The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-01
It's Known Only That Each
Side Makes Claims.
SAME CONDITIONS
OBTAIN IN OHIO
There the Contest Has Been Realty
One Between Senator Hanna and
Tom Z. johnson, Though Tia
Are Not Candidates tor the
Same OF Great In II
terest Manifested.
(By Associated Press. J

Fl NEW YORK, Oct. 31.--Three days be.
fore the municipal eectton OF 1893. we'll 4
Informed men on either side OF the strug-
gle find themselves unable to- predict tbs
result Of Tuesdays election. It seems
probable that the election will be very
close and that a few thousand votes will
decide whether Seth Low OF George B IS.
Mcclellan will be at the head OF the city;1
government for the next two years. VIII
liam 8. Devery, who is running Ind pend.
entity. Is not regarded seriously us al can
didate. ST ii IN 5S ss5t 5ss
Tonight the campais ns praet acally closed
With the hundred or more political meet
ings on either side. slsS a .ass
e All the leaders to-d ay. issued estimates
Of large maJoritiee for their tickets.
Charles 3. ! Murphy claiming the election
of the Democratic ticket by l00S 600 Nj y.
Lynn Bruce and r |. Fulton Cut fnx de-
clare that Low will be elected by about
s, 900. as many as in 1901 or parhaps more
and even ueYery xaid t,iIe election " IS
certain. It is known, however TINT none
OF them has COM idencs In his pub liShad
mates md sthsA itheE side looks, tor
the election OF It's can didate by a small II
plurality. The fate OF minor candidates.
for comptroller and president OF ~ the
Board OF Aldermen, especially u even
more in doubt. 95 54sf5 IL \ ~ a
E "A Democratic majority In Manhattan
Is generally regarded as probable and thu
tFusionists are expected to carry BroOk-
;lyn. the other boroughs being In doubt
In Brooklyn the Fusionists are claiming
forty Thousand ajority, but II is known
that the more conservative estimates /
place it8at 1000 to 5000. Murphy, the
leader OF Tammany Hall. has isAued an
estimate OF $1,000 plurality In AIanha.-
tan, but It is understood that he does not
count on more ,nan IS 600 to 50, 900. The
combined result promises to he go close
that the votes Devery may be able to
draw from tho Tammany strength in
Manhattan may decide the election one
way or tho other.
Not only the return OF the Democrats
to the control OF the city's government,
but also the leadership OF Murphy. III
Tammany Hall Is involved in the strug
gle Murpny. 1t is generally believed. was
placed in the leadership by Richard
Croker and 1t Is thought that defeat
would mean his dispositions.
The campaign has been conducted by
the Fusionists on the record OF the Low
administration and the principle of mons
partisanship In municipal elections With
stand pat" and keep the grafters OUT
as war cries. 2
The Democrats have attacked the Low
administration for extravaganza and In
competency and called for a business
administration" urging the Importance
OF this election upon the coming States
and presidential elections as cause for
the return OF all Democrats tolthe party.
Devery has made bid for labor votes
by his support OF Parks. the walking dee
gate. convicted OF extorton and givtna
a number OF alleged disclosures about
methods In tho Police Department. and
city administration during his incum-,
bency. what votes he draws will detract
from the Tammany strength.
The existence OF wholesale colonization
In a. number OF assembly districts IN
Manhattan and the Bronz was revealed
to-day by the examination OF more than
1000 witnesses, who Were summoned to
various police stations on subpoeuas is
sued by State Superintendent OF Elec-
ions Morgan. From the testimony OF these
witnesses It appeared that the Illegal
REPATRIATION amounted to several hundred.
No less than $50 cases We're discovered In
the Fifteenth Assembly District alone, In
which six hundred witnesses were exam
lned by one OF the superintendent's depu-