The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-08
A OF NEW YORK.
Both Sides Claim It-Democrats
Entirely Sanguine.
iBy Aesocinted Press.l

ELeHH EF.E lby AESOClutcu I,EeSS'J .-H. Eae.
NEW YORK, November 7.-Nlectlon eve
finds both parties claiming the Empire
State. To-day the leaders took the last
estimates Of their committeeman, ana
then each side put forth Its declarations,
tho Democrats plnning faith to a state
ment by Charles r. Murphy. leader OF
Tammany Hall. that the vote FOR Parker
est ever cast for a Democratic candidate,
while tho Republican view was expressed
by Governor. Odcll, who said Parker's
plurality i'm THE city would have to be
better than 10000 II no was o carry the
State. Two years ago Golfer, tho Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor. mad lSs,oW
plurality over odell in the city, but was
defeated, Odell having 10000 plurality N
the rest Of the State.
d. Cadv Hcrrck, the Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor, made a statement To-
day. in which he said:
.MaldnE very liberal discount upon
the rosy views that are always pre- 4
scnted to a candidate. l firmly believe
that the Republican majority north OF
the Bronx will be much less than "
was two years ago."
Frank ". Higgins, Republican canda-
date for Governor,Nsaidt to-day:
st believe Roosevelt will carry this
State by over 10,O 900, and that the Re-
publican State ticket viii be elected"
The feature OF the election In this Oily
promises to be remarkably close watch
Ing Of the polls. The plans TO preten. -
legal voting have been made on a scale
that eclipses all former efforts. In add
tion to the party watchers and the acitys
5000 policemen, every one OF whom VIII
be on election duty to-morro", Superln-
tendent Morgan, Of the State Electlon
Bureau for the Metropolitan District, VIII
have. more than 900 deputies at work to
49, r. - :. = %t 4, = . Is, Hats II hr fhnCQ
not entitled to vote, and a force Of one
hundred .,ecret service mel will watch
for foreign born men tiWllo may present
fraudulent naturalization papers.
Warrants will not be obtained for all
tho alleged Illegal voters. That has been
found to be physically impossible. because
the courts ave not time to issue the war
rants before tomorrow, and because the
State elections bureau has run out OF
complaint blanks.
Where no warrants are Issued In adj
vance the deputies will be given lists Of
orders of arrests, and will take into GUS
tody every man named on them VINO
votes,
Judge Foster, in charging the grand
Jury to-day, advised its members TO be
very careful in handling political cases,
saying: ~. Sns&. IL
.I.et us have no indictments whatever
for the purpose ofrglvtng political advan-
tagc to any party. You are not here for
that purpose" SAX
With good weather promised, t%o-night's
Indications are that the vote cast to-
morrow will be the heaviest ever known
IN New York CITY, and perhaps through
out the State.
Interest is at tho highest pitch known
In recent years, and evidence Of this is
shown in arrangements made by the New
York Central Railroad Company to have
returns furnished tomorrow evening to
all its through trains at such points rs
New York. Albany, Utica, Syracuse. Ro-
chester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Cleveland
and Chicago.
Governor Odell, chairman OF, the Repub-
lican state Committee, to-day expressed
his absolute confidence that the Repub-
leans would carry New York State.
Asked as to how far Higgins would run
behind Roosevelt, he said thirty or forty
thousand.
"Will the national ticket have enough
votes to pull Higgins through?' the Gov
ernor was asked.
"Ola, yes" he responded, 1--WE will have
margin enough. Murphy I(refcrring to the
leader Of Tammuny) will have TO carry
Greater New York by more than 10000
In order to beat u.s.
The Governor followed this remark with
a statement that he did not know
whether he should make that assertion,
because he had not been giving figures,
and did not like to give figures on ques-
tons of this kind, but he afterward as
serted that his statement that the Demo-
Gratis would have to carry Greater $ew
York by more than 10000 was warranted.
aai As to Indiana.