The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-06
BETTING INDICATED RESULT
OF NEW YORK ELECTION

New York, Nov. 5.-The II told You
so" sentiment was nowhere more prev
alent today than in the Wall street
district where those who follow bet
ting pointed to the accuracy with
which yesterdays results were fore
Swallowed in recent wagers. Although
1t amounted to the smallest total in
years. 100000 was said to have been
placed in bets during the campaign
First odds made Mccall slight ia
vorite and after the death of Mayor
Gaynor, even money was quoted on
Mitchell and Mccall until the day after
Governor Sulzer was deposed, when
the Wall street bettors interpreted this
as unfavorable to Tammany The
odds in favor of Mitchell steadily
lengthened until during the week pre-
ceding election they ruled as high as
to /, but there was little Mccall money
to be obtained.
Only twice since 1883, It was de-
clared in Wall street today, have final
odds quoted in the financial district
been in error in foreshadowing the re-
suits of nation, state and MUM cipal
elections. The exceptions were In the
presidential elections of 1888 and 1892,
In each of which campaigns the OPP
posing candidates were Grover C1eye-
A CRUSHING DEFEAT.
Each successive recapitulation today
affirmed the crushing defeat of Tam
many forces in yesterdays elections in
this state. The organization was not
only engulfed in a plurality OF over
10000 votes with which the fusionists
elected John Purroy Mitchell mayor of
New York city, but In many upstate
districts a severe rebuke was admins
tered to the Tammany democracy that
has been in control of the state since
the days of Governor Hughes.
William Sulzer, deposed by Tam
many's exposure of his unlisted cam
paign contributions, was reelected to
public office. less than three weeks
having interviewed since he was re-
moved from the governors chair. He
viii return to Albany in January as
a member Of the assembly. Many Of
the legislators who voted to impeach
him met defeat with the result that
he will sit in an -Tammany house
On the basis of incomplete returns it
was estimated that the next assembly
would be composed of IS republicans,
IL progressives and 4S democrats.
Many of the latter were said to be
tendencies.
OVER 100000 PLURALITY.
The fusionists won the mayoralty
contest in New York with a plurality
almost as large as that which the
Tammany chieftain, Charles f. Muir
ply, had said yesterday would elect
Edward E. Mccall. Returns were lack
ing from few districts early today.
but Mitchell plurality of 10000 to
$4,000 was conceded The vote of
the borough of Brooklyn complete
showed a contribution OF 5S, 1000 toward
this plurality or more than half of the
advantage which spelled the Tammany
rout. while Manhattan gave Mitchell a
plurality of about 10000.
With much reduced pluralities. but
by safe margins the fusionists elected
and George .. McAneny president OF
the board OF aldermen. They kept out
OF Tanmanys' hands the presidency of
the three municipal boroughs, Man
haitian. Brooklyn and the Bronx and
thus increased the anti Tammany ma.
jority on the board of estimate, which
controls the city's expenditures. The
fusion vote on the board will be Ia to
Tammany's 2. A fusion majority in
the board of aldermen also was elect
ed.
Two democratic congressmen were
elected in the city-from the 18th and
goth districts. From the former, Geo
W. Loft was chosen TO succeed the
late Timothy D. Sullivan. Jacob II.