The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-06
Hill and Tammany to Receive
Their Death Blow.
ENORMOUS ODDS ON MORTON
Never Did Republicans Have Better
Reason for Confidence.
From Every Northern District Come
Reports OF Gsins-The Next House
Sure to Be Republican Democratic
Losses In Every State.

NEW YoRK. Nov Son the eve OF bat
tie. Resting on our arms" and similar
phrases were current at the various head
quarters today. Most of these places were
almost deserted. as many of the managers
have gone home TO vote. An exception TO
the rule was the case of Chairman Hack
EFT. at the Republican state headquarters
in the Fifth Avenue hotel, who, having
paired votes with friend In Utica, will
reTnsin here until after election. He said
today that nothing had occurred 10 change
bis estimates of Republican success,
already made public. On the other hand,
Chairman Thacher at the Democratic state
headquarters, before leaving for Albany
today, gave out an estimate that Morton
would not have more than 5000 plurality
above the Harlem river. and that to over
come this Hill would have q plurality of
over 90, COO in this city, at least 10000 in
Kings county, and from 1000 to 1.10 in
Richmond county. Mr.. Thacher admitted.
however, that Erie county, which the Hall
men have been claiming by some 5000
votes. was at Dest doubtful.
Confident claims are made by both sides
on the local issues. The supporters of the
committee of seventy predict today that
Tammany will be drowned by tidal
wave," and say that for this reason all
estimates OF figures on the local results are
worthless. At the headquarters of Hugh
]. Grant this afternoon the Tammany
candidate for mayor issued statement in
which he asserts that tomorrow the DEM
ocrats of the city of New York will give
an overwhelming plurality for the state
ticket headed by ID. b. Hill and the city
rat hsa Haa hxrr ua
IL shall assume the mayoralty on January
l, pledged TO give offices only TO men who
can and win administer them for the
public good" He adds: being Demo-
crat, l shall use Democratic means to
do whatever the public needs to have
done" Mr.. Grant declares that the Lexow
committee has finally thrown aside the
cloak of anxiety for the public good. and
has appeared, just as the Fasse,t commit
tee appeared in the week before election
partisan body"
Among other statements made at the
Grant headquarters today was one that
the members of the Hebrew order of B'nai
Birth were working against Mr.. Beekman,
the seyenty's candidate for judge of the
superior court. on the ground that he had
action of such people is contemplate"
when a committee of the order appeared
before the legislature last year TO ask that
the home for aged and infirm Hebrews in
fonkers be exempted from taxation.
In predicting today the success of the
anti-Tammany ticket. Campaign Manager
Jerome. of the Committee OF Seventy. said
he believed the voters would get TO the
polls early, and he was sure that in this
event the seventy's candidates would win
by ovsrw helming msjorities.
Great interest is taken by all politicians
and voters generally in the subject of the
weather tomorrow. Despite today's storm,
the weather bureau predicts clear and
cooler weather for election day, and il Is
believed that the fulfiliment of this predic-
ton will be worth thousands Of votes to
the Republicans.
An important step Was taken today by
SUPERINTENDENT Byrnes, who ordered that
all the policemen on duty at the polls to-
morrow shall be detailed to precincts
where they do not regularly belong. This,
it is believed. will prevent improper acts by
the police, under the influence of election
officers and others with whom they are
personally familiar and friendly.
There was 9 good deal of heavy betting
at the So. James and other uptown hotels
today. and also in the stock exchange
circles. The general odds were 5 TO on
Morton as against Hill. and about S to 4
in favor of Strong against Grant. OF
course there was considerable variation In
the terms of the various wagers, but the
odds noted were bout the average. There
was little betting on plurAiities