New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
TURNING FAST TO LOW.
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and significant polls that are brought in there
From every election ard Assembly district come
cheering reports Of growth in sentiment ior the
ticket Defectiors from organization RANKS are
reported hourly, and the war is waglnG uhre-
mittingIy General Arson G. McCook, VINO Is
chairman of the Campaign Committee AFTER
careful review " the situation. said last night:
Ever since the great Republican meeting last
week at Carnegie Hall the growth OF sentiment
IN favor OF Mr.. Low has been steadily increas-
ing. My original estimate, mad" ten days aSo,
that he would receive al least ID per cent oi
the Republican vote Of NcW-Hork County anu
at least 80 per cent Of the some vote IN the
Count Of Kings has been changed by the i'm
proved conditions ! believe to-day that II IS
q conservative estimate TO say mat In thIS
county % per cent OF the Repupiican Vote H'.
be cast for Air. Low and - per cent OF the ~
publican vote in the County Of Kings.
The meeting Of the colored men In 1Tane.S!
Iyceum last night 10 indorse Mr. 10" ana tIie
Citizens Union ticket was the most signiflcaht
meeting OF the campaign. lpcn tne platform
were many Of the really representaIiTe men OF
the colored race, Including 4 majority OF tnc
most prominent pastors Of its CNUfches III TINS
city. There are more than twenty thousand
colOred voters in Greater Newly OK. ana De
lieve that their vote vill be practically Sofa ior
Mr. Low and the Citizens Union ticket the
great audiences which greeted MI. Low iaSt
night in Brooklyn are only additiOral Evidences
Of the resstless tide that will sweep him iito
the Mayors office.
james Il. IeynOiuS ltpOftS CVe.N'"'i -
votes is taking place. He added:
man In whom | have implicit confidence
came to me and stated that he had been IN
formed by three employees Of one OF the railroad
companies that they would be expected TO vote
for Van Wyck or Tracy. but not for Low
And Mr.. Reynolds also said that he personally
knew of case Of who was discharged
for wearing a Low button while employed upon
the work now in progress on the Fourth and
Madison-ave. street car line In changing IFS
power from horse to electric. AS result OF this,
Mr.. Reynolds issued the following statement
yesterday afternoon:
Singular as It may seem. there appears TO DC
a misconcepton In the minds or some persons
In regard 10 the secrecy VI the ballot under our
present system OK voting The question mas
been asked. in perfectly good faith, whether the
number printed or stamped on the ballot did
not make II possible to identify the voter or.
rather. the ballot which he casts. Nothing can
be further from the truth. The ballot Is absu-
lutely secret. When the voter returns from the
booth after he has marked his ballot ana handS
II to the inspector, the upper part or the part
above the dotted line. on which the number has
been stamped. Is torn off and put IN separate
box The ballot itself containing the marx OF
the voter has no corresponding number or stamp
upon it. and it is dropped into another and larger
box II is simply impossible to identity the
ballot or ascertain how the voter has voted
Those who fear dictation. or who believe that
their ballot can he traced. can rest assured That
Il Is absolutely out Of the question DefectlVe
as the system is In other respects, the secrecy
OF the ballet has been carefully preserved Make
mark on the circle below the Statue OF Liberty