New-York tribune., 1907-11-04
LULL BEFORE ELECTION
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.
Parsons Talks, bat Murphy Sleeps
Peacefully and Dreams.

Campaign managers yesterday stood on their pre-
dictions Of Saturday. As there were no develop
nents change the situation materially, the out
look IS for OF the quetest elections in years.
President Parsons of the Republican County Com
rnItfee who is confident of fusion victory, spent
a part of the day at headquarters receiving reports
from the district leaders. He believes the Inde-
pendemce League vote viii be much larger than do
some of the skeptical Republicans.
Charles +. Murphy the Democratic leader, did
not go Tammany Hall, and few clerks at
work were the only visible signs there yesterday
afternoon that a campaign was in progress. The
Republican and Independence League managers say
that Tammany is suffering from a bad attack of
overconfdence. Murphy went 10 sleep last night
and peacefully drhmed of 10000 plurality for his
ticket
Outside however. there were evidences that Tam
many leaders We're at work Word reached Re
publican headquarters that in the 25th Assembly
District circulars being distributed from
Democratic sources saying that for the Re
publican candidates would be vote for Roose-
welt and Parsons" Regarding this attempt to be
cloud the issue, Mr. Parsons said last night;
Everybody knows. should know, that every
Republican who IS elected TO the Assembly from
New York County will go to Albany a supporter
of Governor Hughes and will assist the Governor
in the Legislature in establishing his reform
policies
1T should also he understood by voters that
every Republican who is elected 10 the Board of
Aldermen viii make II his business TO examine into
the reasons why the budget has reached the tre-
mendous sum of Sl45 100000
These the real questions in the Assembly
and aldermanc districts Voters should not be
msled by false issues trumped up at the last min
ute by Tammany Hall"
IT was announces last night that Attorney Gen
eTal Jackson would be I'm his New York Office on
Election Day He intends TO keep busy preventing
any attempts of Tammany at fraudulent work at
the polls.
Lawyers will be on hand at Republican and In
dependence League headquarters throughout the
day. II pointed out last night that in 1905
many men lost their votes because noaters had
voted their names early in the day. The Su-
preme Court in several instances refused TO grant
orders compelling the election officials To receive
the votes of these men One case was taken TO the
Appellate Division. which decided that in such a
case order should Issue to compel the officials
10 take the vote Of LEGALLY registered, even
81 his name had already been voted
on Election Day there viii he a number of jus
tees sitting III the Supreme Court to entertain mo-
tions of this character. number Of the mag
fstrate's courts will also be open TO hear election
cases.
Some fifteen hundred watchers Of the Indepen-
denee League received instructions at the Murray
Hill Lyceum yesterday afternoon. Addresses were
made by Clarence J. Shearn, MaXimilian +. Ihm-
sen and Nathan Weaver.
The campaign managers of Charles $. Whitman
hard at work all day yesterday Mayer
Schoenfeld, his manager on the East Side, made a
tour OF the territory in an automobile after which
he predicted that Judge Whitman would carry
many of the strong Democratic East Side districts
hy good sized pluralities. Letters sent to
some sixty thousand Germans and Hebrews urging
on them the Importance of continuing man of the
character Of Judge Whitman on the bench.
A final fusion meeting win be held at noon to-
day by the longshoremen at the White Star pier
in West street. Among those who will speak will
he Macmillan T. Ihmsen John T. Cronin. cand-
date for Alderman. and Charles A. Winde.
In the evening Mr.. Ihmsen will speak at 12Sth
street and Second avenue Local candidates in
that district viii also make addresses Many
truck meetings have been arranged for by the In
dependence League on the East ana West Sides of
Manhattan tonight.