The age-herald., 1898-11-08

New York, November 7.-The last day be- fore election marked wonderful change in the betting on the gubernatorial race, and the odds of 10 to on Van Wyck, which had prevailed for several days, began to wobble early in the morning under pres sure of republican money until at noon even money offered by Colonel Roosevelts supporters almost went begging. In the af- ternoon the odds switched over to the re-
 publican candidate and 10 to s. and in some
 instances to 1, was offered on his chances
 to win. A good amount of this money found takers, but there seemed to be a surplus of republican money on the market and much of it uncared for
 The first attack on the democratic odds
 began in Wall street in the morning, and
 bets aggregating s50,000 were made in an
 hours time, most of it being at slight odds
 on Van Wyck or even money. When, how
 ever. the republican roll made its appear ance with the "commssion layers at the
 Hoffman house and the Fifth Avenue
 hotel the democratic betters demanded
 odds, which were cheerfully given.
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 There were abundant evidences at both
 republican and Tammany county head quarters tonight that the two great pohti-
 cal parties are watching each other closely, and there will be abundant challenges made by the republicans at the polls tomorrow On the other hand, Tammany will stub bornly contest the right of the men chal- lenged to vote.
 It was learned at republican headquarters that the warrants of Superintendent Of Elections MeCullagh will not be the only interference tomorrow. The district cap tains on both sides will be vigilant and many challenges from this source are an- ticipated Every registered man who has not come up to the registered standard of the censors will be challenged and made to swear his vote.
 Tammany leaders charged that Superin- tendent McCullagh will make wholesale ef- forts to intimidate, and provisions have been made to meet this at every point. A conference of the lawyers connected with
 the district attorneys office was held this
 afternoon and evening in the criminal court
 building. and the matter was discussed and some measures taken. The Tammany law committee met at Corporation Counsel
 Mhalen's office in the afternoon and com plete arrangements for the assignment of the lawyers to magistrates courts to defend
 men brought in by the election deputies were made.
 Fraudulent Naturalization Papers Superintendent McCullagh has unearthed a nest of Italians, who, he alleges, have been guilty of procuring false papers of naturalization for many of their fellow countrymen. On evidence received through his instrumentality there were arrested late this afternoon Rosario CaIcoione, a restaurant keeper of Hester street, and Joe Marrono, race track frequenter and sup- posM labor contractor, on the charge of having in their possession fraudulent nat urlaization papers. Warrants were issued by Commissioner Shields of the United States court, and the prisoners are out on $2,500 bond each. The information upon which these arrests were made was fur nished to support McCullagh through the alleged confession of one Nicholai Farrelo. who was suspected by the superintendent of being engagd in the wholesale procure ment of false citizenship papers for Ital- ians