The evening times., 1898-10-28
sure OF His ELECTION
Van Wyck, Confident Democ-
racy Will Triumph.
HILL TO SPEAK WITH HIM
Another Tour of the state Planned
for the Democratic Candidate.
MIR. Croker Predicts the Downfall
of the Republican Party in the
State-HrOkers Betting Even.

New York Oct 2S-Never before in the
present campaign have the Democrats
felt more sanguine of victory than they
do this morning Yesterday morning
Judge Van Wyck stroIIed into the head
quarters of the party wreathed in Smiles
and confident of the success of the cause
he represents. He expressed himself as
confident that the party would come out
ahead in the present struggle. As Mr..
Van Wyck is regarded as a most con-
servative man in all regards. his opinion
as TO the situation conveyed great
couragement. Many of the active work.
ers In the Democratic ranks have crowd
ed headquarters today and TO man con-
firm the opinions of their candidate for
governor.
Conference of Leaders.
Soon after Judge Van Wyck arrived
yesterday Mr. Croker appeared, and at
once there was a conference of the candi-
date, the Tammany chief. Senator Muir
ply and Mr.. McCarren. There was talk
of Mr.. Van Wycks future campaign, and
ii was practically decided that when he
starts on his next tour he will go through
the State al a more lively rate than that
which characterized the three-speech tour
he had just finished.
Binghamton, Albany and Poughkeepsie
have called on him for speeches Utica
will get him next he being scheduled to
talk there Monday night. He will leave
| here Sunday night. and devote the after
noon hours of Monday TO obtaining per
! sonally, information about the Erie
! Canal.
| Jubilant Over Tour.
Mr.. Van Wyck is enthusiastic over the
/ results Of his trip. and expressed absolute
/ confidence that he would be elected. For
( the first time since he became a candidate
/ he talked TO interviewers and said when
! asked about his stumping tour:
/ Il never saw such enthusiastic audi
/ ences before. There was every evidence
/ that the Democrats are a unit In the de-
sire TO rebuke the corrupt party that now
I is notwithstanding the affairs of the
/ State"
Former aenator Hill is TO speak with
! Mir. Van Wyck in Utica. and may accom-
rany him on the rest Of his second tour
Mr.. Hin viii devote himself largely 10 ma
tional issues.
Mr.. Van Wyck would not talk of Lieut.
I Wv W DDtTuH misfortune IN rochester,
/ but Mr.. Croker did.
The hooting and kissing in Rochester -
| he said, shows what a strong feeling
| there is against the Republican party on
! the canal question. And this kissing and
/ hoOting was done in what is supposed to
! be one Of the strongest Republican camps.
! Isn't that significant? People of all class
/ es showed that they knew how TO rebuke
fraud. 1t was WOodruf's Waterloo 1t
means the downfall of the Republican
party.
There was every indication that the
audience was filled with good nature at
the start. but it could not keep its anger
in when Woodruff attempted to defend
the plundering of the treasury through
the canals"
1t was one Of the best possible dem
| onstratiCns OF the situation said John F.
| Carroll. who arrived while MIR. Croker was
! talking. 1t was the best sign of what
the people up the State think of the Re-
! publican game"
Bets the Election.
Election betting remains a big feature
Of the campaign. The wagers continue
| even. Brokers in Wall Street are active
in their wagers, but the Roosevelt CON
/ tingent refuses any longer 10 give odds.
/ Van Wyck's confidence in his election has
, upset the calculations of many of his pO-
! Iitical opponents and the idea that the
I Rough Rider is on a vain march upon an
( up hill political road is very disturbing
! TO those who have posted odds on his
/ success.
Rooseyeit Reaches Syracuse
Col Roosevelt and his party of invaders
of the rural districts made the run from
! Rochester to Syracuse yesterday deliver
ing five minute speeches all the way. Al
the end of his fourth day OF continuous
| speaking Col Roosevelt addressed two
large evening meetings in Syracuse, and
then demonstrated his endurance by max
ing a nonpolitical speech before d meeting
for the benefit of i'll soldiers.
1t was rumored, with an air Of strong
probability, that if the Republicans sue
ceed in capturing the legislature again
Senator Platt will put forward Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford as his candidate for
senator
Instances of Senator Platt's warm in
terest in Gen Woodford political for
tunes were added in support of the story
Former Mayor Strong and former Po-
lice Commissioner Frank Moss addressed
an audience on the lower east side last
night Mr.. Moss attacked the present
management of the police and declared
that vice and crime were receiving pro.
lection"
RooseyeIt,s Panorama Flashes.
Rochester, N Y, Oct. 2S.-Col. Roose'