The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-01
BATTLE IN NEW YORK.
Both Sides Are Claiming Victory But
Neither Is Assured of II.
THE LOW MONEY is NOW COMING OUT.
Odds Have Reversed and the Fusionist
Is the Favorite--Jerome Has Become
Sensational and Hystcrios
THE LOW MONEY is NOW COMING OUT.
Especial to The post1


tiyes of both Low and Shepard are out
with claims again tonight The Low crowd
assert that their candidate viii win by
majority of 10000 to 100000, while the
Shepard men claim that their candidate
viii have majority OF Go000
There was $4,000 IN shepard money on
the stock exchange this afternoon but the
men who held Il asked odds Of 10 4.
This is the first time the shepard hackers
! have demanded odds.
One of the largest wagers on the curb
market was made by H. Brooks, acting
Ms commissioner. He put up $4,000 on
| shepard, without odds. wSth Fred Cakes
Casting prudence 10 the winds. Justice
William Travers Jerome. fusion candidate
for district attorney last night Mt Lyric
hall, before an audience made up almost
entirely of republicans. charged that VIII
| liam c. whitney, Senator Thomas c. Platt
and Thomas f. Ryan mot together today
| in Mr. Whltney's office. In Broadway and
then and there plotted 60 defeat him for
the district attorneyshlp. He said that
| William c. whitney and Senator Plat had
done more TO debauch and corrupt public
| life in the United States than any other
men
Mr.. Jerome's attack created sensation.
1t was not received with marked cor
dality At first some were inclined to
applaud vigorously, but dnally his auditors
/ looked puzzled and disturbed The or
! ganizatlon republicans In the audience, and
| there were hundreds Of them. we're excited
over 1t.
Senator Plat was astonished when
Judge Jerome's accusation was iepeated 10
! him, and he angrily denounced The charge
| as untrue.
There is not word Of truth in that
| statement. It is too abs rd To- answer.
am doing all ! can 10 ele Low and
jerome. too. 1t Is foolish to attack Whit
ney. don't believe he car snap how
the election goes"
Mr.. Whitney smiled xi,a he heard Of
Judge Jerome's attacks.but contented him
self with fatty denying the truth of the
allegation.
81 did NOT see Mr. Platt." he said, land
was not present at any conference"
\
Especial Correspondence of The Post)
New York, October 2s-There is no Ger
talnty about the result of the coming city
election Both sides claim victory assured
but it isn't. The republicans have made
canvass that satisfies them that the fusion
ticket will be elected, hut four years ago
they made a canvass that persuaded many
of them that General Tracy would be the
next mayor, whereas he was third in the
race
The betting slightly favors Shepard, hut
the odds are so small as to make the bet
ting an unsafe indication OF results.
Against Tammany is arrayed every inhu-
ential newspaper in the city as well as a
number of publications that rarely, II ever,
take part In political contest, The pull
pit has also expressed Itself In no I'M
certain voice against Tammany.
In Wall street, in the dry goods district
and In the business centers generally, the
sentiment is very strong Cor Low. But
| Tammany has vote mat II can always
depend upon, whatever happens. 1t has
an army of 10000 office holders. 1t has
immense resources of money and inhu-
ence.
Still, It is possible to beat even Tam
many. II was in power in 1894 when it
was defeated. and Strong was elected
mayor by 1900 plurality. The Brooklyn
democracy was in power when It's candi.
date Cor mayor of Brooklyn was defeated
In 1898 by 10000 plurality. These results
surprised everybody In the Size of the
reform victories. Even in 1897, when Van
N'yck was elected, Tammany was In an
actual minority in the whole city ana
won only by a division Of antl-Iammahy
on the other hand. last year William j.
Bryan carried the city by about 25OOo votes,
and N might well ne argued tuht II luhu
like Edward NJ Shepard ought 10 do as
we'll 1t Is known. moreover, that many or
garlzatiOu republicans are very lukeMarms
foy-qrd Low and a certain percentage or
H. Tracy vote Of 1897 will not now be
cast for Low. Hill democrats are ready 10
knife shepard
But the election will be decided on broad
or lines than these petty considerations
II the Tammany candidate were man IKE
Van Wyck there would be no doubt as 10
Lows election But the nomination OF
Shepard complexities the situation as ne
will get part Of the independent vote,
ali Of which would otherwise be cast Tor
n democrat II would he stronger. The fact
that Mr. Low is a republican causes some
democrats to vote against hlm Inc iact
that he is an independent sours some re-
, nnblicans against him. This Is demo
cratic city. and under normal conditions
lis mayor should be democrat. But con
.iitI nr,e nrn not normal.