HEAVY DEFEAT OF TAMMANY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19642, 9 November 1933, Page 7

HEAVY DEFEAT OF TAMMANY

POLLING IN NEW YORK MAYORALTY CLOSE OF MOST VIOLENT CAMPAIGN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 8, 8.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 7. Two hours after the polls closed, Tammany conceded the defeat of the Mayor (Mr John O’Brien). The preliminary returns at that time indicated Mr La Guardin (Fusion candidate) had secured a victory with about 150,000 plurality. Numerous other offices are still in doubt. NEW YORK GOES TO THE POLL MOST BITTERLY FOUGHT ELECTION United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 8, 7.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 7. The most bitterly fought city election in years saw 2,300,000 registered voters at the polls, and reports of widespread violence that continued throughout the day. Many persons were badly injured in countless fist and knife fights. Hundreds of arrests filled the city gaols. Early in the day, reports of an attack on “Fusion" workers were so numerous that the officials threatened to appeal to the State Governor for the National Guard. Known criminals were seen loitering in the vicinity of the polls of doubtful districts. A police force of 2000 uniformed men are on duty answering calls reporting violence and intimidation.

ON TAMMANY’S DEFEAT.

JOLT FOR PRESIDENT’S POLICY. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 8, 11.10 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 8. Political observers regard Mr La Guardia’s victory in New York, over Mr McKee, who claimed the support of the Roosevelt administration, as something of a loss of prestige to the President. On the other hand, the Republican machine in Philadelphia was defeated by the Democratic Progressive-Repub-lic coalition. Republican and Democratic gains and losses elsewhere are about equal. Although no features of the Roosevelt recovery programme were directly contested, the President’s known desire for the increased public ownership and distribution of electricity, received something of a jolt when of seven cities, voting on proposals to acquire municipal power plants, six rejected in favour of private ownership. New York counted cracked heads by scores after a turbulent election, but Kentucky, with six deaths, was the bloody spot on the United States ballot map to-day. Guns in the hands of quick-tempered voters slew five men around the balloting station in that State. Another was stabbed in an election argument. Eighty-five arrests were made in New York, as a force of more than 18,000 sought to maintain order. Blackjacks were used in one case, witn half a dozen beaten into unconsciousness.