The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
VIEWS OF BROOKLYN LEADERS.
HOPES ALMOST TO WIPE OUT NOR.
Wal DEMO- Ratio PLURALITY.
Democrats Talk Of From 33.OO 10 10000
Plurality. but DO Not Hope for More
Than 10000 Lieut.. .(:Oy. Woodruff
Discovers a Plot 10 steal 3 900 Votes.

There will be n general conference Of the
Republican Assembly leaders to-day for a
final survey of the line of battle. and to-
night all the election district captains will
make preparations for the manning OF
| the polls and the watching Of the canvass Of
the vote. The plans include careful tally
of the vote in each district As II proceeds
so that the dilatory voters, who are known
10 be Republicans. may be hunted up and
urged TO come To the polls
All the Republican chieftains are appar-
emily satisfied at the outlook. The more
sanguine believe that Odell Is going 20
almost wipe out the normal Democratic
majority in Kings county, while conserva-
tive estimators place Coler's plurality all
the way from 5000 to 1000. A few think
it may reach Van Wyck's plurality Of over
5000 four years ago. All expect that
Odell will carry nine Of the twenty-one
Assembly districts, and that three and
probably four of the six Congress candi-
dates, three AT least of the seven Senate
candidates and ten 81 the tweny-one Assem-
blvmen will be elected
Unlike the Republican managers. the
Democratic leaders had one Of the busiest
days of the campaign yesterday at their
headquarters in the Thomas Jefferson.
All the big men. including Mr.. Coler. were
on hand and each visitor to Chairman John
l. Sheas private Office returned 10 his
bailiwick with a liberal supply of badges
and other things Of a much more substan-
,ial character. Mr.. Coler attended church
in the morning and il was after dinner that
he put in his appearance AT Democratic
headquarters He took roseate view
of the situation, remarking to his friends
Don't | look like a winner" After an
hours session with Mr.. shea and Barney
York he went on for a drive in Prospect
Park with his son. Mr.. shea and his asso-
ciatas continued 10 maintain for publca-
ton that toler would sweep the county
! by from 1850 70 10000 They all admit
| privately. however, that they do not expect
his plurality to exceed 10000. They were
| disturbed over the apparently well-authen-
'iCated rumors that the head Of the ticket
was TO he svStcmatica and Openly cut
both in the Third and Ninth Assembly
districts and that in three other districts
the knife was also 10 be applied in quiet
way.
MIR Hugh Mclaughlin held a sunday
night political symposium az his Remseu
street home He expressed his confidence
that Mr. Coier would he the next Governor
but would not give his estimate Of the
prohabl" vote IN Kings county.
Lieu, Coy Woodruff is authority for
the story that gigantic attempt is TO h"
made tomorrow to gain by fraudulent
means 500 votes for Coer. Mr.. Woodruff
saws the information came TO him direct
from well-known Brooklyn Democrat
who in turn received the facts from one
Of the men who has been employed TO
vote a. often a. possible during election
day. Mr.. Woodruff alleges that gang of
900 well-dressed men who are to personal.
business men have been employed bv two
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