The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-04
TAMMANY FIGHTS HARD.
will Not Cease Efforts Until Last
Vote Is POIIed.
3ard Says That He Intends TO Be
me Mavor II He Is Elected and
viii Be Whole Thing.

New York, November 3 The eud Of the
desperate struggle. the death graphic, be
tween the opposing political forces will
come this week.
1t is fact that the managers of each
side are dissatisfied with the outlook. They
are hoping for victory but are fearful Of
defeat
Reports brought to the democratic man.
ayers are far from satisfactory The hg-
urcs show a victory, hut the margin is so
small that any untoward event, any slight
mistake, might wipe 1t out and leave de
felt
similar reports are to be turned in to
Hugh Mclaughlin. the democratic leader
Of Kings Pcremptory orders have been is
sued TO all cf the leaders to remain in their
districts and to work without rest until
the polls close on election day.
The managers OF the fusion candidates
are more hopeful than their enemies. i'ut
II Is sail that this is 20 because their
workers uuaccustomed to the rigid disc
Fin . OF the adversary, are deceived as 10
the precise situation or have deceived their
sugeriors,
Inc fusion people are taking no chances
forth To secure every possible vote. From
neither one of the headquarters can the
SIX llnc be seen Tor clouds.
As a result OF the Tammany money com
ing TO the front, the prevailing odds to-
night are Slightly I'm Shepqrd's favor
Approximately half million dollars hrs
been quietly placed on shepard ut even
money by lammany men during the past
Two weeks.
have been waiting Tor Tammany's hual
est mate Of the election hy the district
| leaders OF the meeting OF the executive
committee today.
The bets recorded tonight were. for the
most part. small and ut even money.
Edward NJ. shepard is confident that he
Will be tue next mayor ct Greater New
York He said today.
Il believe shall win next Tuesday.
! have b@cn careful during this campaign.
! No one should make promises he could not
keep. Ser thateTea sen have boeH Lt.h-
! ful Ia promising throughout the campaign.
| There is one promise / have made, how
| ever, which SUMS up all others. The
mayor, under the revised charter. Is given
| far larger power than any other has had.
! He Is given NOT only the power OF appoint
| ment, hut OF removal. So II there is wrong
| doing the mayor can punish 1t. You have
| expressed confidence In me and viii give
! you my hnal promise II is one that com
| priscS and sums up all others u you
| should seek me in the mayors chair /
! win promise this. that ! shah be myself
! solely. without any provision Of influence
| or responsibility with any other person or
| class, and ] alone Will he the mayor Of
seth Low, for tho first time in the cam
/ paiCn, talked for publication. In his in
I terview he said that ne had treated Crok.
/ erism and Deyeryism rs the chief issues Of
/ the campaign, and that they had every
| where struck n responsive chord He Is
/ confident that the fusionist ticket viii be
( successful.
Il have carried on the fight on the main
! issues of Croker and Deyeryism, and have
/ never failed to ostrike a responsive chord
! in talking 10 the people on these subjects,
| he said.
Asked about his connection with Colum-
| bia. he said
| cor course | am ono Of the trustees
still and viii attend meeting Of the
trustees on Monday, hut beyond that my
! connection with the university Is a closed
| chapter, whatever the result Of the cleo
| tion.