The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03
TAMMAW SMILING.
Great Confidence Is Expressed as 70
The Result Of the Election.
.FUSI0NISTS ARE DOUBTFUL
Jerome Is The Heavy Weight Which
May Cause Lows Defeat.
ODDS ARE NOW AGAINST SHEPARD.
Many Reports of Big Bets, but Most of
Them Are Bluffs.
Mr.. PLATT is NOT At ALL SATISFIED
With the Retractlon of the Charges Made
Against Him by Jerome and
He Shows It.
)DDS ARE NOW AGAINST SHEPARD.
Many Reports Of Big Bets, but Most of
Them Are Bluffs.
AR. PLATT is NOT AT ALL SATISFIED
With the Retraction OF the Charges Made
Against Him by Jerome and
He Shows It.


| New York, November 2-Tammany hail
was In confident mood tonight. More
SO, in fact, than has been the case for the
last few days, and the district leaders one
and all were positive il their declarations
for Tammany success at the polls next
Tuesday.
Richard Croker, in statement tsnlght,
claims victory for rsmmany by 10000 ma
jority.
Right on the eve of election there is
large, wide doubt that lies thick and heavy
under the bonnets Of the fusion leaders.
Is Justice Jerome ut and proper to he the
star district attorney so oratorcaly herald
ed by himself and bis political comrades on
the stump?
Thomas c. Plntt and the committee chair.
men are anxlously asking themselves this
question tonight. Jerome's retractlon Of
the statements be made. accusing Mr.. Plat
OF having held a conference with William
c. Whitney and J. F. Ryan for the purpose
of knitting" him Gerone) is a retraction
that does not retract in the minds Of Mr..
Platt and the fusion leaders.
Justice Jerome said tonight: az am NOT
ONLY going TO last through this campaign
but ! shall last long time after IT, While
feel hopeful for the success of the fusion
ticket, ! do not care to make any predlc-
tons Election figures do not tell anything
in advance anyhow"
Richard Croker refused to discuss the
Jerome Platt incident except "a point out
that ne had predicted early In the campaign
tnat Jerome would kill himself politically
before election.
Hugh. McLaughlln, the Brooklyn demo
cratic leader, said In speaking Of Justice
| Jerome: He Is absolutely unit for the
| Office of district attorney Mr. PlRtt knows
1t, and yet he has advised the republican
e er i9 e9le q re- he has has , Gsed
| J think about Justice heroine as Mr. Platt
does Mr.. Plntt has said that Jerome is in
sane. | think as he does
Edward NJ Shepard has announced that
| II elected he would work for the deStruc
| ton OF all influences that obstructed the
cause OF good government In Greater New
York lie specially declared It made no
| difference what those influences were, and
instead of excepting, he deliberately includ
ed Tammnny hall In his statement.
The odds on the election continued In
Lows faytor today, about 10 TO s being
! the prevailing figures. Many small bets
! were made at these odds. There was much
talk Of big bets, but 10 was for the most
| part blum.
Max Byrd offered to bet $4,000 against
! $4,000 on Low with George Considine
| Consldine promised TO produce his end Of
the money tomorrow.
One of the features OF the campaign to-
| day was an address before the Society Of
Acorns by eN-Secretary Of the Treasury
|
| to be opposed TO Edward NJ Shepard and in
favor Of Seth Low. He said that he did
not believe that municipal government
! should be divided on lines of National
MY experience in politics" he said,
has shown mo that the only salvation
for New York City lies in the body of
men in the democratic party who have
CBy Associated Press)
New York, November 2.-After a meeting
today Of the Tammany hall executive com
mittee, Secretary Thomas +. Smith an
nounced that. according to the reports of
the leaders of the various districts in Man
haitian and the Bronx, Edward NJ, Shep-
ard, democratic candidate for mayor, would
have majority OF 47s25. The majority
in Greater New York is placed OF more
than $4,000.
Robert c. Morris, chairman Of the repub-
lean county committee, estimated the ma
jority for Seth Low and the other fusion
candidates mt 20IO0 Ia Manhattan and the
Bronx and 10000 In Greater New York.
Both sides In the contest In Greater New
York tonight practically closed the cam
paign as far as speaking is concerned.
Mr.. Shepard and Mr., Low made their
last speeches and the fusionists have an
nounced no more meetings. The democrats,
however have several meetings scheduled
for tomorrow Sunday.
Tonight Immense meetings were held by
both sides all over the greater city.
Especial Correspondence OF The Post)
New York, October 29.-New York has
had clghty-one mayors since the year 1869
but as De Witt Clinton and william T.
Hayemeyer served at three different times
and several others at two different times,
Robert A, Van Wyck is in regular order
the ninety-second mayor. The Dutch origin
of the city is clearly shown by the fact that
considerable majority of the mayors have
born Dutch names, Van Wyck, the name
of the last mayor being as much 50 as the
names of the earliest magistrates. Most
OF the mayors have been merchants. Very
few Of them have risen 70 greater eminence
than that OF the mayoralty. De Witt Gin
| ton and John r. Hoffman served as COVER
nors of the State. Fernando Wood served
several terms Ia congress. The ablest and
most distinguished man to hold the Office
in recent years Is Abram $. Hewitt. The
mayoralty. as has more than once been
said, has the reputation OF being the grave
| yard Of political ambitions, and even Mfr.
Hewtt's political career came 10 a close
mayors who are sim living, Smith Ely,
Edward Cooper. william r. Grace, Frank
| lin Edison, Hugh j. Grant and Thomas Il,
Giroy, are now out OF active politics. This
prospect is not a particularly brilliant one
! for Seth Low and Edward NJ Shepard, who
are lighting so hard for the office, but II Is
a long lane that has no turning, and Il Is
about time for the New York mayoralty 10
develop man OF National Importance as
! well as National fame
Many reputable and intelligent democrats
who honestly desire the hest government
| for city, State and nation, and who are
utterly opposed 70 crokersm and Devery.
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