The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-11-02
Murphy Says Gaynor
viii Poll More
Than RiUdLs
HAVE WON fight
Republicans Declare That Victor
Over Tammany and Graft Has Beer
WOn.-Hearst Managers Claim Vic
tory by Plurality of 100000 Ovei
rammany Candidate.

EW YORK, Nov. New York;
triangular political campaign
ended tonight. William ]. Gay
nor, Democratic candidate for mayor
made his final speech in Harlem. Otto
I. Barnard, Republican and fusion
candidate, closed his campaign with a
MONDAY address on the water front
and brief talk to negro voters at al
down town Baptist church in the
evening.
Hearst, independent, wound up his
formal speech making last night at
Madison Square garden, but some Of
the lesser lights burned red fire and
endorsed his cause with final burst
OF oratory at open air meetings in the
four corners of Manhattan tonight
while many minor candidates had
meetings Of their own in the doubtful
districts.
In each rival camp, great conf
dence was expressed.
Charles P. Murphy, Tammany lead
er, said: I'VE are we'll satisfied, Gay
nor will receive more votes than both
the other candidates for mayor and he
will carry Nhe whole Democratic tick
Ell with him in every borough"
Herbert Rarsoas, Republican leader,
said: "Out fight against Tammany
misrule has WON. Reports from ev-
cry assembly district in the greater
city show Barnard will be elected by
$4,000 plurality The entire fusion
ticket will 80 through"
Charles H. Gehring, for the Hearst
forces, said: Hearst will get more
than 100000 votes, winning by 100,-
600 plurality over the Tammany can
didate. look for landslide to
Hearst"
All three sides We're agreed that
about 100000 votes will be cast out of
the total registration of $4,000.
In the financial district the betting
odds favor Gaynor by about to /.
Barnard, in his closing appeal to
the voters, said:
~ have fought this campaign
against Tammany hall, against cor
ruption. waste, graft and improper
contracts. Public improvements must
be solely for the public good and not
for plunder Petty graft must be
stamped out. l have favored as much
personal liberty as is consistent with
law and order"
The final words in the Hearst cam
paign came In a brief statement from
the Hearst headquarters, expressing
confidence in the result and promis-
ing a clean and independent govern
merit. t."-~~' O. "'-""
'"The victory tomorrow is certain.
the statement said. "The vote for
Hearst will be enormous. 1t will
mean the end of Tammany and new
era of government in this city"
There was a big roundup of alleged
repeaters today as result of inves-
tigation of registration rolls by the
state superintendent of elections. A
special grand jury in the borough OF
Queens returned so indictments to-
night against men said to have regis
tered illegally.
Courts are prepared to handle a
great volume of election day business
tomorrow. Four justices of the su-
nreme court we're assigned to sit in
snecial terms at the New York county
court house. Eight other justices an
nounced they would hear election
cases in other parts of the city.
Among other watchers at the polls
will he nearly 1000 student volun-
teers recruited from Columbia, Yale
and Princeton.
This spirited campaign mas peen
conducted largely upon the oiu lsSue
of opposition to Tammany nan nut
aside from the mayoralty contest
4here has been bitter underlying
struggle for the capture of the board
os estimate and apportionment, body
which during the next administration
will control the expenditure OF near
" billion dollars, including public
improvements and the annual budget
which this year is approximately
S1H5 nnn 600