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New York city can be counted or
to stand by the President and the
war. That much stands out from
the returns of the Congress elections
held in four districts recently. Ihey
are districts that contain all hilius
of populations, and they are in three
boroughs; two Of them III brookis H.
one in Manhattan. one IN the bIoLA
and part OF Manhattan. mere
could not be any fairer KIND OF test
vote. No questions OF State or city
politics came in to confuse the ISSUE
it was whether TO elect congressman
who would stand by the President
and the war or not. What was the
result?
In every district a Democrat was
elected, in spite of the fact tnat one
of the districts, the Twenty-hrst OF
Washington Heights district, was
counted as Republican. There Is no
doubt that Mr.. Donovan was elected
by Republican votes in this dlstrlct.
Those Republicans who voted Tor MN
did not in the least question the SIN
cerity of his Republican opponent,
Mr.. Bodies, who had promised 10
stand by the Administration; but
thew were determined, while they
were about the job of standing by
the President, TO do it in the most
emphatic way possible.
In the Twenty-second or bronx
district the Socialists outnumbered
the Republicans, casting 2,394 votes
as against only 2,1S3 received by the
latter. On the other hand, the
Democratic candidate, Mr.. Grl1iln,re-
ceiyed 1881 votes, plurality OF o.
148 over the Socialist and MAORI
ty over both the Socialist and Re
publican candidates OF 3,754 it IS
evident that in this district, as IN the
Twenty-first, many Republicans Vot-
ed for the Democratic candldate,no
because they questioned Mr.. FUR
longs sincerity in offering TO stand
by the President, but for the purpose
of making their support OF the Al
ministration tell in the most thor
ough and resounding way.
In the Eighth District, which in
cludes Coney Island, Bay Ridge, and
Canarsie, the Republicans believed
thew had a chance; it had been mapp-
ed by the Legislature so as 10 give
them one. But in that district the
Democratic candidate had 12,o5e
votes, as against 1874 for the Re
publican and 1879 for the SOCIALIST.
Again it is evident that Republicans
voted for the Democratic candidate.
The idea that women would vote
as women and not as RepupncanS'
Democrats, and Socialists receives no
encoura cement from this election. In
the Twenty-first District there was
woman candidate, Mrs. Colvln. she
was running on the Prohibition tic
ket. and the women voters OF that
district were urgently appealed TO
for support. They received more
campaign literature in behalf OF Mrs.
Colvin than in behalf OF any otner
candidate, and it was expected that
she would get considerable vote.
There was also a negro candldate,
Reyerdy C. Ransom, who was denied
a place on the ballot because his pc
tition was defective. Any negro who
wished to vote for Ransom had to
write his name in, which is always
deadly blow to any candidacy. YET
Ransom, who was not on the ballot,
receiyed 465 votes, and Mrs GOWN,
who was on the ballot and in whose
behalf special efforts had been made
to reach the women, received only
3S2. This result is highly comph-
mentary to the intelligence and good
citizenship of the women voters IN
that district.
In a by-election like this it is OF
no use to expect a large vote. About
one-third of the men entitled to vote
voted; about one-third of the women
entitled to vote voted. Honors are
easy between the sexes. The women
seem to have divided on the same
lines as the men, and for the same
reasons. .,.o.u
The outlook for the Republicans
in next Falls election is not partlcu-
larly happy This election is a
straw, and what it shows is that the
wind is blowing strongly in the dl-
rection of thoroughgoing, out-and-
out support of the President that Will
inure to the advantage of the Demo
cratic candidates.; not in the least
that there is any complaint OF the
loyalty of Republicans, but that 1t Is
the surest way to make support OF
the President count. AS one Wo-
man voter, ordinarily Republican,
put it, Il know that Mr.. Bolles will
support the President when the roll
call is taken on a bill, but Mr.. Dono-