Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-02
MURPHY
CLA|MSC|NCH
FOR GAYNOR
RIVAL PARTY MANAGERS
EQUALLY CONFIDENT !
Bitter Fight to Down Tammany|
Ends With Betting Men Wag-
ering Two to One That 1t will
Be Vain.

Be Vain,
lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirci
New York. Nov New Yorks tri-
| angular political campaign ended to-
| night William j Gaynor, democratic
| candidate for mayor made his final
speech in Harlem. Otto r. Barnard,
| republican and fusion candidate.
closed the campaign with noon day
address ON the water front and a brief
| talk to negro voters at a downtown
| Baptist church in the evening
Hearst, Independent candidate.
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
Il final burst of oratory at open air
meetings in the four corners of Man
haitian tonight, while many of the
minor candidates had meetings of
their own in doubtful districts. In
each rival camp complete confidence
in the result was expressed.
Charles f. Murphy. Tammany lead
er, said:
We arc satisfied with the result.
Gaynor will receive more votes than
both the other candidates for mayor,
and he viii carry the whole demo-
cratic ticket with him i'll every bor-
ough."
Herbert Parsons, republican leader,
said:
"Our fight against Tammany mis-
rule has won. Reports from every as
gcmbly district in the greater city
show Barnard will be elected by 50,-
600 plurality. The entire fusion ticket
Will so through
Charles II. Gehring. for the Hearst
forces said.
Hearst will get more than 10000
votes, winning by 100000 plurality
over the Tammany candidate | look
for a landslide TO Hearst
All three sides were agreed that
about 500. 600 votes would be cast, out
of total registration of 644.500,
About $l25,000 was wagered on the
result of the mayoralty contest in New
York today In the financial district
the prevailing odds favored Gaynor
by about > to l. Barnard in his clos
ing appeal to the voters said:
II have fought this campaign
against Tammany hail, against cor
ruption, waste, graft and improper
contracts. Public improvements must
be solely for the public good ana 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
palgn came in brief statement from
the Hearst headquarters, expressing
confidence in the result and promising
clean and Independent government.
The victory tomorrow is certain. the
statement said.
"The vote for Hearst viii be enor-
nous. 1t will mean the end of Tam
many and new era of government
in this city"
There were big round-ups of alleged |
repeaters today as a result Of invcs- |
legations of registrations rolls by the |
state superintendent of elections. \ |
special grand jury in the borough of |
Queens returned fifty indictments to-
night against men said to have regis |
tered illegally. Courts have prepared |
to handle a great volume of election |
day business tomorrow. -Four Justices |
of the supreme court were assigned TO |
sit in special term at the New York |
county court house Eight other JUS
ticcs announced they would hear cleo
ton cases in other parts of the city.
Among the watchers at the polls viii
be nearly 1000 student volunteers re-
cruited from Columbia, Yale and
Princeton. This BRIEF but spirited
has been conducted largely |
upon the Old issue of opposition to
hall, but aside from the
mayoralty contest there has been n
bitter underlying struggle for the cap
turc of the board of estimate and ap-
portionment, a body which during the
next administration viii control the
expenditure of nearly billion doll
lars, including public improvements
and the annual budget which this
year is approximately St65.OgO,000.
Coincidcnt with Barnard S speech
before negro voters tonight, leaflets
were distributed by committee, say
Ing.
"A vote for the republican fusion
ticket means vote for OTTO r Ban
nard for mayor. VIII" will see that
.olorcd men are put ON the police {
force. \ vote for Judge Charles 5.
Whitman, Tor district attorney, II
elected. means colored men will be ,
placed in the district Attorney Of {
lice TO look after your interests
Barnard was asked about this ,
statement
II have given no authority for such !
statement" hc said. but ! think the .
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