The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-08
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Stand by Their Predictions of Victory and
Put Money on Them.

Put Money on Them.
That the Republican hosts in Brooklyn will
give a good account OF themselves at the polls
to-day and demonstrate that the borough, with
its grand enrolment OF POI .7S4 voters. is not
willing to put itself under the control OF the
Observation-Disclosures Wyck combination,
was the absolute conviction of all the mana
ayers and district captains who were at the
Court street headquarters yesterday. Every
man of them was impatient for the beginning
OF the battle at the polls. feeling in his heart
that the result must be q signal triumph for
Col. Roosevelt. Chairman Dady. who has
never faltered in his confidence at any stage in
the campaign. adhered to the estimates he had
already made. giving Col. Roosevelt a plurality
OF over $4,000. He also declared that each of
the five Republican Congress candidates would
be elected by pluralities ranging from 1000 to
1000.
William J. La Roche. the Democratic candi-
date for Senator in the Sixth district. has been
injecting u little humor into his canvass. The
managers told him to go around to the various
massmeetings in the district just to show the
boys how much he looked like Croker. but to
keep his mouth closely muzzled. He broke
loose. however. several times and said some
things which did not help his canvass. His
ton; has sent out this original letter. which is
not likely to smooth his fathers way to Albany:
LEAR FRIEND: L write 10 ask you II you can
consistently help me in my fathers Nv. J. La
Roche) cam for Senator in your district.
Mr.. La Roche is u Democrat. but essentially a
Trusting that you will atleast give him your
personal support. l am. yours truly.
e. NJ. La ROCHE"
The Brooklyn candidate who looks like
Croker is very likely to have a chilling expe-
Renee when the ballots are counted to-niRht.
Mr.. Eugene G. Blackford. during u visit to
Republican Headquarters yesterday. announced
that President James Mcmahon OF the Emigrant
Savings Bank, who was one OF Edward NJ.
Shepard's most influential followers. had come
out for Col. Roosevelt. Mr.. Mcmahon. 1t was
said, explained that. while he was personally
friendly to Mr., Van Wyck. he could not consci-
II was announced at the borough Police Head
quarters yesterday that Chief Devery would
furnish Deputy Chief Mackellar with a force OF
400 policemen from Manhattan to-day for duty
at the polls. For several years the Brooklyn
force has not been sufficient TO do the work re-
quired on election day. and 1t has been the
custom TO employ from 300 to 400 specials,
taken mainly from the ranks Of Grand Army
veterans.
There was some lively betting in Brooklyn
yesterday. the Roosevelt men coming TO the
front unexpectedly at odds OF 10 to 8. and in
some cases OF 2 to l. Former Sheriff Buttling
put up $4,000 even with Sheriff Creamer on the
result in the county. He bet $1,000 that Van
that he would not have o plurality OF 10000.
and another $1,000 that he would not have a
plurality OF 5000. Mr.. Buttling has altogether
S22,OO0 invested on Roosevelt. He has been
p~henomenally successful in previous years on
his political forecasts.