The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-05
WILL BE CLOSE
IN NEW YORK
FuSiOniStS and Democrats Claim
the City.
THINGS LOOK GOOD TO LOW
CROKER HAS NO DOUBT AS TO
THE RESULT.
THINGS LOOK GOOD TO LOW

New York, Nov. AT midnight to-
night-six hours before the opening of
the polls-both sides in the municipal
contest were claiming the victory. The
most strenuous talk came from the
fusion leaders, who were more in evil
dence at their headquarters than were
the Democrats at theirs, the latter,
after the distribution of campaign
funds in the afternoon, having hurried
TO their several election precincts to
give their last orders to their follow
ers.
John A. Mason, of the Shepard head
quarters, said he felt confident Of the
result and placed the Democratic can
didate's majority at 10000. During the
late afternoon Seth Low, the fusion
candidate, at his own headquarters
said:
L think things could not look more
rosy" and added: This has been a
most interesting campaign. The fight
is now over, and no matter who is
elected, I am sure the city viii profit
| by the agitation of the questions which
/ have been the main issues of the cam
Daign-"
Robert c. Morris, chairman of the
Republican campaign committee, stuck
to his estimate of 10000 for Low.
Edward NJ. Shepard said this evening
tina; he had no particular statement to
make and nothing to say of the cam
palgn beyond what he had already
said, and no issues to discuss further
than he had already discussed them.
If the betting upon the result is any
; indication as to what the count of bal
lots will show, the fusion candidates
seem to have the better Of it by a
shade. Late tonight wagers were laid
at ten to seven on Low and the rest
of the city ticket.
The County Ticket.
/ There is not the same confidence upon
the fusion side of the county ticket,
J and predictions are made that all the
/ candidates on the Democratic county
/ ticket viii be elected, with the possible
/ exception Of Robert A. VanWyck for
( justice Of the supreme court. VINO has
t had to bear the brunt of the attack,
and Henry W. UngeT, for district at
/ torney. Possibly, on account of the
I whirlwind campaign he has made, Will
/ lam Travers Jerome, fusion candidate
] for district attorney, was getting the
[ benefit Of predictions that he would
] run ahead of his ticket but the betting
I odds favored Mr.. Unger
/ Richard Croker and John F. Carroll
/ late tonight were positive oe the cleo
! ton of the entire Democratic ticket
and county tickets Mr. Croker also
] declared that Kings county would go
Democratic, while Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff and Otto Kemptner talked
/ of 10000 and $4,000 respectively for the
. fusion candidates in that county.
/ These estimates upon the Brooklyn
I IL
! in the fusion camp. The biggest esti-
mates made by the fusionists are based
/ on a $4,000 majority for the fusion
/ ticket in Brooklyn. None of the fusion
leaders agree upon the majority that
4 the ticket viii have in Manhattan and
/ the Bronx.
At the Democratic club tonight
/ Brooklyn was claimed for Shepard and
/ the Democratic ticket by 1900 major
/ ity, Queens county was claimed by
/ 1 500 majority; Richmond by GOO. max
| ing the total majority claimed by the
/ Democrats at the Democratic club of
/ 49, 73S.
Notwithstanding the claims of the
Democrats and those of the fusionists.
the election viii likely be Il very close
one. Both sides are counting upon
the independent voters.
superintendent of Elections McCul-
lagh addressed another letter today to
Police Commissioner Murphy, in which
he furnished a long list of election pre-
, cincts in which he asserted frauds
would be attempted. Mr.. McCullagh
/ told SIR. Murphy when the state depu-
ties made arrests tomorrow the per-
sons arrested would be turned over 10
the policeman at the polls. and Mr..
/ ATrrrr1,zr zt-a g rarfssoc4aI IN "a latter n
issue orders to the police to at once
take such prisoners to the nearest mag
istrate. There was a feeling of fear
tonight that before election day was
over there would be frequent clashes
between the state deputies and the
police.