Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-07
III WILL BE CLOSE
Figures Of Both Parties Given
on New York.
DEMOCRATS ARE ANXIOUS
6ut They Don't Claim the Earth-Rs-
9OIs From Up the State Show
Republican Strength.


Register! Last chance today.
NEW IokK. Nov. 6--Ine republicans
a. state headquarters have gone care
fully over the state BY counties. and
have figured the result down so tine
tAat Chairman HsckeIt predicts plu-
rslity of Is. 800 for Harrison. On the
other hand, . tabulated statement Of
tne estimated result IN the counties,
prepared BY democratic statistics. give
Cleveland - plurality of 25.350- Be
tween these two estimates the truth
lies
Betting men have given odds on
Cleveland IN this state for two weeks,
and more moAey has been put up than
on any previous election. Whether
ths betting - 10 be relied upon as an IN
dicstIon of the result Is . question.
Republicans have mad absolute faith
IN their ability TO carry this state until
yesterday. Then they showed signs of
wayerlng and turned their attention. To
lndlsna and Connecticut, declaring
that Cleveland could not win even IL
he carried New York state. The re-
pubheans and the democrats are both
likely To De disappointed IN one respect
IA this state. The democrats will not
poll as large vote as they expect in
this city ana IN Brooklyn and on Staten
Island. The republican vote through
out the state "a not nearly as large as
- expected. The republicans are con-
fident that Tammsny will not carry the
city by over IS. 900 votes.
New Yorker. win Not yots
Although there 10 some talk If hav-
ing 10000 plurality. all talk Of Hill
democrats knifng Cleveland has died
out. IL IS expected that many New
Workers who usually vote the demo-
cratic ticket. do not desire a change in
the administration, aud in the absence
of party enthusiasm will remain at
home election day.
In lSSo Harrison came down to the
Harlem with plurality of 81. .504. and
republicans say no will not have less
than 5000 this year. To meet this
vote the democrats must have over
10000 plurality IN this city, AS Kings,
Queens aud Richmond are not count
cd upon for more than $4,000 by the
most sanguine democrats. Repub-
lcans, therefore, base their hopes of
success 10 this state on the belief that
fsmmAny cannot obtain q plurality of
10000 votes. bat there are grave doubts
as to the ability of the republicans to
poll the vote they have done in other
years.
1hroughout the state
Up the state correspondents of the
United Press, In dozen strong repub-
lcan counties, say that q full republl-
can vote will MT De polled. In some
of the interior counties the Farmers
Alliance has made great progress among
the farmers, and there are three-cor-
nersd contests on assemblymen and
officers, which will detract from the
vote for republican electors.
The democrats have made big gains
in Buffalo and Erie county, but will
lose nearly / 1000 votes IN Albany,
owing TO local strife. As this viii be
the first time the Australian ballot
will bs tried through the republican
country district, snd as the democratic
cities tired It last year. the advantage
VII he with the democrats, and they
expect this factor sOne VIII reduce
the republican vote . or per ceat.
Taxing all these things together, the
situation IA this state - considered. by
impartial observers, TO be q little more
favorable To the democrats than to the
republicans. The democrats will have
the state legislature safely, aud will
have the naming Of Senator Hisc0ck's ;
successor. OF the tnirty-four con-
gressmeu the democrats have q far
prospect OF capturing twenty, while the
otoer fourteen are surely republican.