The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-02

Party Leaders Ia Greater New York
The Battle i'm the Buckeye State Conferred
Upon Candidates for the Legislature
Private Estimates in Iowa Point to the
Election of Shaw for Governor
New York, Nov. 2.-All sides are
ready for battle royal for the politi-
cal control of the second largest city
municipality in the world. The potent
candidates for the office of mayor are
four in number, although there are two
additional candidates for the people suf-
frages. Benjamin f. Tracy. secretary
OF the navy in the cabinet of President
Harrison, is the Republican nominee;
Robert A. Van Wyck, chief judge of the
city court, Tammany Democratic can
didate; Seth Low, president of Columbia
university and twice mayor of Brook
lyn, the candidate of the Citizens I'm
ion, and Henry George, son of the late
advocate of the single tax theory, the
independent or Thomas jefferson DEM
ocratic nominee.
Besides the mayor, comptroller and
president of the council, the officers of
the municipality that are to be chosen,
there are TO be elected members OF the
state assembly. county officials. bor-
rough officers and members of the judi
ciary.
Successor to Francis ii. Wilson.
In addition there is to he elected
successor to Francis IL. Wilson, who re-
signed his seat as representative in
congress of the district to become post
master in Brooklyn. The nominees are
William II. Prendergast, Republican;
Edmund II. briggs Democrat, and Ho-
ratio G.. Lang, Independent Democrat
In the state there will be an election for
chief judge Of the court of appeals, the
leading candidates being William J.
Wallace, Republican, and Alton b.
Parker, Democrat.
The last estimates and claims of the
various leaders OF the Greater New
York campaign were gwen out again.
Chairman Quigg for the Republicans
says the county committee confidently
expects the election of General Tracy
and feels absolutely confident that Seth
Low will not carry single assembly
district i'm the present city Of New York.
According to Mr.. Quigg the ratio
of votes as between Low and
Tracy will be 3la to / and he expects to
poll a total of 900 votes. EX-Mayor
Hugh Grant, who is Judge Van Wyck's
manager, issued a statement in which
he estimated the Democratic candi-
dates vote in Greater New York at
100000. OF these he expects 14S000 in
the present city OF New York, S4,50O in
Brooklyn, and S,375 in the boroughs of
Queens and Richmond
How Grant Places Vote.
Mr.. Grant in his forecast places the
Henry George vote at from 10000 to
25, 900, and gives Tracy and Low 225, 300
to divide between them. Charles Stock
Ter for the Citizens Union, claims a
plurality of $1,000 for Low over Van
Wyck in the present city Of New York
assembly districts which he said are
based upon actual canvasses made by
Citizens Union workers. He added that
certificates and vouchers signed in all
| cases by the men who made the can
vass are on file at Low headquarters.
! At the George headquarters a detailed
| statements by assembly districts was
given to show that George will have
81, 900 votes i'm the boroughs of Manhat-
tan and the Bronx. No estimate was
made OF the Brooklyn vote, but unless
| an extremely large George vote is ex-
| pected from that quarter ii would ap-
pear from the 81 900 estimate that the
! Jeffersonian Democracy leaders do not
/ claim the election of their candidate.