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pane eFANAL PRICE ONE CENT. ~ Democrats 4 Con The Ctreulation Books Open to All.’” Coprright, 181. ‘The Pree Os. (ene Now Yorks World) Pebtishing ‘GERMAN LINE FIFTEEN MILES LON SAID TO BE RETREATING IN BELGIUM; - VONKLUCK’S ARMY RENEWS ATTACK WIFE AND DAUGHTER OF NEXT GOVERNOR Por WADSWORTH WINS BY 5723; naar 131,000 EAD FOR WHITMAN oremone SEABURY STILL HOPEFUL Democratic Candidate for Court of Appeals Runs 39,158 Ahead of Ticket in Greater New York and May Pull Through. Many up-State districts have failed to send in revised fizures on the vote for Governor, and Mr. Whitman's plurality over Glynn is still es- fimated at about 131,000. The latest revised figures, New York City complete, «and up-State with a few districts missing, make James W. Wadsworth’s plurality over James W. Gerard 57,023 votes, Mr. Gérard got 311,630 votes in the greater city and a plurality of 420,933. His vote was exceeded only by that of Justice Samuel Sea- bury, who polled 331,808 to 179,923 for Judge Emory Chase, the Re- publican candidate, Justice Seabury's plurality in the greater city was 451,885 votes, and in the absence of definite returns from up-State the Democrats this afternoon refused to concede Judge Chase’s election to the Court of Appeals as Associate Judge. Justice Seabury’s vote in the greater city exceeded that of Gov. Glynn by 39,158. John A. Bensel, Democratic candidate for State Engineer, got 262,647 votes in Greater New York, just 30,002 votes less tian Gov. Glynn. Bensel’s plurality in the city was 42,620 votes, As the result of yesterday's election the machinery of the State Gov- érnment passes into the hands of the Republican party. is the party alignment in the State: United States Senate—Ono Democrat, Senator O'Gorman; ono Republican, James W. Wadsworth Jr. House of Representatives—Democrats, 18; Republicans, 28; Progressives, 1; Socialists, 1. State Senate—Democrats, 17; Republicans, 84, State Assembly—Democrats, 50; Republicans, 09; Progres- sives, 1. Owing to the fact that only vague returns have been received from a number of Congress districts in the west and northwest an accurate out- line of the Democratic strength in the Sixty-fourth Congress cannot be made. Completed returns from other districts result in frequent ebifting of the party balance, There is no doubt of the Democrats retaining control of the Senate by probably an increased majority. All of the seats now occupied hy Democrats have been held and the Democratic Cong lonal Committee is claiming five additional Democratic members, It is ed that Dem cratic Senators have been elected in Illinois, Kansas, South Dakota, Utah and California. An official count may be necessary to decide the actual winners in all these States. In the Sixty-third Congress the Democrats had 290 members, the Re- publicans 127 and the Progr 18—a clear majority of 145 for the Dem- oerate, The Sixty-fourth Cong according to the latest returns this afternoon will be made up of 234 Democrats, 190 Republicans, 9 Pro- gtessives, 1 Soclalfst and 1 Independent. This would give the Democrats majority of 33. There have been no definite reports from sixty-nine Congress districts. The result in these districts has been estimated or guersed at by both sides aud the estimates do not agree. It would appear, however, that the Demo- wrats will have a working majority of from 18 to 20 in the House, unless something of an unforeseen nature has oct curred out in the districts where the returns are still hidden. Justice Dugro and Weeks were elected to the Supreme Court on the Tammany tichket. Justice La Fetra, Tammany, was re-elected to the City Court and James A, Allen, Tammany and Independence League, was elected to the same bench. Politicians who studied the election returns to-day agreed that they were up against the most puzzling set of figures in their experience. One instance is that more than 80,000 voters who cast their ballots for Governor failed to vote for Unifed States Senator. ®ulzer's total vote, with several districts missing, runs to 110,790, and may reach 111,000, Sulzer polled two and a half ti the vote of Da port, Col. Roosevelt's hand-picked Progressive candidate, The bulk of the