The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-08
While Senator Murphy Puts the Fig
ures at 10000 and Chairman Me-
Carren at About 10000.
SUDDEN CHANGE In BETTING
REPUBLICANS FORCED TO GIVE ODDS
TO SECURE TAKERS.
Attempts at Fraud Feared, and Many
Challenges of Voters Probable
Several Arrests Made.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7-Politicians and ath-
letes are alike in one respect, namely that
however active they may have been in pre-
pairing for contest, the eve of the battle
is devoted to rest and to giving and receiv-
ing final instructions. The exception to the
general rule was to-day furnished by Theo-
dore Roosevelt, the Republican candidate
for Governor, who devoted the day to a
tour that embraced Allegheny, Chaurauqua
and Cattaraugus, ard in the course of which
he addressed assemblages at thirteen towns.
The polls will open at 6 o'clock a. m
and close a p. m. In Greater New York
there are 1913 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, 81;
Brooklyn, BIG; The Bronx, 72; Richmond, 40;
Queens "a
Superintendent McCullagh, of the metro
politan elections district, processes to have
information of a great deal of illega; regis
tration. and number of arrests were made
yesterday and to-day of persons accused of
violating the law in that regard. At least
outwardly the police department is acting
in harmony with the election district depu-
ties for the prevention of fraud, although
Republican newspapers do not hesitate to
impugn the sincerity of Chief OF Police
Devery in his attitude towards the superin-
tendent of elections. AT each polling place
in the city tomorrow there will be two po-
lice officers, and Superintendent McCullagh
will place his 750 deputies in Jhe localities
most suspected as being the scenes of colon
izing enterprises. Mr.. McCullagh continues
to assert his belief that there will be trouble
at some polling places, especially 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 i'll fact for Superintendent
McCullagh's outgivngs, and that trouble
will only arise ir the event of indiscretion
on the part of state deputies.
Congressman ODell left Republican head
quarters early in the day for his home in
Newburg, where he will vote tomorrow.
His latest prediction was that Colonel
Roosevelt will have a plurality of $4,000 in
the State.
AT Democratic headquarters State Sem
ator McCarren said he was confident of Van
Wycks election by a plurality anywhere
from 5000 to $4,000.
Claims as to the state Legislature were
as widely at variance as those regarding
the state ticket, the Republicans, however,
eVlnclnS the greater degree OF confidence.
No opinion as to the result in the con-
gressional districts could be elected at
either the Democratic or the Republican
headquarters, the inquiry being met with
the statement in each case that the state
campaign had absorbed the entire attention
and energies of the state committee
The registration in Greater New York be-
ing this year about II, OO0 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 will be felt most
by Democrats or Republicans depends upon
the measure of success that shall attend
the effort Of the Republican party managers
to make Richard Croker and Tammany Hall
an issue of the campaign.
The weather is never so much a factor in
the city as up the State and therefore there
is, with the promise of a fair day, likely
to be larger vote in the interior propor-
tionately than in Greater New York This
consideration may be regarded as favorable
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