The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 3, 1897, Page 1

to be taken th Pa dj 1 1is PRICE FIVE CENTS. OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS AT THE EAST THE TIGER HAS SEIZED NEW YORK M. Croket’s Man Van Wyck Elected Mayor of the | City. TH LOW RUNS BETTER THAN GENERAL TRACY. c [ E It Is Shown That the Young George on the Ticket Fails, Ex- cepting in the Sentimental Sense. e = 235,181 * VAN LOW TRACY GEORGE Scatteriog .. WYCK 7 PERT TR MO V YORK, the firs N V. 2 Tammany's vic- cipal election in York is a sweeping one. The . remaining to be settled at ck is the size of the plurality by e entire ticket headed by Rober: y has carriea the gigantic n mun er Ne was polling of by successful to aggregate 140,000 signatures the extent an vote in ex- the the s pledged im- of the pet- be became the candie independent movement, which ed to join hands with party organization in a rt to excinde Tammany from the greater city to come into be- 1ary 1, 1898, with a poouiation ie of the great 1pon which of ar the world. ffer was declinea on the ground uch a movement the Republican n would participate only co- tbe othe rty to the e Citizens’ T on the n order that the form o ate might be carried out e Republican organiza- number of Votes cast was rom half a mil ,181. Low 149, orge 20, The ag- v a few thousand votes 5, Independent Democrat and Wardwell, Proh 356, « sweled b miptrol et and eat of the Fai-child, he Treasury dur- Presiden term, Union put up for d the pace with al afterward a Damocratic gress from a Tammany the Repubiican He is defeated the head of his nomisated with General n of the services he esidentlal campaign g as a gold c gainst the Demccrats who had ed the 16 to 1 platiorm of the Chi- convention. C , the successful te; is new to public life. W, Dayton, the ex-postmaster , who was nominated for roiler on'the George ticket, polled if as mary ‘votes again as o Mr. George. egisl branch of the city gov- t 1s Tammany-Democratic. It is ead d ‘body, one branch being council, consisting of the 1d tweniy-eight members, ana board “of aid-rmen, y memoers. f Democrats choser nt wri There appears 10 ong probability that the Demo- ive won-a majority of the country Hces along with the mu- came within about 50,000 of ion, which, considering er conditions under which the is expected. The day was wet, foggy. | muggy” to a degree. It was such a day the years gone by, when voters ned up. in the streets to awsit their o cast-their bal ots to the judges called *good Democratic der the aitered conditions, done nin doors, this tion cannot well apply. There uspension of business and body who was qualified had ity of voting. . It was only ying'seciions that the exercise It oi franchise was attended convenience. the whole city was alive to on. Bulletin:boards, search- 4 as, readers on the aters told the story The jabilant had re- course to ® discordunt fish-horns for expression of their joy, while the saloons, closed during the hours while the voting At the FRAREFRARRFNRERERRNNNNNR | .| I anything the aepression was more ap- bel Fitch, originally a Re- | s:'andard | com- | The precise num- | cannot be siated | tion procesded, was ajl’ that couid be | | o ! Experiment of Putting was in progress, did business on a acale ‘ that promised to compensate for the | period of enforced thirst. Theenthusiasm | {in the vicinity of Tammany Hall was par- | ‘, ticularly great. | | e headquarters of Robert A. Van | Wyck at the Bariholdi Hotel was the | scene of great joy os the returns began to | indicate a sweeping Tammany victory. A score or more of people were in the rooms where the returns were leing received, and they cheerea lustily. But it was a feast without the hos'. Mayor-elect Van Wyck did not appear at the headquarters at any time during the night. He left | the i eadquarters at 4 P M., going 10 police | headquarters with forme- Mayor Hugh J. | Grant, where he entered a privaie toom of the ottice of the Boiler Inspec or. | He stayed there until 7 o’clock, receiving returns. He then leit, presumably for | the Murray Hill Hotel. It was exoected that he would be at! headquarters <ome time during the night, | butat 10 o’clock the Mayor-elect’s secre- | tary announcec tbal he would not b: at | the headquarters. He said also that Judge | Van Wyck could not be seen at all. | Chairman Quigg of the Republican City | and County Committee was very glum, and left the headqnarters a: 3:4).. He re- | fused to make a formal statement, and | was very loth to discuss the situation. | At the headquarters there were few promi- | nent Republicans present, and they left |'the place shorily