Gulszer vote up-State came from the Demoeratte party. ‘ About 80 per cent. of the Pull Moose party deserted the colonel and the The following New District-Attorney May Be William Hayward, Now an Assistant. STAFF TO BE RETAINED. Mr. Whitman Will Not Try the Siege! Case at Gen- eseo. Next Week. Vialtors, telegrams and letters de- ascended fn an avalanche upon Gover- nor-elect Whitman when hé reached the District-Attorney's office to-day. | Congratulations came in from all | parts of the country and the visitors who arived at the office were ushered into Mr. Whitman's presence in| squads of a dozen at a time. | Mr. Whitman bad motored down | from his home, No, 37 Madison ave- | nue, with Assistant District-Attorney | Willtam Hayward and Chief Clerk | Sayre, On the way tho motor car was | stopped for a moment at the corner of Twenty-third street and Broadway and there a number of persons await- ing care recognized the now Governor and cried out their congratulations, All the trafic policemen at the cross- ings also waved their good wishes as the car sped past. The Governor-elect will remain in office as District-Attorney until Jan. 1, He has definitely decided upon this. He will not, however, prosecute the case against Henry Stegel, which begins in Geneseo on Monday next. | The ethics of the law would not per- mit him to take this case, althoush | there is no precedent in legal annals | by which the matter might be guided. As Governor, Mr. Whitman would be empowered to transfer the Justice before whom the case was tried, re- | move the District-Attorney and Sheriff and pardon the prisoner, Mr. Whitman was asked if he had in mind a@ successor os District-At- torney, “That is a matter I have not yet decided, It is n serious matter, and will not be decided for weeks, I will say that my successor will have to agree to keep intact the staff now in | this office. It Is far too good a staff | to be dispersed, “I intend to serve out my term this year, but I have not yet decided upon any of the appointments I shall make as Governor.” In response to an inquiry about the Becker case, Mr, Whitman said: “I hope that case will be settled be- fore 1 become Governor, It is sched- uled for argument this month before the Court of Appeals, Messages wero received by Whitman from Horace White, last Republican Governor of Now York; Justice Hughes of the Suprene | Court, Former Governor John A. Dix, J. Sloat Fassett of Elmira, ex- Governor Franklin Murphy of ‘Now | Jersey, and Charles Is, Norton, for- | i mer Secretary to President T: There were also telegrams from, members of his Amherst the | class of ‘90, Among the names of tho icon | of as probable successor to Mr. hit. in the District-Attorney's. chair | one most prominently mentione ut the Criminal Courts Building | to-day Je that of Assistant District. | fea Attorney William Hayward. He wae| Whitman. manager for Mr, from Demraane. 5 irefeomee | Ounssse 0 ANS R200 MURPHY IS GONG! | ‘BUT, GHEER UP! FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS: “1 Still Have My Health,” Is Tammany Boss’s Election “Statement.” An Evening World reporter found {Charles F. Murphy at Tammany Hail this afternoon and asked him some questions, This is the way the con- versation ran; “What are you going to do now, |Mr, Murphy? Mr. Mitchel says Temapey does not live on patron. ee. i get along all right.” ned as ngress by ‘181 Votes: "Lose “Circulation Books Open WEATHER—Fair te-nteme and Thursday) FINAL ¢ EDITION to All.” NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER “4, ‘1914. MRS WHIT Man anNO HER UGH TER Seve. now that you have lost: State and city patronage." “Teil Mr. Mitchel | have my health." “Mitchel says ‘Murphy must gu." “That is right. tam going away fur a couple of weeks.” Mr. Murphy did the surprising is he volu red uw statement, is What he said, without prompt- should be understood by this time that I do not claim to be State leader, mocracy and our victory in the city of New York has been complete,” in “MURPHY MUST GO!” That's the Lesson Mayor Mitchel Learns From the Election. declared Mayor course peopie “Murphy must 60!" Mitchel to-day, "Ut who would like to the Demo- cratic organization relieved of his leadership are in the habit