The Municipal Elections in New York on Tuesday resulted in
a general defeat for Tammany, although the Tammany candidate for the Mayoralty, Mr. Gaynor, was elected. The opponents of Tammany were joined in the same curious alliance (of Republicans and Mr. Hearst's followers) which failed to make much impression on the entrenched power of Tammany two years ago. It is evident that a change is coming over New York, as the allies secured the approval of their "ticket," although they failed to win the Mayoralty itself. We speak of the " ticket " of the allies because, although they had two "tickets," one put forward by Mr: Hearst and the other by Mr. Bannard, they were in substance identical. Mr. Gaynor, the new Mayor, 'will scarcely be able to manage the business of New York like the ordinary Tammany Mayor, since the alders and abettors of the Monstrous system' have fallen away. In view of. the unrivalled facilities Tammany has for purchasing the affec- tions Of the poor, to whom it is undoubtedly an indulgent and lavish friend, the defeat of the Tammany ticket is a long step On the road of progress.
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