The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04
IN The eve OF BATTLE
LOSING DAY OF GREATER ,v,v
ioRh's SENSATIONAL MUNICH
PAL CAMPAIGN.
Betting FAVORS Van VyCK, 2 1O.I
n.. FavOrite-AlI Sides
ns Some Tall claimine-ola
ers Say Young Georr.
VIII Not Run weu.

,ione, ne~ ,,,a York. Nov. 1.-The most sons,.
Ma na' poiiucal campaign in the bistorn a . ).
tbo NV. aorh ended tonight. Not n dav fNr ~.
ing ea ipc;denG3nnt month has been devoid Of exoit
there W,o,,I3 mi9hths ago it seemed no tboroh
the heie would be a straight f;obt as though
odds 'tpuDllcans and democrats VIII uii"ten .e 4
tbe on,:t, iator OF the latter on acconn+ ne of
nnbl;npoppo bl;ppositloh to the Raines law WI VI
TO nav b;nh measure me which requires saloons
!. from bisr Incense and to remain cIosaS
,Son Spnaav q; m m. and to remain closed
Fr among the foreign born ~; inba ahhiPopa- up 70
our events have occurred which houo
,a,,t. m turn upset the calculations of tha
poiitical leaders. The first was tho fan tne
!.iatlon OF the Citizens union. which d.,
is strength chiefly from the rnnmbI;cawn .w
party and whose leaders were hostile e., ~
senator Platt and his methods of diroct'
ing lng the regular republican organizatiNn
srny srrney desired a coalition of all the anti.
p,nin p,hnhany forces. an end which Mr.
IrIR latt repeatedly declared was impossible
1hn e ,c2 Ui.ilehs union leaders asserted that
;t re regular republican organization and
ns manager were quite as offensive IN
good citizens as those of Tammonv "
The. next startling event was the re-
turn from Europe of Tnmmany's old
, leader. Richard Croker, or rather his
immediate assumption of the manage-
ment OF Tammany hall. He swept op
opposition aside and dictated the nomi.
nation of Robert A. Van Wyck for mayor
and carried matters with such a high
nand as to lead to serious defections
from the wigwam.
Inc third epoch Of the campaign began
at the call of Henry George to the demo.
Gratis who believed in the doctrines of
thomas Jefferson to join him in { II
for honest government. His vetern M
IN the campaign of 1856. when he pollel
$4,000 votes, flocked to his standard as
the soldiers of France did to the banner
OF Napoleon returning from Elba, and in
few days Henry George, apparently
lackin. lone Of the resources of war, was
waging a figft that amazed all the other
political parties. From the Battery tc
the Bronx, from Staten Island to Rocka
way, he preached the rights of men and
y denounced the so.called party bosses with
1 ,aherce energy that electrified the city
s.yst Thursday night the tide seemed tc
W flowing irresistibly to George. Or
moved New York as nothing has since
the civil war.
At the campaign headquarters tonight
each party processes the utmost conf
tlence of victory tomorrow. The betting
favors Van Wyck, the Tammany candi-
date for mayor, Seth Low ranking next.
Old politicians are quoted as saying that
the vote for young Henry George will
not be large. ,
Tammany hall was dark and deserted
tonight. The lieutenants had re-
ceived their final instructions during the
afternoon and the lines were closed up
for the battle tomorrow. From Chiet
Croker to the humblest worker of the
lot. Tammany hall was confident of 4
/. sweeping victory for every candidate
under his standard. ,
The George headquarters were desert
ed tonight, save for the presence OF sew
eral members of the campaign committee.
THE general feeling was one OF commence;
at is our belief" said n member OF
the campaign committee, that our can,
tidate will poll all the votes that woulo
have gone to his father and many be.
sides. don't think MIR. Low VIII pront
much, If at all, by Mr.: Georges deatn.
We are not making predictions, put 1rom
that confidence gained by close toucn
With the plain people. we feel that this
civ will give the politicians big sur
nrise as. too, will the borough OF BROOK
lyn." ,.,, .ofassor. Dr
William r. Rainford. clergyman, ana
Richard Watson Colder, the poet, nu-
dressed one of the most interesting "
meetings of the campaign tonight IN
'Anollo hall. in the lower east slde. fye M
hundred men and few women; lhos.ii
Hebrews, were jammed into the hail.
filling the seats. h,onoh Of
The German-American branch Vi