The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03
CLAIMS MADE FOR LOW
But, if You'll Lxcuse Slang, They are
Not in it With Murphy by Large
Majority---Close of a Stubborn Cam
paign, National in its Importance, in
Maryland-.-Both Parties Seem Con-
fident of Victory.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Nov 2.-With every indlcd-
ton of close struggle tomorrow. the eve
OF battle finds the leaders of fusion and
Tammany loud in their predictions of over
whelming triumph. So confident Is
Charles F. Murphy tin his esctimate OF
100000 pldrality for Mcclellan. based on
the returns of all his district leaders, that
tonight he issued orders to go ahead with
the preparations for rousing celebration
of the victory.
The estimate of John ]. Delaney. Nc
Clellan's personal campaign manager
places the plurality at $500, being 73,00C
in Manhattan and the Bronx. 5000 in
Brooklyn, $500 in Queens and 1SOO il.
Richmond.
while abating nothing in confidence, the
fusionist leaders claim more than 10000
that their closest estimates point to a ma
jority of about half that figure. The
fusionists pin their faith in victory on
their ability to carry Brooklyn by at least
$4,000, which, with estimated pluralities of
5000 in the Bronx and 1000 in Richmond
and drawn battle in Queens, will suffice
to handsomely offset a conceded plurality
of 10000 for Mcclellan in Manhattan.
Not to lag behind the other contestants
in confidence, William S. Devery announces
that he expects to poll not less than Al
per cent of the total registered vote
Devery was elated tonight when Police
Commissioner Greene consented to have
his returns telephC Led to headquarters
with those of Low and Mcclellan instead
of being sent in by messenger with those
of the rest of the field. Considerable III
terest attaches to the size of the vote
that Devery will control and it mas
have a serious influence on the result.
The usual reports of colonization" On
a large sea-, are still industriously crcu-
lated and the campaign of State Superin-
tendent Morgan to check illegal voting
which concluded today by the summoning
of several hundred witnesses to station
houses to testify IN regard to cases of
illegal registration, has been the most
complete lnQulsltlon of the kind ever
undertaken in the city. No less than thirty
thousand suspicious cases have been in
vestigated out of a total registration of
62S,S0S, and it is probable that many
arrests will be made tomorrow when
every polling place will be under the close
seruting of the superintendent deputies
who will have the assistance of the strong
est force of watchers ever placed at the
polls. organized by the Citizens Union
With these precautions it is predicted
that illegal voting will be reduced to a
minimum. Tammany made its final prep
aration for the struggle tonight by the
distribution of sinews of war to the
amount of between s150,0O0 and s20O,00C
to the district leaders for election puc
poses
An interesting minor feature of the
situation was the declaration today by
Deputy Attorney General T. c. L. Grain
that the destruction of the houses of SOC
voters in the fire at Coney Island yester
day, being IAN act of God" could not be
used as a pretext for depriving them OF
the right to vote.
The polls open tomorrow at 6 a. nj
and close at p. IN. The indications. are