The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08
BOTH BACKED TO THE FINISH.
CONFIDENCE ON BOTH SIDES IN THE
NEW YORK RACE.


Democrats Await the Result in
Peace, While Col. Roosevelt Makes
Hurried Tour-RegistratiOn
Somewhat Short-DemOcratic
Headquarters Claim the state Any
where From $4,000 to $4,000,
WhfIe the Republicans Say Their
Majority VIII BE $4,000.
New York, Nov. 7.-Pollticians and ath-
letes are alike in one respect, namely, that
however active they may have been in
preparing for a contest. the eve of a bat
tie is devoted TO rest and to giving and re-
ceiving final instructions. The exception
to the general rule was to-day furnished
by Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican
candidate for Governor, who devoted the
day to a tour that embraced Allegheny,
Chautauqua and Catarragus. in the course
of which he addressed assemblages at
thirteen towns.
The polls will open at O'clock a. m
and close at 5 p. m. In Greater New York
there are 1873 election districts, and in
the rest of the state 1922. The districts
in Greater New York are divided among
its five boroughs. as follows: Manhattan,
S11; Brooklyn, SIG; The Bronx, 70; Rich
mond, 40; Queens, IA.
Supt McCullagh of the Metropolitan
elections district profess to have informa-
ton of great deal of illegal registration,
and a number of arrests were made yes
terday and to-day of persons accused of
violating the law in that regard. At least
ao ri NJ fe
in harmony with the election district dep
uties for the prevention of fraud, although
Republican newspapers do not hesitate 70
impugn the sincerity of Chief of Police
Devery in his attitude toward the super
intendent of elections. AT each polling
place in the city tomorrow, there will be
two police officers and Supt. McCullagh
will place his $50 deputies in the localities
most suspected as being the scenes of col
onizing enterprises. Mr. McCullagh con-
tnues 10 assert his belief that there will
be trouble at some polling places, especi-
ally in the Eighth assembly district which
embraces some of the ''hardest" streets
in the city. On the other hand, the police
declare that there Is no basis in fact for
Supt. McCullaghs misgivings, and that
trouble will only arise in the event Of in
discretion on the part of state deputies.
Congressman O'DeI left Republican
headquarters carry III the udg .AOt AitS
home in Newburgh, where he will vote to-
morrow His latest prediction was that
Col. Roosevelt win have a plurality Of
$1,000 ia the state.
Al the Democratic Headquarters State
Senator McCarren said he was confident
of Van Wycks election by a plurality
anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000. Claims as
to the state legislature We're as widely at
variance as those regarding the stale
ticket, the Republicans, however. evinc-
ing the greater degree of confidence. No
opinion as to the result In the congress
sonal districts could be ELECTED at either
the Democratic or the Republican head
quarters.
The betting on the state ticket is of
so uncertain nature that it is difficult
to distinguish between the real and the fic-
titious. 1t was said in "the street. during
the afternoon that $4,000 had been brought
there by Democrat 10 bet at eight to ten
on Van Wyck, and that an hour was re-
quired to place half the sum. In Demo-
cratic quarters il was alleged that the bet
ting was even money to to 10 on Van
Wyck, while at places where Republicans
were mostly in evidence il was given out
that money had been put up on all the
way from 10 to and 2 10 on Roosevelt.
The registration in Greater New York
being this year about 1000 less than that
of last year, the vote in the municipality
is likely TO be 1900 less than in that year,
when the total for the Republican, Citizens
Union and Democratic candidates was
4S7, 400 Whether the decrease viii be felt
most by Democrats or Republicans, de-
bends upon the measure of success that
shall attend the effort of the Republican
party managers TO make Richard Croker
and Tammany Hail, an issue of the cam
paign. The weather is never so much a
factor in the city as up in the state, and
therefore, there is. with the promise of a
fair day likely to be a larger vote in the
interior, proportionately, than in Greater
New York, This consideration may be re-
garded as favorable to the Republican
ticket
pIENrY RrPuRI1CAN MONEY.