The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
BETTING ODDS in
FAVOR OF mitchell
Real Money Backs Up Offers Of
2 to | on Fusion Can
didate.
NO REPLY FROM MURPHY
Mccall Threatens to Bring Suit
for Libel Against Sulzcr
and Others.
NO REPLY FROM MURPHY

New York. October 25.-whiIe
Charles F.. Murphy, the Tammany
leader, and Edward e. Mccall III.
Tammany candidate for the mayoralty
have evadcd reply to the sensational
charges made by John A. Hennessy,
chief lieutenant OF william Sulzer. the
deposed Governor OF New York. the
betting to-day took a sharp turn in
favor OF John Purroy Mitchc, the
Fusion candidate for the mayoralty.
Mccall, who was tho favorite last
week. has now fallen back to second
place. and today two-to-one was Of
fered on Mitchell with real money to
back 1t up. There was much talk, too,
of money being offered at ten to- four.
No actual money was offered. however.
at the latter figure. Mitchell money
was plentiful in Wall Street to-day at
two one. but the Mccall money was
mostly In snail lots. Offers were made
without any takcrs to bet, one-to five
that Mitchell would have 100000 plural
ity. and even money that the Fusion
lists would carry Kings County by
rs. 600
Murphy, IL was stated at Tamnany
Hall. is hard at work at his home in
Good Ground. Long Island compiling
n reply to Suffers allegations In hts
latest statement of what led to the
impeachment. Tho statement, It was
belieTed. would be made public to-mor-
row. 1t Is limited that Murphy will ma Ike
some sensational counter-charges
against Sulzer.
Mccall Not Ready to Reply.
Murphy is expected to adhere to his
original purpose of not replying TO the
sensational Hennessy charges for the
present, but IL Is limited that Candidate
Mccall, who has felt the lash OF Hen
n nx-a
has decided that a reply is absolutely
necessary Tonight, however. Mccall
declined TO say how or when he In
tended to reply.
Il shall not reply to this abuse until
am ready to do SO in my own time
and In my own way" he said
report that Vincent Astor had con
tributed $4,000 to the Fusion cam
paign fund was denied tonight at
Fusion headquarters. Fire Commits
sioner Johnson was cited as authority
for the report.
James J. Martin. former Tammanv
leader OF the Twenty Assem-
! ply District, was asked to-day by a
Mitchell man If he thought Tammany
might try to count Mitchell out.
count him out" said Martin.
They'll be- SO busy counting Mitchell
votes for the nrst two days after
election that they won't have time TO
count even an alderman out"
! mo leading speakers in the mayor
any campaign ran true to form to-
night. William Sulzer. in speech de-
| iivered during his tour Of the Sixth
| Assembly District, where he has been
nominated by the Progressivcs. de-
clared that Allan Ryan. son Of Thoma 8
r. Ryan had conspired with Charles
r. Murphy TO ruin him. Ryan, he said.
had posed as sympathetic friend
while really serving Murphy He also
declared that Ryan had cont ibuted
$4,000 to the Sulzer campaign fund
and that this amount was turned over
TO Murphy. He did not believe the
latter had ever accounted for it, Sui
Ger also insisted that he had not d.
verted any campaign contributions to
his private use.
John a. Hennessy In series of
speeches on Staten Island continued
his denunciation OF Murphy and Nc
Cali. Hennessy told OF Supreme
1 Court Justice who had advised an at
torney engaged In litigation involving
State money to see Murphy He also
declared that Senator Frawley had
stated to q friend: "Of course, we mean
/ to impeach Sulzer If we don't he'll
have us all In jail"
! SulZer was removed from office be :
cause he took a little extra money"
said the speaker. Probably Murphy
has something on Mccall, as he had on
| Sulzer."
Hennessy also promised to give Gov
, ernor Glynn definite evidence OF state
highway and canal grating. as re-
! Questcd.
Speaking OF McCalls failure TO an
swer the charges against him. Hennes-
sy said: He is waiting for Murphy to
speak Then he will say Me too"
Monday night Hennessy proposes to
| tell OF his interview with Senator Still
we'll in Sing Sing prison.
Edward L. Mccall in his speaking
tour OF the northern section OF the
city tonight promised that he would
! bring suit for libel against Sulzer
Hennessy. morning paper and other
agencies which had been circulating
libelous matter concerning his record