after Quigzg aid. No one would: make astatemeat. The Republi- cans kept up the appearance of confidance he early returns showed the gains | Wyck, and then collapssd en- 1s impossible to describe the at the Republican headquarters. | zloom parent than at the Georgze headquarters. At 3 o’clock there were on!y one or two Republicans about. General Tracy did uotappear at ihe headquarters at all. Mr. Quigg of the City and County Com- | mittee went sadly up the stairs of the | Fifts Avenue Hotel leading to the State | headquarters parlor at 8:30, and looked | 10 thiough the door. Then Le turned and | | walked ont agam. | *What do you think the outcome will | be?” was asked of him. | ‘It seems to be all outgo,'” he repliea | | | with an effort to smile. Senator Platt remained in his apart- | ment and declined to be seen. | Outside of the hotel, Madison Square | and the streets branching from it were packed with cheering, noisy crowds, walcbing election returns bulletined by a newspaper. It was a great contrast to ine silent little gathering of Republicans in | the parlor. Whatever might bave besn the resuit | bad Henry George survived the cam- | paign, the- elections, from the earliest re- | turns, showed that the substitution of the son of the father as the mavoralty candi- | date of the Thomas Jefferson Demccracy | had proved a failure from any but the | | sentimental point of view. In fact t.e | George candidacy bad made but a beg- | zarly showing, scarcely 5 per cent of the | vote in New York City counted up to 8 | @’clock having been cast !or the son of the | | author of “Progress and Poverty.” | The Georze vote possibly suffered by | the failure of the supervisors of el:ction 10 suppiy a large number of the precincts | with pasters to attach tu the voting- paper-. Thelaw requires that, in the event of | the death of a candidate before the date of the election and after the voting-papers have been printed, there shali be printed and supplied to eacu precinct pasters upon which 1. printed the name of the substituted nominee. Although in the case of the Thomas | Jefferson Democracy’s ticket the person | substitu-ed was of the same name as the | cand.date who died, Henry George, the | Election Board heid that the letter of the law should be observed and pasters were ordered printed and distributed in the prescribed manner. As already stated, | the di-tribution was not done in ali cases, | and consequently many voters wera under | the necessity of writing in the name of | the second Henry Gecrge or voung the ticket as it stood, neither of which, it is claimed, was a literal compliance with the iaw. Insome ca-es citizens who had in- tended to voie for George would not do so, anticipating that an attempt would re- suit in the vitiating of the ballot as a; | whole. It has been held in previous cases | of a somewhat similar character that the evident intent of the vuter shou!d be con- sidered by the judges and the vote counted as regular, and this rule bas in Continued on Second Page. 1 | sult on the State and Le:isiative tickets. GOVERNOR O [ASA BUSHNELL | OVERNOR oFOHIO- [k i) Ll i wil __OF GREA ROGER WOLCOTT, 3 MASSACHUSETTS. NS o THE WINNERS e , {Roj " | PIEESJAVAN LESLIE M.SHAW | WYCK, LECT NEWYORK. J.HOGE TYLER GPVERNOR oFY|RGINIA 7 7 INCTTHE EEECEI@INS. GORMAN’S S LIM CHANCES FOR HIS | POLITICAL LIFE Many Indications That the Democratic Boss| Will Be Retired From the Senate at the Close of His Term in That Ak rRRRRRRRRRR A K KA ARIIK HIS DARK DAY. Perhaps the most signiflcant feature of the off-year elections is the probable overthrow of Senator Gorman, indicated by the early returns from Mary- land. ‘The State is safe now, once and forall, in the Kepab- lican coiumu—and one of the warhorses of Democracy is re- tired to private life. x » HARUNENANKRN NN AR KN BALTIMORE, Nov. 2—The Republi- cans have elected their municipal ticketin | KRk Kk AR AR K AR AR K PETST TR TR TR PR P Baltimore by majorities ranging from 4000 to 6000, but tne State ticket is in doubt and there is just a chance that the Democrats have carried thefLegislature ana that Senator Gorman may succeed him- | seli. Official returns from the State are of the most meager and unsatisfactory char- acter 8o that even the chairman of the State Central Committee hesitates to ex- vress an unqualified opinion as (o the re- | A conservative estimate, based upon | partials reiurn:, indicate that the Demo- crats will have sixty votes on joint bal- lot, while the Republicans will have fifty- seven. The list of Delezates and Senators elected to-cay by each party will probably be as follows: Republicans—Allegheny 