The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-03
BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT
TAMMANY LEADER FIGURES ON
100, 900 PLURALITF.

So Certain of Victory for Meolshan
Th.t III. Orders Continuance of Prep.
nrations for Rousing Celebration
F,.,on Men More Modest In Their
cIaims-some Figure on 10000 Piu-
rasity, Others ON About Half ThHt
Number-Tho state Elections.
New York. Nov. 2-With every indi-
cation of a close struggle tomorrow
the eve of battle finds the leaders of
fusion and Tammany loud in their pre-
dietions of overwhelming triumph. So
confident is Charles F. Murphy in his
estimate Of 100000 plurality for Nc
Clellan, based on the returns OF all his
district leaders, that tonight he issued
orders to go ahead with the prepara-
tions for rousing celebration of the
victory. The estimate of John J. De-
laney, McClellan's personal campaign
manager, places the plurality at $4,000
being $4,000 in Manhattan and the
Bronx, 5000 in Brooklyn, $500 IN queens
and 1900 in Richmond. .:5..-..
While abating nothing in confidence
the fusion leaders claim no more than
10000 plurality for Low, although 1t is
said that their closest estimates point
to a majority of about half that figure
The fusionists pin their faith in victory
on their ability to carry Brooklyn by
at least 25,O00 which with estimated
pluralities of 5000 in The Bronx and
1000 in Richmond and a drawn battle
in Queens, will suffice to handsomely
offset conceded plurality of $4,000 for
Mcclellan in Manhattan.
Not to lag behind the other combat
ants in confidence VIM. S. Devery an
nounces that he expects to poll not less
that As per cent. Of the total registered
vote. Devery was elated tonight when
Police Commissioner Greene consented
to have his returns telegraphed to
headquarters with those of Low and
Mcclellan instead Of being sent in by
messenger with those of the rest Of the
field. Considerable interest attaches to
the size of the vote that Devery will
control and it may have a serious in
fluence on the result. ~
The usual reports on colonization"
on a large scale are still industriously
circulated, and State Superintendent
Morgan's campaign to check Illegal
voting, which was concluded to-day BY
sulnmoning Of several hundred witness
es to station houses to testify in re-
gard to cases of Illegal registration,
has been the most complete inquisition
of the kind ever undertaken in the city.
No less than 10000 suspicious cases
have been investigated out of total
registration of 62S,S0S and 1t is probable
that many arrests will be made to-
morrow when every polling place will
be under the close scrutiny of the su-
perintendent's deputies. who will have
the assistance of the strongest force
of watchers ever placed at the polls,
organized by the Citizens union. With
these precautions 1t is predicted that
Illegal voting will be reductd to min
imum. Tammany made its final prep
arations for the struggle tonight by
the distribution of sinews of war to
the amount Of between $150,O0O to $780,
600 to the district leaders for election
Expenses. The money was promptly
distributed by Leader Murphy.
An interesting minor feature of the
situation was the declaration to-day by
Deputy Attorney General T. g. T. Grain
that the destruction of the houses of
800 voters in the fire at Coney Island
yesterday being an "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. m.
and close at 5 D. m. The indications
are for fine weather, heavy vote and
a close finish. "~'
To provide for the contingency of
complications at Coney Island arising
from the destruction of the homes of
hundreds of voters in the fire yester-
day, the appellate division of the su-
preme court to-day assigned Judge
William J. Gaynor to hold special
term of the supreme court at the Island
tomorrow, and Attorney General Gun
neen appointed Henry Yonge a deputy
assistant attorney general to look after
the interests of the state. The action
of the supreme court in holding a spe-
cial term at Coney Island on election
day Is without precedent.