The age-herald., 1898-11-08

New York November 7.-Politicians ana athletes are alike in one respect, that how ever active they may have been in appear ing for the 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 today furnished by Col onel Roosevelt the republican candidate Tor governor, who devoted the day to tour that embraced Allegheny, Chautauqua and Cataraugus and in the course of which he addressed assemblies at thirteen towns.
 The polls will open at a. m. and close at D. m In Greater New York there are 1,513 election districts, and in the rest of the state, 3,222. The districts in Greater New York are divided among it's five bor- oughs, as follows: Manhattan. Sl1; Brook lyn, 516; The Bronx, 72; Richmond, 40; Queens, "A.
 Superintendent McCullagh of the Met ropolitan elections district, professes to have information of a great deal of illegal registration, and number of arrests were made yesterday and today of persons ac cused of violating the law in that regard. At least outwardly the police department is acting in harmony with the election dis
 
 although republican newspapers do not hesitate to impugn the sincerity of Chief of Police Devery in his attitude towards the superintendent. At each polling place to- morrow there will be police officers, and McCullagh will place his seventy-five depu- ties in the localities most suspected as be- ing the scenes of colonizing enterprises. MT. McCullagh asserts his belief that there
 .~lr pecially in the Eighth assembly district, which embraces some of the hardest streets in the city. On the other hand, the police declare there is no basis in fact for Su- perintendent McCullaghs outgivings, and that trouble will only arise in the event of indiscretion on the part of state deputies.
 A Plurality of 5O,OOO
 Congressman Odell left republican head quarters early in the day for his home His latest prediction is that Colonel Roose- welt will have a plurality of 50,00o in the state.
 At the democratic headquarters Senator McCarren said he was confident of Van Wyck's election by a plurality anywhere from 25,OO to 50,OOO. Claims as to the state legislature were as widely at variance as those regarding the state ticket. the repub- llcans, however, evincing the greater degree of confidence. No opinion as to the result in the congressional districts could be elic- ited at either headquarters, the inquiry be- ing met with the statement in each case that the state campaign had absorbed the entire attention and energies of the state committee.
 The betting on the state ticket is of so uncertain a nature that it is difficult to dis- tinguish between the real and fictitious It was said In "the street, during the after noon that s20,Oo0 had been brought there by a democrat to bet at to 10 on Van Wyck, and that an hour was required to place half of the sum.
 The registration in Greater New York being this year Il 1,O00 less than that of last year. the vote in the municipality is likely to be l2.G00 less than in that year when the total for the republican. citizens and demo- cratic candidates was 4S7, 100. Whether the decrease will be felt mostly by democrats or republicans depends upon the measure of success that shall attend the effort of the republican party managers to make Rich ard Croker and Tammany Hall an issue of the campaign.