The times., 1898-11-08
ON THE Eve OF BATTLE
Democracy's Prospects Bright
All Over the Land.
GAINS IN NEW YORK STATE
Both sides Confident of Victory ON
the Gubernatorial Ticket, But
Democratic Congressional Gains
Are Conccded-Surprises In Penn
fgan.

New York, Nov THE campaign in
Few York City and State closed tonight
with both sides apparently confident of
the result.
Mr.. Van Wyck has made a strong i'm
preston as an upright and dignified gem
tleman who would make a good governor
and give the State business-like admin
istration. He has pushed the canal frauds
issue with yisor, steadfastly refusing to
discuss national affairs as being outside
the province of the governor, and this has
told among voters who wanted a thorough
explanation OF the whereabouts of the
ss,eG,0eO appropriated TO repair the canals.
The betting closed 10 to : and 10 to on
Roosevelt.
The last few days have seen Roosevelt
stock rise considerably, and some con-
servative Tammany men are very serious
tonight. They say privately that Richard
Croker has been pretty heavy load for
Candidate Van Wyck TO carry, and but
for this feature of the canvass they would
not hesitate TO wager all they possessed
that Van Wyck would be elected.
MIR. Croker made number of blunders
during the campaign, his most serious and
wholly inexcusabe one being his unwse
attack on the judiciary. His turning
down a popular judge for a denomination
because he refused to give Croker a petty
political job for one of his henchmen has
undoubtedly seriously injured Van Wyck's
chances. A growing suspicion in Tam
many, too, that Croker is rapidly becom-
ing a dictator and would have too much
10 say in State affairs were Van Wyck
elected. has had its weakening influence.
Col. Roosevelt has made a whirlwind
canvass, and has delivered about 500
speeches. He began with national issues
as the leading feature, but soon found
that it was the better part of wisdom to
pay more attention to State affairs. Lat
terry he has scored Croker numerically,
and this has, in Il great measure. been
the source OF the increased strength that
has been manifest of late. The Republi-
cans adhere TO their figures of yesterday
the election of Roosevelt by from 20 900 to
13'.gl0. The Democrats decline to give
any figures, Chairman McCarren saying
ii is a useless and senseless proceeding,
and all he can say, he states. is that ne
is confident that Van Wyck Will be elect
ed.
Great preparations have been made By
the police in this city and the two politi-
cal committees for getting results in ear
ly, and IL is believed enough win be
known by O'Clock tomorrow night to
state accurately which candidate has been
elected The result on the legislature and
Congress will probably not be known un-
til some hours later.
The Republicans claim that, with the
help of sound money Democrats. who
voted for their candidates in 1896. they
Will elect twenty-one out of the thirty
four Congressional candidates in the
State. The question is whether the gold
Democrats will side with the Republicans
this election. The Democrats are likely
to gain in the Congressional delegation
from this State
One of the features of the campaign has
been the tremendous amount of money
that will, change hands Not I'm years
has such money been wagered as In this
campaign, say old campaigners.