New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27
WHITMAN WILL LOSE,
BEDGES'S LAST WORD
Prosecutors Aids Say Up
state Rivals Claims
Confess Defeat.
WADSWORTH AND
CALDER SATISFIED
Barnes Strength in Republican
Party to Get Acid Test at
Polls Tomorrow.

canpsiQn managers for the three
candidates for the Republican nomina-
lion sor Governor yesterday gave their
fual word on the result Of the primary
tleetion tomorrow.
Trom Hinman headquarters came a
tsreh,l estimate based on a thorough
election district canvass which indi-
ss,ed that he would win Dy a plurality
81 71OO
Mr. Tanner, the Whitman manager,
,ontented himself with saying that the
Distrie. Attorney would carry two
ihirss Of the counties and that the
whitman vote would be twice that Of
Hedges and Hinman combined.
From the Hedges headquarters came
general statement that Whitman
could not possibly win and that Hedges
had been gaining strength.
Statements were also issued on the
nght for the nomina{ion FOR the United
states Senate. The FRIENDS Of others
,onteetiag fer plSces on the state
pcket we're busy rounding up their
sagporters aid strengthening their
lines .n every direction.
Figure Hinman Plurality.
William Leary, former State Super
aendent Of Elections, who has a reR-
uatiOn for making election forecasts,
has figured out that Hinman win get
plurality os 10000 OH q smaller total
ycie than figured by Mr. Mcknight He
has been associated with the Hinman
headquarters and has used the Hinman
upstate canvass in making his esti-
mates. This is his forecast, on which
he says he is willing to stake his repu-
'ation in that line;
There are 4,942 election districts in
the state G.l62 outside of the City Of
New York and $50 in the city. The
enrolment outside of the City Of New
York is S6j,O0O and in the city $1,000,
total Of $4,000. Fifty per cent Of
the enrolment will be polled in the
city and S5 per cent upstate. This
would make the vote in New York City
$500 and upstate 127,75O, a total Of
sOe,25O
"Iiinman will receive in the districts
outside Of the City of New York 1900
md in The city 1900, total Of 10000.
whitman will receive in New York
city 4lOoo and 10000 outside Of the
city a total OF 10000.
Hedges viii receive in New York
City 27,5oO and 1880 outside of the
city, ;otal Of $4,000"
Samuel s. Koenig, president of the
York County Committee, when he heard
that the Official estimate for Hinman
claimed a plurality of only 7,1OO for
in, said;
"fhat is confession Of defeat. /
90 not pretend 10 say what upstate
Fill do Cor Mr. Whitman, but do say
'hat tae District Attorney will carry
"enty seven cut Of the thirty-one As.
sanbly districts in this county. The
a, ith, 18th and 9th will go for
hedges but all my information is that
9e Slst, in wkich John J. Lyons, a
sages msn, is leader, will 60 for
ahltman. ] also am told that Whit
iqeR VIII carry the 2Sd, which Collin
= woodward, the leader. has declared
oald 90 ior {iinman."
Candidates Busy at Finish.
eeeatq Hiumsu spent the last day
ae campaign here, and last night
-ag5fessed three meetings in Harlem
t9e upper West Side.
oo = Hedges also devoted last night
pQF Of hanhattaa and The Bronx.
is. iet Attorney Whitmsn made his
cAnpaign speech = Poughkeepsie.
s, Human. looked we'll and ex-
eu every confidence in the cut.
e o. the election.
e.t FOUND IN my trip throughout tho
sI1 4 realization on the part Of Re.
,sAes Of the tremendous impor-
o. the ISSUE 70 be settled in the
Hy on Monday next" said Mr..
They now fairly realize that
. not merely contest between in
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