The San Francisco call., 1898-11-08
OUTLOOK IN THE
 EMPIRE STATE Both Parties Confident
 of Victory. RoosEvELT'S STRONG FINISH MAKES THIRTEEN SPEECHES ON THE LAST DAY. Several Arrests for Violation of the Registration Law-How the
 Betting Seems to Be
 Going.
MAKES THIRTEEN SPEECHES ON
 THE LAST DAY.
Special Dispatch to Tho Call.

NEW YORK. Nov. 7.-Politicians ana athletes are alike in one respect. name Iv. That however active they may have been in preparing for contest the eve of the battle is devoted to rest and to the giving of final instructions. The exception to the general rule was to-day furnished by Theodore Roose- velt the Republican candidate for Gov ernor. who devoted the day to a tour that embraced Allegheny. Chautauqua and Cattaraugus, and in the course or which he addressed assemblages at thirteen towns.
 Superintendent McCullagh of the Metropolitan Election District professes to have information of a great deal or illegal registration and number of ar rests were made yesterday and to-day of persons accused of violating the law in that regard. At least outwardly, the nolice department is acting in harmony with the election district deputies for the prevention of fraud, although Re- publican newspapers do not hesitate to impugn the sincerity of Chief of Police Deyery in his attitude toward the Superintendent of Elections. At each polling place in the city to-morroW there will be two police officers, ana Superintendent McCullagh may place his 750 deputies in the localitles most suspected as being the scenes or coioh- izing enterprises.
 McCullagh continues to assert his De- lief that there will be trouble at some polling places, especially in the Elghth Assembly District, which embraces some of the hardest" streets in the city. On the other hand, the ponce ae- clare that there is no basis in fact for Superintendent McCullagh's outgivings and that trouble will only arise in the event of indiscretion on the part or the State deputies.
 Congressman Odell left Republican headquarters early in the day TOT his home in Newburg, where he will vote tomorrow. His latest prediction was that Colonel Roosevelt would have plurality of 50000 in the State.
 At Democratic headquarters State Senator McCarren said he was con- fdent of Van Wyck's election by plurality anywhere from 25, GOO to 50,0O0. Claims as to the State Legislature were as widely at variance as those regard ing the State ticket the Republicans, however, evincing the greatest degree of confidence. No opinion as to the result in the Congressional districts could be elicited at either the Demo- cratic or the Republican headquarters.
 The betting on the State ticket is of so uncertain a nature that 1t Is diff- cult to distinguish between the real and the fictitious. It was said in the street" during the afternoon that some s2o 600 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.
 Tn Democratic quarters 1t was alleged that the betting was even money and 8 to 10 on Van Wyck, while at places where Republicans were mostly in evil dence 1t was given out that money had been put up all the way from 10 to 8 and 2 to 1 on Roosevelt.