Evening star., 1905-11-06
ELECTION FORECASTS
Day Before Estimates Of To-
merrow's Contests
IN CITIES ANDS TATES
INTENSE INTEREST OVER NEW
YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
Close Figures in Ohio-Fate of Mary
land Democratic Machine in
Poe Amendment. 3
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 6-Today Will
witness the closing scenes I'm one of the
most remarkable political campaigns in
New York city's history. 1t has been re-
markable In many ways. The variety Of
sudden. startling moves on the municipal
checkerboard have overturned all precedent.
upset all calculations, and have rendered
useless all systems for forecasting the prob
able outcome The two old party orgaGiza-
tions have been invaded by a new and great
force, which, under the name of the NUM-
cipal Ownership League and with William
r. Hearst It's candidate for mayor, has
conducted campaign so vigorous and SO
well managed that the city has been as
tonished at its strength.
Al first II was believed that this move
ment was one born of monetary excitement
and popular clamor due to the insurance
revelations and other causes of public un-
rest and that when Tammany Hail swung
Its great organization into line the Hearst
movement would decline and collapse before
election day. This belief has been dissi-
pated.
Instead of declining In force the Hearst
canvass wound up last night in a spectacu-
lar meeting in Madison Square Garden with
the garden GROVE ded with every man il could
hold and with many thousands outside un-
able to gain admission. The gathering WAS
so great that for several hours the strug-
Cling masses of people were beyond control
and il was impossible for the police to keep
the streets open. When Mr.. Hearst rose to
speak he greeted with an outburst OF
cheering that lasted for nearly twenty min
utes. Another incident OF the Municipal
Ownership League canvass was the calling
out of bed of Mr.. Hearst at o'clock Sun
day morning to speak at Hebrew ball at
the Grand Central Palace.
Mayor George B. Mcclellan. the demo-
nra IN ,f.nan for mn hno
hts appeals for votes on his record as
mayor and the fulfllment of promises he
made two years ago. He closed the active
work of his campaign at meeting In the
Hippodrome last evening, that building
being unable to accommodate by many
thousands the throngs that gathered to
hear him speak. The mayor was enthust-
astieally greeted by his audience, and later,
when Corporation Counsel Delany asked IL
George B. Mcclellan has not given us a
good administration" there was an an
swcring shout of Yes" as the crowd rose
and waved thousands of American flags.
William NJ WINS. the republican nominee
for mayor began his campaign with a gen.
eral feeling in the city that he had no
chance to win, but to this he refused to
subscribe himself and he has gone ahead IN
a vigorous way making many speeches ana
telling his followers that IL the republican
vote could be held in line he would be
elected owing to the division of the demo-
cratic vote between Hearst and McClei-
Ian. Mr.. WINS was counsel to the Fassett
committee which investigated New York
city politics more than ten years ago ana
has a long record as worker for better
conditions in political life.
Hardly second to the interest In the
mayoralty has been the picturesque canvass
of William T. Jerome for reelection as dis
trict attorney of New York county.
At the very beginning Mr.. Jerome an
nounced his independence OF either or the
two great political organizations, having
given some offense to powerful members OF
both either by his conduct of his once or
his public comments upon the methods OF
political bosses. Rejecting efforts OF the
managers of the Citizens Union 10 induce
of his campaign independence OF the RUE
of the political boss. declaring mat TINS
principle was so great as to completely
oyershadow himself as candidate his
stirring appeals for the voters to rise
against graft in public offices, ana ms
renetItion of the question referring to
Charles F. Murphy leader of Tammany
HalD, where did he get itf' contributed
powerfully TO make the cry OF honesty ia
politics a clear-cut issue of the campaign.