The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
Both Sides Are Claiming the Vic
tory in New York.
COLER AND CAMPBELL ARE CERTAIN
OF THEIR FIGURES.
Believed that the Vote Will Be Much Smaller Than
1t Was Two Years Ago--The Campaign
Is Now at End.

eAVA VI NVleN pS AAVVV anu pFeuiCbH no
win carry Manhattan by 76o5I. Kings by
26.s74 and will have total plurality of
10000 In democratic counties. against TO-
$50 In republican counties for odeiL
Senator Timothy d, Sullivan waRered
5000 to $4,000 with b. II. Brooks. a
broker, tonight that Coler would win.
Frank Farrell, Devery's friend. wagered
5000 to $4,000 with tho Same man
(By Associated PresAl
New York, November with the lead
ers OF both parties confident and predict
ing majorities OF 10000 to $1,000 for their
respective tickets, the state campaign was
brought to a close tonight. The candidates
OF the two leading parties for governor
chose the battle-ground OF Kings county for
their speeches tonight, while Former Sen
ator Hin was In Buffalo making a mai
EFFORT to capture Erie county. Conserva-
tive men in both the leading parties pre-
dicted that success would be won with n
majority possibly as small as 10000, ana
an predictions are based on widely diff
ferent estimates OF the majority the demo
cratic ticket will show TO the Bronx ana
the majority which the republican ticket
viii bring down there from upstate to
meet It. Odell himself today predicted the
success Of the republican ticket by bO,UUO.
while Chairman Dunn OF the state repuD-
lican committee chung to his prediction or
"a, 600 for the ticket. ne was sure or
Monroe county was republican, notwitn-
standing the alleged settlements between
democrats OF that county.
''There are two issues" SAID Colonel
Dunn, ''the economical administration OF
Governor odeli ana the mud singing OF
Former Governor Hill. The first was al
most enough to return Governor Oden, ana
the second is reacting FOR the republican
party"
While Governor Odeu ana the chairman
were thus expressing their opinions, BIRD
IS. Coier. democratic nominee for governor.
and Chairman Campbell or the democratic
state committee, were making similar
statements for their party.
~ have received reports OF tho most en-
couraging character from upstate" said
Mr. oooer, land am certain Of my cleo.
ton"
campaign he decided that policy OF
silence on his part would DO best and
! that ne would not boast or brag, but now
he wished to say that taking everything
into consideration, there was no doubt that
MIR. Coler would be elected by handsome
majority.
In Greater New York the democrats re-
gard the outlook as indicating n majority
OF 1900 TO 5000, while charles Murphy,
the Tammany leader. predicts that Coler
win go TO the Bronx with 1900 20 the
good. One estimate gave Coler a majority
Of 2O,oO0 or more In Kings county, where
Van wyck had lead over Roosevelt OF
| 12,OOO and Mayor Low led the fusion can
didate for mayor by 1850
republican estimate gives Coier UO,UOO
In New York county ana 10000 In Kings
and 100 IN Richmond.
| Hugh Mclaughlin, democratic leader or
Kings county, predicts that Coler viii be
elected by 6OOyO ana that NJ will nave
from 10000 TO 5000 in Kings. where Mr..
| stanchHeld had 300 plurality for governor.
! From a republican source comes tna
| statement that New York county repub-
| licans certainly will elect two senators,
with n lighting chance for q third, a labor
| candidate with republican Endorsement. A
| special effort is being made TO retain the
| New York republican representation or ten
| In the assembly. Republicans expect the
election of four congressman In the county.