New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-08
Latest Figures Give
Hylan 147,975 Plu-
rality - Two Ne
groes May Win
Congress May Rush
Anthony Bill
Murphy and Tiger
Leaders Uneasy at
Socialist Inroads
in the City

Completed returns yesterday showed
the entire city and county ticket safe
for Tammany The sweeping Demo
cratic pluralities of election night were
in no case materially changed. Besides
capturing the big plums, Tammany got
practically oil the minor Offices.
Late returns on the suffrage vote
served only to increase the majority by
which the women were given the ballot.
With 895 election districts out Of 5,772
in the entire city and state still miss
inc. the balance in favor of "votes for
women" was 94,292, with the prospect
that it would reach 100000 or more
with the final tabulations.
The upstate vote continued about
equally divided. with indications that
the "yeses" were slightly in the lead
OF still greater importance. however.
va, the prediction from Washington
that the necessary two-thirds majority
IN the House Of Representatives would
he forthcoming whenever the sufragists
should want 70 force through their
Federal amendment resolution. ne
prasidsnt Will be asked tomorrow TO
;-cl,,ds the amendment in his legs
i@ti-e programme for the coming year.
No Il Told You Sos"
sunrise at the unparalleled Tam
anyWc.ory appeared 20 be ABOUT equa'-
e t.. aud demo-
cratic ra~rs. No one could be fouhd
,~orr tho Tammany leaders. from
Charles r. Murphy down. who couiG
conscieorfouslv say Il told you so.
TIE ti- msi0r;tiee staggered all.
The completed figures for the greater
c.tv gave Judge Hylan a plurality OF
1855 That is the largest plurality
Given 20 anv Mayor in the history OF
The cf.v While the soldiers vote can
not in snv way change the general re-
sui-. il IS expected 70 increase the ny
Ian -Irre1itv 10 more than 10000 me
f-si Wa-oraltv vote was: Hylan. 2sa-
-. Mitchell 149307; Hillquit, l42'l'o'
aad Bea-ett 53.618. .,sAo
VLro -hc Fusion candidates Tor the
.tto- -yo most important places on the
Board Of Estimate ran many tnolsahu
votes ahead Of Mayor Mitchell, the laIh-
MANY uluralities against them "eIe
overrhelmihg The total city vote ior
Cort-oler was: Charles l.. Cralg'
democrat. 3O2, SOP; Controller NilIlan
A. Prendergast, 19S.44S. Craig'S piurai-
i'y. lO4
Smith Plurality 93,2S5
The completed count for President OF 81
t6e Board OF Aldermen gave SheriH
Az Smith. the Tammauy candioaIe, a
plurality Of % ,235 over fire ConiihiS-
-o7er Robert Adamson.
Wr NurDbv and other leaders at
Iammsny Hall took time yesteruay "a
ire midst Of rejoicing 20 give due con-
sijeratjon 20 the large Socialist vote
-tIch suept into Office seven members
of tbe Board % Aldermen and ten AS
cenblymen from New York.
Three Of the Socialist Aldermen IN
Manhattan we're elected from Iammany
strong6olde I'm the 4th, 6th and etn
districts. In the 22d District lsldore
Pel,feI-. Socialist. beat Frederlck lrau'
Republican. who was running TOT re-
election The Hillquit peace plea lh
Hre~.reri.la succeeded ln ciecuhg
BsrseT Charney Vladeck. Bis oppo-
ue-t. Harry Heyman, had both the ~
publican and Democratic indofsenehV
.rd Tas running for reelection ..
A negro nay ST ~ the BoaId OF
Aderner for the first time. lie u
james q. Thomas. jr., Republican VINO
is within 300 votes Of victory anu
counts on the soldier vote 70 WIN IoI
bin. Re is from the ZCth Aldermah'c
District ,,.
EDWARD A. johnson, q RepubiiSes,n'
YES elected in the 18Th Assembly DIS
.gict He BE- the Grst coloTed man ever
elected 70 the Legislature IN this state'
The Democratic Aldermanic can9'-
ssteg, however, swept an put Ine
Gert hidebound Republican strohS-
ko.ds In the FIVE borOughs. The com-
pisz'o, ~ fbe new board viii be 10
Demorratr 15 Republicans and Z So
t.slists.
The Tarnmany success was complete
sonn through an the judiciary nomi-
ast.ons Samuel n. Ordway, the Fu-
s2r candidate for the Supreme court
q the First District Was beaten Dys
Josn v. McAvoy By plnrality o.
bbl5. Tie Dcmocr8ts elected the va
lo.ity of their cand dates for ne mu
licpa Court judgcsnipE IN 1anhAt-
f4n and The BrOnI. The hYc peihp,,
ersts won by large fnal0rities Tor fuli
ierm places On the City Court bfhch;; !;
Republican consolation vas founo
only In the fact that the Republican
Majority in the Assembly ~ouId re
main practically 2 20 j, a. u was W
ne last Legislature. and the eleetioh
- Courtlandt Nicoll 20 the state sen
a4 ron the 18th senatorial Dislrict'
and The reelection u Attorney zen
ffsl Lewis. The Attorney Genera
Majority was approximately lZ5'ooV'
An onaiysis of the Dote-sut-
Iyaae ceLebyatt0n OVer Vtct0rB--
Pogss 4 and 3.
Complete tabLes on the yetuT"s
--Pqges 8 and z.