The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-07
HILAN IS ELECTED
MAYOR OF new YORK
Entirc Democratic Ticket Swept Into
Once By Enormous Piuraltties
After Hot Campaign.
VICTORIOUS CANDIDATE
EMPHASIZES HIS LOYALTY
In Spite of Efforts to inject Issue
Into Campaign. Brooklyn Man De-
claIcs He liz Altogether Amcri-
can.

View York, Nov. s.--Judge John F.
III. an and the entire Democratic city
tick It was swept into Office tonight in
an valance OF votes.
tt candidate for mayor will re-
cieve a plurality OF close TO l40, 1000
over ne present incumbent, Mayor
John 'urroy Mitchell. who ran on the
Fuaior ticket. Morris Hiilquit. the
Socialist candidate. is running closely
behind Mitchell. with William NJ. Ben
nett. the Republican candidate, bad
fourth.
Charles l. Craig was elected comp
troller over william A. Prendergast
the Fusion candidate: while Alfred e.
Smith. was elected president of the
board of alderman over Robert
Adamson, at present fire commission
er, who ran on a Fusion ticket Ed
ward Swami. Democrat. was re-elect-
% district-attorney OF New York.
The campaign was one of the Bit
terest ever wa ed In a municipal cleo
ton In Greater New York Judge
Hyan, was the target OF most OF the
abuse. Not only ives he the target OF
the vfl1ifcation buried blythe other can
didates, but almost the entire local
press was lined up against him. The
issue OF the great war was brought
into the struggle. The Democratic
candidate was challenged by Mayor
Mitchell for his alleged pro-German at
titude. But Judge Hylan answered yl
HIS critics with the simple statement
Il challenge any one to prove he
Is a better American than 1 am"
The election of tho Democratic can
didate was assured as soon as the FIRST
few scattered returns were received,
and with every additional tahulation
he increased his plurality over his OPP
ponents. carrying every one Of the I'VE
borroughs In the greater city-~Man-
haitian, kings. Richmond, Queens and
the Bronx
Tonight Judgs Hylan issued a state
ment saying:
The result IL q complete justfffoa-
ton OF the night we have made for
honesty. efficiency and economy in the
public service. That was the sole
issue upon which the election was de-
eide6
Il want 70 make Il plain 10 the
world that there IS no issue of Arnsri-
oanisn. or loyalty involved 20 far as
I am concerned. There could be none.
I am as good an American as any man.
as loyal to our flag. as loyal TO my
country. and as firm and determined
In support of every act Of the gov
eminent In this war as any man,
tr this city and In other cities to give
prominence to this declaration, SO
that there may not go abroad 10 the
people 81 the country who have no
appreciation Of our local situation the
slightest situation. the sliRhtest ind
cation fERf the question OF the war and
the war policies Of President Wilson
and the United states government are
In the slightest way involved
My a~st utterance in this sHpsfgn
In response to a auestten by New
York nav spaper reporter was that
stood uncom proFnisirgly behind the
president In support OF the acts and
policies Of my country and that the
war must be- fought 20 conclusion
which would be at honorable peace TO
America
In The mayorRfty election OF 1913,
Navor Mitchell defeated Judge Mccall.
Democratic candidate by l2&5e2 pfu-
rality. The Socialist vote In that year
was az 0eT Today the vote given Nor
ris H.iiquit. the Socialist candidate.
will run over 100 goo.