New-York tribune., 1914-11-05
Victory Protest Against
Wilson and Tammany,
Tanner Declares.
GENERAL REACTION,
SAYS w. c. OSBORN
Prendergast Sees White House
Won by Republicans In a
Great Sweep In 1915.

JuSllCN SiuViN Nhoo't
Associate Judge Of the Court OF APP
.peals, was the only member OF the Ke-
publican state ticket TO fail OF cleo
tion.
Although few returns had been re-
ceived at Republican state headquar-
ters last night. 1t was practically con-
ceded on the face of those In hand that
Justice Chase had no chance of cleo
tion. Justice Samuel Seabury, candi-
dates OF the Democrats, the Progress
sives and the Independence League, has
an indicated plurality in this city OF
.15l. 900. That cannot possibly be over
come upstate. As a matter Of fact, the
upstate plurality for Mr.. Chase will be
considerably below that Of Mr.. Whit
man. 80
For instance, in Erie County Mr..
Whitman got a plurality OF lo,oso'
while Justice Seabury's plurality was
I15,7S2. Experts at state headquarters
were unable 10 account for this dispar-
ity in the vote. Mr.. Whitman carried
Chemung by 500, while the justice got
a plurality there of 5000. While Mr..
Whitman polled a plurality Of $4,000
in Monroe the Chase plurality was only
about 5000.
Puzzles in the Voting.
A study Of the vote by the headquar-
ters experts indicated some puzziing
things. Taking Erie, for example,
Thomas b. Lockwood, Democratic can
didate for Lieutenant Governor, got
5.425; Mitchell May, Democratic candi.
date for reelection as Secretary OF
State, got 2,T07, and A. c.. Carp, Demo
cratic candidate for State Treasurer,
polled a plurality of 575 over James l.:
Wells, Republican. The pluralities OF
other Republican candidates IN Erie
we're: Travis, Controller, 1852; Wood
bury, Attorney General, 17O46; Wads-
worth, United States Senator, I,SOs.
There was no reasonable explanation
Of this difference, except that IN the
case of Lockwood Erie County is his
home Nor could either the Republl-
can or the Democratic managers give
a satisfactory explanation OF the lS,OOo
plurality in Monroe for Mr.. Whitman
when the leaders there could not possl-
bly, see more than 5000.
As expected, the vote for the candi-
dates in the groups at the end OF the
ballot was much less than for Gov
ernor. This was due in some cases 10
ignorance of the ballot and in others
20 wearipess before the end of the bal
lot was reached. Ii was more marked
in the case Of Democrats than Repub-
licans
In this city the falling off in the
Democratic ballots between the vote
cast fol Governor and that cast for the
last candidate was as high as ~ per
cent. while in the case of Republican
ballots the decrease was not more than
IN per cent.
Less than Expected.
The vote in some of the Republican
districts of the city was Disappointing
The only Assembly districts carried by
Mr.. Wadsworth were the 9th OF when
Samuel 6. Koenig is leader, and the
Slst. of which John J. Lyons is leader
Both are in Manhattan. oo ~.
Governor Glynn carried the 29th DIS
trict. New York County, by about lOO
votes. The Whitman plurallties IN the
18th. 18th, 10Th and 25th, all kepubl-
can districts, were below what had oeen
hoped for. n,,,..
Chairman Tanner Of the Republican
State Committee, who had necessarily
neglected his law practice during the
campaign, spent the day at his law
Office and in arguing q motion DeloTe
Judge Hough in the United states
Court. Late in the afternoon he was
at Republican State Headquarters for
81 short time. lie received hundreds
Of messages Of congratulations.
When Mr.. Tanner was forced into
tho Craftsmanship by District Attorney
Whitman. it was believed he would not
end II possible TO continue after the
cnmnaign because of the pressure OF
tia business. He intends to stick,
however. When asked about the future
he replied: y
Further than that he would not talk
et this time. Asked about the sug-
qestion that he might become the sue
cessor Of Mr.. Whitman as District
Attorney of New York County, Mr.
Tanner said he would prefer not to
talk. A.
Then came the question OF the
finances of the campaign. Alexander
n White. treasurer of the committee,
expressed the opinion that the cam
paign had cost only about hall the
expenses of year ago.
There mas not DttI bO "
campaign as this in many years. de-
clared Chairman Tanner.
No Uncertain Protest.
Mr. White said he had not completed
his financial statement, and until he
bad done so he did not care to dis
cuss it's details. Under the law he
has twenty days in which 10 file the
statement with the Secretary of State.
"The result was a straight, clean-cut
Republican victory" said Mr.. Tanner,
speaking Of the election. 1T was
nrotest in no uncertain terms against
the unsound policies of the national
administration and against the corrupt
rule of Tammany IN this state.
at is not attributable to any side
issues. The religious issue did not cut
much figure in the total result. The
public was quick TO place the RESPONSE
bilitv for its continued agitation where
it belongs.
"Sulzer's vote in the upstate coun-
ties showed that he drew from both
parties. Mr.. Whitman would have had
a tremendous plurality even II Sulzer
had not been in the race
William Church Osborn, who was
forced 20 accept reelection TO the
chs, rmarship of the Democratic state
Committee at a critical point in the
campaign, said yesterday he did not
know whether he would continue IN
office or net. There were many feat
ures ef the campaign which were not
satisfactory - IN.
"Ths figures show general political
reaction IN pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Connecticut and Massachusetts, IL well
as in New York" said Mr.. Osborn,
seeking to explain the result IN this
state.
"The most remarkable thing to my
mind was the drop in the Progressive