The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
BROOKLYN BATTLE LINES.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT AND PUSH.
mo THE EJ9HT.


Democratic fractional Opposition to Gray
and Walton Getting More Bitter-Lnrge
Demand for Tickets for tho Joint
Debate Between Woodruff and Clarke.
Most Of the Republican Assembly district
leaders and many OF the captains Of the election
district organizations were on hand at all early
hour yesterday at the Jorulemon street head
quarters for conference with Lieut. Gov. Timothy
l.. Woodruff over the progress Of the campaign
Naturally the first and principal topic discussed
was over the result Of the registration for the
first three days All the reports in regard To the
enrolment VI voters were of most encouraging
character. The district Captains. 1t Ia declared,
had done effective missionary work in bringing
out the dila,ory voters, and no alarm is expressed
over the fact that the totals for the three days
were about 10, 900 less than for those last year.
an analysis Of the registration clearly showing
that the chief losses In the strong Democratic
wards. Mr.. Woodruff urged his associate Repub-
lican chicftnina 10 keep UP the good work on the
closing day. and after some further discussion
Of campaign plans, they hurried oil 10 their baili-
wicks to hunt up their Republican neighbors who
had so far failed 70 register
The demand for tickets at Republican head
quarters for the meeting at tho Academy of Music
ON Friday night, al which a Joint debate on the
merits Of the Records Bill is 10 take place between
Mr.. Woodruff and John +. Clarke tho Demo
cratic candidate for District Attorney, shows
that the house will be packed TO Its utmost capa-
city II was decided by the two contestants that
women should be admitted
On Monday the Republican managers will press
forward their campaign in dend earnest. Each
night dozen or more meetings will be held and The
five candidates on the County ticket WILL II possit le
appear at each Of them Two % three big mass
meetings will be held during the campaign but the
dates i1r them have not yet been fixed.
Jefferson continued To bear stormy aspect yes
tetday. and Chairman John J.. Shea did not re
ceivc much encouraging news from the few visitors
who called. They all told him That the revolt
against John Morrissey Gray, william W alton
and the other candidates ON the county ticket is
daily Increasing in magnitude, ana mat Just as
influential Democrats as Senator Michael j. Ofiey
and Councilman John J. McGarryi allnough not
yass, II ia said, had been made among the police
and other employees in the Municipal Ihiding,
including the elevator men and watchmen. which
showed that Judge Jacob Neu would get double
the vote cast for Mr. Walton. although he has
Official charge Of the building as Deputy Commits
Of dnEs Eh%E Snd THpp VIEW aS
should he tx ccted 10 vote for Mt Walton, when he
never Joined thoir organization or enrolled hin,
gave him his present Job Tho Democratic
managers are forced 10 admit that the party ven
W oSh Tss THna Se
cut to his associs tcs on the ticket,
The bet OF Sl4, 900 To $50 900. which Joseph Nc.
Garry made with Robert A. Furry uver the fate Of
tho Democratic county ticket. is considered by
good political foreoasters as elready won. Ac-
cording 10 the terms Of the ret; Mr. Mctiarry, wins
II a single Democratic candidate on the ticket is
beaten. Even the Democratic managers them.
sew es, admit that John Morrissey Gray is doomed
TO ignominiOuS defeat
Another big election bet was made in the Mon
tauk Club ON Friday night the parties TO- II Being
Senator w. j. LaRoche and John Pullman a
rich Park Slope resident and renl estate dealer
Senator LaRoche took the Democratic end wager
ing $50, 900 to $1,000 that Walton would beat
Neu in the race for Sheriff Yesterday morning
the $50 900 was placed in the hands Of Mir w. j.
Gilmore, r,Cmber Of the firm Of ArbucIe Bros
as stakeholder. Senator LaRoChe, whose chief
distinction 10 political fame is that he is the man
who looks like Croker," has been "a soft thing"
for the boys, since James Shrvlin and John NJ.
Cdrthv discovered him two years ago and to the
surprise Of everybody nominated him Tor the
Senate in sure Democratic district His two
years experience in the political arena is said 20
have cost Mr. l.aROchc nice fortune, but even
the bows who have known what an easy thing
he has been. were aStonished at his reckless bet,
but they iubilant all the same for they believe
that the man who looks like Croker will now
open another barrel under the stimulus OF his big
wager. When matters warm up in arnest next
week. there promises To he more lively betting
than in any previous campaign in Brooklyn.