The age-herald., 1898-10-30
VAN WICK E i
 BE E LRNORi Democratic Managers Confident
 of His Success. VOTE OF GREATER NEW YORK Will Decide the Result of the
 Gubernatorial Contest. |. THE LEGISLATURE YET IN DOUBT Colonel RooseveIt's campaigners Be. Iieye It Will Remain Republican. CROKER'S ATTACK ON DAILY The Incidents Leading Up to the So- called Turning Down Reviewed
 Was Bad Politics on the Part
 of Tammany Leader.
Colonel RooseveIt's campaigners Be.
 Iieve It Will Remain Republican.
CRoKER's ATTACK ON DAILY
BY WALTER L. HAwLEY.

New York, October 29.-(Special)-Th closing week of the campaign in this state will open with the result just as much in doubt as it was ten days or two weeks ago. The democratic campaign managers ex- press themselves as absolutely confident of the election of their state ticket, but they are not so hopeful of the legislature: in fact, they will be rather surprised if they win 1t. ( Under the legislative apportionment of the republican constitutional convention of 1854 1t will require almost political land- slide to enable the democrats to regain con- trol of the legislature.f They cannot do It with normal vote. and this year the reg, istration in the cities is not enough to make the outlook very hopeful from the demo- cratic standpoint.
 The republican campaign managers are ! claiming everything, but in their hearts they are worried and sorely disappointed because Rough Rider Roosevelt has not aroused the enthusiasm that was expected In reality the republicans feel very sure of the legislature, but they are in doubt about their state ticket. The registration up the state is favorable to them, because 1t Is full in nearly all republican strongholds, but the vote in Greater New York will de- eide the contest. The indications are that a round republican vote will be boiled in the country, and during the last week of the campaign both parties will bend every energy to making votes in the city.
 Croker and Anti-Croker.
 The campaign in this city has changed in a week, and state and national issues have been lost sight of. The issue in the city is now one of Croker and anti-croker.
 If the democrats win the election 1t will ua.zI R@- triumph of his political career. If the party Is defeated, nine out of ten democrats In this city will say that Croker Is responsi- ble for the defeat. The Tammany chief, contrary to his usual custom has been talking for publication, and his statements have created the issue of Crokerism He makes no secret of the fact that he wants to control the judges of the courts as he controls the city government; that is, he wants them to take orders from Tam many Hall. It is a serious issue to raise at time when all factions of the demo- cradle party were about to get together, and 1t has already drawn many prominent dem- ocrats into open opposition to the Tam many local ticket.
 Turning Down of Daily
 A brief statement of the incidents lead- ing up to the so-called turning down of Justice Daly, of the supreme court, by order of Croker, will enable the readers of The Age-Herald to understand the peculiar po- litical condition that prevails in this city. Michael T. Daly has for many years been a close personal and political friend of Croker, and for long time was the con- fidential attorney of the Tammany leader. Daly has held office almost continuously for twenty-five years, and is in very com fortabe circumstances. He was one of the men who went out of office when the Strong administration came into power January l, 1895. Croker came back from England that winter, and one of the first things he did was to look around for an- other office for Mike Daly. He selected clerkshfp in the supreme court with sal- ary of 1900 year, and the justices of that court were asked to remove the man who held the place and put Tn r.rokers friend. Justice Joseph F. Daily refused co vote for the change, and Mike did not gee the place. month later he was provided with a clerkship in the court of general sessions at salary of 5000. It was generally known at the time that Croker was angry with Justice Daly. Later the justice re- fused to order the transfer of legal sales from one auction room to another a change that would have benefited the real estate firm of which Croker is member
 The tip went out at that time that Jus lice Daily would be turned down when his term expired.
 Daly's Splendid Record
 Justice Daly has made splendid record on the bench, and is regarded by lawyers '.'o 'SS' JuuseS on the supreme bench He is also president of the Catholic club, which Is probably the most powerful sectarian organization in this city. and is regarded as the most influential CatholIc iayman In America. Prominent in the Catholic club are many men of wealth who,~- have for years been influential in Tam many Hall. These men all urged Crokor 10 renomnate Justice Daily. The entire Catholic influence of the city, and that in- huence Is powerful and far-reaching. wanted Daiy renomnated. Croker refused and based his rcfuseal soley on the ground that Daily had not been loyal to Tammany and had not treated the organization with proper consideration.
 When tre republicans renominated Dalv he contest seemed al1at to settle c1-vn te
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