El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-01
TRACY'S CHANCES IMPROVE.
The Latest Reports Sustain Senator
Platt in his Estimate.


| Gen. Benjamin f. Tracy, republican
car didate for mayor of Greater New
| York, met the members of the repub
llcan city committee in conference at
epublican headquarters Il l O'Clock
Wednesday, says ti e Gil b democrat.
The members of this committee are
the division commanders in the present
fight There are three of them in each
council district except in Queens. Rich
mOud and the Bronx, which lave two
members each. The district leaders
are in charge of the de ais Of the cam
p .ign wo k, while the members of the
city committee oversee affairs in their
respect We districts.
! The reports of the district leaders
| showed that Gen. Tiaay will certainly
be elected. Somo of these reports
seemed almost too good to be true,
| especially those from districts where
| Low has been claiming a strong follow
| ing. Mr.. Quigs wanted to hear what
the mem bers of the city committee had
| to say about the situation, and he
desired Gen. Tracy to hear the reports.
Gen. Tracy went to the Meeting in
excellent spirits.
Letters and telegrims by the thou
sand are pouring in on the general
from republicans who hesitated and
were undecided early in the campaign.
The speeches of Gen. Tracy aud a
1t lie reflection on the serious issues
involved in this contest have caused
these men to reach a decision. They
are going to vote the straight repub-
lican ticket Gen. Tracy told his
friends that there is no mistaking the
meaning of the enthusiasm manifest
wherever he goes. 1t means that re-
publicans everywhere are fully aroused
to the importance of this election, and
that every man of them who really |
believes ia the principles of his party |
is going to vote for it's candidates.
The members of the city committee |
made verbal reports co Chairman |
Quigg while Gen. Tracy was present
They more than con 6rmed the detailed |
reports previously made by the district !
leaders. The republican ticket is gain
ing strength every day, while the Low
forces are disOrganized, dismayed and |
going to pieces. Thee committee re-
ports showed that the Low movement,
so-called, existed only IN spots here
and there, and in the most pronounced
Low district the mugwump candidate
could not possibly get more than 10 or
Is per cent of the republican vote.
Wherever Low has any following a.
all he will draw more votes from the
democrats than from the republicans.
The reports from Brooklyn were espe
cially coed The members of the com
mittee from across the East river said
that the Low vote in Brooklyn had been
Overestimated by everybody, and that
Low would get no greater perez ntage of
the republican vote than he would in the
borough of Manhattan. They said
bb at the Low claim of 90 600 votes in
Brooklyn was absurd. and that he
would not get more than 30, 900 votes
here at the outside. The reports from
queens and Richmond showed the Low
strength in those boroughs to be in
significant. Gen. Tracy was well
pleased with the news from all sections
If the consolidated city.
Daniel E. Sickles sent word to re-
publican headquarters that he intended
5o'vote for Gen. Tracy for mayor land to
10 all in his power to secure the cleo
ion of the regular republican ticket.
Gen. Sckles has been one of the most
prominent men in the democratic
party, his last public office being that
IF democratic congressman. The
general told John Sabine Smith that
Gen. Tracy was the only candidate
who stands for sound money and good
government, and that his defeat would |
De calamity. Gen. Sickles' health
$ not good at present, and it may
prevent him from taking the stump for
Gen. Tracy, but if it is possible he will
10 so.
James McMahop, president of the
Gmigrant Industrial Savings bank, and
/ lifelong democrat, has also declared
n favor of Gen. Tracy. He WAS one
IF the signers of the letter to Bourke
Cochran which indaced Mr.. Cochran
% agree to speak tor Gen. Tracy. In
explaining his attitude. Mr.. Mcmahon
aid today that he had hoped the
Citizens Union would cooperate with
,he repub lean party in agreeing upon
. candidate, and had been disappoint-
ID at its refusal to do so He there
ore dec ded to support the candidate
whose chances of election seemed best.
AS no independent candidate had ever
been successful without party in
1orsement, he could see no chance for
Low, and aligned himself with the