of declar- ing for his removal ater every Demo- | Tammany cannot stand another do-j| cratic defeat, but am a result of the at.” | election of Mr. Wiitman, for the next few years Murphy can expect noth- ing in the matter of favors from the city, or nation. "There have been too many divis f national, | 1 am the city leader of De-| sions in the Democratic party to bring about the election of i date for Governor. A party win without & clear programm & concerted effort. “L shall send @ letter of congratu- lation to Governor-elect Whitman. H» | will receive full support from my ad- ministration, and he, | am sure, will arry for a bigger and a better New York." — AMERICAN WARSHIP AT BEIRUT TO GUARD | CHRISTIANS OF CITY. LONDON, —According ti | dent of the Bt | has arrived at | tection of the Ci WASHINGTO: oe North Ca: FO | nt to European waters) Americana at the out- gar gall a nee “ot ‘election, ie ber ioe at dae hats mi 1 thi y hie son would elected ates Senator, ai pte onvequantiy cleaned up", an ev a \asa"orare Rare ats Sereno nt tne te naan mee Rane ei mR © ner 18 PAGES | a@ pressing the Germans back in the general direetion of Mets. PRICE ONE CENT. FTING IS RENEWED ALL ALONG THE AINE: FRENCH FORCED BAK Von Kluck Suddenly Attacks W ened Centre Line and Forces to Retreat—3,500 Men Cap From Allied Armies. KAISER’S ARMY REPORTED LONDON, Nov. 4 [Associated Press.|—‘‘The sound PY cannon has been distinctly heard at Ghent,” telegraphs the Amsterdam correspondent of the Central News, “and there is every indication that the Germans are retiring on © the whole front from Bruges te Thielt, fifteen miles south=| east of Bruges. HAVRE (via Paris), Nov. 4.—The Belgian Minister of War to-day made public an official report received by him froma Furnes, on the Belgian coast, which stated that detachments. of allied troops which to-day pushed ahead as fer as Lone baertyzde on the Yser front below Schoorbakke, failed te. 7 discover any of the enemy. Only small detachments of artillery still remain in the direction of Westende and to the north and east of § bakke. Small portions of the enemy's rear guard are still. 4 holding several bridges and farmhouses on the left bank of the river. PARIS, Nov. 4 (United Press).—Reports reached Paris today thet 6 tachments of the allled forces numbering 3,500 men were cut of ty oe Germans in the vicinity of Reye and near Arras. It wee stated that these troops ‘were surrounded and when thelr Laci munition was exhausted they were compelled to surrender. All along the Aisne Aghting ts again in progress, The German under a : Gen. von Kluck, suddenly attacked in force, The allied lines had somewhat weakened here and the force of the German attack was a0 that {t was necessary to retreat to avoid being overwhelmed. The Germans continue their attacks In force iu the territory between ibe Lys and Arras with alternate advances and retirements by both siden "4 The fighting ie admittedly desperate in this section, according te offctai communique fseued at Bordeauz, but at no point does it eeom tote approaching a decisive stage. - Along the territory between Dixmude and the Lye the situation & unchanged, Heavy cannonading is taking place in the region of Rheims, where pes Germans again are active, A lively exchange of artillery fre wafin progress to-day all through | the Argonne region, The Germans have been trying hard to gain gi in that section, and several desperate assaults have taken place, but the are maintained. Fy wdun-Toul line today severe fighting was in with the French armies that are operating from Nancy and Toul reported |. The British expeditionary forces, now operating as a single unit, have pushed a wedge through the German line between the armies of Duke ah | brecht and Gen. von Boehm, according to some reports. OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORT. BERLIN, via London, Nov. 5 [Associated Prees).—An official com: cation wae given out at Germany Army Headquarters to-day as follow: “Our attacks on Ypres, to the north of Arras, and to the east of ro progressing slowly but auccessfully, ‘South of Verdun and in the Vosges French attacks have deen ¥ pulsed. “In the casters arena ot the war there have + eee me. matt wens” !: RP me 00", .