The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-06
Though Democratic Leaders Predict
Hills Election, Beftors Last Night
Offered to on Morton.
STRONG ALSO A FAVORITE
ODDS WERE TO 4 THAT HE WOULD
DEFEAT TAMMANY's MAN.
Thacher's Figures and Hugh J..
Grants CIaim-OutiOok and Esti-
mates in Other States.

NEW YORK, Nov. Son the eve of
battle" Resting under arms" and similar
phrases were current at the various polit-
ical headquarters to-day i'm the place of
news. Most OF these places were nearly
deserted, as many of the managers have
left them for their home districts, where
they will work and vote tomorrow. An ex-
ception of the rule the case of Chair
man Hackett, at the Republican State
headquarters in the Fifth-avenue Hotel,
who, having paired votes with a friend in
Utica, will remain here until after election.
He said to-day that nothing had occurred
to change the estimates of Republican sue
cess already made public. On the other
hand, Chairman Thacher, at Democratic
State headquarters before leaving for Al
bany this afternoon, gave out an estimate
that Morton would not have more than 49,
600 plurality above the Harlem liver and
that to overcome this Hill would have plu-
ralities of over $1,000 in this citya at least
10000 in Kings county and from 1,e00 to
LOO in Richmond county. Mr.. Thacher ad-
mitted, however. that Erie county, which
the Hill men have been claiming by some
1000 votes. was at best doubtful.
Confident claims are made by both sides
on the local ISSUE The supporters Of the
Committee of Seventy ticket predict that
Tammany will be downed by a tidal
wave" and say that for this reason all es-
Inmates of figures on the local result are
worthless. At the headquarters of Hugh
j. 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
1a1
ticket headed by myself" He continues:
shall assume the nlayoralty on Jan. /,
pledged only to give Offices to men who
can and will administer them for the pub
lie good;'' and adds. being Democrat, 1
snail 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 Fassett committee appeared In the
week before election day i'm 1890. as an ut
leriy partisan Republican body
Among other statements at the Grant
of the Hebrew order of B'na Birth
we're working against Mr.. Beckman, the
Seeenty candidate for Judge of the Super
LOT Court, On the ground that ne had cast
a sur on their race by saying 1.-The action
OF your people is contemptible." when
the Legislature last year to ask that tbe
Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews in
f4nkers be exempt from taxation.
In Predicting to-day the success of the
anti-Tammany ticket campaign manager
Jerome OK the committee of seventy, said
ne peheved the voters would get to the
poiis early and he was sure that in this
event the Seventy's candidate would win
by overwhelming majorities.
Great interest is taken by all politicians
ana Dy voters generally on the subject of
the weather tomorrow. Despite to-cay's
storm the weather bureau predicts clear
and cooler weather for election day and
prophecy will be worth thousands sf votes
to the Republicans.
An important step, which will tend
materially to an honest election. was taken
dered that all the policemen on duty at
the polls tomorrow shall be detailed to
precincts where they do not regularly be-
long. This. it is believed, will prevent i'm
iuence of election officers and others with
friendly.
There was a good deal of heavy betting
at the st. James and other uptown hotels
to-day and also in stock exchange circles.
The general odds were to 2 on Morton
as against Hill and about to in favor
of Strong against Grant. OF course there
of the various wagers, but the odds noted
were about the average. There was little
betting on pluralities. Mr.. F. Owyer made
one bet that was an exception TO the pre-
vailing odds. He put up $500 to $12 900
have $4,000 to wager. could not be induced
to place any of 1t on Grant. The latest
actual wager on the Stock Exchange was
s4Oo to 1000 on Hill. Richard Croker it is
alleged, has made one bet, but not on the
election of Hill or Grant. His wager was
that the constitutional amendment prohib-
iting pool selling would be defeated.