The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-04
UP To VOTERS.
New York Campaign Ends With
Big Meetings
Held by Both Parties All Over
the City.
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY.
Low Managers Appear to Be Su-
premely Confident.
Croker Issues a Final Appeal to
Voters.
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY.

speaking in every borough. The man
ayers on both sides are busy assigning
workers and watchers to the polls and
making other arrangements to guard
the interests of their candidates.
The fusion campaigners wound up
their canvass with every hope of elect
ing not only the city, out the county
ticket Tammany leaders, in their pub
lie utterances, profess to be equally con-
fident Of the result. Whatever the exact
state of things is, it is a fact there has
not been the same sanguine atmosphere
about Tammany headquarters as in
times when Tammany has won.
William Leary, chairman of the Re
publican bureau of meetings and speak
ers, gave out a statement in which, by
a comparison with the election returns
in 1897, he estimates Lows plurality will
be over 10000 Mr.. Leary says there is
every indication of landslide. His esti-
mate is regarded with considerable
credence, since Mr. Leary has earned
something OF a name as a political seer.
In 1895 he estimated that Strong would
poll a majority of SO, 000 This statement
was printed in a newspaper a few days
before election. The actual majority
was 45,1S7.
LOW FIGURES.
In his statement Mr.. Leary said:
In 1897 the total vote was 526,S56, of
which Low and Tracy received 253, 403,
Van Wyck 2sS,ss7. Prohibitionists,
bined Low and Tracy percentage was
4S.O9; Van Wyck's, AL; and Prohibi-
ZIONIST, Socialist, and others, $50. The
Low and Tracy vote over Van Wyck
was 19,4O6- This year it is estimated
that the total vote will be $4,000. The
following would be the vote based on the
percentages of 1897: Low, 4S.09 per
cent, 276,51S; Shepard 44.41 per cent,
255,357; Prohibition and others. 7.50 per
cent, ALPS Total, SIS, 900. Low over
Shepard, 21.161.
ITO the Low vote should be added the
Greater New York Democracy vote in
Manhattan and the Bronx, the Brooklyn
Democracy vote, and the German vote
that was cast for Van Wyck in 1897 A
conservative estimate OIL these would be
10000. This would make Lows vote 51.57
per cent, 2S6,51S; Shepard's, 1898 per
cent, 235,357; Prohibition and others, $50
per cent. 1925: Total, $4,000. Low
over Shepard, 81, 161.'
Robert c. Morris, chairman of the Re
publican county committee, said:
I have conferred with every one of
our district leaders, and from the re-
ports which L have received I am now
convinced that the estimate which I
made of the majority for Low in New
York county, of 30, 500 was rather con-
sentative than otherwise. The reports
which L received today were so favor
able that 1 believe our county ticket is
absolutely certain of election. l have
also been in communication with the
leaders of the fusion campaign in
Brooklyn, Queens. and Richmond and I
believe the majority for the city ticket
in Greater New York will range from
$1,000 to $4,000. 1t is my prediction that
Mr. Low will carry all five of the Dor
oughs.''
Chairman Jacob Bremen of the Kings
county fusion executive committee, who
has been in close touch with every de-
velopment of the campaign in Brooklyn,
thus summed up the situation:
Everything points to a decisive vic
frs in 7
My opinion is that Lows plurality will
be in excess of $4,000, and shall not be
surprised if It approaches Schieran's
plurality in 1S93.''
The most conservative estimate of
Lows plurality in Brooklyn is $500,
which the fusion leaders say would give
Low the victory in the entire city.
TAMMANY REPORTS IN MEETING.
Richard Cookers prediction as to the
vote which Edward NJ. Shepard will get
in the Boroughs of Manhattan and the
Bronx was given out after meeting of
the Tammany Hall executive commit
tee. The claim is that Edward M. Shop
ard will have a plurality of 1928 in
New York county.
These figures are said to be based on
the reports made by the Tammany dis
trict leaders in open meeting.
Every district leader of Tammany
Hall gathered to attend the meeting.
Senator Timothy D. Sullivan was pres
ent and said:
IL mere IS no OOuDI Oh the election OF
Edward M. Shepard The talk of de-
lection on the East Side is campaign
talk. In my district I am confident Mr..
Shepard will get 200 to 800 more votes
than We're cast for Bryan. Altogether
l have bet $33, 900 Mr.. Shepard will be
elected, and 1 want to say I have not
hedged a cent?
There were other Tammany district
leaders not quite so enthusiastic as
Senator Sullivan. The majority claim
ed they will be able to carry their dis
tr1ctS by about the same vote cast for
Mr. Bryan last year. No district leader
who could be found-and more than 20
were interviewed-would claim a ma
ter1al increase over the Bryan major
tiles Notwithst landing this and the fact
that the total plurality for Bryan last
year in New York county was about 2S,-
500, the official figures, as above stated,
predict that the Tammany plurality
for Edward NJ. Shepard will be AZ, 233.
In spite of the Tammany figures and
disregarding partisan considerations, the
indications are that the general public
believes the fusion ticket will be elect
ed. Judging by all the usual signs and
by the political atmosphere, the fusion
lists will at least elect Low and the can
didates for president of the municipal
assembly and controller, who are voted
on in all the boroughs. The fusionist
managers are also confident of electing
the county ticket, which Tammany has
made a desperate effort to save.
They even expect to elect Jerome dis
trict attorney, in spite of the vigorous
fight Tammany has put up against him.
Tanlmany is so terribly Interested in
the defeat of Jerome that it is under
stood now they are trading Shepard
votes for votes for Unger. the Tam
many candidate for district attorney in
New York county. 1t is said they even
offer two Shepard votes for one Unger
vote. If this is true Shepard may be
sacrificed in an effort to save the coun-
ty ticket
Mayor Van Wyck, who has been nom