Big VOTE
Republicans Secure Control
With 86 Seats Out of $50
In Legislature.

NEW YOYRK, Nov. 5.-Voters of
New York have humbled and stripped
Tammany Hall of its power by elect
ing John PurrOy Mitchell, the fusion
nominee, mayor by a plurality, accord
ing TO revised returns, OF about 10S,-
600. Mitchels strength carried
through the balance of the fusion
ticket. Predictions We're made that
Chas. f. Murphy will be eliminaed as
a political figure in the future.
The tOga of leadership is expected
TO fall upon the shoulders of u. 5.
Sen. Jas. A. O'Gorman, which means
the Wilson contingency in the demo-
cratic party would assert dominancy.
There was an overthrow through
out the state. The5 republicans Sc
cured control of the assembly. This
puts the Empire state in the position
of having a democratic executive but
republican legislature.
SulZer was swept into office upon a
triumphant wave of popularity and
declared that ne felt he had been COM
pletely Vindicated of the charges
brought against him while he was
governor The SulZer victory was an
other smash in the face of Tammany,
for Sulzer and his cohorts among all
the anti-Tammany factions, centered
their assaults upon Murphy and his
organization.
According to revised figures the re-
publicans will have Sc seats out of 90
in the next assembly, While the pro-
gressives claim II 10 20.
Lunn Defeat is Surprise.
One of the big surprises was the de-
feat Of Mayor George r. Lunn of
Schenectady who was seeking re-
election on the socialist ticket. Louis
Will, and out and out progressive,
was elected mayor of Syracuse, while
L ~, n
democrat. was elected mayor of Buff
falo. There was democratic land
slide at Troy but the republicans car
ried the day in Albany and Rochester.
Marcus NJ. Marks, fusionist, the
newly elected borough president OF
Manhattan, is a student of sociological
questions and promises innovations in
his office. The boroughs of Brooklyn
and the Bronx independents were
elected; in Richmond and Queens
borOughs democratic organization
men were elected borough president
This result gives Tammany but two
votes out of sixteen in the board OF
estimation and appOrtionment the
Legislative branch of the municipal
government.
There was no contest for district at
tornev of New York. the. incumbent.
Charles $. Whitman, whining hands
down. No sooner had Mr.. Whitman
learned that Mitchell had been elected
mayor than he pledged the power OF
the district attorneys oT-ce to give the
city the best and cleanest administra-
ton il has ever had.
Mitchell Youthful Mayor.
Mitchell is the youngest mayor New
York city has ever had. He tends
towards radicalism and many political
opponents worked against him be-
cause they feared he would try to
carry out socialistic experiments.
Charles Edward Russell, the social
ist candidate for mayor, made show
ing which was disappointing to his in
innate friends and followers. But
this was explained by the hostility be-
tween the Tammany and anti-Tam-
many forces which clOuded everything
bevond the range of the Mitchel-Mc-
Call fight.
Although Sulzer won his own con-
test. he lost his fight against Aaron j.
Levy. one Of the managers OF the Sui
ger Impeachment, whom the eX-goV-
ernor tried TO keep from being elect
ed TO the bench of the munlclpal
court. Levy had plurality OF oOO
over his two opponents.