New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-31
ADMITS Is PER CENT LOSS.
TAMM4NY MADE CANVASS.
Others Believe Figures Largely
Underestimate Detection.

,,-, canvass of fifteen election
districts turned in to Charies L "iui -.
night show an average shrinkase u 'iio &,
xa,,, vote of IL per cont. The districts were III
widely separated Assembly districts anu VIZ
Mr. Murphy and his friends assert shat 'iies q. =
representative. it Is moro imam hhei' :. =,
-oanv has given itself by far the best OF II III
a.,-,o.tno +ba falling off in its own vote. A
* ~ oan+ .brnkage would give Mcclellan just
-. oes onO votes as his vote two years aso
was nearly $4,000 IN
Tho WINS managers say that Mcclellan WIN
not get to exceed SO per cent OF the Vo.e'
this estimate should be confirmed Oh re 600
night. the Mayor would have only about 1o"'ooo
votes. and the shrinkage, instead OF Deiiis L.
per cent, would reach 30 per cent
Charles f. Murphy said yesterday That 'hei.
was no truth in the report that the use "
meeting halls In his own Assembly district, inc
1etb was being denied to partisans of William
p Hearst the Municipal Ownership candidate
for Mavor and to District Attorney Jerome.
He was told that a Hearst advocate had peeh
ma rading his district with banner bearing an
Inscription asking why the mans IN 'ho io'iA
were denied to Mr.. Jerome.
"There is no truth in the story" said Mr..
,rnrnbv lyon can tell those people who say
so that there is absolutely no truth in 1t Je-
rome and Hearst can have any hall In the loth
on any day or night, and we will cancel our own
contracts for the use of halls there for political
meetings if they ask It,
What do you think OF the general si'ua1'oA'
Mr. Murphy was asked.
1T is thoroughly satisfactory to US. ana Is
,ronroving It is good and is getting better every
day.
How about the finish?"
cit will be Mcclellan first, WINS second and
Hearst third"
ct is said that Tammany Hall has the largest
campaign fund In It's history this year. ID eha'
true?'
We'll" said Mr.. Murphy, snlilingly. III that
is true that doesn't do US any harm.
How about the rest of the city, as to tho re-
ports that Tarnmany is trying to shut out Je-
rome and Hearst by getting contracts on haiis
for every night from now on till election
81 can't speak for other districts; kno" noun
ing Of the sort is being done in mine"
The Tammany Hall press bureau yesterday
sent ont an attack on John Ford, the Municipal
Ownership candidate for Controller. alleging
that while a State Senator Mr.. Ford was op-
posed TO the principles he now represents
Nicholas J. Hayes. Fire Commissioner and
Democratic candidate for Sheriff. gave out
letter from Controller Edward M Grout prais-
ing him for his record. delegation or 1oo
young men from the City College called on
Mayor Mcclellan ct his headquarters in the
Hotel Bartholdi. pledging their support
At meeting held Saturday night IN the
rooms Of the Wyandotte Club the Mcclellan Attn
letic League was organized to work for the re-
election of the Mayor. The new league is COM
posed of the representatives of registered attn
letes In the Amateur Athletic Union. Jeremiah
T. Mahoney, champion high Jumper OF America,
was elected president; Joseph Lynch OF the
Pasttne Athletic Club. and William Kelly. Mott
Haven Athletic Club, ce-presidents; Walter
A. Kohn, of Columbia University, secretary and
treasurer.
Secretary Murphy Of the Citizens Union
was later asked about the denial OF Charles 3.
Murphy 20 the story that Tammany Hall had
rented aIl halls n the 18th Assembly District.
Mr.. Murphy referred his Questioners to P. j.
McCook, OF the committee on organization Of
the Citizens Union. Mr. McCook said:
We found that after a careful survey OF the
situation in the 18th most Of the places we
desired have been taken by our opponents. When
Mr.. Murphy reports to this headquarters formal
" the matter will be referred to the proper COM
rnittee In the mean time the work OF the truck
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