The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-31

New York. oct SO-The local campaign
is about over.
Otto T. Barnard. the fusion candidate
for mayor. had list OF meetings to-
night. with the chief one at Cooper
Union. Tammany was TO have wound Up
the campaign with a big meeting at Mad
ison Square Garden. but that was called
of by Judge Gaynor, since the crowds
have not been sufficient to warrant a
meeting In so large a place Hearst.
however. still has a Madison Square
Garden meeting on for sunday
Mr.. Barnard expresses confidence in
the result. saying that he believes the
silent vote" win be cast for a business
man. The fusion candidate has two
small meetings left over for Monday
The betting. what little there was to-
day. indicated that Tammany had small
hope Of electing it's county ticket. The
odds on Charles B. Whitman. the fusion
candidate for district attorney. were
quoted at 10 /. and the TO 2 on Cay
nor Of yesterday was not bettered to-day.
Declares order Illegal.
A police order issued by Commissioner
Baker. instructing policemen 10 make
no arrests for Illegal voting unless the
ballot has actually been cast brought out
a statement from Herbert Parsons. chair
man Of the Republican county commit
tee. that such an order was absolutely
Illegal. when a warrant is issued, II
should be served at once" said Mr.. Par
sons. The order Is regarded by the anti
Tammany men as a purely Tammany
precauticn.
Brooklyn. which has been considered
an through the campaign as tho pivotal
borough. Will be close, 70 the prophets
are co.rect en- their dope. The consensus
OF opinion seems TO be that Gaynor, him-
sell a Brooklyn man, wiz carry the bor-
ough
That Tummany itself expects its ticket
to be badly knitted is shown by an ad-
vertisement printed in this afternoons
papers with the heading. Judge Gaynor
/ =, - voters of Greater New York. The
advertisement IS signed by Mr.. Gaynor.
and asks voters to bear in mind the abb
soIute necessity OF voting for my two
associates on the county ticket. Mr..
Moore. for comptroller. and Mt Calvin.
for president Of the board Of aldermen"
Reaches Out 20 Brooklyn.
What some regard as the first step OF
the Tiger in his crossing OF the bridge
as a result Of the death Of Senator Nc
Carren was taken to-day when Brooklyn
Democrats received requests from Tam
many for contributions 20 the Halls
campaign fund
Charles r. Murphy reconsidered to-day
his promise made a week ago that ne
would give out on the Saturday before
election his forecast Of the result The
district leaders were called together as
usual and they handed in their esti-
mates. After the meeting Mr. Murphy
refused to make any prediction.
THE leaders handed in their reports
I'm sealed envelopes" he told the report
ers. and the envelopes were not opened.
I SO I can't say just wnat the leaders
| think the tote for Gaynor VIII be in this
county"
Murphy Has Not Time.
When Mr. Murphy was asked after the
meeting why he had refused to give out
the figures, he said he had not had time
to go through them.
"win you give them out tomorrow? ,"
I he was asked.
No" he replied
"Can we get them on Monday?'' the
reporters asked.
! No" was the answer. Il haven't
given out figures for two or three years
past, and I'm not going 70 give out any
this year"
Mr. Murphy said, in reply to further
proddlng. that he had no doubt that Cav
nor would win by a substantial plurality
and he added the developments OF the
campaign led him to think that Hesrss
would run second
"Will Hearst be a close second?" was
suggested.
Far Behind GaynOr.
Hearst win be second. but he will be
far enough behind Gaynor TO prevent
any doubt as to the election of the
judge" was Mr. Murphy's reply. He re
fused to discuss the prospects OF the
borough and county tickets.
| Otto T. Barnard said he felt assured he
would be elected. He and his campaign
managers have worked it out that this
will be the result Of the election: Ban
nard 25S,coO; Gaynor, 2O7,OOO, and Hearst
! 125. .000
! Chairman Charles E Gehring. Of the
! Civic Alliance, said; Mr. Hearst viii
I have a majority Of all the votes cast
/ From every quarter Of the city polls
/ have been received showing conclusiveI,,
that this prediction can be made"