6, Anne Arun- del 4, Baliimore City 19, Charles 3, Frede- rick 4,Garrett 3, Harttord 1, Prince Georges 4, Somersel 2; total, 48, Democratic: Baltimore County 6, Cal- vert 3, Corolina 3, Carroll 4, Cesil 4, Dor- chester 4, Hariford 4, Howard 2, Kent2, Montgomery 4, Queen Annes 3. Talbot 4, Wicomico 3, W Worcester 4. Total 57. There were twelve holdover Senators, of whom nine are Republican and three D-mocrats. When 1Hese are adaed to the list of thoss chosen to-aay the total will be: Repub- lican 57, Democrats 60. As anoff«ct to this estimate Chairman | Scott of the Republican State Central Committee issued the following state- ment: Chairman Scott of the Republican State | Committee gave ont the following written | statewent at midnight “I am very weil satisfied with the resuly so far as heird from. We have carried Baltimore City, including the tnree legis- lative districts, by at least 8000 majority, and our advices from the State indicate that the Republicans will send a successor to Mr. Gorman to the United States Sen- ate. Normax B. corr, Jr.”’ Returns from the State continus 1o come in slowly, but ten precincts outsiie of Baltimore having been received at mid- nizht. Conservative estimates placesuch couues as have been heard fromas fol- lows: Democratic—Baltimore County, Cecil, Carroll, Worcester, Hartford, Howard, Kent 2nd Talbot. Republican—Garrett, Somerset, Alle- ghany, Anne Arundel, Charles and Fred- erick. 3 Seme of these are doubtful. In the city | will be Republican. | e | probably 45 out of 100 wiil be Republican, | Malster’s majority may reach 6500, and at this hour the Republicans seem to have | Body. ‘ carried all thres legislative districts. If| these estimates are correct the Loagislature | REFUBLICANS GET | SAFE PLURALITIES | In the lowa Legislature There Will Be a Safe Woiking 1 Majoriiy. ! DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2.—The re- turns from about one-fourth of 2005 pre- cincts of the State show that the Republi- can plurality will be about 17,000, These returns are from all parts of the State, in- cluding both city and country precincts, and it is believed that the ratio estab- jisned there will be substantialiv main- tained. The ratio of Democratic gains has been about 23 per cent for about 500 precincts. That will give the Democrats a net gain in the State of about 47,000. The legislative ticket returns are slow in coming in. The best estimates ob- tained here give the Senate 36 Republi- cans, 12 Democrats and two districts in | doubt. Of the member: the House | i of giving them a safe working majority in both houses. The gold Democrats ran less than 3 toa precinct, but will probably reach 5000 votes in the State. Tie Probi- bition vote is a little heavier than the gold Democratic vote. It will probably amount | to 8000 in the State. The middle-of-the- road Populist vote is inconsequential. At mianight Chairman McMillan of the Republicans claims essentially the fore- going to be a correct estimate, although he thinks the Republican plurality will go up to 35,000 when the country is neard from to-morrow. Chairman Walsh of the Democratic committee made no claims except that they have given the Repubii- cans a close call and the latter returns, he thinks, may throw the result in some doubt. hundred and forty-one precincts in Towa rive Snaw 28,434, White 20 957, Clag- gett 578, Leland 661. _The same precincts in 189 gave McKinley 37,072, Bryan 23,171 — WASHINGTON LEADERS ! SHOW THEIR INTEREST, | Watching With a Spzcial Eye the t eturns From Ohio and Maryland. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 —Great inter- est was diplayed by the citizens of the capital in the results of the elections throughout the country. Early in the eveniny large crowds congregated 1n front | of the newspaper bulleiin-boards. In of- ficial circles the interest was intense and many inquiries were made as to the re- sults, particularly in Obio and Maryland. In the ub ence of the President, his secre- tary and -everal members of his Cabinet, there was nc gathering at the White House, where the returns are usually re- ceived. Oi the members of the Cavinet Secretary Sherman, Secretary Bliss and Postmasier-General Gary went to their respective homes to vote. Secretary Al- ger is on a visit to Michigan, while Secre- taries Long, Wilson and Gage and Attor- General McKenna are in ih. city. They - pent the evening either at nome or with friends, where they Lecam - acquaint- | ed with the results .of the election. As- sistant Secretaries Day, Roosevelt and Meiklejohn also went to their respective bomes 1o vote. 1 'DARK AND BLOODY WAS THE BATTLE IN OLD KENTUCKY The State Swept Back Into the Democratic, Column Despite the Best Efforts of the Republicans and Their Sound-Money Allies. B THE DAY’S DEAD. FRANK EGBERT. HOWARD GLOR:. JOHN SMITH Deputy Sheriff DEAKINS, HENRY LANDFORD, JOHN LAWRENCE, CUARLES PAINE. * ARANARRRRRRRERXERRE RSN REE LOUISVI LLE, Nov. 2.