The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-04
JUST BEFORE ELECTION
Democrats Confidently Expect TO
Capture Lower House of Con-
gresS by Safe Majority !

gress:nen TO be elected. il is estimated
that the vote cast VIII Act be one-hall
of the registration
Nashville, Tenn, November 1.-Indi-
cations point to a light vote in the cleo
ton in Tennessee next tuesday. Dem
ocrat and republican grbernatorial
candidates have each made an active
campaign separately, but the public,
c0nceding democratic victory, has not
been stirred from its pathetic condition.
The election OF Frazier democrat, for
governor is foregone conclusion. while
the congressional districts viii remain
unchanged-eight democrats anu two.
the first ard second, republic an.
New Orleans. November Louisiana
Will elect seven congressman on Tues
day. The republicans have made an
active campaign, but The race among
them is apparently as II who will poll
the largest vote, in hope Of administra-
tiCn recognition. The republicans have
made a strong bid for the labor vote.
The democratic leaders have been aided
greatly by the two years pCl- tax pre-
requisite to voting, which kept down
ragistratio
New York, November with the
leaders of both parties confident of sue
cess and predicting majOritles of 10000
ur so 900 for their respective tickets, the
state campaign for the election next
! Tuesday was brought to Il close tonight
/ The candidates of the two leading par
ties for governor chose the battle
ground of Kings county for their
speeches tonight, while former Senator
Hill was in Buffalo making Il final ef-
fort TO capture Erie county. Conserva-
tive men in both the leading parties
predicted that success will be won
with majority possibly as small as
20 0G0, and all predictions are based on
] "fuely different estimates OF the ma
! joT1ty the democratic ticket will show
up to The Bronx and the majority
which the republicans Will bring down
there from up the state to meet it.
Governor Odell himself today predicted
the progress of the republican state
ticket by $4,000 while Chairman Dunn,
OF the republican state committee. clung
10 his prediction of $1,000 for the ticket.
While Governor Odeu and Colonel
Dunn were thus expressing their con-
fidence, Bird S. Coler. the democratic
nominee for governor, and Chairman
Campbell, of the democratic state COM
mittee were making similar statements
for their party in the state.
Il have received reports of the most
encouraging character from up state"
| said Mr.. Coler, land am absolutely
certain of my election.
Chairman Campbell said:
THE outlook is encouraging He
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! day, but in explanation of his reticence
| he said detailed statement of claims
| of his party probably would be made
| public Monday.
In Wall street today the betting was
| two to one on Odell and many firms
| placed amounts ranging frt m 81, 900 to
/ $1,000 There was IA Soood deal of
| money to bet at 10 to 6. but the dem.
| ocrats asked better odds. .
| In Greater New York the democrats
! regard the outlook as indi, ating a ma
| jOrity of at least s., 900 CT S6.OO0O chile
| Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
! leader. predicts that Cole will go to the
Bronx with $4,000 to the good.
| a republican estimate gives Coler Co.
| 900 in New York county, 10000 in Kings
| and 1000 in Richmond.
| Hugh Mclaughlin, democratic leader
! of Kings county, predicts that Coler
Will be elected by so, 900 and hat he will
| have from 10000 to $1,000 in Kings.
where Mr.. Stanchfield had 300 plurali-
| ty for governor
J Democratic workers say that the sit
1Iation in the fifth judicial district will
cost the republicans 1000 votes and
| Lieutenant Governor Woodruff says
/ this talk is foolish.
Washington, Novembo- 1-Chalrman
! j. NJ. Griggs of the democratic congress
( sional committee issued the following
final statement
The next house of representatives
| will have a democratic major ity OF not
: less than twenty. How many more
/ than this we shall have can only be de-
! termined after the counting of the votes
| pOlled on Tuesday neat 1t depends
| largely, as every elctio1 does. on the
/ weather and other conditions which
| cannot be forecasted. The republican
! leaders have been until recently COM
! planning of apathy. For tho last day or
! two for political purposes they are
@laiming that they have on eIcome this
! to a large extent and are faint heart
: edly predicting success. EeEt rtS to us
| do not indicate that this is true. Re
! publicanS everywhere appear IiStlesS
and even careless of results. We find
| that our democratic friends are wide
awake and alert in every district in the
| United States where there Is Il fight
1T is well to understand that the last
apportionment bill was 50 drawn as to
| add nineteen republicans and ten dem
| ocrats to the house, lei uhlican ad-
| vantage of nine in addition to their
Present majority. The legislatures of
| the republican states where 1t is possible
to do so. have .outragco2Sly serryInan-
! dered congressional districts and many
| republican districts by what they con-
| slider safe majorities This is notably
| the case IN Illinois and New York, but
| these states had a habit Of playing
havoc with political srirypanders in
| the past. and we believe that this Is a
! year in which there will he a repetition
/ Of this We are not depending on this.
however, for our majority n7med above
Even if these states go as they were
| gerrymandered to go, we shall have a
| democratic house by 4 safe working
majority"
Dallas, Texas. November l.-Tne po-
litical campaign In Texas closed today
There are five tickets in the field and
unusual opposition has been Manifested
by the republicans in the several con-
greSSfonal districts. The democrats