The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-01
EVEN BURTON Is ENTHUSIASTIC
1EcLARgS THAT HE WIZ REAT
MAYOR rom JOHNSON,


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Mayor 81 Cleveland said Mayor Tom
IoAnson an hour Af~g. only this tlnns I
shah BE- @Ascerd ~ sa.@1o majorty.'
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Bditor Wrixha az tho Lender. Tho large
r~eRistrasion incrsaua Ghis year IN al 10
BurtcnN hnvur JoAn9na 10 10 be- Oppnssd
a. tbs polla ~ Ghoss Who voosd fur him
two years AGO aad hU &apahRcAnS Who
have not Voeo1 In = city clsoeion for pears.
Il 10 a case 81 too much Johnsln. He u too
much Of a GEAR 10 suis this city
The betting on the result of the mSyuraltY
contest between Mayor JohnBon and Repre-
sentative Theodore E Burton was nearer
even tonight Noes Of the money was
placed at 100 90 % on Johnson When
Representative Burton asserted that he
was coniidsns Of winning no took = now
tack Al a camp&isns<. Hitherto In the
campaigns In his distrios Tor Congress.
u districe overwhelmingly Republican. he
has becn afflicted with that most annoy
ing Of all sporting ailments. known AZ cold
feet Invariably he was p~essimistio and
could not or would not believe in his tn
umph until the figures were actually be-
fore him on election night. Tonight he
was about as buoyant over the result AZ
one OF his cool aud impassive temperament
could DO. At least he was very nearly
optimistic.
Burton Is n bachelor. and even mis- old
college friends have always spoken Of him
as the human ioicle " so when he spoke
declared his belief in his victory over John
son. it was believed that he had grounds
for the stand he had taken.
Mayor johnson, on the other hand. Is a
veritable spouting geyser Of optimistic
views when his own political fortunes are
concerned His prediction that hs ID to be
reelected by 5000 is not accepted by his
friends. who say no will be lucky II he is
reelected by his majority of two years q
which was 1900 Indeed II was "A
known to-day that some of tho sporting
element IN the Mayors train a v not yet
spunksd up enough to wager anything
that he will win. They are waiting. they
say. and they add that they have heard Of
defects in the Mayors machine. notably in
the fire and police departments Then.
too there are queer reports in certain
saloon circles to the effect hat all is not
right for johnson. and w~orkingmen who
own small parcels Of real estate in the sub
urbs do not accept as sincere franchise
promises concerning the Municipal Trac-
ton Company. which Is the holding COM
pany of the Forest City and other electric
lines which hnvs been favored by Mayor
johnson.
Representative Burton has suffered to a
certain extent by being labelled as the
Mayoralty candidate of the Cleveland
Electric Company, the corporation which
IN recent years has been the target for
Mayor Johnson's municipal ownership on
slaught; yet on the other hand, there Is a
growing demand, especially among BUSH
Bess interests, hat this street car question
which has vexed Cleveland half a dozen
years, shall be settled. II il can be settled
with a twenty year franchise for he Cleve-
land Electric Railway Company, on the
basis Of enlarged service at five cents single
fare or seven tickets for a quarter INT uni
versal transfers, It WOULD be a boon, say
the B~urtonites, and far preferable to the
johnson idea Of three cent fares for the
Municipal Traction Company, whose lines
do not extend beyond the city limits, thus
making two fares necessary 10 those who
live in the suburbs.
The affirmative issue Of Burton's cam
paigh Is that this street car fight must be-
that IL should be taken out Of poll
tics and that Mayor johnson should not
be permitted TO continue to make it his
by day and his ak by night TO the
detriment Of bigger interests of Cleveland.
PM fhara ara manU Thin ora that the FOLKS
herea cannot quite understand. n
for that matter they are quite as dark to
outsiders. For instance. Frederick
Howe, Secretary James r. Gariield's
Johnsonis chief fuglemen: He is an officer
At $50 a month I'd the Municipal Traction
Company, whose interests have been so
openly espoused by Mayor johnson. II
was Secretary Garfield. who. with President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft, insisted
that Representative Burton should make
this race against johnson. TO be sure
was a petition of citizens signed by
thousands, which came in handy at the
time as an additional i~nducement. but the
Howe incident Is a matter of much gossip
and not a little u~nfriendly criticism.
The s~lam-whanging has gone on all day.
Burton says he deplores the bitterness
of the campaign; Mayor johnson says the
same. Then they go at each other again.
Mayor johnson is reputed TO be worth
three OF IOuT HllnOIlb, BAllcu JuTOuBn Ills
vocation Of promoting electric
traction companies like h Cleveland
Electric, the Nassau in Brooklyn. and others
in other cities, yet he only pays taxes here
on about SIC. 900 worth OF property. This
and other things led Burton to say at one
Of the innumerable MONDAY meetings
are held daily in all parts Of the
candidates are affiliated with the
Cleveland Electric, and second that he
offers a plan Of settlement more favorable
TO the people. l challenge the record OF
Mayor johnson, who has shifted from the
OF mOnopolist TO that Of friend Of
the people. He has not as yet made any
offer 20 restore to the people the profits
wrunE from monopoly, the monopoly which
be enjoyed as a street car magnate. Be-
fore he comes before you as your friend
think he should disgorge the profits hs
out Of you"
Mayor johnson, retorting at n OF his
meetings, said: Mr.. Burton is engaged in
rehashing the arguments that have been
made by the Cleveland Electric monopoly
for the last two years. He is in a sorry
plight, and ne realizes IL too late. The
barrel is the sole reliance Of my
opponents now
johnson issued one other long letter to- |
day To the voters setting forth his views
Of the traction fight, In which he declared
She stock OF the Cleveland Electric Rail-
il now selling at s42 a share. In two
years time the value Of the securities Of
.~n,,anr haa ahraDlx OUar 90 OOO O1n