Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-02

ficials, borough officers and members
of the judiciary. In addition there is
to be elected successor to Francis 5.
Wilson, who resigned his seat as Rep
resentative in Congress of the district
to become postmaster in Brooklyn.
The nominees are William A. Prem
dergast, Republican; Edmund H.
briggs, Democrat and Horatio c.
King, Independent Democrat.
The last estimates and claims of the
various managers of the Greater New
York campaign were given out to-day.
Chairman Quigg, for the Republic
cans, says the county committee con-
fidently anticipates the election of Gen.
Tracy, and feels absolutely confident
that Seth Low will not carry single
assembly district in the present city of
New York According to Mr.. Quigg,
''the ratio of votes as between Low
and Tracy will be 31a to L." and he
expects to poll a total of 100000 votes.
Ex-Mayor Hugh j. Grant, who is
Judge Van Wyck's manager, issued
statement, in which he estimated the
Democratic candidates total vote in
Greater New York at 100000. Of these
he expects 148,0G0 in the present city
of New York, "a 800 in Brooklyn and
1875 in the boroughs of Queens and
Richmond. Mr.. Grant in his forecast
places the Henry George vote at from
&c. 900 to 25,COO, and gives Tracy and
Low 225 300 to divide between them.
Charles Steckler, for the Citizens
Union, claims a plurality of $4,000 for
Low over Van Wyck, in the present
city of New York, and in support there
of gives figures from each assembly
district, which he said are based upon
actual canvasses made by Citizens
Union workers. He added that certifi-
Gates and vouchers signed in all cases
by the men who made the canvass are
on file at Low headquarters.
At the George headquarters a detail
ed statement by assembly districts was
given out to show that George will
have $4,000 votes in the boroughs OF
Manhattan and the Bronx. No esti-
mate was made Of the Brooklyn vote,
but unless an extremely large George
vote is expected from that quarter it
would appear from the $4,000 estimate
that the Jeffersonian Democracy lead
ers do not claim the election Of their
candidate.
At noon to-day the betting in the
Office of one of the leading bookmakers
was as follows: Van Wyck VS.. the
field, 3 to 1; Low vs. Tracy, 2 to l;
Low VS.. the fed, l to 8; Tracy vs..
the field, l to 2; George VS.. the field,
l to II.
John C. Sheehan, leader of Tam
many Hall, to-day issued the following
statement:
The great municipal political con-
test is about to close. 1t will be men,
orable in the history of American pol
itics. 1t will result in great Demo-
cratic victory. AS in the days of
Thomas jefferson, the Democratic par
~ in this contest has been arrayed
against the party who believe that the
masses of the people have no voice in
the selection of their officials. 1t has
had to fight against the greed of the
party of monopolists, with the federal
administration at its head. For the
past three years the city of New York
has been governed by the party which
has had for its motto, Il am holier
than thou" and which has given us
the most wasteful, extravagant and
corrupt administration that the city of
New York has ever experienced.
PROFESSIONALLY the results to-mor-
row night will verify the claims made
during the canvass and will result in a
crushing defeat for the enemies of the
Democratic party and the enemies Of
the common people and the triumphant
election of Robert A. Van Wyck and
the rest of the Democratic ticket"