Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
PEOPLE ARE AROUSED
Campaignin New York Grows
in Interest.
FIGHT ON TAMMANY
ALL THE BETTER ELEMENT AR
RAYED AGAINST IT.
But No One Can Tell What the Out
come Will Be ON Elec-
tion Day.
Special From a stafr Correspondent.


Special From a Stafr Correspondent.
NEW YORK October 30-It Is q stirring
spectacle to see n great community of sew
eral hundred thousand souls aroused over
n moral question: to see Catholic. Protes-
tant and Jew waiving all religious, political
and race prejudces and standing shoulder
TO shoulder in a common cause. That is
what is happening In Brooklyn. The COM
mon cause is the effort to prevent the
hideous methods of Tammany invading the
city of churches.
Last night there was a meeting of demo-
Gratis, republicans. men, women, Protes-
tants, Catholics, Hebrews. white people and
colored people. several thousand of them
and all joining in mighty shout of de-
fance to Tammany. Gray-haired and griz-
zled old Boss Mclaughlin. in whom is per-
sonifled the opposition to Tammany. was
cheered again and again. and had to come
three times to the front of the box to ac-
knowledge his appreciation of the ovation
given him.
People Are Almost Hysterical.
In the churches, the clubs and on the
streets of Brooklyn nothing is talked about
but the menace of Tammany's attempted
invasion. The people really are getting
little bit hysterical over it. Mcclellan in
sists that 1t is all fake and that the fu-
sionists are simply using the cry of wolf
to frighten the timid. But when an old
stager like Boss Mclaughlin, who has
known Tammany longer than Mcclellan
has years to his life, who has trafiicked
with Tammany at one time and fought 1t
at another. declares the evil to be real ard
tI,n l.. a-1,
inclined to believe him. To be sure. it is
Mr.. McIaughlins fight for his political
supremacy. If Mr.. Mclaughlin can only
get his democratic friends in Brooklyn to
vote az he talks. and if only the republican
organization will play fair and deliver all
the votes that it can deliver. fusion would
win.
Already there is great uneasiness over the
expected treachery of some republicans
There has been talk for several days about
what was going to happen in this regard
and today the Herald openly states that
veteran politicians say that If Tammany
wins it Will only be because of the disloyal-
ty of the republican organization.
As the week draws to end and the
campaign Will close the town seems TO be
going wild over politics. The streets blaze
with red fire at night, they have poltic3l Il
meetings on every corner up town, stereop-
tlCon shows are arranged to entertain the
address the voters The leaders dash
around town In red devil automobiles.
bursting in for moment here and mo-
ment there to address an audience and then
has a big double-decker automobile and a
brass band with fireworks and unlimited
flow OF effective but ungrammatical talk.
Devery's Symbol is a Pump.
big Bits symbol on the official ballot
is a pump. Over on sth avenue he has
club room which he calls the big House."
lie has plenty of money and frankly says
that he is not losing anything. but will get
II all back again. Every day he causes the
Tammany leaders to experience a chilly
sensation up and down the back he
blurts out some confidence of Tammany's
operations Yesterday he said that McCar-
ren. who is fighting Mclaughlin in Brook
lyn, tied to touch" him for S165 O00 but
"Bill' would not have 1t. There are con-
ficting estimates Of the number of votes
he will win away from Tammany but as
the election promises to be close the big
fellow may "cut some ice" TO use his own
choice language.
The inside estimate Of the Tammany lead
ers is a majority of about 5000 Notwith-
standing that fact, It Is difficult to get any
Tammany money except at odds on. The
political wiseacres around the Fifth Ayenue
Hotel when one takes them off into a cor
ner and asks for rock bottom facts are
SHY of pred 'ction There is too much knife
pay IN prospect on both sides to make IL
safe to plunge very heavily on forecasts.
Both Sides Blufing.
The campaign has degenerated now into
n condition where both sides are doing n
great deal of bluffing Tammany's inside
figures are 1900. but it is recalled that two
years ago the Tammany estimate for pub
lication was 6s.OO0 plurality IN New York
county and the private estimate of the
leaders was 80. 600 II worked out by the
fusionists carrying the county by about
5000 and giving Jerome 1900. 1t is recalled
also that two years ago the Tammany lead
ers sent a lot of money up town to be wag-
cred In behalf of Tammany. although they
had quietly passed the word around at the
last minute TO few friends that the Tam
many ticket was beaten.
Both sides are clustering and bluffing and
swelling around, and both sides would give
a years growth to know how much of a
plurality Tor Low Brooklyn is going to roll
up. Brooklyn is capable of furnishing sur
prises and sensations in politics as she has
demonstrated frequently. but this time she
will have to furnish a big sensation TO uuII
the fusion ticket through.
Tammany seems TO be growing strongar
on this side OF the river, and Low apne9rs
TO be growing stronger on the Bro6Klyn
side. The general impression among cold
blooded politicians who are betting thcjr
money and trying to figure the outcome is
In Brooklyn In order to save the ticket in
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