Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-29

| the central valleys, and cooler. fair wealth
er is indicated generally for the south ard
middle Atlantic and New England states,
with frosts from New England southwest
they cannot vote for him (George) The
Tammany bosses, it is said, fear that 1t
will become evident by the end of the week
that George has no chance of election, and
then word will go out from his headquar-
teIs to vote for Low. In that event, 1t Is
generally conceded, Lows election will be
certain. This may be the surprise in the
ART is given for what it is worth. George
has stated during the campaign that he
would not abdicate in favor of Low.
Talk of "knivcs" and IDEALS"
There is the usual grist of talk about
deals and knives" The latest comes
from the Citizens Union headquarters, and
it is fathered by Charles Stewart Smith.
Says he: Il have been informed trust
worthy authority that the republican ma
chine managers have arrived at the
clusion that the only possible way to de-
feat Seth Low will to throw such of their
votes they can influence control in
favor of Van Wyck. The proposed deal is
to give Tammany the city government and
Platt the legislature. 1t is the same Old
deal revived which in former years has
been successfully carried out. l do not he
Heve, however that the people of Greater
New York viii SO bemean themselves not
even the machine republicans, as to ratify
the proposed deal. The goods cannot be de-
ivered. whatever may be the proposed con-
tract. General Tracy is not, l think, cog
infant of this arrangement. I do not think
he would be Il party to any such arrange
ment. The little coterie of promoters of
| the deal have not dared to expose their
game to him."
The financial end of Lows campaign is
evidently in good order. 1t has been an
nounced that Treasurer j. Kennedy Tod
has more funds for the legitimate expenses
n tsrrNf hon he.
quests citizens 10 stop subscribing money
to defray the expenses of the peoples fight
to elect Seth Low mayor. While the CHI
zens' Union treasury has a surplus and
needs no more moEey, the collectors of
Tammany Hall are said to be rushing
around the city soliciting money. The
leaders of the wigwam machine are il Is
asserted, begging corpora tons, wealthy Or
SaniZa ton adherentS, office holders former
office holders and eXpectant office holders
to hand in checks and cash. Another strk-
ing feature of Treasurer Tods statement is
that not candidate on the ticket has put
up a cent. and not a cent has been asked or
accepted from corporations.
| brooklyn Meeting OFF.
| The mass meeting at the Brooklyn Acad-
| envy of Music. scheduled for tomorrow
night, with which the republican campaign
committee had planned to close the cam
| p&1gn In blaze of glory in that borough,
| will probably be called off, with consequent
disappointment all around. For many days
Lieut. Gov. Woodruff, who has had charge
OF the arrangements for all the big mass
meetings in Brooklyn, has been planning
for this academy gathering, with the inten-
ton OF making of it fitting conclusion TO
what has gone before From the outset
| the intention was to make it sort of a
Depew meeting, with the genial railroad
president as the bright and particular Or
ator and drawing card. But the accident
| on the New York Central INTERVIEWED and
under the circumstances he asked to be re-
leased from the engagement, 1t was then
| hoped that Bourke Cochran might be Sc
cured, and when it was found that he had
/ another engagement in New York which
| would preclude his attendance, Col Robert
G. Ingersoll was appealed to. but Mr.. Wood
ruff received a message from the colonel
who is in Washington setting forth his in
| ability to speak Friday evening. No
other speaker deemed to be of sufficient
| celebrity was available. and the lieutenant
governor once more appealed to Mr. DepeW
| Today he talked with the latter over the
! telephone. Later Mr.. Woodruff said: Mr.
! Depew informs me that under the circum-
stances incident to the wreck of Sunday
| morning he does not feel 1t possible to come
| He is much affected by the calamity and
with the bodies of two of the railroads en-
ployes at the bottom of the Hudson and
| in view of the sorrow which has been
| brought to so many homes, he feels that It
would not only. be out of place. hut heart
| less and unbecomng on his part to make a
political speech anywhere. In view of these
| disappointments we have found 1t impossf-
| bic to secure another speaker at so short
! a notice.
I'm the event of the failure to hold the
| meeting tomorrow night the campaign so
! far the republicans are concerned will
| virtually close in Brooklyn with the four
| meetings which Gen. Tracy is attending in
various parts Of the city tonight There
| will be other district meetings held later
| but the four rallies above referred to will
| be the last gatherings Of magnitude to be
| held in Brooklyn by the committee during
| the campaign.
Trend of the Betting.
| The boom to Seth Low was reflected to-
day by the betting on the stock exchange
| and elsewhere in Wall street. where toward
! the close of business hours, the odds on the
| so-called anti-machine candidate had been
| cut to to 6, and, indeed, even money was
| offered in certain quarters that Low would
| beat the field.
| w. d. Coster made several bets at odds
| of to 3 on Van Wyck. E. B. Talcott made
bet of LOGO to $500 early in the day on
| the field against Low. At Delmonico's AL
| fred Dryer bet 5000 to $500 with George
| Wheelock that Tracy would not be elected
AL. Smith bet $1,000 to 81 800 at the Gilsey
House Yesterday that Low will get more
| votes than Tracy. The following waeers
| were recorded at the Fifth Avenue and
| Hoffman: $700 to $500 that Low will be first
| or second: $500 to $3.50 that Low beats
| Tracy: $500 to 500 that Tracy will not be
1 elected. and $500 even that Low will yet
| more than $1,000 votes in Brooklyn
1t matters little what 1t Is that you want
/ whether situation or SERVANT