The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-07
THE BATTLE IN BROOKLYN.
RRPUBLICANs SAT- THEY WILL MAKE
BIS GAINS Ar THE POLLS.

Morrissey Gray Is Marked for Ignominious
Slaughter - Gloom at the Democratic
Headquarters - Veterans VIII support
Hiram X. steele for District Attorney.
Mucn busting marked the close OF the cam
paiRn last night at the rival political headauar-
tiers In BROOKLYN. The chief business In hand
was the perfecting Of the arrangements to man
the polls to-day. hunt UP the absent voters aud
watch the count OF the ballots Neither side
Appreciated any serious disturbance. but no
one will be surprised II rows occur In the
Tenth and Twelfth wards. where bad blood
has been snRendered among the Democrats
over the revolt of tho NcGarrys and Senator
Michael J. Coffey against John Morrissey Gray,
the Democratic candidate for Register. A
strong police force. IL Is understood, will be
sent to these districts to prevent conflicts be-
tween the warning factors. The McGnrry
brothers made arrangements last night to
have trusted corps OF anti-Gray watchers At
each polling place In the Eighth. Tenth and
Twelfth wards
There was an atmosphere NJ derpondency at
Democratic headquarters yesterday. although
Senator = II. NcCarren. who was in charge.
kept telling the anxious lnquirers IA to the
prospect thnt he had mo sort OF msRivng ns
to the result" His absurd talk. however.
about Republican noaters' left the impression
bis ann ouncement Indicated Officially neither
he nor his ass ociate managers would give any
estimats OF the vote. but unofiicially few ~
them placed the pluraties for the county can
didates at from 10. 900 to 1900. Conservative
forecasting on the Democratic side did not
think II would f,ll below 1000 or exceed 1000.
Lieut-Gov. Woodruff was evidently satisfied
with the outlook and cor ndent that the Rapub-
lican forces. even II they failed In completely
wiping out the adverse plurality Of year ago.
would give good account Of themselves to-
day and make substantial gains all along tho
line. He said that II the carefully gathered
reports from all parts Of the county 10y the
Republican distrct captains are verified ny
the vote. the Republicans will not only defeat
Gray ignomniously. but elect every candidate
on the county ticket.
Encouraging news continued to pour into
Republican headquarters up till the closing
hour Of the canvass. The Columbian Demo.
cratic Club. strong organization Ia the Thlr-
teenth ward. made a formal announcement In
the evening papers over the signatures OF
Hugh J. Cunningham. the President. and
George y Scott, the Secretary. that IL had
endorsed the nomination OF the Hon. Jacob
Seu, the Republican cand date for Sheriff The
,o9 sIen n .S a anJ 2ae hqnaTSI
was genuine surprise 10 the Willoughhy
street. managers. II was also demnnsf rat ed
Yesterday that the recent endorsement Of John
Z =. Clarke. the Democratic candidate for Dis
frict Attorney. 10y The BROOKLYN War Veterans
and Sons Assoc IntlOn was accom- piishsd in an
unierhand manner al Meeting where not
one-tenth Of he members were in att-n dance.
and through the rer-onHl ahimos!ty OF
adisnppolbted officeseeker. Yesterday n state
, meut was published with the signatures u 10 }
members 81 tn" association protest ng again 1t
the snap ,ction taken and eulogizing District
Attorney Hiram Il. Steele, Mr.. Clarse's Repub-
lican orronent. rs 1rm friend ~ the veterans.
Although tn. Police Board in arranging the
form OF the ticket aid on al the cand dates
for District Attorney. orders were received yes
t-rday in Brooklyn from Mulberry street
headquarters that the vote for sheriff IL TO b.
l canyassed irst In he passage ~ tn. return :
through the police hands. Anyelection sGuab-
! hles which com" uu to-day. requiring prompt
legal settlement. will 10 dlspOrei NJ by
supreme Court Justice William II. Dckey. who
has been assigned 10 ait In special term for
that duty by the Appellate Division.
Tho very last emlnat on from Democratic
headquarters ~as tbs announcement that a
big Republican colonization sehtm had been
unsarthed and that application WAS to t- N ade
this morning for the arrest u Col. Michael J.
baty and othsrs for participation in IL This
story. II course. was starte with a view to in
husneinR voters and was pronounced by the
/ Republican managers to 20 utterly baseless.