—Kentucky has probably been swept back into the Demo- cratic ranks. Approximately twenty- three precincts in the State give Shackle- ford Sil. D. 18487, Bailey R. 15,042, Hind- man Gola D. 1179. All reports show heavy Democratic gains. This result was not accomplished, how- ever, without the usnal riot which has come to be characteristic of Kentucky elections. A special from Frankfortsays: Election day was ushered in by a bloody encounter on the streets between Repub- licans and Democrats at 1 o’clock this morning, resulting in the death of three | men and the wounding of two or more. The d fliculty began by Frank Egbert, a Republican, organizing a party to head off | a band of Democra:s under the leadership | of Dean Marshall, who, Egbert claimed, had taken @ number of negroes to the country to prevent their voting to-day. Egbert, it is said, with his party awaited Marshall’s return and fired on him from ambush, wounding him and Smith se- riously and slightly injuring Alexander Graham a negro. 3 d Depu:y Sheriff Deakins then organized aposse and attempted to arrest Egbert and his party. Lgbert appeared on the street flourishing a revolver. The two parties met and firing began. Fifty shots or more were fired and Egbert was instantly kilied, while Deakins was mortally wounded. Howard Glore, one of Egbert’s men, was also killed, and Waiter Gains, a negro, was seriously hurt and it is reported that he has since died. Thae killed thus far are: Frank Egbert, Republican politician. Howard Giore, Republican member of Egbert’s crowd. John Smith, driver. of ti.e Democratic wagon in which the negroes were hauled to the country. Deputy Sheriff Deakins. The wounded are: Charles Graham Mayor, an occupant of | the returning wagon. Walter White, a bystander. A growing idea toat the nigat’s riot was instigated by the prominent politicians now 1n jul cbharged with conspiracy has terribly aroused the country neighbors of the Deputy Sheriff, who lived in a re- motely wild section of the country. A report is current that men were com- ing to-night to lynch all seven of the men in jail on the .round that they had loaded Egbert with whisky and incited him to the attack and aiterward to the murder of the Deputy Sheriff. The Gov- ernor has been applied to by the families of those in jail for troops to protect the jail. No soldiers have veen ordered out. | A special to the Evening Post from Mount Vernon, Ky., say: : A number of tough ci aracters created a disturbance at the Crooked Creek precinct 1n this county this afternoon. FARRR RN HHNN e 22 2SR 22 RS 2 Bheriff Mullins attempted to restore order when a general shooting affray ook place heiween the Sheriff and his depu- ties and the disturbers, three of the latter being killed. The dead are: Henry Landford, John Lawrence and Charles Payvne. A conservative estimate at 11 _o’clock | pl ces the majority of Charles H. Weaver. Democratic candidate for Mayor, over George G. Tod:, the incumbent, irom 3000 to 3500. The entire Demo- cratice ticket is undoubtedly electey with him. Contrary to the expectations of many the election was a comparatively quist one. There was not a great deal of scratch- ing and the minor and personal issues wera lost sight of when the voter came to decide on those involvea in the struggle between the leaders. There is no doubt about the constitu- tional amendment carrying in Lowisville. The returns from the State are meager and unofficial at this hour. These show that Shackeliford, Silver Democratic nomi- nee for C erk of the Court of Appeals, is leading Bailey, Republican. The Nationcl Democratic vote was very light. Trust- worthy figures will be late. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 2.