New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-04
TO VICTORY TOMORROW.
REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT OF ELECT
ING THE STATE TICKET.

THE LEADERS OF THE DEMOCRACY HOPE FOR
NOTHING BETTER THAN RESPECTABLE
RALLY AFTER THE CRUSHING De
FEAT or LAST YEAR
,rRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNE'l
Albany Nov 3.-Whe the leaders OF the Demo-
cratic party IN talk for publication say they are
confident that the Democratic State ticket VIII ne
elected. in private they confess that they have no
hone that their candidates for State olcers VIII Dc
successful and will be pleased If the party makes
a good rally from its tremendous defeat OF last
wear II they can reduce the Republcan piurai'y
Of $50 900 In 1891 to 1900 IN 1895 they WIZ be salts
fed Their nope OF making large gains IL pasen
s,mnly upon the theory that the Germans Will de-
sort the Republican party in consequence OF the
enforcement In New-York city OF the laws asa'h''
the sale OF liquor on Sunday
ANY person who travels about the state now
ever will quickly discover that whatever excite
ment there is among the German kepuohcahs over
tho sunday liquor question is limited to the terri
49,, =, Manhattan Island No German Republican
T., tho interior of the State in Brooklyn mas
manifested the slightest interest IN 'he mater
Az for New-York City, 1t may be SAID WIN reaSo"
that the losses the Republican party may nave
sustained through the enforcement OF the SUNDAY
Iaw have been more than made good by the acces-
s,on to its ranks OF voters who believe IN the en-
,rcerent of all laws and opposed to continu-
,rce Of the system Of backmailing the liquor
dealers established by Tammany Hall
FALSE MAJORITIES ANNIHILATED
democratic politicians also reluctantly acknowi-
edge that the old days when they couid iook 10
attaining 10000 majority in New-hork ana wv"
majority I'm Brooklyn past, not to return LOT
many wears Fol- twenty years, as Is no" apparent
~ po,uhIic,n marty was swndled out OF at east
1900 votes south OF Fourteenth-st. III ,,n m
ard lost 5000 votes BY fraudulent co"''''e III
prookIyn IL was especially through 'he iaiSc
he
snectors and frequently by their actual misstate-
ments of the result of an election IN eIec'o" US
tricts that the Republican party was put III SUCH
| an apparently low position In the eiecuoh returns
| of New-York But when the OConnor inspectors
act became a law In 1894. and the Republican party
became possessed of many election inspectors as
| the Democrats all the opportunities for traud ny
the Democratic party were lost to II. IL hau O'V"
easy for Tammany Hail. prior to 1871 10 pu1 up
| the single Republican election Inspector at many
po,ling places and thus to obtain an opportunity ~
falsify the election returns. But with TWO hepup
liam election INSPECTORS At every polling place this
| sys,er, of bribery became much harder TO accom-
! nlsh Ii IS possible that Tammany Hal, win
it's riches it's possession OF the Mayora'ty ana al
the city Offices in 1884, did considerable pFlDe'y u
election inspectors year ago but TINS year. WIN
on, any of the city departments In It's grasp ram
| ar,. nan VIII not be able to accomplish anything
in this line 1t must depend solely upon the o'.iots
Il can get into the bal,ot-boX
RESULTS OF THE O'CONNOR INSPECTORS
LAW
In 1899 under the old dishonest system. with TWO
| Tammany Hall and Republican election IN
sncctor at each pollins- pace IN Ne"-NorK 'lty' II
was reported that Cord Meyer. jr.. as the Demo
cratic candidate for Secretary Of State mad received
| 81 $40 purahty 1t is doubtful II Mr.. Meyer re-
| ceiyed 5000 plurality. and as for Isaac H. May
nard who was reported to have had SoUo piurA'''y
| IA the same election. Tammany Hall men nave
since stated that they doubted II ne bdfrTa el ,"e
lion INSPECTORS at each OF the poling-paces IN New,
YORK protect the & @ bT S sS pnra n THIS
illustrates the shrlnkage in the aHtSed Den.o, -
TROY and Albany the conditions had prevailed
1885, and me r aTqe hea Sssn Vote But
with 1894 the Democratic vote shrunk Do'h III Troy
and Albany. and both Rensselaer, and Albany coun-
Ties in consequence We're carried by MI Morton as
the Republican candidate for GoVernor III n 20 Wr
n aso csr tners that county by nearly 6 ra
raIitv In the other cities Of the state the hpoo1
having lis interests guarded at the polling places
| and It's vote honestly counted; - ,,,or Of tho
State feel greatly encouraged this year oy me pro
lection granted to the vote OF saef pa hem dId
not 10 the polls owing 70 their con noi
would be beaten by frauds BY the pemoGraaa de
party In the cities. Now. with their knowi s ~
sa d' tbey are ready to come TO the polls and VIII
cast large vote. The confidence impaired to them
said is worth at least 5000 votes to the Republican
party in the interior Of The stat .he M' he no
pleasant one in the interior Of the State that this
| is off year in pohtlcs
| DEMOCRATIC LOSSES IN THE COUNTRY.
Not only is 1T apparent that the Democratic vote
will be at a low point In the cities, out the same
fact is evident In the rural parts OF the state Inc
machinery of the Democratic party has apparently
broken down In the farming counties of the state.
From 1896 when David b. Hil gained control OF
the machinery OF the party up to the year l9", "a
political correspondent could detect IN eHeg
The evidence that some at the headquarters oil
the Democratic State Committee in New orS VIZ
hard AT work and guiding the campaign Tor the
Democratic party all over the state with great
For the last few years the man who thus infused use
life into the DEMOCRATIC campaign mas Deeh W III ~,
lam F. sheehan No one has taken ms paSf rn of
year. The Democratic campaign IN me ln'tIIoI VI
fhe state is lfcless. except in two or three contest
there is contest over the ofhce OF Mayor. ros
sibly there 10 money with Whch 10 carr! On d
box being empty Whatever the cause, the Demo
cratic party is feess in the Interior OF me s, "a r.
of the Democratic State Committee is that the
registration OF Democratic voters mas not Dteh ~ l
pnblican voters are much better registered than
their Democratic ne'ghbors. The Democratic com,
upon money with which to bring about success In
a campaign-haye neglected necessary WORK 10 10
the attendance OF their own 'o'efs a. 'He
REPUBLICAN MAJORITIEs.
There Is every indication therefore, that the Re-
publican State ticket and majority Of the Repub-
lean candidates for the Senate and the Assembly
will be elected The Republican majority In both
houses OF the Legislature will be large Politician;
think that the Republican vote In TIE senate VIII
not be below thiry-two, and possibly may reach
forty one Upon the basis OF forty-one votes
when. it may be ACKNOWLEDGED. Is an extreme
estimate the following Republican candidates for
Senator will probably be e.ected
Dist. DIST , c..,
Richard IIigbe. ~. Ge)fg" thhiopn
Inhn Lewis Childs 80 George X. Mnlby
| George w Brush. Walter l.. Brown
| lanes Taylor "a Frederick @. Weaver.
| + r. Schulz ~. Joseph Mulin
= Albert y. WIay ~ Horace W me-