Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-02
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not at the numbers they gave as their resi-
dences.
threatened invasion OF 800 skilled repeaters
Philadelphia bulldozer that Tammany
should go to him for assistance.
The democrats today are trying to create
an issue out of the increase in the tax bud
win require in 1904 $1O6,674.955 a net in
crease of $9.555,923 over this year. This
budget was approved, however, by Tam
many votes in the city government, and
that fact is urged as weakening the issue.
The conservative and thinking men will
be called upon to decide whether this great
sum of 100000, raised from the people
by taxation. is to be expended under nom
partisan government or turned over to
Tammany Hall. Candidate Mcclellan is a
clean man, and universally regarded as an
honest man, but Mayor Mcclellan will not
handle that money; Leader Murphy VIII
dictate it's expenditure. Two years ago
Mr.. Grout, when running as the fusion
candidate fon controller, declared that
Tammanys party, upon whose ticket Mr..
Grout now is running. was nothing but an
organization to enable some people to
make money"
Doubts About Mclaughlin.
The fusionists are not so confident today
that Boss Mclaughlin will be able to con-
troll the votes Of the Brooklyn organization
the management of which has been wrested
from his hands In this campaign. Nc
Laughln has issued a most extraordinary
race appeal He has called upon the Irish
Of New York to stand by him and has men,
toned the names of prominent families,
appealing directly to them. In many quar-
terS this is regarded as an evidence of
weakness on his part.
1t Is impossible for the fusion managers
TO disguise the fact that they are aware Of
and fear some knitting of the fusion ticket
by republicans. Undoubtedly the word has
been passed around in certain republican
quarters to knife the fusion ticket. The
extent of the work. of course. will never
be known. But know Of some big repub-
licans who think 1t will be sufficient to
have very important weight in the election.
A striking incident in this connection
came to my knowledge today. One of the
Tammany district leaders went to Leader
Murphy with his report. The district Is re-
garded as republican, but the Tammany
leader had found that the republ can plural
ity Of two years ago would be reduced and
he expressed his qualification over that
prospective improvement to his chief.
Murphy Spoke From Conviction.
You will do more than reduce it," said
Leader Murphy. You will carry the dis
trict." The district leader was astonished
and expressed his amazement. 81 know
what I am talking about" repeated Mr.
Murphy. You Will carry the district"
When Mr.. Murphy made that statement
he knew what ne was talking about, and
his knowledge was based upon a deal
which was being made between Tam
many and the republicans.
Last year, when I was here in the
campaign, certain influential and we'll
informed republican leaders gave me late
in the week their estimates of the out
come and advised me to stand by them
They said they knew whereof they spoke
and that Odell would win by a majority
somewhere below 10000. On the day pre-
ceding the election / went to my friends
again and implored them to give me a tip
whereby 1 could hedge If there was any
weakness. They insisted upon standing
pat and persisted that they were correct
Today 1 went to these same friends, who
are just as well informed upon this cam
paign, but / cannot get positive assur-
ances. They say they think Low will
win and that is as far as they will 60
/ believe that their conservatism grows
out of their appreciation of the innumer-
able elements of doubt in the situation
The forecasts are largely based upon
straws, theories and a few practical con-
ditions. These appear to point to a Tam
many victory, but there are conflicting
elements on every side. Analyses often
go to smash on election day. N. o. NJ
AFTER THE STTENT VOTED