New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
Immense Adverse
Vote Rolled Up All
Over State.
TAMMANY AIDS
DEFEAT IN CITY
New York City Alone Gives
250,000 Majority Against
Work of Convention.

The proposed new constitution was
overwhelmingly defeated. lncom-
plete returns early this morning
indicated a majority Of about
100000 against it. A statement is
sued at Republican State Head
quarters at midnight conceded its
defeat by 100000.
New York City cast tremendous
vote against it. Based on the dis
tricts from which complete returns
came in it was estimated that New
York City would roll up a majority
of 250,000 against it.
Brooklyn, where majority for it
was expected, voted against it in the
proportion Of 2A to /. In Manhat-
tan the Tammany work against it
showed in big majorities. The basis
Of Tammany's opposition was its
charge that the Constitutional Con-
vention and refused to give the
metropolis its just legislative repre-
sentation.
Upstate there was bitter antsgonism
toward the taxation article, which, al
though submitted separately. carried
along with it opposition to the consti-
tuition as a whole. There was also a
bitter feeling on the part Of hunters,
fishermen, nature lovers and conserva-
tionists because Of the provision for
nine-headed unpaid Conservation
Board to replace the present single
headed department.
Organized labor In all parts Of the
state took the attitude that the Con-
stitutiona Convention had betrayed
the interests Of the wage workers.
Martial Law Feature Opposed.
This was based on the widely circu-
lated opinion by Judge Cullen that In
time Of strike military tribunals might
take over the trial Of cases against
strikers arrested for rioting, despite
the assumed priority Of jurisdiction Of
the state courts. The labor unions
also felt that the social Justice feat
ures Of the constitution at best went
a very short distance toward relieving
conditions against which they COM
planned. They carried on we'll or
ha
constitution from the moment the con-
vention adjourned until yesterday.
Although all the important articles
in the new document were voted for
by a majority Of Democrats In the
convention as well as majority of
Republicans, the belief that il was "a
partisan constitution" rolled up thou
sands of votes against II.
The defeat Of the proposed new con-
stitution means that the state will
continue under the present constitu-
ton. According to the provisions OF
that document the Legislature Of 1915
must submit to the people next fall
the question whether there shall be
another Constitutional Convention in
1917.
The cost 70 the people Of the state
OF the work which was defeated so
overwhelmingly WAS about s1.0Oo,00O.
The special election called BY. the
Democrats in April. 1914, at which the
referendum was submitted, cost half
that sum. The cost Of the convention
itself was another 100000.
Upstate Vote Strong Against II.
The vote on the constitution upstate
was decidedly against it, Steuben, the
first county TO be heard from, gave a
majority OF 1000 against out Of total
vote OF about $4,000 Broome, a strong
Republican county, rolled up majority
against the constitution estimated at
$500.
The vote on the other four questions
will not be completed for a day at
least. The returns indicated that the
referendum on the s27,O00,000 bond
issue for the completion Of the barge
canal would be passed. No figures
were obtained at all on any Of the
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