The New York herald., 1921-11-09
Republican Upstate Re-
turns Offset City Vote
of About 2 to /.
PLURALITY ABOUT 10000
Andrews Carries Syracuse in
Face of Democratic Mu-
nicipal Victory.

Judge William A. Andrews, Repub.
lican. has beaten ex-Justice Townsend
Scudder In a close race for Judge o.
the Court of Appeals, the midnigh,
returns indicated.
Mr.. Scudder made a marvellous rur
in the metropolis. receiving about two
votes to one cast for his opponent, but
the upstate plurality for Judge An
drews appears to have more than off.
set that gain. The Republican claim
was that Judge Andrews had won by
anywhere from $4,000 up to 1oO. 900
They declined to be more definite thar
that and the upstate returns on this
vote were slow in arriving.
Two-thirds of the districts gave Mr.
Scudder $1,000 plurality in New
York. Manhattan gave $4,000 of that
Brooklyn $4,000. Queens $4,000, The
Bronx $4,000 and Richmond 10000
The vote in 2,370 districts was: An
drews, S23,54s. and Scudder, 55S.s52.
George A. Glynn. chairman of the
Republican State Committee, said al
IL o'clock that Judge Andrews's up
State plurality would be close to $780,
900 over Scudder. On that basis, II
Mr.. Scudder maintained his lead
through the missing districts in New
York, Judge Andrews would have a
plurality of about $4,000.
Andrews Carries Essex County.
Essex county gives Judge Andrews an
Indicated plurality OF 1000. In Sche-
nectady Andrews received 11.113 and
Scudder 10.054. Tompkins county gave
Andrews about 2.400 plurality: Orleans
1900, the normal Republican vote; Del
aware gave Andrews about 5000; Sulli-
van county only about 1000; Lewis
county about $500; Niagara county
1900.
Judge Andrews carried Syracuse. his
home city and the town OF Gov. Miller.
by plurality of 5,S67 in the face of a
Democratic victory In the city election.
The vote for Andrews in Syracuse was
27,7l5. Scudder 21,s4S.
Monroe county, with the city of Roch-
ester. where George W. Aldridge Is lead
er. gave its customary 10000 plurality
for the Republican candidates.
Judge Andrews carries Suffolk county.
the home OF Mr.. Scudder. by about
5000. the incomplete returns showed. In
Nassau county Judge Andrews had
plurality of about 1000, his vote being
two to one for his opponent
Mr.. Scudder carried Troy city in a
Democratic sweep of that city by 3,06i.
upsetting all political figuring. He re-
ceived more than 1900 votes. The rural
districts In the country had not recorded
their vote and the Republicans were
hopeful at midnight they would hold the
country for Andrews
Republican vote Falls on.
Republican State headquarters esti-
mated at o'clock that Scudder would
carry New York city by 29i 900. Even
with that lead. however. they refused to
concede Andrews's defeat, insisting that
their candidate would have upward OF
500. 900 outside Of the city
The UP state vote did not pile UP the
big pluralities hoped for as the later re-
turns began to come In. Some of the
Republican strongholds came through
with their old time majorities. West
chester county gave Judge Andrews 22,-
500 plurality.
In Jefferson county the vote was To-
500 for Andrews and $500 for Scud-
der. Niagara gave Andrews about
5000. In Rockland the Andrews plural
ity was 2 1000 and In Steuben more than
900. Wayne county was close to
10 900 for Andrews.
The returns at 10 o'clock we're as
follows:
In Manhattan $50 districts gave Scud-
der a plurality of $1,000. zoo districts
In The Bronx gave Scudder $4,000. 700
In Brooklyn added $4,000. 200
In Queens gave $4,000 and so
in Richmond gave 10000. This
was a total indicated plurality OF 1885,
900 for Scudder.
That figure vas considerably lower
than the Democratic claims. and wa. ex-
planned by the fact that a large proper
tion OF the districts on which the total
estimate was based we're the Republican
strongholds here. Twenty-six districts
In Suffolk county gave Andrews 500
plurality.
George A. Clynn. chairman OF the Re-
publican State Committee, issued 4
statement st 10 o'clock claiming the
election of Judge Andrews. He said the
Andrews plurality up State would go ul
until the returns were all IN
nd he expected Il might reach $4,000 !
outside OF the city.
The Republicans took courage when /
report came that Andrews had carried
Erie county by close 10 10000. Their /
nrst report was that II was under 5,0oh.
Andrews carried Buffalo by about "a
900. This big gain in Erie may save the |
,udgeship for the Republicans.
Reports from nine counties UP State. |
Mr.. Glynn said. indicated that An
drews's plurality outside OF the city
would exceed $4,000 Andrews was /
behind In onondaga. Broome.
Genesee and two or three other counties.
The Andrews vote on Judge upstate
. appeared TO be following closely the
Miller vote for Governor one year ago