The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01
NO MAN CAN SAY
uoVy THE ELECTION IN NEW YORK
CITY TUESDAY WILL GO.
CONFIDENCE is A PRETENSE
WITH ALL SIDES THAT so FREELY
ESTIMATE PLURALITIES.

rosuIt Il n Matter of Great Doubt.
~,oCIcIIan and Low Adherents Are
claiming victory, But Devery, for
TINT Matter, Is Doing the Same
Thing-L.ines Upon which the Par
ties Have Fought the Fight-Ef-
fccts 1t May Cause.
New York. Oct. 31.-Three days before
+be municipal election Of 1908, well in
formed men on either side of the strug-
gle find themselves unable to predict
the result of Tuesdays election.
1t seems probable that the election
will be very close and that a few thou
sand votes will decide whether Seth
Low or George B. Mcclellan will be at
the head of the city's government for
the next two years. Williah S. Devery,
who is running independently, is not re-
garded seriously as candidate.
Tonight the campaign practically
closed with the hundred or more politt-
cal meetings on either side.
All the leaders to-day issued esti-
mates of large majorities for their tick
cts. Charles F. Murphy claiming the
election of the Democratic ticket by
100000. M. Lynn Bruce and r. Fulton
Cutting declared that Low will be elect
ed by about $4,000, as many as in 1901,
or perhaps more. and even Devery said
his election is certain. 1t is known,
however, that none of them has conf
dence in his published estimates, and
that either side looks for the election of
its candidates by a small plurality. The
fate of minor candidates for comp
troller and president of the board of al
dermen, especially, is even more OBJ
scure.
How the BOrOughs VIII Go.
A Democratic majority in Manhat-
tan is generally regarded as probable,
and the Fusionists are expected to
carry Brooklyn, the other boroughs be-
ing in doubt In Brooklyn the Fusion
lists are claiming 10000 majority, but
it is known that the more conserVa-
tive estimate places it at $1,000 to
10000.
Murphy, leader of Tammany Hail.
has issued an estimate of $4,000 plu-
rality in Manhattan, but it is under
stood that he does not count on more
result promises TO be so close that
the votes Devery may be able to draw
from the 1'ammany strength in Man
haitian may decide the question one
way or the other. Not only the re-
turn of the Democrats to the control
of the city's government, but also
the leadership of Murphy in Tammany
Hall is involved in the struggle Muir
ply, it is generally believed, was placed
in the lpaAprShiT0 hxy ioh "A
and it is thought that defeat would
mean his deposition.
Pleas of the Parties.
The campaign has been conducted
by the fusionists on the record of the
Low administration and principle of
non craftsmanship in municipal elections
with stand pat and keep the graft
ers OUT as war cries.
The Democrats have attacked the
Low administration for extravaganc
and tncompetency and called for a
business administration" urging the
importance of this election upon the
coming state and presidential elections
rs the cause for the return of all DEM
ocrats to the party.
Devery has made a bid for labor
votes by his support of Parks, the
walking delegate, convicted of extor-
lion and giving a number of alleged
i9NiOSulSS duOuC DneIuOQS IN the ponce
department and city administration
during his incumbency. What votes
ne draws will detract from tine Tam
many strength.
Colonization Charged.
The existence of wholesale COLOMBIA
ton in number of assembly districts
OF Manhattan and the Bronx was re-
vealed to-day by the examination of
more than 1000 witnesses, who were
summoned to various police stations on
suhpoenas issued by State Superintend-
nj Of Elections Morgan. From the tes-
umony of these witnesses, it appeared
thdt the Illegal registration amounted
10 several hundred. No less than $50
cases We're discovered in the Fifteenth
assembly district alone, in which 500
witnesses were examined by one of the
superintendent deputies.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS