The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-03
between s150,O00 and 100000 Dis
trfbuted Among Tammany workers
for Use at Polling Booths.
FUSI0NISTS NOT DIsMAYED
HOPE To CARRY GREATER NEW
YORK FOR Low ny 10000.
ExfravaEnnt Claims OF Democrats in
ohfo-OutIook I'm Maryland, Penn
sylvania and Other States.

NEW YORK, Nov. with every indi-
cation OF close struggle tomorrow the
eve OF battle finds the leaders of Fusion
and Tainmany loud in their predictions Of
overwhelming triumph. So confident is
Charles +. Murphy in his estimate OF 10000
plurality for Mcclellan, based on the re-
turns OF all his district leaders, that to-
night he issued orders to go ahead with
the preparations for rousing celebration
Of the victory.
The estimate Of John ]. Delaney. McClel-
lan's personal campaign manager, places
the plurality at $500. being 1900 in Man
haitian and the Bronx. 5000 in Brooklyn,
$500 in Queens and 1.SOO in Richmond.
While abating nothing in confidence, the
Fusionist leaders claim more than 10000
plurality for Low, although it Is said their
closest estimates point 10 a majority of
about half that figure. The Fusionists pin
their faith In victory Oh their ability to
carry Brooklyn by at least 5000. which.
with estimated pluralities of 5000 in the
Bronx and 2.000 in Richmond and drawn
battle In Queens. will suffice to handsomely
offset a conceded plurality of 1900 for Nc
Clellan in Manhattan.
Not to lag behind the other combatants
In confidence, William Devery announced
that he expects to poll not less than 40 per
cent Of the total registered vote. Consid-
erable interest attaches to the size of the
vote that Devery may control, and ii may
have a serious influence on the result
The usual reports on colonization" on
large scale are still industriously circulated
and the campaign of State Superintendent
Morgan to check illegal voting, which was
commenced to-day by the summoning of
49,. A.
TO testify in regard to cases of illegal regis
tration. has been the most complete in
QUESTION OF the kind ever undertaken in
the city, No less than $1,000 suspicious in
stances have been investigated out of
total registration of 62S. sos, and it is prob
able that many arrests will be made to-
morrow, when every polling place will be
under the close scrutiny Of the superin-
tendent's deputies. who will have the as
sistance of the strongest force of watchers
ever placed at the polls. organized by the
Citizens Union. With these precautions it
Is predicted that illegal voting will be re-
duced to minimum.
Tammany made its final preparations for
the struggle tonight by the distribution Of
sinews OF war to the amount of between
;l5o,ooo and 10000 to the district leaders for
election expenses.
An interesting minor feature OF the situa-
tion was the declaration to-day by Deputy
Attorney General T. c. T. Grain that the
destruction OF the houses of 500 voters in
the fire at Coney island yesterday. being
"an act Of Cod could not be used as a
pretext for depriving them OF the right to
vote.
Some OF the Broadway hotels tonight
presented the most animated appearance
that they have given far during the
campaign. as betting men were about in
the crowds Offering all sorts OF bets for and
against the two candidates for the mayor
atty. The prevailing odds were 10 to s on
Mcclellan John r. Mclean. of Cincinnati,
through a commissioner, sent on $4,000 to
bet at 10 to on Mcclellan.