The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-31
IT is UNPRECEDENTED IN
POLITICAL HISTORY.
MUCH QUIET WORK IS BEING DONE.
Politicians swarm at the Different Head
quarters Morton writes I.atter In
dorsing the Aims OF the Good
Government CIub-Ihe Odds
In the Betting Favors
the Republicans.

New York, Oct. 80. -Notwithstand-
ing the quiet appearance of the differ
ent political headquarters, a great
deal of active work is in progress
both there and outside and there is
no do1bt that the leaders of all the
organizations are fully alive to the
fact that only a week remains before
the day of election All express the
utmost confidence in the success OF
their respective tickets SO far as
the city is concerned, the Tammany
men place great reliance on their
thorough organization. and even
their opponents admit that the full
Tammany vote will be polled. The
adherents of the committee of sew
enty base their firm belief in win
ming upon the conviction that there
will be, regardless of ordinary polit-
ical methods, an uprising of people
such as overthrow W the Tammany rule
iH 1871.
Much of the quiet work done YES.
terday was directed toward detecting
frauds in registration and toward ar
ranging to get to the polls without
fail all who are duly registered
Men who seldom take part in poll
tics are laboring to make converts of
personal friends. ard there has sell
dom been campaign ir which there
were tnore private po i,ical discus
sions- Perhaps the most important
incident of the day was the attempt
of an evening newspaper to implicate
Colonel Strong in an old matter in
volving leanings toward the A. L. A.,
and his prompt denial of any inten-
tional participation in IL.
There were many Democratic poll
tIcians at the state headquarters, es-
pecially from the Hudson river coun-
ties and seaboard
Among the speakers from other
states whose services have been Sc
cured for the closing efforts of the
Hill Democrats in New York are
Chauncey f. Black, the latest Demo-
cratic lieutenant governor of Penn
sylvania, and James Kerr, clerk of the
house of representatives. The speak
ing campaign is to be continued up to
Saturday night all over the state, and
the number of meetings held i'm small
places will be beyond precedent in
any state campaign of similar dura-
tion.
1t was announced at state Demo-
cratic headquarters that John NJ.
Sheehau, president of the Sheehan
club, of the Twentieth assembly dis
trict, had sent in his resignation from
Tammany hall and with twenty
other voters has joined the State
Democracy organization.
At meeting of the Real Estate
Exchange Honest Government clu D,
last evening, resolutions were pass ed
and Tammany hall was vigorou ly
assailed. President Seth Low, OF
Columbia college, and General l..
Woods, General Wager Wayne and
eX- Secretary Fairchild were among
the speakers. a lettor from Levi p.
Morton was read. in which the Re-
publican nominee for governor de-
clared himself in full sympathy with
the aims and purposes of the club.
lie thought it would be wiser, owing
10 his candidacy, for him not to be.
come member of any political
organization.
Comparatively little betting on the
result of the elections is being done
except on the stock exchange There
are odds of 10 to that Morton's plu-
ralitv for governor will exceed 25, 00O
+. T. Adams placing 81, 1000 against
81 600 of Il. III. Meyers money. An
offer was made by one of the Worm
sers to put 81, 900 to S4OO on the plain
proposition of Morton's election, but
there was no taker A few bets have
been placed on the mayoralty issue at
500 to $50 in favor of Strong
As rule, though, Republican money
is held for bets on better terms,