New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-01
COLONEL DUNN'S ESTIMATE
FIGURES BASED ON COUNTY CHAIR
MEMS REPORTS, WHICH ARE
ALWAYS CONSERVATIVE

George w. Dunn the chairman of the State
Republican Committee said yesterday that Gov
crnor odels plurality would be 81. 600 This
innate is based a poll OF the State made by
the county chairmen. whose figures for the last
ten years in State elections have uniformly
been under the mark.
1t was learned last night that Governor Odelrs
estimate Of his plurality is 5000.
Every one wreathed in smiles yesterday
afternoon at Republican headquarters. at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. News from up the State
satisfactory in the extreme. and the great
enthusiasm in the city at the meetings
Thursday night pleased all.
1T was the most enthusiastic number of gath
erings since the Roosevelt campaign and at all
the Governor received splendid ovations." said
w. II. Ten Eyck, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the county committee. The meeting
in The Bronx was the biggest thing they have
had in years. At Brommer's Park the crowd
SO great it hard for the police to clear
a way for the Governor TO get in"
All stories of apathy have been disprOved by
the recent meetings. Chairman Dunn's state
ment issued yesterday afternoon says:
am entirely confident as TO the outcome In the
the interior was never in better working order
than it IS to-day. Reports which have come TO us
State will be 81 500. even II the claim made the
County had any substantiaI basis We have the
best OF reasons to believe the claims greatly
plurality will be largely increased over the figures
/ urge. upon all Republicans and independent
workers in the State the necessity Of ygant EFFORT
York may Continue 70 be admnistered with the
same ability, honesty and economy as during Gov
ernor Iodeils hT = two yeas
The statement of Colonel Dunn inspired
others. Ex-Chief OF Police Mccuagh, now SUI
perintendent of elections. looked it over and
said
THAT just about agrees with my idea. Gov
ernor Odelrs administration has been a wise
and economical one. He is popular with the peo-
pie and the methods pursued by the Democrats
have done them considerable harm. I agree
with the figures of Colonel Dunn. and would
not be surprised II they would be larger
Benjamin B. Odell. the father of the Governor
and former Mayor of Newburg. spent the night
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He said he was de-
lighted with the large audiences that greeted
his son Thursday night and the enthusiastic
reception they accorded the Governor.
When he saw Colonel Dunn's statement Mr..
Odell said:
4 am not doing much in the way of figures
know Ben is going 10 be elected. and by
large and handsome plurality. Thirty-seven
thousand six hundred is a good. substantial fig
ure. but think it will be greater
The Republican County Committee, inspired
by Thursday nights meetings. arranged yester-
day for a large number of meetings in Man
arose he had breakfast in his room. He subse-
quently had a brief talk with Colonel Dunn.
Wnen ne read Colonel Dunn'S statement he said:
so Dunn figures out plurality OF 81 800 for
me- Well. 10 my mind that figure is entirely too
conservative. I will win by several thousand
more.
The Governor was in a most happy frame of
mind the large and enthusiastic gatherings
that greeted him on Thursday night. II
tainly proud Of the reception" said he. "and
don't hesitate to say IL enhanced my opinion
Of the favorable outlook have held since the
campaign began"
Senator Frank W. Higgins. Republican can
didate for Lieutenant Governor, also appeared
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Senator
asked what he thought OF the situation.
The State of New-York,' he said, to-day
holds the record. and the United States is ahead
food and clothing 10 its dependents. The Fl
nance Committee and the Legislature appropri-
| ated every dollar recommended by the Lunacy
! Board for food and maintenance, and when Mr..
Hill charges that the inmates had Jared badly
he states what is untrue. Last year we appro-
priated $4,000 more for food and 100000 more
| for maintenance than offered before.
Il have just been travelling through the upper
portion OF the State and found dissa tis-
faction there with the present administration.
| Everything of hopeful character, and
| Governor OdelI and the whole State Republican
| ticket will be elected by handsome plurality"
Governor Odell had guests at luncheon
San Francisco. Congressman Littauer and
/ Colonel Joe Dickey. Mayor Schmitz enter
tained the Governor in most hospitable man.
ner last summer when the Governor went to the
Pacific Coast his trip, and yesterday Mr..
Schnlitz gladly accept1H the Governors invita-
was elected on the labor issue. He came East
| 20 make campaign speeches for his friend Will
| lam r Hearst. who is running for Congress in
J the XIth District on the Tammany ticket