New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-08
IAMMANY FAILS
WILSON IN CITY
o,mocratic Vote Slumps
I'D - 10000 Lead-HugheS
Carries Queens
WHITMAN ALSO
CARRIES BROOKLYN
c,,der Has Easy Victory
Here-Bowery Goes
Republican

IN
nsmocratie ms!orities in New
~ re, we're cut to the bone by the
l'n leading Republican candidates,
2" p,..ident. Governor and United
% ~. senator. The usual Tammany
~ ,;,i,s IN many Of the Assembly
-, where the Murphy vote is
N. overwhelming, were materially
.,-.,s The Republicans held the city
lawn 70 their minimum figures.
r,,rles +. Hughes ran only 4o,llo
y. h,hind President Wilson in the
"" w., eitv. With practically all the
-, election districts in the city
.,,s Wilson received S51,515 and
gsghes Sll'+oS.
r.r,,nor Charles s. Whitman ran
~ ~ Mr.. Hughes in the city in
i,' ~ votes. With the returns prac-
81 81 COMPLETED he was $4,000 behind
800. .'y seabury, the Democratic nomi-
Governor Whitman carried Brook
nv 9s5S. He carried Queens by
20 S,aburv's plurality in Manhat-
-. r,s 1888. Seabury just carried
s.,-ond bv 100 votes. The Bronx
-. for Seaburv by $3.50.
-, returns for the Senatorial con-
-. sstween William VI. Calder, of
S....ivp. and William F. McCombs, the
..--sny candidate. gave Calder the
...,,.r city BY about $4,000 The Re-
i.s-,sn candidate received majority
Z. p,ooklyn far exceeding the largest
.,.-,,es the Republican leaders had
...5-,d. Il nearly reached 10000.
-, cot 1881 and McCombs 1858.
=, ro;e for the entire city, with few
,l.,.iop districts missing, was esti-
r,,.d st: Calder, 24S,S96; MeCombs,
gsSIA ~, -,
,-,-srs conceded the greater city TO
flson bv about 10000 as early as
,,loek. The New York City count was
r-trkable early.
With practically all the election dis
.-i,,s in Manhattan account for, Will
sr. estimated vote was 256,7Sl, with
!, vote for Hughes al 3l7,0S7, giving
wilson a plurality Of 1914.
Brooklyn Ran Close
Brooklyn went Democratic for Wilson
IVA snail majority. With very few dis
.-r,s missing Wilson had 125,457 and
ssrbes 1867. giving the President a
,IursHty Of $40. The big Calder vote
;hs: borough evidently carried
t,pr Governor Whitman TO the extent
4 rving him a Brooklyn majority over
Ssbury Of 1887. Whitman also car
rs; Queens, receiving 3l,025 TO Sea-
.gry's 2s.73s, with all but five election
asiriets counted.
The Republicans cut deep into some
4 the old Tammany districts in the
u. The returns received at the
sdqusrters OF the New York Repub-
an County Committee showed that
H.ghes had carried the Sd Assembly
district. on the Bowery, which was
Biz Tim" Sullivan's old district.
Esghess plurality over Wilson in that
ts;riet was 100.
Governor Whitman was running much
loser in the city 70 Samuel Seabury,
as Democratic candidate for Governor,
aln Hughes ran 10 Wilson. In the
tn; $50 election districts reported Sea-
tsry was fewer than 1900 votes ahead
q Whitman. In 920 election districts
"a: Of the total Of 2,l27 in greater New
York, Whitman got 124,752 and Seabury
!A5sl. Most Of this lead was in the
Borough Of Manhattan. In $50 election
aI.ricis out Of the $50 in Manhattan
Sasury received 71,46i and Whitman
Ais5.
Il 1895 election districts out of 2,127
, the city Whitman got l4S,36S and
labury 1928.
Calder Captures Lead
william N. Calder, Republican can
Cate for United States Senator, was
NAing almost TO ! over his oppon-
izi William F. McCombs, in the early
,srns from Brooklyn, MIR. Calders
isre borough
!, the first 1870 election districts re-
wired in the entire city he ran ahead
hcCombs by 5000 votes.
Richmond Borough was headed in the
a,ly returns toward close finish in
iTcr Of the Democrats on the Presi-
ts,tisl vote. In 30 out Of the a cleo
ssi districts in that borough Mr..
s:shss polled 6,O56 and Wilson 1885:
The Democratic plurality in The
:;'uaz conceded by the Republicans be
IN election by Prom 5000 TO 10000,
~ .hort Of Democratic expectations
go election districts out Of the
sal q 1853 Hughes received $1,000
e Wilson 1925. The Whitman-Sea-
~ vote In The Bronx was much
:'ssr. The Queens vote continued close
,Nsghout the returns. Brooklyn con-
issd TO swing Democratic. In 100
sston districts out Of the total of lo6
'.son got 1884 and Hughes 1l3,SOo'
ihomas T. Smith, secretary Of Tam
ny Hall, issued a statement at :
seek in which he said it appeared