New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
,nospvms or THE MAYoRALTY ELECTION
FIGURES on MEYER-cLoHNG THE


CAMPAIGN.
Tho conviction prevails among the best '"or"'o.
politicans Of the city TINT the Republicans nave NV
had a better chance Of winning the hay"'a'" -
pa,rn since 1883 than they have this year. ."En.
80 ago the holly contested fight between NAY
low and Joseph c. Hendrix resulted In the eiec.ch
the former BY a plurality Of l,s40. The Repuoioan'
and INDEPENDENT voters were ranged against inc so
n.mocratic party at that time; aided by such o'S-
affected Republicans as had taken umbrage AT inc ''o
nartisan course of Mayor Low In his nrst erm' III w
contest since that time lave the issues oeeh 80
defined as at present. In lees there were .nreo
a,ao,.s IN the field and the Republican aud REFORM
, although In excess Of the Democratic voteS were
divided and d. d. whitney was easily elected. IWo
wears later when the Democrats d'o h'' ""'o ~
nom,nate Mayor whitney and put up nn'eu
C,bav,n. and the Republicans ran Colonei a. ~ n"u'
a Labor candidate secured 11'oOo VoteS anu -,
Cbapn won By tho narrow margin OF oov vo"s r.,aI
n,aran.h 70 keep his first term free irom "'"''A
no.nds,s ond n, the second contest between MIN ana
roIoreI paird he secured the majority OF the laooI
votes cast for John j. Clancy two years oeio'e .,
in the present campaign the labor Vo'e ,1
be cast almost sOudly for Mr. Meyo
will also have the vote OF '"'ee ~
bier of independent Democrats. Nearly eVer' AZ
publican who at arst declared against mn h's ~ q,
nounced in his favor and he has steadily sro"n -
Canvass devoid Of any hearty interest either on MS
own part or that Of his supporters he mas w.
friends al the close Of his campaign than AZ inc "
ginning Weighed down by the oio "a'''
in the same plight sinbad the SAILOR anu ms
Non will he the same after election day as Ii ne nS
como ont and tied milestone about his hecA ""N '"
run violently down q steep place mo INC oo =.
In point of fact, IL defeated. David a. booay WI, W
IN a worse Might than any ever defeated before
IN the cXv. He gave up a. seat in Congress- TO winch
he had been elected by a comfortable ma1ontS' anu
which he hoped TO sit in for two years up 70 o e'
dav h. had TO resign to take the Mayoraty nomiha-
ton. He had drawn $1,000 OF his saiary Vi ~o'ooV
a year. and he expected to gain 1t by MS services u.
WASHINGTON When he was induced TO resign MS Se'''
in Congress- Il was with the understanding that 10
feated for Mayor he should have chance OF re-ecc-
tan Ia Congress at tho special election to be hed W
Al, the vacancy. But the promise OF succeeding Mr.
Body at Washington had been made TO mayor I""p'
so the cry was clearly raised that speciai oeo"o"
would cost large sum, and the steps wero "hen ~
have the vacancy filed Mt the regular oiectloh' 90
Mr. Body fails Of election to the Mayoray' ne VIII
ard b,s last condition worse than his first. After
all his nolttcal ambition he will find himself entirely
out in the cold. ,.
Great confidence In the success OF ther hayo''iy
candidate is felt by the Republicans VINO are moSo
active in the management Of the municipai ca"ps'e"'
Tpeodorc B. Willis who was chairman OF tne CAihpash
the management of political affairs as any one IN re
city has devoted considerable time to the interests OF
me campaign Of Mr.. Meyer He said yesterday
@This has been a campaign of steady advance Every
thing has moved forward in the most satisfactory
manner. Mr.. Meyer has steadily advanced In la'or
and nonuarity. Everything has been done to inform
voters and the work has been managed In most
satisfactory manner. Charles A. schieren ana MS
fellow young Republicans have done much good WORK
and they will keep it up on election day By carerly
watching the count Of the votes. l inquire upon .ne
election Of Mr.. Meyer by $500 plurality and feel
sure of his election"
Other Republicans less confident Of large
plurality but they are equally certain OF the election
of their candidate. At a meeting in the Twenty third
Ward Colonel John P Clark presented an estimate from
careful consideration of the probable vote In each
ward which gave Mr.. Meyer a majority Of 9OO
Internal Revenue Collector Nathan has declared his
belief that these figures present the most probable
indication of the result. This table is as follows
Demo Repuhcau.