—Returns rters of the Demo- mittee up to 12:30 1o-night indicate a Democrs received at the headq crat ¢ State Central Cor o'clock majority in the Siate of from 18,000. Three hundred Sha 15 000 precincts give vy R. was elected by 500 majority. Major P. P. Johnston, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, gave the Associated Press correspondent the following signea statement reiative to the result in the State, bused on returns received up to midnieht: “The State Democratic ticket will be elected by a majority of not less than 15,000. Seventy per cent of the 121 mem- bers of the Legislature will be Demo- cratic. All of the old D~mocratic coun- ties and many of the Republicans elect Democratic local officers. “P. P. JOHNSTON, “Chairman Democratic State Ceutrai Commitiee.” REPUBLICANS WIN IN SOUTH DAKOTA. The Populists Cariy One Ju- dicial District. but That Is All They Will Get. SIOUX FALLS, Nov. 2—At midnight indicauions are that the Repubiicans bave won in South Dakota. Smith R. is elected Judge of the First District by a close vote. In the Second Jounes R. is probaoly elected by 400 mujorit overcoming an adverse majority of 1896 of 1050. Smith R. in the Fourth Disirig:, is elected. The election of Campbeli R.in the Fifth Dis trict is claimed by 1200 majority. Gaffey, R., is certainiy elected in the Sixtb. The resuitin the Third District isin doubt. The Populists have probably carried one distcict, the Eignth, and Wilson R. is ieading in the Sevenh. —— THE HEAVY RAINS STOP THE VOTING. The City of Providence, Rhode Island, Elects a Demo- cratic Mayor. PROVIDENCE, R. I, Nov. 2.—The mu- nicipal election to-day re ulted in the election of Williama C. Baker, Democrat, | by over 1500 plurality. “The vote was the smallest in years, Heavy rain prevented a large poll. HANNA 13 A GERTAIN WINNER ’The Legislature in Ohio Will Be Very Close. BOTH SIDES CLAIM THE STATE. Indications Point to a Vic= i tory for the Repub- licans. DEMOCRATS CAN GIVE OUT NO FIGURES. | Just Assert Gzneral Title to Every- thing and Let It Go at ‘That. Y NPPRERR VR SR ERRRY X CINCINNATI, OHIO, Nov. 2. Governor Bushnell and the en- | 5 | tire Republican ticket is elected at | atic | o} elford D. a majority of 12,000 over | in Ohio by about 25,000 plurality. Later information may increase the figures here given. The Leg- islature is absolutely safe for the Republicans on joint ballot, thus insuring the re-election of Mark Hanna to the Senate. Cuyahoga County is Republican by 5000, and conceding the Democrats everything which they claim in the Legislature autside of Cleve- land, the Republicans still have a majority on joint ballot of seven votes. The Republican majority in the Legislature will be from 12 to 16. CHARLES. J. CHRISTIE, Editor Cincinnati Commercial- Tribune. | | CLEVELAND, OHIO, Nov. 2. Governor Bushnell has carried Ohio by a majority of from 20,000 to 25,000. This insures the elec- tion of a Republican majority in the General Assembly and the re urn of Marcus A. Hanna to the United States Senate. In this city and Cuyahoga County the Republican ticket has a majority of from 4000 to 5000, and the three Repuolican Senators and nine Republican Representatives in the Legislature are elected. THE LEADER. AAEAASEEARAAARAAAANEEGASASARAEEERAARERRAERELRAEA The Plain Dealer makes the following statement at 10:30 to- night: The Republican Legislative tickst is running 1o per cent be- hind the State ticket and the State ticket is losing in Cleveland an average of 22 per cent. This de- fection will reduce the Republican plurality toa close margin, though it is probable that the Republican State and Legislative tickets will be elected. Sufficient returns are in to indicate that the Republicans will “¢arry Cuyahoga County, Senator Hanna’s home, by a meager plurality. PLAIN DEALER. Q&ec@aggqqgteeitfigtdi COLUMBUS, Nov.. 2—The resuit in Ohio is 50 c'ose that it may reqaire the official count to detérmine the result, es- pecially on the political complexion of the Lecislature. The Republicans and Democrats are both ciaiming the State and the Legislature with such persistence that it will require the official count at least to get one or the other to conceds defeat. Incomplete returns indicate the el c- tion of the Republican State ticket by from 10 000 to 12,000, buf the resulton the Legislature is so close that no definite figures can be given on it to-night. The Democrats claim confidently a mejority in both branches of the Lagislature, but give no figures on the number of State Senators or Revresentatives. The Re- | publicans claim fifty-four Representatives and seven Senators sure, or seventy-one votes on joint ballot, seventy-three being necessary to elect a Senator. They also claim all of the twelve Repre= sentatives whose counties have not been definitely beard from, and all of which arein tiedoubtful list. Out of the five: Senators vet to hear from they claim three, =o' that the result of the Legis!ature cannot be determined until all the doubtful: counties and dis« tricts are heard from. -Both sides are watching the count very “closely, esve- vi'iiiiiii‘yii‘i?##iii‘ifl’i‘iiii‘i‘iiii""’i‘i'i\i’iiiii'i"’iii’@ii”ii"iiiii‘?ii’*’i"ii##‘#‘vi‘iii”'fi) AERAS SR AL AR A ESA LR A ARAR ISR ARN LS AR LS B i