Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-07

New York, Nov. 6.-John F. Hylan. 6 county judge of Kings County, wal var a plurality of 142.9 .976. He car ried with him the entire democratic city ticket. including Charles l.. Crais for comptroller. Alfred F. Smith, now sheriff of New York county. for che presidency of the board of aldermen and Edward Swann for district attor- ney-
 The indications are that the demo. crats will have majority in the ooars of estimate. which controls the ex- penditure of the city funds
 Mayor John P Mitchell. who sought reelection as a fusion candidate sl- though not formally nominated by any party, was Q poor second in the race with 145.459 votes to Hlyand's 2Ss. ASS.
 Morris HIIlquft. the socialist candi- date about whom rallied most Of the radical element in the city and all those who favc- an immediate nego- riRted peace, stood third. with 134,SS0 while William M- Bennett, who 1nex- pectedly won the republican primary nomination from Mayor Mitchell. was fourth with 51, ,956- From the time the returns were received from the first 100 districts the result never was in Goubt It was evident Hylan rad scored m overwhelming victory and again brought control of the city ad- xainfstration into the hands of Tam many Hall
 Most of the newspapers which had supported Mitchell and that included all in the city except those owned by William R. Hearst, conceded Hylan's election before z o'clock H1llQuit was the first of the unxuccessfui can didates to admit his defeat. The re- publican county committee announced at 7.3o that Hylan had undoubtedly been elected
 Socialist Vote Was a Feature.
 The tremendous socialist vote was the feature of the election The to- tai polled by that party in the last msyoraity election was orly 32.133. This Hfllquit ran close third to Mayor Mitchell and in many election districts on the East Side in parts of votes than Mitchell Hillquit ran on R straight-out peace platform He de- clared a victory for him would be a mandate to the government to nego- tiate an immediate peace.
 HyIan Carried All Five Borouqhs.
 5ylan carried all five boroughs of Ereater New York Ills best showing was in Brooklyn, where Bennett boiled h large part of the primary vote which won him the republican nomination the managers of all parties that many of the votes least for Bennett would have gone 10 AIitchel if he had been fhe republican nominee, but Bennett's
 
 ed 10 Mitchei's would not have been enough tc defeat Hylan-
 Had ti'e election been close the re- Eult might have hinged on the votes thfs city who are in government ser vice. but if all of them voted for Aitchei it could not change the re- putt The ballots ct the men in France. in camps and on board ships An will be counted at the same time at Albany seven weeks hence. The New York city drafted men at Camp Upton. the tantonment to which New Fork's contingent in the national army has been sent, voted today. It was estimated that about 15.00o cast their ballots there
 Hylan's pIuFalitv may equal that by which Mayor Mitchell was elected over Mccall. the Tammany candidate four Fears aEo- Mitchell succeeded the late Wili'-n T. Czaynor, who was elect I'd by Ta---- --- but who broke with Df7ice ard r -1e one of the bitterest enernies of Charles F. Murrsny and his associates
 Began His Career as Track Layer.
 Mayor elect Hylan began his ca Feer in New York as a track layer on khe old Kings County elevated rail- read at a wage of $1-50 a day. When the road was completed he was given D job as fireman of one of the little bteam locomotives that drew the EE31nS m the BlOneeT udyS or eteVdleQ railroads in this city. He later was promoted to engineer and is credited with having taken out the first train on the day or the great blizzard in 1888. A few weeks later he married the girl Do whom he had become engaged while ttil1 working on his fathers farm near Hunter, Greene county.
 Soon after his marriage young Fly Ban decided to study law. As a pre- simfnary he attended a business col beGe and then entered the New York Law school. studying days and work Eng O run" on the elevated road at night He was discharged by the rail- read company when an inspector found him studying in his cab He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and began practice in Brooklyn.
 HyAn was appointed a city magis- 4rate. by Mayor Mcclellan in 1906 and was appointed a county judge of Kings by Governor Glynn late in 1913. The following year he was elected to the same office by a plurality of 27,- 600, running as a democrat hitrheI Congratuiatss Hyfan. After sending Judge Hy1an tele- AHmm of ccngrztulatfon upon his cleo