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Show VOTE TO DECIDE PARTY STRENGTH Socialists Claim Fourth Rank in New York State 300 Per Cent Increase. New York. NrJ, Nov fi The official offi-cial count of the vote for chic; Judg-of Judg-of the court, of appeals is awaited to show whether the Socialists or t'n Independence leaguf are entitled to rank as the fourth party in N . York state and therefore to nominate their candidates at the next election without petition Socialist leaders as serted today that they had retained their relative position after the Re publicans Democrata and Progressives Progres-sives The official party strength In the state this ear Is determined bj the vote for chief judge, the head of the til kct In this city the Socialist vote Increased In-creased nearly 300 per cent over (lie last municipal electlou. but fell a few hundrt-d behind tti- vote for Debs, the partv's candidate for president In 1G12. |