The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-05
9th SIDES ARE CONFIDENT
.EPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
PREDICT BIG MAJORITIES.

Yesterday at Albany-Big Vote Is Ex-
pected in Kentucky.
Albany, Nov. A conference of dem
cratic leaders was held to-day. Repre-
entatives were present from different
punties. The estimated majoHties Of
ne eleven counties, which are placed
l the democratic column, aggregate
5000. The estimated majorities il the
apublican counties aggregate $4,000.
he final estimate of the democratic
ommittee is $4,000 plurality for the
tate ticket and twenty-six Of the fifty
enators.
# Louisville, KY, Nov. AT General
HardM's headquarters confidence pre-
ails that Kentucky will roll up a hand
Tome majority tomorrow for the demo-
ratio ticket On the other hand prom
sAnent republicans claim that Bradley
will carry the state by 5000 to 10000.
it is agreed by all parties that the larg-
}st vote ever polled in the state will be
given tomorrow.
IN Columbus, O., Nov. 4.-The republi-
ans concede that the plurality to-mor-
low for their state ticket will drop
BACK to the normal figure-from $4,000
o 100000 The democrats claim that it
will be wiped out and that Ex-Governor
Campbell will be elected by 10000. The
committee chairmen make no estimates,
however The democrats base their
hope of success upon opposition with his
5wn party to Ex-Governor Foraker,
3sNhose faction secured control of the
convention at GAINESVILLE and dictated
The nomination of General Bushnell.
@Both parties are claiming the legisla-
I lure.
81 Des Moines, Nov. 4-Indications are
that the vote tomorrow will be light.
The republican committee claims the
8election of the entire ticket by plurali-
ii tiles of from 10000 to $4,000. The MEM
bers acknowledge that the vigorous at
tack made on brakes railroad building
record will cause him to run from 1000
ITO 5000 behind the rest of the ticket.
The democrats concede the election of
the republican ticket excepting the
head. They claim there is a show for
sthe election of Babb because of defec-
tions from brakes following.
The prohibitionists claim that their
ticket will receive 10000 votes, against
Hess than 5000 a year ago.
Salem, Mass, Nov. 4-The closing
democratic rally of the campaign was
held in Mechanics hall tonight, the
speakers being Hon. Harvey N. Shep-
lard, democratic candidate for congress
from this district, Representative Far
ley of Lowell, George Fred Williams
senator. p. Clifford Brigham, candi-
date for representative from the Four
teenth Essex district, was the presiding
officer.
New York, Nov 4-The election to-
morrow will be for state officers with
the exception of governor.
The battle in this city will be between
the forces Of good government, repre-
sented by the fusion ticket, and the
followers Of Tammany. The fusion
county ticket contains the names Of
republicans and leaders of the state
democracy. The democratic state
ticket, however, has been endorsed by
the state democracy and, it is believed,
VIII iC iCCClNO lhC oupPOlI vi tiC olllCl6lL
Factions. The campaign in this city
closed tonight without any eXtraordi-.
mary demonstrations. Tammany's lead
ers predict that its county ticket will
be elected by from 10000 to $4,000 ma
jority, while the fusion ticket managers
are just as confident that Tammany will
not return to power. Both sides de-
clare they will carry the state by COM
Portable majorfties. The betting is very
light at the hotels and in sporting cir
cles tonight. But few betting men who
wished to wager their money We're
about the Fifth Avenue hotel, the Hoff-
man house, st. James hotel and the
Gilsey house, where in former years
there has always been a. great crowd
At midnight the odds stood at 8 to 1
on a republican state victory, while a
Tammany contingent fought shy on the
result in the state and confined them
selves to the county The odds offered
were two to one on the county, but
there were no takers. Among some of
the bets recorded are: AL Smith bet
Riley Grammar $1,000 to $500 on Tam
many's victory in the county. George
Morgan and R. A. Anderson made a
like bet Billy Edwards put up $3.50
again Major Tom Williams $3.50 that
Tammany would win in the county.
Edwards took the Tammany end.
Billy also made several bets of $400 to
5000 on the same conditions. Late to-
night Ed. Gilmore made a bet of $1,000
to $400 with Jack Mcdonald that Tam
many would have a majority in the
county.
In Brooklyn there are three candi-
dates for mayor-Shepard, independent
democrat; Grout, regular democrat, and
Forster, republican.
Republicans believe that Shepard will
take enough votes to elect Wurster.
Shepard, it is conceded, has no pros
pect of being elected. The probabilities
are that Wurster will poll within a
few thousand of the full republican vote
and be elected. The Brooklyn demo-
Gratis are united on the state ticket.
Baltimore, Nov. 4.-The hottest cam
paign in this state closed to-day. Many
leading democrats of the state have en-
dorsed the republican gubernatorial
candidate, Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, and
have stumped the state in opposition to
the millionaire merchant, John E. Hurst
of Baltimore, who claims was forced
upon the democracy by Senator Cor
man. "Down with ibossism'' has been
the slogan throughout the canvass and
Sha anti-(SorInan democrats have work