The sun., 1897-10-27
TRACY BOOMING IN BROOKLYN.
ConEresaruan Hurley'u House-to-Houss Can.
vaus In the sixth ward shows It.

vass In the sixth ward shows II.
Tho Republican chieftans in Brooklyn were
brimfui OF confidence yesterday, the reports OF
tho house. toulouse canvapsers which kept COM
ing In constantly, showing that the Tracy forces
have been making inroads both on the Low and
Van Wyck columns. The eXtravagant claims
for Low were punctured right and left Just as
soon as tho district canvassers got to work. and
a general review OF tho situation makes 1t alb
solutcly certain to the Republican managers
that the Cts Union candidate will cut almost
as sorry figure at the polls as Edward NJ.
Shepard did two years ago, and Gen. John B.
Woodward, another Cts candidate, in 1855.
Tho relative strength of Tracy and Low may
be Judged by careful canvass of the vote in the
Fourteenth district of the Sixth ward by Con.
gresham Dennis NJ. Hurley. This is one OF the
few Republican districts in this Democratic
stronghold. There are 39s registered voters in
tho district. and far as possible, each Of them
WAS seen and asked to express his preference.
This was the result:
Trncy
Low az
CONGRESSMAN Hurley said: "Thcsc figures can
lie relied on rs absolutely correct and believe
thorough survey. OF the sixth ward and am
confident that tracy VIII poll throc votes 10
each ono for Low. The,o supporters OF Low
have always been Mugwumps and ready TO cut
our ticket Whenever an independent candidate
bohted up. If the situation is the salne in other
wards as the sixth, take my word for it Tracy
will carry Brooklyn by nice plurality. These
Low pictures which the ladies have been putting
IN the windows don't deceive old cnrnpRigners
like myself. Tracy will get the votes
Lieut.-tiov. Timothy l.. Woodruff, who has
/ had ample opportunity to keep in touch with
| tho Republi lean pulse in BROOKLYN for the last
| three months and whose predictions as to the
| outcome of the fact ionai squabblc were remark.
| ably accurate. is just as equally confident OF
! victory as the South Brooklyn Congressman.
Everything is MS satisfactory as we could
| desire and the situation most encouraging. l
| do not believe that Low will beat Tracy in any
| of beating Tracy in any borough. There has
| been n good deal said about the great Low sen
timent in the Montauk Club. l was there last
night for the first time in many weeks. There
| were seven members in the room, and
| asked them to take vote. II showed
that four were for Tracy and three for
John Hanan. Capt. Candee. and myself. The
| Low men were stephen NJ. Hoye. Desmond
! Dunno. and Daniel Curley, all democrats. And
that | take II is how the membership as whole
| for Tracy"
George F, Elliott. veteran Republican cam.
! paigner. said:
! II have never seen more Republican enthu'
siasm in Brooklyn than in the present cam
| paign. Tho Low movement, in fact, has only
tended to cement more firmly, the true.blue
estimates made by his own friends: did give
Mr.. Low 5000 votes in Brooklyn. Iwant now
this still allow him the claims made by his
| most ardent admirers in the Seventh. Twen
| tieth. Twenty second and Twenty-third wards.
old thirteenth Regiment Armory in Flat bush
! avenue. with Gen. Benjamin Butterworth o
Ohio as the principal speaker.