New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
TAMMAN ORACLES TALK;
WELL WIN" THEY SIGH
PhaIanx of Solemn Leaders
Gives SepuIChraf Voice
to Optimism.

The prophets of Tammany Hall were
optimistic in prediction forecasts yes
terday, but 1t was solemn phalanx OF
district leaders who met the Chief" at
the Wigwam late in the afternoon and
turned in their figures from the vari-
Gus districts. The reports were MADE 10
Mr. Murphy behind closed doors When
he emerged from the conference he was
asked about the outlook.
"I have the estimates. They are in
sealed envelopes" ne said, drawing long
face.
"Win we get them tomorrow he was
asked
mo. there will be no figures given
out" he replied.
what are your figures?" he was asked.
81 have no reason to change my esti-
mate of the other day." he said. Inc
landslide is going our way. Judge McCar
will be elected by $4,000, and the entre
Democratic ticket will be elected
There was real snap and snarl in some
Of the Tammany leaders when they were
asked for their predictions. Some OF them
conveyed the impression that they felt
at bay Many Of them couldn't see MI
Murphy's $4,000. Those wno were per-
suaded TO mention figures placed the
Tammany majority at from 10000 to 5o"p.
Others were willing to concede that the
opposition would poll "a big vote Some
Of the more prominent district leaders
could not be persuaded TO talk figures,
but hurled their defiance at fusion, as
follows:
Everything is going smoothly and the
whole Democratic ticket will receive
big vote and give a splendid plurality to
Judge McCall."-Thomas J. Foley, Of the
"a District.
Sure as fate we will win and give Nc
Call one OF the biggest majorities any
candidate ever got" Daniel L. Finn, OF
the 1st District.
Judge Mccall will get a grand vote.
They are now spelling the name Mitchell
, of the 18th District.
The enemy is ours."-James ]. Hagan,
of the 18th District.
There is much enthusiasm for Judge
Mccall in this district. The entire Demo
cratic ticket will have a good plurality
Edward F. Doyle, of the 18th District.
"The Democrats have done good work
during the campaign. An unusually large
vote will be polled for our ticket. -
Thomas F. McAvoy, Of the sd District
1--WE will win with Judge Mccall and the
whole ticket. There is no doubt about
that."-Percival E. Nagle, Of the goth Dis
trict.
Judge Mccall predicted his election as
fellows:
From my trips through the city, hGv-
ing visited every part of IT, and from the
| observations l have made, am confident
that when the sober Judgment Of our citi-
zens is expressed on Tuesday II will result
in the triumphant election OF the entire
ticket"
Former Mayor George 3. Mcclellan is
sued statement yesterday in which he
declared the conditions in this campaign
were very similar to what they were ten
years ago, when he was first elected. He
predicted Judge McCalrs election.
"Ten years ago the fusion candidate
went to the polls a to l favorite," he
said. This year the fusion candidate
will go TO the polls at about the same
odds. Ten years ago, despite the conf
dent predictions of defeat, the Demo
cratic ticket was elected by over 5000
plurality. / am absolutely convinced the
analogy will hold good on Election Day
and that Judge Mccall will receive a lar
ger plurality than 1 did ten years ago."
Fire Commissioner johnson. the Mccall
| campaign manager, predicted that the
| Tammany candidate for Mayor would re-
| ceive at least $4,000 votes, or a plurality
OF about $1,000 He declared that the or
ganization (Tammany) was never lin bet
ter discipline or in better form for hard
| work" The strictly party vote would be
cast almost to a man. he said. In giving
some reasons for his conclus ons. Mr..
johnson said
1.-The injection Of the perjured Governor
and the blatherskite Hennessy into the
campaign an the pitiful deflation #
these two baboons have left the fusion
lists without any hope from that quarter.
The appeal to race and religious feeling
has utterly failed. We count confidently
upon at least So per cent of the enrolled
Republicans. The Republicans. by reason
of the Hennessy and Sulzer iasco ana
the declaration in favor Of Judge Mccall
by District Attorney Whitman, have been
driven almost in a body to the support
of the Democratic ticket"
Dr. Thomas Darlington. Herman A.
Metz and other. candidates on the Tam
many ticket, expressed themselves yester-
day as confident of victory. Several
straw votes taken at the Travellers
League of New York. at No. 562 Broad
way. and at the West Side Business
Mems Association, at No. SCI Broadway,
both Mccall political organizations. dur
ing the last few days, were given out at
Tammany Hall yesterday, showing a 50
per cent lead for Mccall over Mitchell