The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
Leaving Less than 100000 Ballots to
BE Divided Between Seth Low
and the other Candidates.
BID FROM YOUNG Mr.. GEORGE
REVIEW OF THE INTERESTS AT
STAKE IN TUE STRUGGLE.
Greater New York VIII Have More
People and Wealth than n State ON
Jan. 1.-The Mayors Power.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.--The Republican
committee confidently anticipates the cleo
ton of General Tracy and each of the Re-
publican borough tickets. 1t believes, ac-
eording to a statement issued to-day, that
the vote for Henry George in the boroughs
of Manhattan and the Bronx will consider
ably exceed the vote of the Citizens Union.
1t is absolutely confident that Seth Low will
not carry single assembly district in the
present city of New York, and the only one
where there is any real contest between
Tracy and Low is in the Twenty-ninth,
which Tracy WILL they say, carry. over
Low by full one thousand votes. The ma
jority by which Governor Black defeated
Porter last year will he just about the ma
jorities by which Tracy will defeat Van
Wyck. In the Borough of Brooklyn Tracy
will beat Low two to one. The statement
concludes: I'VE expect to poll 115,0O0 votes
for Tracy in New York and the Bronx,
10000 in Brooklyn. 10000 in Queens and 50oO
in Richmond. and we expect that vote to
carry with 1t a plurality in each borough.
The claims of the Citizens Union are moon
shine. They are without form and void"
OF the vote of the 100000 which it is ex-
pected will be polled In the boroughs OF
Manhattan and the Bronx former Mayor
Hugh ]. Grant estimates that 114O0O will
be cast for the regular Democratic nomi-
nees, which is 80 per cent. of last years
average, which was low one. This will
leave 10000 votes to be otherwise distrib-
uted. Assuming that General Tracy and
Low will have III, 900 votes to divide at the
outset, there remains 5000 votes. The So-
cialists must be credited with 10000 and the
Prohibtionists with 1.0O0 There will -
$1,000 left. OF these Henry George may bdI
credited with 1900. Out of the remaining
$4,000 voters the Tracy and Low factions
will have the National Democracy votes css
last year and about 5000 other mugwumps.
making $1,000 altogether carrying their
combined votes up to 129O00. The residue
of $4,000 votes will swell the Democratic
column, making its total strength $4,000, a
conservative estimate. In Brooklyn the
registration is 204, 900, of which 1874 900 votes
will be polled. A conservative estimate
gives the Democrats 64, 900, leaving 12S. 900 to
be divided otherwise. Tracy and Low ara
apportioned $1,000 of these Henry George.
he assumes, will get 5000 The remaining
$4,000 votes include the 1900 that were WITH
Shepherd In 1885, and these are credited to
Tracy and Low, 5000 to the Socialists, ana
GOO to the Prohibitionists The remaining
10000 votes must be put into the regular
Democratic column, making the entire
number there S4,5O0. The Democrats will
get so per cent. of the 225O0 votes in the
borough of Queens, and a like percentage
of the 1000 votes to be cast in the bor-
ough of Richmond. Putting the figures to-
gether, Leader Grant says they show that
Judge Van Wyck will receive 240, 900 out OF
527, 500 votes cast