The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-02
THREE LEADERS CONFIDENT
Campaign Managers Make Biz
 Claims Concerning Results.
Gaynor, Barnard and Hearst Finish Strenuous Period of speeehmnIkfnx. Large Number of Alleged Re- peaters Caught By Special
 Election omcers.

angular political campaign ended to- night. William ]. Gaynor. the Demo- cratic candidate for Mayor. made his final speech in Harlem. Otto T. Bans nard. candidate of the Republican and Fusion forces. closed his campaign with a noon-day address on the water front and a brief talk to negro voters at downtown bath-house this even-' ing.
 William R. Hearst. the Indeptndent candidate. wound up his formal speech making last night at Madison Square Garden. but some of the lesser lights of his Independent campaign burn1d red fire and espoused his candidacy' with a final burst of oratory at open air meetings in the four corners of Manhattan tonight. while many of the minor candidates on both Democratic and Republican tickets had meetings of their own in the doubtful districts.
 In each of the rival camps. complete confidence in, the result was expressed. Charles F. Murphy. the Tammany lead CT, said. Y
 we are well satisfied with the re- suit of the Democratic campaign. Gaynor will receive more votes than both the other candidates for Mayor and he will carry the whole Democrats ic ticket with him in every borough"
 Herbert Parsons. the Republican leader, said:
 Our fight against Tammany misruls has won. Reports from every assefl- bly district in the greater. city show that Barnard will be elected by b0000 plurality. The entire Fusion ticket will go through with q landsiida vote."
 Hearst Men Confident.
 Charles H. Gehring. for the Hearst, forces said: ~
 "Hearst will get more than 100000 votes. winning by ovsr 100000 ,plurai- ity over the Tanlfasay Candidate. 2
 All three sides were agreed tonight !. that about eoe.0go votes woaid bd cast tomorrow. out Of the total reigia< tration Of 64Ae00.
 About s125.ooo was wagerca on tho result of the mayoraIty contest in New York today. In the financial district the prevailing odds favored Gaynor by about 2 to 1.
 Barnard. in his closing appeal to the voters at his noon-day meeting todays said:
 T have fought this campaign against Tammany Hall. against corr ruption. waste, graft and Improper contracts Public Improvements must he solely for the public good and not Tor piunoer. Fetty 8faAt nus oS stamped out. I have favored as liber- al. personal liberty as is consistsnt with law and order.
 Wnnts Business Administrataon.
 "I believe that I can serve you web and that tomorrow YOU will choose a business man. a man who will attend to the duties of the office to which he is elected"
 The final word in the. Hearst cam .afr In at Ia the Hearst headouarters, expressing confidence in the result and promising 8 clean and independent government of the city for years to come.
 There were big round-hps of alleged repeaters today as a result of the in- vestigations of tho registeratfons rolls by the State Superintendent of Elect ions and his men. One man, convicted of illegal registration. was sentenced to three years in Sing Sing, while two others got indeterminate sentences of from six months to four years. A spe- cial grand jury in the Borough ok Queens Nong Island) returned fifty indictments tonight against men ai- legged to have registered illegally.
 The courts are prepared to handle a great volume of election day business tomorrow. Four Justices of the Sn- preme Court were assigned to sit jn special term at the New York County court house.
 Eight other justices announced that they would hear election cases in other parts of the city.
 Among the watchers at the polls will be nearly 2.000 student volunteera recruited from Columbia. Yale and Princeton.
 This brief but spirited campaign has been conducted largely upon the old issue of opposition to Tammany Hall, but aside from the mayoralty contest. there has been a bitter underlying struggle for the capture of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment." q body which. during the four years of the next administration. will control the expenditures of nearly a billion dollars.