The morning call., 1894-10-29
GRANT THEIR MAN.
He Accepts the Tamn1any
Nomination
FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK.
1t Is Figured Out That He Will
Be Defeated.
FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK.
THE PECULIAR CAMPAIGN WORK.
State Employees Compelled TO Send
Out Literature for David
Bennett Hill.

New YORK, Oct. 28.-Snnday is always
quiet day with politicians, and dullness
was the feature of the political headQuar-
ters in this city to-day. The work Of cor
respondence was carried on as usual. but
there were few visitors and no signs of
activity, except at the Grant headquarters.
where Mr.. Grants letter of acceptance of
the Tammsny nomination for Mayor was
made public.
Colonel Strong's headquarters were
closed during the day. and Colonel Strong
himself was not in evidence except TO a
few of his closest supporters.
At Republican headquarters dispatch
was received from Albany, and was at
once given out for publication. to the
effect that the employees of the State de-
parlments there were employed in pre-
pairing aud distributing loads of campaign
documents in the interest of the Demo-
Gratis. The dispatch says IN part:
"The campaign work which should be
done by the Democratic State Committee
has been forced upon the State depart
ment and paid for from the State treasury.
These documents are printed by State
Printer James B. Lyons, and large force
of the department clerks are taken from
their duties to the State to shove out in
individual envelopes Hills campaign doc
ument.
The very large registration of voters in
this city has been the subject of much
discussion and speculation with both par
ties. each claiming the advantage from the
additional votes that will proba bly, be
poled on Monday.
At the State Democratic headquarters
on Twenty-third street there was a gen.
eral feeling of elation to-day over the re-
suits of the registration. The leaders
agreed in saying that it meant the over
whelmng defeat of Tammany Hall
Francis NJ. Scott said that in his opinion
Mr.. Grant would not get more than 100,-
600 votes He believed the Socialistic-
Labor-Po opulist-Prohibitiou vote would
not be over 10000. which would leave in
the vicinity of 245,000 votes to be divided
between Grant and Strong. thus allowing
ZOO plurality for Strong. This was the
substance of a computation made by the
various leaders in the day. The recent ar
rest of several hundred men for alleged
fraudulent registration. it is believed, has a
deterrent effect.;and the large registration
is considered big increase in men en-
titled to cast their ballots.
District Attorney John r. Fellows to-
day. however, expressed himself as not at
all surprised at the registration. He
thought there was nothing extraordinary
in it, and said he could see nothing sub
stantial to be derived Tor either side
from il.
The chief interest of the present week
among Republicans centers in the appear
ance of ex-President Harrison on Wednes-
day evening next at Carnegie Music Hail.
In Democratic circles the starting to-
morrow of Governor Flower on a tour
through the State in the interest of the
Democratic ticket is raising much interest
because of the master stroke the Demo-
Gratis claim Chairman Thacher has made
In securing the services of the Governor on
so important mission. There has been a
disposition on the part of the various or.
ganiZatl0ns here to make public their ale
glance to their respective tickets. To-day,
however, the executive board of the Grand
Lodge of the Independent Order Sons of
Benjamin resolved not to permit The use
of its name in connection with politics.
This decision was arrived at al meet
ing of the board to-day, at which resolu-
tions were adopted repudiating any al
tempt to make use of the order for noliti-
cal purposes. This action was taken be-
cause it was said an attempt had been
made to represent the order as opposed to
the candidacy Of Senator Hill
Corrections made in the returns to-day
show a total registration in this city Of
509,931, the largest ever recorded in New
York