New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-28
MR.. ROOSEVEL1'S PROSPECTS.
HIS ELECTION NOW DEEMED CERTAIN.

WHAT CAREFUL ESTIMATES OE THE PROBABLE
VOTE sHow-PARTY LEADERS CONFIDENT
CHAIRMAN Root, John l. Davenport, John +. Plum
mer and other Republicans made careful estimate
yesterday from OF the city of the probable
vote tor Mr. Roosevelt. Taking the registration and
the election district canvass and allowing nothing for
the vote that will to Mr. Roosevelt through the
support OF the Citizens Committee Of One Hundred,
the reports showed that Mr.. Roosevelt would poll
SoooO votes. Several If the district Citizens Assoc-
ations, which supported Mr. Grace in 1884,, now
supporting Mr. Roosevelt. The Citizens Committee of
One Hundred will bring large support Mr.. Roose
veit Ex-Sherif James O'Bren, who polled about
$4,000 Democratic votes without any organization
whatever when he last for Sheriff few years ago.
is vigorously supporting Mr.. Roosevelt. From all
these calculations the committee thought it safe to
count on from S5 900 to 10000 votes for Mr.. Roose
velt and this the showed will elect him by
a fair plurality
Mr. Davenport, who is thoroughly familiar with
election figures, and whose position as United States
Chief Supervisor of Elections gives him the best facl
ties Tor knowing the probable vote, made an indepcn
dent calculation data of his own and figured out
sou votes for Mr.. Roosevelt The returns showed
that George will get at least 10000 votes, which
would leave 7c. 900 for Hewitt.
captain Michael Cregan said that one of MIR Hewitts
most prominent supporters in his district had wagered
that GEORGE would get 10000 votes Mr. Cregan said
tn from MS knowledge oil the feeling on the East sue
he Thought George would get at least 60 600 votes
one OF the most prominent Democrats in the city, who
holds high office. said yesterday that IN his opinion
George would poll so 900 votes and he thought the
only chance of defeating him was in the election of
Mr.. Roosevelt Jacob Hess said that he had been
opposing MIR Roosevelt for years and he though that
he would be apt to hear anybody OF such
Republicans intended to vote for Hewitt. lie
added: do not know of single Republican who
will vote for Hewitt but can give You the names OF
100 democrats in my district who will vote for
Roosevelt. in my oplnit he Will be elected"
The Hewitt managers kno wn to be placing great
reliance on the use OF mohey on election day. They
have been making great effort tor several days TO
get high digntaries in the Roman Catholic Church
to request the Rev. Or. McGynn, Father Ducey and
other Catholic clergymen who have supported George
to withdraw from the movement. and also to influence
the Rev. DR. Heber Newton and some Protestant
clergymen to withdraw. These efforts have failed and
there was much Encouragement at the Hewitt head
quarters yesterday in consequence.
Captain Cregan talking on the subject OF " DEALS"
said
The urging Republicans not vote for Roose
ye because the boys called will sell him out
7e Port anybody else tell US how we are gong to it,
The have united on district and
uere absolutely nothing we could & gam oy raons; iS
ssa S Rssubsns a4e So strongly RpubSan tsas
there no need raang to elect an and @
.t maclOas intended help the Democrats so as to
opposed 70 that
@ @ s yGd by BY M M Te % do DO as U% Pfs s @ Hf
be ihs nsGt Mayor Of York No partisan
than Mr. Levitt % 0r % cons 70 sn
the Democratic the Republicans II 4 is
in the power the his election will do
IL | have no doubt that he will Ue defeated.
The remainder of the week will be lively one for
Mr.. Roosevelt. Tonight he speaks in the Grand
Opera House Eal before the XIIIth District Reuub-
licans and before the XIXtn District Republicans At
1ty-seventt st and the boulevard He will also
speak to the colored Republicans of the Xlth District
On Friday evening he will address the Republicans OF
The XXlld District in the Cafe Lenox, at Seventy
secondst and Third and later in the evening the
Republicans of the Twenty fourth Ward. On Saiur-
day at $3.50 p H. Mr.. Roosevelt will speak from the
steps of the Snb-Trcasury at Wall and Nassau ss..
and in the evening at tie ratification meeting OF the
Republican Club at Steinway Hall.
There will he other Republican meetings held. This
evening meetings will be held at o.6O West twenty
fourth st. and at Turn Hall, No. Al West Forty
ssventbst ana tomorrow evening at No. % West-st,
No Io5 Clinton place. and at No. 424 Eighth-a'e.