The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-07


pal campaign in recent years has
aroused greater interest throughout the
country than that which will be con-
cluded in Greater New York on Tues
day Of next week The fact that party
lines evidently have been broken down,
and that each of the candidates will
draw more or less largely upon the
strength which logically belongs to his
opponents, makes the canvass which is
now drawing to a close at once unique
and exciting. The countrywide pos
sibilities involved in the issues have
added dn element of national interest,
such as has not marked any preceding
local elections.
One feature OF the campaign is the
interest Wall street brokers have man
ifested in the betting, which today fav-
ored distarict for mayor and Jerome
for district attorney. The odds on Nc
C1ellan varied from 8 to l to TO l. On
Jerome 10 TO z. 70 10 to s, was offered.
One firm of brokers. it's Is said. has
placed $150.000 against Mcclellan
since the opening of the campaign, and
standc to win 100000. II was esti-
mated that all OF $4,000 was wagered
in Wall street today. One bet was
made by 7. B. Buchanan Of ST. 900 even
with j. ]. Judge that Hearst would not
get 172 900 votes. Among the largest
was one of $4,000 to s., 900 that McC.ei-
Ian would win and SIS. 900 was wagered
by one firm on Mcclellan, at 3 to 1-2
to in small amounts.
In the Jerome betting one broker
placed $4,000 to $4,000 that Jeroraed
would win. On WINS side $500 was
placed against 300 that Ivins would
lose. Two to five was offered on Hearst
against the field
The party candidates issued state.
ments today. William WINS declared
he was gaining votes by thousands
each day. Mayor Mcclellan said he
was never so corfident as now, and Mr..
Hearst's managers said he would be
elected. Tammany Halls executive
committee met this afternoon. but Mr.
Murphy declined TO give out figures on
the election tonight.
The estimates are at wide variance,
and the whole Greater New York sit
| uation tonight, winding up as IL does,
| meetings in every section OF the city,
makes the prediction fair that the re-
| suit will be close The speech -maiaHg
end of the campaign closed for the can
didates tonight, all addressing big
| meetings.
The distinctive fetures OF the CAM
paign have been the independent can
vass for reelection TO the Office Of dis
| trict attorney conducted by William
Travers Jerome. and the entrance in
| to the arena of local politics as a sep
| arate organization. supporting prac5i-
| cally 4 full TICKET, of the municipal
ownership league. Both OF these events
stand forth, according TO observers of
| things political, epoch-making incl
| dents, in that they are accepted as
| marking independence OF action eyen
| to the disregard of party limitations,
which heretofore have bound men Eho
figure prominently in politics.
Thousands OF Tammany campaign
| postal cards. Issued In opposition to
| William Randolph Hearst. candidate
| for mayor were confiscated today by
| order of Postmaster William r. WILL
| cox of this city. The cards were a
| miniature of campaign poster a1d
banner which has been widely distrfb-
| uted by Tammany. 1t bore a transpar-
| ent. likeness of President Mckinley
| above a red bomb. the fuse OF which
| was burning, while In the back ground
was the fleeing figure of man label
| ed Hearst" 1t bore the Inscription
Lest We forget" and contained al
legged extracts from one Of Mr. Hearts
newspapers
| 1t was said at the general postofEiee
today that 3e1, ,0C0 OF the alleged scnr-
! rilous cards had been held up. Post
master WilIcox's action In excluding
the cards from the mails. was based
upon that section OF the postal laws
which provides that no scrurriloas
matter shall be sent through the mall.
on postal cards.