The evening world., 1917-10-25
ALL PARTIES PLAN
WH|RLW|ND END
TO THE CAMPAIGN
Col. Roosevelt to Be a Fusion
Headliner - Tammany to
"Ratify" Tomorrow Night.

The Fusion managers announce To- !
day a whiriwlnd campaign finish that ,
will be the most exciting the city has
ever known. with Theodore Roosevelt
one Of tho headlincrs.
Tammany's programme calls for a i
ratification meeting held toward the |
close instead OF early In the campaign,
and the date was announced only one |
day in advance. Tomorrow night the ,
Tiger win give It's candidates the
once over at the wigwam. Judge Hy-
Ian will give one OF his readings, and |
the other Tammany candidates will
make speeches. II will be the first |
time most OF the boys" have had q
chance TO see their candidate for
Mayor. Leader Murphy win have a
front seat.
The Socialists are also preparing for |
a spectacular wind-up OF the cam
paign. 1t is reported they have raised !
the 100000 campaign fund they
sought, most of It outside New York.
The Fusionists are to put In the /
field 10 offset the Socialist drive |
Charles Edward Russell. who has
been the Socialist candidate for |
both Mayor and Governor. He and |
Mayor Mitchell will appear on the
same platform at the New Star Ca !
sino tomorrow night. Joseph Baron
dess is TO preside and Louis Miller.
who has been exposing some OF the
pro- Germanism OF the Yiddish press.
will be one OF the speakers.
Col. Roosevelt is to make five
speeches for Mitchell, on three nights.
On Oct. 20 he will speak at sulzers
Harlem River Casino and Mt Palace
Casino. On Nov. he will speak In
Madison Square Garden and in
Ridgewood. Tho third speech Is yet
to be arranged for.
Tho Madison Square Garden rally
on Nov. Is TO be preceded by a
torchlight parade. In reality there
will be six parades converging at
Madison Square Garden. Preliminary
reports indicate there will be 10000
men In line and fifty-seven trades
and professions represented. In addi-
tion to political organizations. frater-
nal organizations and foreign socie-
ties. There will be i5o bands Of mu-
sic, according to Karl Behr. Grand
Marshal.
According to Emory r. Buckner.
the Mitchell manager. the tnde-
pendents are coming into camp and
arc forming organizations and COM
mittees. The reports of the Mitchell
League from day to day show this.
Mr.. Buckner says, ana In addition
there has been organized a Mitchell
Personal Campaign Committee which
is engaged In creating In exery Elec-
tion District small groups OF workers
who are canvassing the situation and
gaining votes for Mitchell. Tho COM
mittees. he says. are composed almost
entirely of business and professional
men.
One committee. for instance. IL the
Committee OF Allied Theatrical Arts.
of which Irwin 8. Cobb Is the Chair
man. This committee has arranged
| a mass meeting In the Criterion Thea
tre next Sunday, at which the Mayor
win speak. Some OF the best known
actors, managers and playwrights in
town are on the committee.
The Tammany announcement OF to-
morrow nights meeting stated Judge
| Hylan would be the "chief speaker,
but that Sheriff Smith. Judge Swami,
Frank l.. bowling. Charles l.. Craig
and others would talk. Every district
leader has been told to see that his
district In represented. This will keep
out any of the Socialist crowds that
have been giving tho Tammany Hall
men trouble at other meetings.
1t was stated to-day on good
authority that there were 10000 ille-
gal registrations this year and that
a very considerable number OF them
had been discovered. and that the
men would be arrested when they
appeared 20 vote, but that no an
nouncements would be made In ad-
vance. The Honest Ballot Associa-
tion Is conducting an investigation
Independently OF the Superintendent
of Elections and has found several
remarkable cases.
One Investigator has reported that
Another Investigator reported that
In Charles +. Murphy's district within
an hour he found twelve cases OF
fraudulent registrations In one elec-
ton district. Thers Is another story
Of a house. not far from this district,
from which forty men are registered.
although the house has not been
opened for nearly two years and never
had a very good reputation.
Night and day schools for watchers
have been established at Socialist
headquarters. No. East 18th Street.
This party will have 5000 watchers at
the polls on Election Day. In addition
100 lawyers have volunteered. This Ia
the first time the Socialists have eve-
taken these precautionary steps and
the fact indicates they have strong
hopes OF winning.