The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
Only Casting and Counting Of
Ballots Remains to De-
eide Battle.
ALL CANDIDATES EXPRESS
CONFIDENCE OF VICTORY
Other Municipal Elections of
Importance to Be Held
Throughout Nation.


candidate for mayor, made his final
speech in Harlem Otto L. Barnard
Republican and fusion candidate, closed
h1s campaign with noon day address
on The waterfront, and brief talk 70
negro voters at n downtown Baptis,
church IN the evening.
Hearst, INDEPENDENT, wound IN his
formal specch;nak:ng last nigh, at
Madison Square Garden, but some Of
The lesser lights burned rcd fire and in.
dorsed his cause with final burst of
oratoFy at opcn-aIr meetings IN the
four corners of Manhattan tonight
while many of the minor candidates had
meetings of their own in doubtful dis
tricts.
All Express Confidence.
In each rival camp complete conf
dencc in the result was expressed
Charles L. Murphy, Tammany leader,
said:
"Wc arc we'll satisfied. Gavnor will
receive more votes than both the other
candidates for mayor. and he will carry
tho whole Democratic ticket with BIN
IN every borough -
said:
"Our fight against Tammany misrule
n9s won, fepors from every assembly
district IN the greater city show Ban.
nard Will be elected by $4,000 plural
NY Inc, entire fusion ticket will 90
through
Claims of Hearst.
Charles II, Gchring, for the Hearst
forces, said:
Hearst will get more than 100000
votes winning by 100000 plurality over
the TammanY candidate. / look for q
landslide 10 Hcarst.'
All three sides were agreed that
about 100000 votes would be cast, out
OF total registration of 6t4.5OO
About Sl25.0O0 was wagcred on the
result Of the mayoralty contest in New
ork today. In the financial district
the prevailing odds favored Gaynor by
about toll
Barnard. in his closing appeal to tho
voters sid:
'' have fought this campaign against
Iammany Hall, against corruption,
vase, graft aud improper contacts
Public improvements must be solely for
the public good and not for plundcr.
Petty graft must be stamped out. I
have favored rs much of personal lib
crty as is consistent with law and
order
Final Word From Hearst
The final word in tho Hearst cam.
paIgn came in a brief statement from
the Hearst headquarters, expressing
confidence in the result and promis,
ing clean and Independent govern.
ment.
"Tbc victory tomorrow is certain, >,
4 hn ~ n,,I -
Hearst Will he enormous. 1t will mean
the end of Tammany and n new era
of government in this city
There were big r0undups OF alleged
repeaters today as result Of ipyesti-
CATIONS of registration rolls by the
state superintendent of elections.
4 special grand Jury in the borough
of Queens returned fifty indictments
tonight against men said TO have reg
istercd illegally.
VIII Keep Courts Busy.
Courts arc prepared To handle n great
volume of election dnv business to-
morrow. -Four justices Of the supreme
court were assigned 10 sit IN special
term at the New York county court |
house Eight other iustices announced |
they would hear election cases in other |
parts of the city
Among the watchers at the polls will |
be nearly 1000 student volunteers re-
cruited from Columbia. Yale and Prince
ton.
This brief but spirited campaign has
been conducted largely upon tho old is
sue of opposition to Talnmany hall. but
aside from the mayoralty contest there
has been bitter underlying struggle
Tor the capture of the "board of esti.
mate ana apportionmeut,' n body.
Which curing the next administration
will control the expenditure of nearly
billion dollars, including public i'm.
which this year Is approximately Sl65,
100000,
Two Fighting Tammsny.
Hearst and Barnard have conducted
heir campaigns largely along similar
mos. both making pleas for the defeat
e Tammany, Hearst entered the cam
,aign lt the last moment as q passive
candidate 10 assist the ticket below
Inn, but as the campaign progressed ,
IS Gaynor. with the apparent hope of !
lection, Barnard has avoided person
litics and adhered to discussion Of :
he business issues.
Gaynor has made the campaign with. ;
ut n manager and without official
eadquartcrs. While indorsed by Tam.
many. he has declared he would bc q,
ictatcd to by no boss and has made =
ersonal liberty and the abolition Of /
olicc c2arism his chief topic I
CoiDcideDt with Barnard 5 speech be. |
ore negro voters tonight. lea aflets were
istributed by a committee saving: :
- a vote for tho Republican fusion :,
lckct means a vote for Otto T. Ban. !
ard for mayor. who viii see that col. :.
rcd men are put on the police force. !
vote for Judge Charles s Whitman :;
Or district attorney, If elected. means :.
nat colorcd men will bc placed in :,
lo district attorneys s office to look :.
fter your interests. :.
Barnard was asked about this state ::
Ieut. ;.
''I have given no authority for such ::
statement - he rcplicd, Hhnl | think :.