The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31


From this total must be taken 400 plurality
against Van Wy,k. admitted in the Twenty
NTH district. and 200 In the Twcnty-',inth; The
leaders OF the Nineteenth. REIMBURSEMENT, and
Thirty-frst said that the contest was so close
that they could not estimate pluralities.
1t Is only fair TO the district leaders to say that
they could have done better had it not been for
Mr.. Croker,s insistcnCe on u particular sort of
prophecy. In fact: the foregoing table repre-.
scnts the second effort which they made in the
way of cstim lting at yesterday meeting. Had
their first prediction been, permitted to stand, it
rality for Van Wyck in this county approaching
100000. Tho boys did not quite understand
their orders on the irs, call. They predicted
call and did not admit the loss Of a district. 1t
WAS on this call that Dalton and Stillings made
George. The leaders OF the Third. sixth. Twelfth.
Seventeenth. Nineteenth. and annexed districts
not from the district, volunteered gucsscs for
Richard Croker did not arrive on the scene
WAS greeted with n perfunctory cheer as he took
his seat In the front row. He wanted TO know
the character of the reports he shook his head
Jastlcs Joseph il; stinsr: wh@ Thispered
TO Acting Chairman George w. Plunkitt,
and a, new call was ordered. each district
leader beIltg instructed to give the plurality OF
Van Wyck over tho next candidate. Then it
was that the estimates tabulnted above were
given. and The district leaders had TO announce
that the pluynlities estimated were pluralities
over Gen. Tracy's vote. In announcing these
estimates nc. district leader mad" the error OF
recurring TO Henry George as n factor.
committee to The fact that our visiting friends
from Chicago" were TO leave for home at 10
O'Clock last night iron, the Grand Central Sta
turn out In force and give them n grand send-off.
He then offered the following resolution, which
was adopted by II standing vote. ltichard Croker
being the last man in tho hall to rise:
Resolved, That the committee has learned with
profound sorrow OF the death.of Henry George. and
that It hereby tenders TO the members of the uereaved
Rr.olurd, That the Secretary transmit to Mrs.
George a copy OF this resolution.
Resolved. That the committee do now adjourn.
After adjournment Mr.. Sheehan said:
The reports mado by the district leaders to-
s ser spr"S and show 6eyond a i1 doubt a' that Judge SH"
Of not les" than $4,000. It is safe to . say that il
the Greater New York he will have almost more
votes than those for all the other candidates
The falsity OF theso estimates was indicated
by tho private statements OF district lcauers.
which did not tally ut all with their reports in
committee. A half dozen who we're interviewed
with regard 10 the George vote, and asked why
they had had nothing to report concerning 1t or
ID hisinltset 1t as "scatterlng," said that The
the leader in the Eighth assembly district. said:
The denth OF Henry George has not affected
the movement, which was behind him in any
particular. II has not changed a vote. His son
will get just AS many votes as would have been
cast for him. ! hope he won't get any more.
William Dalton OF the Eleventh, district. who
In his district. admitted TO TIE SuN reporter
after the meeting that Low will get practically
no votes at all In the Eleventh.
An amusing feature of the meeting yesterday
estimates when Mr.. Croker called for the seconI
report. The changes were anywhere from 2Ot
TO 2.Uoo n district In many cases, thongh hhlI .
dozen leaders were consistent and stood by theii
fret