Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-04
new YORK CAMPAIGN
The Most Sensational Municipal
Campaign In Gotham Ended.
THE BETTING on The CANDIDATES.
Van wyck. the TAmmany Candidate, n.
vored-Oid Politicians Think the Vote
for Young George VIII Not
BE Large

New YORK, Nov. 2-The most sensa-
tional political campaign in the his
tory Of New York ended last night.
Not a day for the past month has been
devoid Of exciting incidents A few
months ago 1t seemed as If there would
be straight fight between the repub-
licans and democrats, with the odds in
favor of the latter on account Of the
opposition to the Raines liquor law,
q republican measure which requires
saloons to pay a high license and re.
main closed from one to Ave o'clock q.
H., and to remain closed on Sunday.
The law is highly unpopular among
the foreign born inhabitants Of this
city.
Four events have occurred which
have In turn upset the calculations of
the political leaders. The first was
the formation Of the citizens union,
which drew its strength chiefly from
the republican party, and whose lead.
ers were so fercely hostile to Senator
Plat and his methods Of directing the
regular republican organization that
a coalition Of all the anti-Tammany
forces was impossible. The citizens
union leaders asserted that the regu-
lar republican organization and Its
manager were quite as offensive to
good citizens as those OF Tammany.
The second startling event was the
return from Europe Of Tammanys old
leader, Richard Croker, or rather his
immediate assumption Of the manage
ment Of Tammany hall. He swept
aside all opposition and dictated the
nomination Of Robert A. Van Wyck
for mayor, and carried matters with
such q high hand as to lead to serious
defections from the wigwam.
The third epoch Of the campaign
began at the call Of Henry George to
the democrats who believed in Thomas
Jefferson to join him in fight for hon
est government His veterans in the
campaign Of 1885, when he polled 6S.-
100 votes, flocked to his standard as
the soldiers Of France did to the ban
ner Of Napoleon returned from Elbe,
and in a few days Henry George, ap-
parently lacking none Of the resources
of war, was waging fight that
amazed oil the political parties.
From the Battery to the Bronx,
from Staten Island to Rockaway,
he preached the rights Of man and de-
nounced the so-called party "boss"
with fierce energy that electrified
the city. Last Thursday night the
tide seemed to be flowing irresistibly
toward George. On Friday came his
death, an event that moved New York
as nothing has since the civil war;
At the campaign headquarters last
night each party processes the utmost
confidence in victory to-day. The bet.
ting favors Van Wyck, the Tammany
candidate for mayor, Seth Low rank
ing next. Old politicians are quoted
as saying that the vote for young
George will not be large.
The potent candidates for the office
of mayor are four in number, although
there are four additional candidates
for the peoples suffrages. benjamin
+. Tracy, secretary of the navy in the
cabinet of President Harrison, is the
republican nominee Robert A. Van
Wyck, chief Judge Of the circuit court,
Tammany democratic candidate; Seth
Low, president of Columbia university
and twice mayor of Brooklyn, the
candidate for the citizens union, and
Henry George, son of the late advocate
of the single tax theory, the independ-
ent or Thomas Jefferson democratic
nominee.
The Herald gives the following as
the betting upon the Greater New
York municipal election: One to 81
against Van Wyck; 81 to against
Low; Is to against Tracy; even money
that Van Wyck's plurality exceeds 49,
600; even money that Low does not get
more than l65, 900 votes; 0 to 5 and even
money that Low carries Brooklyn;eve
money that Tracy's vote exceeds lOO,-
600; even money that Van Wyck gets
200, 600 votes.