The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

the itepublicans are basing all their
calculations on the probable size and
source OF the Moss vote. one of I'm.
county leaders said yesterday he
couldn't tell whether Moss would re,
5000 or $4,000 votes or whether Moss
would draw most Of his strength from
the Republicans or the Democrats. Moss
has only the nominations of tho
Progressive and American parties,
whose vote Is not large. The Progress
sives last year got only a little more
than 5000 In this county. But Moss
himself 10 a Republican and his quest
10 mainly for Republican votes.
The IAldernaan ic struswIr,
The Republican-Democratlc struggle.
Tor control Of the Board Of Aldermen
continues with ferocity. Each side as
serts that II will gain a majority of
about five. the Democrats being n tribe
more emphatic about this than the Re-
puolicans. The present boat, is forty
one Fusion and thirty-two Democrats.
10 get a bare majority OF one 80 Demo-
Gratis must overturn five districts. They
count on doing that and in Wrestling 1--WE
additional districts from the Zoe, making
the board stand forty-two Democrats
and ~thirty-one Fusion. In New York
county the best that Tamma,y can Dos
~ " ltDtiNS lEV1l ulS-
tftct leaders. is to gain six Aldermen.
At present Fusion has seventeen and
Taminany sixteen Aldermen In this
unity
One OF the sharpcst fights il in the
Twenty district. where Henry II.
Curran, vice-chairman OF the present
board. has found a formidable Tammany
opponent In Edward q. Murray. presi-
dent Of a lishterage and transportation
C0mnanN. A (Ntfrral in tho ,,ar r.t-..
the Republicans want to seat In the
Board OF Estimate as George McAneny's
acting successor for a year. they are
making a prodigious effort to reflect him
10 the Board of Aldermen. Mr.. McAneny
and other Independent Democrats are
helping him, and Gov. Whitman and
State Chairman Tanner are doing all
they can. Mr.. Curran expects to win.
but by not much more !. = 500 votes.
Chance In the sixth
IN several district that have been
chemically Republican Tammany sees
a cha nee to win Aldermen this year.
One OF these is the Sixth. whose Re.
publican leader is County Chairman
Koenig and which has regularly sent
Frank j. Dotzler, the heavy weight Al
herman, to City Hall. Another IL the
Eighth. where NORTH rolk OF Tammany
is giving Alderman Louis Jacobson a
good run. The Twenty-frst t. also n
Republican district. but Tammay. whose
candidate is Ausust NJ. Wriss. rates
i: as doubtful this time.
Tammany fully expects to elect Ed
ward V. Gilmore In the Twenty-second
over the present Alderman. Henry Ottee.
Republican. They are also counting on
beating Alderman Frederick Trau. Re-
publican. in the Tw~cnty-nlnth. Ian this
district the Progressives nave "A can
'tidatc of their own. Lawrs nee Ciofn.
well known among italians. and the
Tammany candidate. Thomas J. Barry.
believes that the opposition's division
will elect him. There are Ave other
Manhattan districts in which Progress
slves are running alone. but most OF
them are safe, Democratic.
In The Bronx the presen; Aldermanic
lineup II I to 4. Tammany hears from
the Bronx Democrats that they count
on carrying all eight districts. In the
Forty-f1rst. however. George Henry
Payne has gathered unto himself the
nominations OF the Republicans. Pro-
sressives and several other parties. ana
his election ls predicted by impartial
observers.
The DEMOCRATS have ali three Of the
Richmond Aldermen. The Republicans
expect to gain one there and to holj
their own in Brooklyn and Queens.