The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
Republicans Expect to Come
a Out Victorious Both in
State and City
TAMMANY MEN BETTING
- ON VAN WICK.
Democrats Making. Desperate
stands in Ohio and Iowa and.
as Usual, Ciaim the Earth.
Special Dispatch TO THE CALL

t-AcS4di us olalNL 10 BE NAl44-
NEW YORK, Nov. AT , O. clock this
(election) morning rain IS falling and
there Is no sign Of clearing.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The most sensa-
.tlonaI p2iitlca! campaignin the history OF
New Yo-k en- ded tonight Not day for
T. the past month has been void of exciting
incidents. a few months ago it seemed
: as though there would be a straight fight
- between the Republicans and Democrats.
with the odds Il favor OF the latter on ac-
count. Of the opposition to the Raines
Liquor law, Req blican measure, which
requires saloons to pay high license and
remain closed from l to o'clock A. NJ and
remain closed on Sunday. he law is
higAly unpopular among The foreIgn-born
Inhabitants CT this city
our events have occurred which have
IN turn upset the calculations of the DO
jItIcal leaders. The first was the forma-
tlon Of the Citizens Union, which drew
Its strength chiefly from the Republican
party and whose leaders were so fiercely
hostile TO Senator Piatt and his methods
NJ directing the regular Republican or
-enization that coalition of al The anti
--l many forces. which Mr.. Platt had re-
3 edIy declared that he desired, was
--- poss4u ule. The Citizens Un on leaders
asserted that the regular Republican or
gauiz4tiOn and It's manager was quite
as offensive to good citizens as those O.
Iammany.
The second startling event was the re-
turn from Europe OF Tammany's old
leader, Richard Croker, or rather his i'm
Z lrsts
OF Tammany Hail. He swept away all
opposition and dictated the nomination of
RoDert Van Wytk for Mayor and carried
matters with such high hand as to lead
TO serious deiections from the wigwam.
The third epoch OF the campaign was
the call OF Henry George to the Demo.
Gratis who believed in Thomas Jefferson to
JON him in fight for honest government.
His veterans in The campaign OF 1886.
when he Iolled 68, 100 votes, t1ocked
10 his standard as the soldiers of
France d to the banner of Napoleon re-
turned from Eba, and in a few davs
Henry George, apparently lacking none
OF the resources OF war, was waging a
tight that amazed all the political parties,
From he Battery 10 the Bronx, from
Staten Island 20 Rockaway he preached
the rights OF man and denounced the So
called party boss" with a fierce energy
that electrified the city. Last Thursday
night the tide seemed to be flowing ire.
sistbiy toward George. On Friday came
his death, an event that novel New York
as nothing has since the Civil War
At the campaign headquarters o-night
/ each party profes .es the utmost confidence
y victory tomorrow. Tne betting favors
Van Wvck, the Tammany candidate for
Mayor, Seth Low ranking next. Old poll.
ticians are quoted as saying that the vote
for young George will not be large.
John c. Sheehan, leader of Tammanv
Hall, has issued the following statement.
The great municipal contest is about 10
close. II will be memorable in the his
tory OF American politics. 1t will result
in a great Democratic victory. As in the
days OF Thomas Jefferson The Demo
cratic parry in this contest has
been arrayed against the party who
believe that the masses of tae
people have no voice in The selectior of
their officials. 1t has had to fignt against
the greed OF the party of monopoliss.
with the Federal administration at its
head For the past three years the CITY
OF NV York has been governed by the
party which has for its motto, I am
hoiier than thou and which has given us
the most wasteIui, extravagant and cor
rupt administration that the CITY of New
York has ever experienced. UnQuestion-
ably the results tomorrow night will
verify the Claims during the canvass AND
VIII result in a crushing defeat for The
enemies OF the Democratic party and the
enemies OF the common people, and in the
trium Dhant election of Robert A. Van
Wyck and the rest of the Democratic
ticket"
The Executive Com mIttee OF the Jetrer-
sonian Eeuiocratic ticket met to-day and
issued tie following address:
"The spontaneous and pathetic tribute
OF the people OF Greater New York, paid
on SunGpy night to the dead tribune OF
tIe people, has demonstrated beyond the
4 adow iDf a doubt that Henry George,
II father, would, had God spared him
to as, hnVG Deen elected 10 the mayoralty
of our great city. More than this, it
with equal eerlitude the
completG lictory OF Henry George. The
son, no now leads the hosts his
father maulhaled. We call the attention
Of The Democratic voters who hate and
scorn the ignoble and corrupt men who
have sei!Ied the machinery of their party
TO make it serve selfish and venal ends
that the lifelong Democrat and valiant |