New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06


out doubt TO our undivided support"
Some of the Tammany sympsthizers
AZ both Democratic and Fusion head
quarters yesterday were offering even
money on $4,000 plurality for Hylsn.
The Tammany heelers complained that
their money was going begging at odds
offered Of ? and 2i2 to on Hylan.
There was little or no betting around
Fusion headquarters at the Manhattan
Hotel.
Suffrage leaders have supreme con-
ddence that New York City will go
strongly for suffrage. Numerous
oranges and the Mayors Of many IN
,erior cities also have declared for suf-
frace. lending strength to the hope that
the rural voters will add their weight
In the city chief reliance is placed upon
the soldier and sailor, the labor and the
Socialist vote.
Hillquit Confident
Great confidence" reigned at Hill
unit headquarters. az Peoples House. :
East Fifteenth Street, last night. &C
cordiuc to a statement ISSUED by the
Socialist campaign managers Dudiey
r;.ld Malone. Amos Pinchot, J. A. n.
Uontins and other independents" VINO
beyo taken an active part IN the mn
,,,it carnaign, expressed their satlSlac-
- With the prospect OF str!kihs
10 FOR Hillquit. The Socialist
leaders gave out no figures.
Tbere were further indications yes
terdav that the reported slump OF tne
Willouit strength was reality. Do ~,
he Fusion and 1ammany chihPalsn
managers were inclined to oeprecate
the Socialist boom" as real mens0;s
as undoubtedly they hao eonsIuyTt 'ston
q week ago At that time the us r
ioode-s saw the possibility OF the SO
o;sIist candidate being elected, and tne
Temmsnv men feared that HiliqulV
.'.~.,Id ct big slice Of the organlza-
80, vofo The Fusion leaders are hop
10 bowever. for reasonably Dig hi,l-
,,r5, vote. as they believe 1t Will take
largely from the Tammany orsahi1S-
tion vote. o.+,ro IN
front of Tammany nan ,d
date for Mayor, predicted that ne "U.,U
receive Tho CITY. Mr.. Bennett.
oolousn 80, his campaign last night by
snoeking at nine open air meetings !"
tbs negro district of Harlem
Wbiie the Bennett vote is expected 20
10 ,srce enough 20 materially cut mo
Tho Mitchell vote, no one OUTSIDE o. enc
Rennett camp will concede tne NepSHnV
Gcan candidate more man oO,ovV .ho
ooo votes. III the Fusion reports OF WIG
po,rot+ collapse in Brooklyn turn out
~ ha accurate. il may be considerably
under that figure.
Bennett Receives Jolt
The Bennett forces reeeHso ~
eieventh-hour jolt YESTERDAY rom h, 80
"a member Of the Bennett campaign
c,iu who offered evidence thst
T.mn,snv Hall was behind the benne.'
Ji5acv In an open letter 70 Mr.
T rsnT,S Mr.. Widdie charged that Roger
ME Rennett's assistant campaign
manager. admitted TO him that II TSs
he particular job Of has tsShsi,
ard p. Doyle, a Tammsny De pSr.rJ
20 keen Bennett in the race. Ho shs
=. Doyle is business asso az the
eT.Senstor and his name appears OH '"'
Joor Of the Bennett law ofnces.
uo4' -, Of the widdie letter was SEM
- 1r.t;ce James c. Cropsey, OF BROOK
20 'us.a1 - tbe chief supporters Of the
yh' IH. candidate. Mr.. Widdie
sito that he had supported MI pen
-, az The regular Republican nominee
..;i alrnost the eve Of election, ~neh
a. had received positive evidence thA'
yo,,r randidaey is being directly pro
ntsd nv Tammany Hall and that Mur-
nv has been behind you from the pc
Inning" He declared that young
novle had made the statement IN the
presence Of himself and has wife at 'he
Middle home, 2079 DAILY Avenue;
Mr.. widdie pointed out that EdVsLo
y. DOYLE, whose name appeared on mi
Rennett's Office door, had been IAN
ras,v HALL Democrat all his life. He
aid Mr.. DOYLE ran for Senator In 1910
against the Republican candidate IN the
23d Senatorial District. Mr.. Wlddle
further charged that young Doyle told
lin, that his father had been lin daily
communication with Charles +. Muir.
pbv. the leader Of Tammany Hall, and
tbst Edward p. Doyle had been
nromised the ofice Of Tax Commits
sioner IL Judge Hylan was elected: M
Widdie declare! that he forthwith re-
eigned from serving on the Bennett
campaign committee.
Bennett Denies Story
Mr. Bennett issued statement last
night in which he branded the Widdie
statement as "sn absolute lie and q
last-minute campaign csnard.' Mt.
Bennett did not refer 70 Mr.. Doyle IN
his statement, but declared that he
had never seen Charles r. Murphy in
If, life. or had any communication
with him, directly or indirectly he
denied that any OF his campaign work
ers we're working for Tammany Hall
Every possible step has been taken
~ the Fusion Committee 20 prevent
Illegal voting to-day. Campaign Man
ager Buekner said last night that the
Cooperation Of the police had been
secured; the Honest Ballot Association
would have 1000 watchers al the polls;
the Fusion Committee Itself would
have 1000 watchers, and that "a staff
81 lawyers for prosecuting repsatsrs
hss been recruited and detectives have
been employed 20 assist in combating
The well known Tammsny tactics on
Election Day"
Referring 20 the story emsnating
rom the ofiee Of District Attorney
Sgann that the Mitchell forces intended
% employ thug ~ the polls, Mr.. Buck
ner said:
I'VE are not surprised that a Tam
many District Attorney should attempt
% binder our Efforts BY giving cut o
story that we have employed thugs.
Such IL not the fact. We shall do our
best, however, % arrest Tammany Hall
repeaters and % secure an honest
count with such help a, We can Jimmy
out Of Tsmmany District Attorney"
Many Arrests Expected
Mr Buekner declared he expected