The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
IS SURE AND WHY.
CONVINCING REPORTS SUBMITTED
By CITY oAMPAI0NERS.

Republican Ticket VIII ne Eiected-Prom-
isos or support from Many Quarters.
The Republican city campaigners met al hoad-
quarters, 1 Madison avenue. yesterday after
noon. All Of those from the different boroughs
wero present. Gen. Tracy was also on hand.
The campaigners went over the ground ex-
haustively. Their reports were OF the most de-
tailed character. They met to ascertain the bed
rock situation in the different boroughs. and
after the meeting Gen. Tracy said:
II was mover In my life more confident Of any
thing than l am that the Republican city ticket
will be elected next Tuesday
President Quigg of the city campaigners later
in the day gave out the following statement as
10 the results OF the meetinR:
1.-THE Republican organization has carefully
canvassed the vote in every election district Of
every borough in tho new city. Several Assem-.
bly, districts have been canvassed two times,
and some have been canvassed three. Each ~ OF
these repeated canvasses shows that Tracy's
strength 10 growing. and that Lows support,
which has never been large, becomes smaller
every day. There are only two Assembly
districts in New York city in which Mr..
Low will have any substantial Republican
support. These arc tho Twenty.seventh and
the Twenty-ninth. In the Nineteenth he
will not have 1000 votes, and three
fourths OF what he does have will be Democratic.
That proportion Of Democratic TO Republican
votes in his support holds good in tho Twenty
first. the Twenty-third. the Twenty.ifth, the
Thirty.frst and the trans-Harlem districts. In
all Of those districts, they being the districts
out OF which practically the whole of the Low
vote will be drawn. the net effect of MIR. Lows
candidacy will be to increase the majorities of
the Republican party over Van wyck. Lows
vote will be smaller than Van Wyck's in each
district. We shall carry New York for Tracy
by just about the plurality over Van wyck
which was obtained last year by Gov. Black
over Porter.
I'm Brooklyn the situation lie similar to tho
situation in New York, but the proportion of
Democrats to Republicans In Lows following
will naturally be smaller than it is here. There
the proportions will be about half and half. The
plurality for Tracy over Van Wyck will DO
greater in Brooklyn than In New York and 10
likely to reach 10000. Lows vote will leave the
two great parties. as to comparative strength.
In just about their normal conditions, and
Georges vote will so reduce Van Wyck's
as to give us for Tracy q frst-rate plu-
Fality. On the conditions as they exist
to-day Low might have in Brooklyn as many as
10000, or, to be liberal. So. 900 votes. But his
Republican support 10 rapidly falling away from
him. There are thousands Of Republicans who
have been misled by the New York Tribune and
the New York Mail and Express into the idea
that Low has some chance of election. They
are finding out now that this idea is preposter-
Gus and that it IL being circulated by these
newspapers maliciously and dishonesty. This
fact is getting abroad throughout the wards in
Brooklyn where the Low boom has been inflated,
with the natural result that the gas Is going out
of the boom and tho boom Is oollapsing.
"The borough of Queens will give Tracy q
large majority. The situation there is entirely
excellent.
1--WE expect to carry the borough Of Rich
mond by about 500 votes"
Representative Fischer of the Brooklyn cam
paigners said: "In the reports presented to-
day the name of every registered voter in New
York city is given, and out of this mass of names
there are less than 1o. 900 who have not given Q
direct answer to the questions of our captains.
I am willing to say that Gen. Tracy has Q clear
plurality Of over $4,000 votes.
"These figures are not g~uesswork. We have
every mans name and his intention. A can
vass OF the 10000 doubtful voters, most of
whom are in Brooklyn, will now be begun, and
we firmly expect that out OF these 5000 will be
for Gen. Tracy, making his plurality 10000.
THE Low vote in sections is stronger than we
thought. The brownstone districts show q sur
prisinR vote for him. On the contrary. in tho
other districts, he will get scarcely a vote.
Henry Georges vote is astonishing. I would
rather not give out the figures.
."Gen. Tracy 10 elected. This is no guess"
Gen. DAME! E. Sickles sent word to Republi-
can headquarters that he intended to vote FOR
Gen. Tracy for Mayor, and do all In his power
to secure the election Of the regular Republican
ticket. Gen. Sickles has been one OF the most
prominent men in the Democratic party. his
last public Office being that OF q Democratic
Congressman. The General said that Gen.
Tracy was the only candidate who stands fol
-. sound money and good government, and that
not to elect him would DO q calamity. Gen.
sickles's health is not good now. and 1t may
prevent him from taking the stump for Gen
Tracy. but II it is possible he will do 30.
10 n Meredith Woodward said at the Mad /
son Avenue Hotel yesterday: at Is gratifying
TO see the reports coming in from election dis
tricts throughout tho city which have hereto
fore been regarded as Low strongholds ant
Tammany beehiyes. We have sent out cIrcu
lar letters to nearly all tho districts of New
York In behalf of the Republican ticket and the
candidacy OF Elisha K. Camp. Republican nomi
nee for Justice of the City Court. Reports from
all these districts through our agents, who have
been making q personal canvass. conclusivelJ
demonstrate the dcsertion from the Low
ranks to Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy of mel
who three weeks ago were strong supporter
Of the Citizens Union ticket. We are receiving
daily from these same men letters with earnes
pledges 10 support the Republican ticket. hat
sixty.three letters this morning from one-tim'
Low men, who give as their reasons for aban
doning the Citizens Union ticket that thu
methods adopted by the Cts and the New Yorl
newspapers which are supporting them are un
worthy of an honest mans sympathy, and tina
their cause has been 80 materially hurt tina
they consider tho only way to beat Tamman.
Hall Ia to stand m%anfully by the Republican
party and go arm in arm to the polls next Tues
day and elect Gen. Tracy. That is the way W
look at It,"
George W. Levy of 80 West 10th street sen
the following to the Republican campaigners
Have been on the fence up to now. but at las
! have woke up and found where my dut
lies. ] assure you. my vote will be cast, as 1
always has boon. for the straight G. @. p. ticket
without a scratch. j was m sled into tho Cit.
Gems Union, but have since repented and r.
signed from same"