The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-20
POLITICS HOT
IN NEW YORK
Seth Low Money Lying Around Loose
In the Streets.
VAN WICK IN THE LEAD
TamnAay Coaiidsnt That Its Candidate Will
Mia and Betting Is Two to 0ne
10 Its raysf
VAN WICK IN THE LEAD

New York octobcr 49, s--"Claim Il claim
everything was the motto adopted by
tho Old master politicians OF New York.
for tho campaign. The most sweeping
ciim Is adopted by M~rsrs. shcchan AMI
Croker. representing tlSo Tammany or
ganiaHtion. which has the practical In.
dor'emcnt Of aho betting men around
Town who have aB Gong bccn Offering
odds on Van wyok The claim. how
ever, that the Tammany ticket will re-
cevc .i1co Of the i7t.oOO votes registered
In Greater New York Is secuted by The
other party leaders,
Next 20 Tammany tho creates, display
Of confidence Is st tho republican head
quarters. whcrc there seems to be a gen.
uino t-'licf that General Tracy VIII win.
scih Lows managers profess to be con-
tent and hiosc OF George 30 be satisfied.
Whatever may De ,hc actual b,cief OF
tho leaders ,herc Is no disposition to lc,
The battle so by defauit. Then, are in
progress nightly from so0 20 y" licai
meetings. This includes. OF arse. IN OF
gathvrngs IN ward rooms Is olaI Cd
that for ~" remaining forinie.t o. The
campaign the Tracy leaders have ar
ranged FOR an average OF go meetings
per night. "a; each OF which there Will
be a fun complement, OF speakers
Richard Croker spoke haiS an hour a,
Tammauy hail today HIS views were
asked on the subject OF dlsclplning cer- |
tain Cd democratic leaders in Kings
county who threatened 10 cut Van wyck.
Croker advised general ae,ion, Speaking
OF some Of Tho Tammanyites who had
gone over 10 ,hc Citizens union. he said
II is peculiar fact that men who
arc knocked out OF Tammany. an be-
come rcformers." He thought Il was
mistake to bring speakers from outside
OF New York to tell voters what they
should do In a municipal campaign.
Henry George was again in reml-
nIscent mood today, 1t grew out Of the
question OF vcNciy which has arisen
between him and ex Controller Irwin over
tho mayomlly campaign Of 1886, and re
iated TO the part taken in that canvass
by Rev. Or. Edward McGsynn. which |
resulted IN Or McGtynn's responsion
from the priesthood. Mr., George said |
no went to Archbishop Corrigan to plead |
for DR. McGynn. The archbishop was |
very impatient" no said. "and would not |
listen 10 any explanation which | tried |
to make clear but was not in any way
antagouistIc to tho Catholics or The |
catholic church, Tammany ran the arch
episcopal college at that time"
Col. Henry L. Swords. sergeant-at-arms
to the republican national convention.
visited Wall street today and offered to
bet any part OF $4,000 at even money that |
General Tracy wifi poll more votes than
Seth Low He succeeded in placing about
5000 among members OF tho Stock ex- |
change and ha,f as much more with the |
brokers on the curb" This is only a
small part OF the Tracy money lying
around loose said the Colonel, THE only |
trouble is we cannot find any Low money |
to put It up against"
Van week stin leads In the betting on |
tho stock exchange, odds as good as two |
to ono that no viii win being offered.