New-York tribune., 1911-11-04
PREDICT FUSION VICTORY
James J. Martin, Ex-Tammany
Leader, Expects 10000 Majority
REGISTRATION FAVORABLE
Republican Club to Hold Last Big
Meeting of Campaign in
Cooper Union To night.

James j. Martin. former CITY Chamber
lain, and for years Tammany district
leader, than whom there is probably no
shrewder political prognosticator in the
county, predicted last night that the fusion
ticket would he elected by at least 9lOOl
majority Mr.. Martin, as a member OF
the campaign committee of the Democratic
League, has been most active in the fusion
movement from the start. and has made
careful study Of the conditions. IN q state
ment Mr.. Martin compared the fusion of
this year with that of 1907. He said:
The active work of the fusion campaign
is completed The important work re-
mains for Election Day to see that the
votes are honestly polled and honestly
counted. The people Will have to rely
watchers and on the District Attorney TO
do this, as the Attorney General of the
state and the Superintendent of Elections
are strong G parpsans of Mr Murphy
About 100000 votes will be cast: deduct
ing the Socialist and Prohibition vote
about 10000, the balance of 2S0,0OO vii be
cast for fusion and Murphy tickets.
This years election should ue compared
with 1907 when Sherif, judges, AS
Semblymen and Aldermen We're elected,
the same as this year. The Tamrnany
candidate Sheriff Foley, was elected in
1907 by less than 25O0O over his fusion
opponent. Max Ihmsen.
\ comparison Of this years registration
with 1907 shows a decrease in the Demo
cratic districts of eight thousand and an
increase I'm the Republican districts of five
thousand
The fusion ticket this year was nomi-
mated by the Democratic League. the he
Pu6Gan party % and s,2ergdT iRe tban tSe
fusion Of 1907 There is a great deal Of
detection among the rank and tile OF
Tammany Hall. who are disguised with the
Loo Df II nTinClnal
battle ground is in The Bronx, which
usually is strongly Democratic believe
the fusion ticket will carry The Bronx
by very large majority. There is general
dissatisfaction on account Of high taxes,
high rents and bad rapid transit facilities,
I am confident that the anti-Tammany
ticket Will be elected by al least twenty
thousand majority.
Samuel s. Koenig. president of the Re
publican County Committee, said he was
certain of victory. but did not care to give
out any detailed figures before to-day The
campaign is coming 10 a close with deep
current of opposition to Tammany Hall
and its leader. making votes for the fusion
ticket every minute.
It is given 10 the Republican Club Of the
City Of New York 10 fire the last big gun
of the campaign in Cooper Union tonight.
Otto T. Barnard. president of the club. VIII
be the chairman of the meeting The other
speakers will he Controller Prendergast'
Julius NJ. Mayer. former Attorney General
and Job +. Hedges.
In The Bronx, which IS thoroughly
aroused against Tammany. the campaign
will not be wound up until tomorrow
night when meetings will he held at
Maurer's Casino No 1851 Unionport Road;
at 19Sth street and St. AIMS avenue, and
al 149d street and Alexander avenue.
Tonight the Itaian-Americans of the
saith Assembly District will have meet
ing at CineHi Hall, Arthur avenue and
18TH street II will be preceded by
parade.
on Monday night there will he meet
ing Of those who have volunteered to act
as watchers. 1t will be held at the Repub-
lican Club. No "a west 40th street. Any
one who wishes TO aid in clean and fair
election will be welcomed at the meeting
The committee in charge Of the watchers
is looking into a report that Tammahy
had thought out some" scheme whereby IL
boDed 10 he able TO substitute ballots al
ready marked for the Democratic ticket
for fusion ballots found in the box
The Rev. DR. John p. Peters. OF st.
Nrchaers Protestant Episcopal Church'
has announced that, although a Democrat
he intends TO vote for Assemblyman
Franklin Brooks, Republican, candidate
for reelection in the 18th Assembly Dis
trict
The Republican and independence League
candidate for the Assembly in the lSth
District adopted the novel idea Yesterday
Of putting the following want ad on the
frst mage of an evening newspaper:
>.,.r>r , ,e,p Assenb'yrnan from the 18th
Aeesr,bI,, district Manhattan. Vote TOT w III
lam A. Ferguson. an honest. fearless WORKER loi
the interests of the people.
Mr.. Ferguson is opposing Mark Goidperg'
the present representative of the district