The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-31
ELECTION TUESDAY
New York Mayoralty Claim
ed by All.
LOOKS LIKE VAN WICK
DEMOCRATS MAY GAIN THE
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
BOTH PARTIES CLAIMING KENTUCKY

Elections VIII Also be Held in Colorado.
Kansas, Iowa, Virginia, South Dakota
Campaign in New York.
New York, Oct. 30.-The city tonight
was one great political meeting. Tam
many, Platt Republicans and Reform
Republicans filled scores of halls in
every section while bon-fres and fom-
beaux at hundred street corners lit up
the open air meetings with which the
speakers declaimed from trucks and dry
goods boxes. Only the George element
was missing, no meeting of that faction
being held out of respect to the memory
of their dead leader. Young George, the
substituted candidate, will not take the
stump at all this, being the judgment of
the campaign managers.
Lemuel L. Quigg, Republican, today
said:
"The Democratic voters split between
Van Wyck and Low. The Republican
voters consolidated on Tracy, and Tracy
Is the winner"
James B. Reynolds, Citizens Union,
said:
"We believe Mr. Low viii be elected
by large plurality. l expect that the
majority of the George men VIII stand
by the son Of the man who for so many
years stood by them."
The district leaders in the meeting of
the committee on organization Of Tam
many Hall made reports late this after
noon. According to these reports. which
the district leaders said were accurate
and full, John G. Sheehan said that
Tammany's plurality in the election VIII
be $3.50.
Charles O'Conner Hennessy, of the
Henry George executive committee, said
tonight:
81 believe that Henry George, Jr., who
Is now the living candidate, will be
elected Mayor of New York. | feel con-
fdent of his election more than / ever
felt in the election Of Henry George,
who is dead"
CROKER SUED.
Col George Waring, Jr., the Commits
sioner Of Street Cleaning, has brought
suit for libel against Richard Croker for
100000 damages. Included with Mr..
Croker as defendants are Blakely Hall
and Edward Ell. Haines. Mr.. Hall is the
editor and Mr. Haines the publisher of
the Morning Telegraph. The libel is the
reproduction of a statement issued by
Tammany Hall rejecting on COL War
ing's administration Of the street clean
ing department. 1t accuses Col. Waring
of running the department to his own
advantage.
Col. Waring said that the suit was not
an ante-election affair, but was to be
pushed without mercy.
KENTUCKY SITUATION.
Louisville, Ky, Oct. 30.-The present
campaign in Kentucky virtually ended
to-day and all of the campaigners re-
turned from interior points in the State
tonight. The Republicans ended their
canvass with five days tour On a
special train Probably never before in
the history Of this common wealth has
a campaign been carried on with more
enthusiasm and energy than has this
one.
The free silver question has been the
chief issue in the State at large, while
In the towns and cities the issues have
been local, the financial question hav-
ing been almost wholly relegated to the
back ground.
The following are the nominees OF the
respective parties for clerk Of the Court
Of Appeals:
Democratic-Samuel j. Shackelford
National Democratic-James II. Hind
man.
Republican-James G. Bailey.
Populist-Joe A. Parker.
In Louisville, both sides are confident,
and no one can hazard a guess as to
the outcome. George D. Todd, Republi-
can, and Charles Weaver, Democrat, are
the respective candidates for Mayor
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 30.-The cam
paign was practically closed tonight with
mass meetings here and at various
points in the State. This is an off-yeal
for Pennsylvania. The only State Of
feials to be voted for are State Treas.
urer and Auditor General. Notwith.
standing the disaffection among Repub.
Leans, the belief is general that Pennsyl-
vania will roll up a big Republican ma
jority.
CLOSE IN OHIO.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 3O.-The cam.
paign in Ohio closed tonight with meet
ings in every county. Special trains
were used for Bryan, Hanna, Foraker
and the candidates for Governor. so they
could cover numerous points on the home
stretch. The Republican and Democra-
tic platforms re-affirmed those Of St
Louis and Chicago.
In all the principal towns reform tick
cts against the existing ring government
has been the feature of the fight and
on this basis the Democrats bid fair to
poll a big vote. AS q counter irritani
the Republican managers used Bryan as
silver bogyman, and urged national Is.