The San Francisco call., 1901-11-05
LOW LEADING
IN NEW YORK
Fusion Candidate for
Mayor the F'avorite
Among Bettors.
Tammany Leaders Claim Vic
tory, and Election May
Be Very Close.

NEW YORK, Nov. AT midnight to-
ngbt-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 lead
ers, who were more in evidence 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 followers.
John. A. Mason of the Shepard head
quarters said he felt confident of the re-
suit and placed the Democratic candi-
dates majority at 10000.
During the late afternoon Seth Low, the
fusion candidate, at his own headquarters
said:
II think things could not look more
rosy" and addea: '"rhis has been a most
interesting campaign. The fight is over
and, no matter who Is elected, am sure
the city will profit by the agitation of
the questions which have been the main
Issues of the campaign"
Robert G. Morris. chairman Of the Re-
publican campaign committee, stuck to
mis- estimate OF 10000 for Low.
Edward NJ Shepard said this evening
that he had no particular statement TO
make and nothing to say OF the cam
paign beyond what he had already said.
ana no issues to discuss further than he
had already discussed them.
II the betting upon the result Is any
Indication as to what the count Of ballots
will show, the fusion candidates seem to
have the better of 1t by a shade. Late
Low and the rest Of the city ticket. There
is not the same confidence upon the fu-
sion side as TO the county ticket. and
predictions are made that all the candi-
oates upon the Democratic county ticket
IN New York County will be elected. with
the possible exception OF Robert A. Van
Wyck for Justice OF the Supreme Court,
who has had to bear the prunt OF the
attack, and Henry w. Unger. for District
Attorney. Possibly on account OF the
whirlwind campaign he has made, Will
District Attorney, was getting the benefit
of predictions that he would run ahead
OF his ticket, but the betting odds favored
Unger.
Richard Croker and John F. Carroll late
Tonight were positive OF the election Of
the entire Democratic city and county
tickets. Mr.. Croker also declared that
Kings County would go Democratic, while
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and Otto
Kemptner talked OF 10000 and 5000 re-
spectively for the fusion candidates In
tnat county: Those S estimates ,sn',a upon 1.-The the
feature in the fusion camp. The biggest
estimates made by the fusionists arc
Ticket Ticket In in Brooklyn. None Of the fusion
leaders agree upon the majority that the
ticket viii have In Manhattan and the
Bronx.
lyn was claimed for Shepard and the
Democratic ticket by 5000 majority,
Queens county was claimso la I"S py tny t ma ma
total majority claimed by the Democrats
at the Democratic Club OF 80 .733
Notwithstanding the claims of the
the election win likely be very close
one. Both sides are counting upon the
Observation-Disclosures Superintendentlof rglecticns Mccuilagh
addressed another letter to-day TO Police
Commissioner Murphy. in which he furn-
ished a long list of election precincts in
tempted. Mccuiiash told Murphy when
| the State deputies made arrests to-mor-
! row the persons arrested would be turned
| Murphy was requested In the letter to is
sue orders to the police to at once take
such prisoners to the nearest magistrate.
before election day was over there would
| be frequent clashes between the State
| deputies and the police.
President Roosevelt Will Vote.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and party
| arrived I'm New York at $40 o'clock to-
over night and tomorrow will be taken TO
| Oyster Bay. Long Island. where the Presi-
| dent will cast his vote. He will remain
over an hour In Oyster Bay. returning IN
| Jersey City for Washington.
| The President will take ferry early
| TOMORROW morning LOuS City,
where a special train for Oyster Bay Will
| be in waiting. Secretary Cortelyou will
| leave the others at Mineoia and drive
over to Hampstead to vote, while the
| President and his assistant secretary. Mr..
| Loeb, will cast their ballots at Oyster
| Bay.
Only ten States will vote, for State off,
| GERS tomorrow. Elections will occur In
/ the following: Ohio. Iowa. Nebraska
Pennsylvania. Maryland Massachusetts.
Rhode Island. Virginia. New Jersey and
Mississippi.